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County:

Peach County

State:

Georgia

FIPS Code:

13225

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

40,937

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

48

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

15,990

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

19,151

19.8%

10.2%

9.6%

1990:

21,189

10.6%

3.0%

7.6%

2000:

23,668

11.7%

3.7%

8.0%

2005:

24,794

4.7%

1.9%

2.8%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,654

49.2%

0-to-19:

7,183

30.3%

Black:

10,682

45.1%

20-to-39:

7,332

31.0%

Hispanic:

998

4.2%

40-to-59:

5,830

24.6%

American Indian:

66

0.3%

60-plus:

3,323

14.0%

Other:

268

1.1%

Median Age:

31.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

156.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.8%

Median Family Income:

$41,570

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.2%

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