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County:

Clarke County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13059

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

4

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

34,944

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Other

4

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

45

Mean July Temp:

78

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

65,177

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

74,498

14.3%

5.0%

9.3%

1990:

87,594

17.6%

9.9%

7.7%

2000:

101,489

15.9%

8.7%

7.2%

2005:

104,439

2.9%

-0.9%

3.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

62,895

62.0%

0-to-19:

26,459

26.1%

Black:

27,496

27.1%

20-to-39:

45,864

45.2%

Hispanic:

6,436

6.3%

40-to-59:

18,366

18.1%

American Indian:

164

0.2%

60-plus:

10,800

10.6%

Other:

4,498

4.4%

Median Age:

25.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

839.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

39.8%

Median Family Income:

$41,607

Families Below Poverty Line:

14.8%

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