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Georgia At A Glance
Last Updated August 15, 2005
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The State:
- Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
- Size: 59,425 square miles
- Population in 2000: 8,186,453; 71.7% urban; 28.3% rural
- Population in 1990: 6,478,216
- Population Change: Up
26.4% 1990-2000; Up
18.6% 1980-1990
- Population Rank: 10th of 50; 2.9% of total U.S. population
- Most Populous Cities:
Atlanta (423,019);
Augusta (193,316);
Columbus (185,702);
Savannah (127,573);
Athens (102,498)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
- Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded
map of the current lines is also available.
- State
Senate: 34 R 22 D
- State House: 99 R 80 D 1 I
- State Legislative Term Limits: No
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Race/Ethnic Origin:
5,128,661 (62.6%) white;
2,331,465 (28.5%) black;
171,513 (2.1%) Asian;
17,670 (0.2%) American Indian;
3,278 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian;
87,364 (1.1%) two-plus races;
11,275 (0.1%) other;
435,227 (5.3%) Hispanic origin
- Ancestry:
11.6% USA,
7.0% English,
6.7% Irish,
6.0% German,
1.7% Italian
- State Natives: 57.8% of residents were born in-state.
- Non-Citizens: 5.0% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
- Language Spoken, by Household: 88.6% English;
6.0% Spanish;
3.2% Other Eur.
- Education:
78.6% high school graduates;
24.3% college graduates
- Military Veterans:
768,675 (12.8%);
WWII: (13.5%);
Korea: (10.8%);
Vietnam: (34.4%);
First Gulf War: (15.4%)
The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.
- Industry:
1.4% agriculture;
7.9% construction;
6.5% finance;
3.5% information;
20.8% manufacturing;
27.0% professional;
5.0% public administration;
15.8% trade;
11.9% other
- Work Force: 26.5% blue collar; 59.5% white collar; 14.0% gray collar
- Work Sector: 78.9% private; 15.0% government; 5.9% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
- Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
- Median Household Income:
$42,433
- 13.0% are below the poverty line
- 16.0% less than $15,000
- 24.9% $15-35,000
- 16.7% $35-50,000
- 30.1% $50-100,000
- 7.8% $100-150,000
- 4.6% more than $150,000
Median Home Value: $100,600
- 16.9% less than $50,000
- 32.8% $50-100,000
- 34.4% $100-200,000
- 9.3% $200-300,000
- 4.7% $300-500,000
- 1.9% more than $500,000
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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