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People MapStats |
Wheeler County |
Georgia |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
6,908 | 9,363,941 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
11.8% | 14.4% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
729 | 1,177,125 |
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Population, 2000 |
6,179 | 8,186,453 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
371 | 702,134 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.4% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
1,286 | 2,455,020 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
18.6% | 26.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
10.8% | 9.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
746 | 912,874 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
38.7% | 50.8% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
4,449 | 6,158,769 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
2,374 | 2,799,625 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
34 | 30,893 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
9 | 261,401 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
0 | 7,396 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
42 | 105,857 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
334 | 703,246 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
4,154 | 5,518,248 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
64.4% | 65.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
34.4% | 29.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.6% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
4.8% | 7.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
60.1% | 58.9% |
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Births, 2004 |
78 | 138,849 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
68 | 65,818 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
2 | 1,181 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.7% | 49.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.9% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.5% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
67.9% | 78.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
7.1% | 24.3% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,404 | 1,456,812 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.9 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
2,487 | 3,873,183 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
40 | 591,317 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.6% | 18.0% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
77.5% | 67.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$49,800 | $111,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,011 | 3,006,369 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.54 | 2.65 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$24,491 | $42,679 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
25.6% | 13.7% |
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Business MapStats |
Wheeler County |
Georgia |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
109 | 282,322 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$16,293 | $30,914 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
3,114 | 4,741,860 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
5.6% | 4.6% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
1,802 | 5,197,037 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
59 | 304,743 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
391 | 752,395 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
49,660 | 229,413,268 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$27,558 | $44,143 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
89 | 220,5281 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
1,096 | 3,489,0461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
13.0% | 0.2%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
311 | 674,521 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 13.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 29.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 126,156,636 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,181 | 12,740,423 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,492 | 201,091,040 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
10,151 | 90,098,578 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$1,543 | $10,551 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
0 | 104,200 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
0 | 14,454,793 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
59,723 | 10,744,239 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
38,404 | 55,152,9111 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$5,829 | $6,2471 |
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