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Georgia, District 5 Census Data

NOTE: The data below was taken from the 2000 U.S. Census, re-tabulated to reflect the district boundaries of the current (109th) Congress. The Georgia legislature drafted new congressional district boundaries for the 2006 election.

Population: 629,727

Georgia, District 5

National

Gender

Georgia, District 5	National
Male: 49.3% Female: 50.7%	Male: 49.1% Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Georgia, District 5	National
White: 37.0% Black of African American: 56.1% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2% Asian: 2.2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 6.1% Two or More Races: 1.5%	White: 75.1% Black of African American: 12.3% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9% Asian: 3.6% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5% Two or More Races: 2.4%

Age

Georgia, District 5	National
Median Age: 31.4 18 years and over: 78.2% 65 years and over: 8.8%	Median Age: 35.3 18 years and over: 74.3% 65 years and over: 12.4%

Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)

Georgia, District 5	National
English Only: 87.1% Language other than English: 12.9% Spanish: 7.2%	English Only: 82.1% Language other than English: 17.9% Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

Georgia, District 5	National
Employed: 60.6% Unemployed: 7.2%	Employed: 59.7% Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

Georgia, District 5	National
Median Household Income: $39,725 Per capita Income: $26,024 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $36,715 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $31,094 Families below poverty level: 16.5% Individuals below poverty level: 19.7%	Median Household Income: $41,994 Per capita Income: $21,587 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194 Families below poverty level: 9.2% Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%

Education (population 25 years and older)

Georgia, District 5	National
Graduate / Professional Degree: 13.9% High School / Graduate or Higher: 80.8% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 37.3%	Graduate / Professional Degree: 8.9% High School / Graduate or Higher: 80.4% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 24.4%

Marital Status (population 15 years and older)

Georgia, District 5	National
Never Married: 44.5% Now Married: 33.9% Divorced: 11.5%	Never Married: 27.1% Now Married: 54.4% Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Georgia, District 5	National
Management and Professional: 41.2% Service: 15.0% Sales and Office: 26.9% Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.2% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 6.3% Production, Transportation, etc.: 10.4%	Management and Professional: 33.6% Service: 14.9% Sales and Office: 26.7% Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4% Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%

Class Of Workers

Georgia, District 5	National
Private wage and salary: 82.3% Government workers: 12.2% Self-employed: 5.3%	Private wage and salary: 78.5% Government workers: 14.6% Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census