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People MapStats |
Wilkes County |
Georgia |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
10,468 | 9,363,941 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-2.0% | 14.4% |
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Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-219 | 1,177,125 |
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Population, 2000 |
10,687 | 8,186,453 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2006 |
605 | 702,134 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.8% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2006 |
2,293 | 2,455,020 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.9% | 26.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
17.9% | 9.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 |
1,874 | 912,874 |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
52.1% | 50.8% |
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White persons, 2006 (a) |
5,867 | 6,158,769 |
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Black persons, 2006 (a) |
4,444 | 2,799,625 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) |
23 | 30,893 |
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Asian persons, 2006 (a) |
39 | 261,401 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) |
4 | 7,396 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 |
91 | 105,857 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) |
274 | 703,246 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2006 |
5,604 | 5,518,248 |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
56.0% | 65.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
42.5% | 29.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 2.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.9% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.6% | 7.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
53.5% | 58.9% |
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Births, 2004 |
120 | 138,849 |
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Deaths, 2004 |
148 | 65,818 |
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Infant deaths, 2004 |
1 | 1,181 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
67.0% | 49.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.3% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.6% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
65.0% | 78.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.0% | 24.3% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
2,655 | 1,456,812 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.6 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
5,165 | 3,873,183 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
143 | 591,317 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
2.8% | 18.0% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.5% | 67.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$65,100 | $111,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
4,314 | 3,006,369 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.65 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$28,386 | $42,679 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
17.2% | 13.7% |
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Business MapStats |
Wilkes County |
Georgia |
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Personal income, 2005 ($million) |
235 | 282,322 |
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Personal income per capita, 2005 |
$22,439 | $30,914 |
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Civilian labor force, 2006 |
4,735 | 4,741,860 |
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Unemployment rate, 2006 |
6.3% | 4.6% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 |
4,997 | 5,197,037 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 |
-494 | 304,743 |
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Employment in government, 2005 |
903 | 752,395 |
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Earnings, 2005 ($1000) |
136,268 | 229,413,268 |
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Average earnings per job, 2005 |
$27,270 | $44,143 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
268 | 220,5281 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
3,051 | 3,489,0461 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-13.8% | 0.2%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
784 | 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 |
22.7% | 29.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 2.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
188,418 | 126,156,636 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
10,407 | 12,740,423 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
27,678 | 201,091,040 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
80,207 | 90,098,578 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,524 | $10,551 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
23 | 104,200 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) |
3,280 | 14,454,793 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
99,218 | 10,744,239 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
80,750 | 55,152,9111 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2004 |
$7,630 | $6,2471 |
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