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Georgia, District 6 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: 629,725

Georgia, District 6

National

Gender

Georgia, District 6	National
Male: 49.4% Female: 50.6%	Male: 49.1% Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Georgia, District 6	National
White: 85.6% Black of African American: 7.0% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2% Asian: 4.0% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 4.5% 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 6	National
Median Age: 35.4 18 years and over: 72.4% 65 years and over: 6.8%	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 6	National
English Only: 87.9% Language other than English: 12.1% Spanish: 4.8%	English Only: 82.1% Language other than English: 17.9% Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

Georgia, District 6	National
Employed: 71.2% Unemployed: 2.0%	Employed: 59.7% Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

Georgia, District 6	National
Median Household Income: $75,611 Per capita Income: $35,781 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $60,097 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,307 Families below poverty level: 2.4% Individuals below poverty level: 3.7%	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 6	National
Graduate / Professional Degree: 15.7% High School / Graduate or Higher: 93.9% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 50.7%	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 6	National
Never Married: 22.0% Now Married: 64.8% Divorced: 8.7%	Never Married: 27.1% Now Married: 54.4% Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Georgia, District 6	National
Management and Professional: 50.1% Service: 9.0% Sales and Office: 29.6% Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.1% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 6.0% Production, Transportation, etc.: 5.3%	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 6	National
Private wage and salary: 85.2% Government workers: 8.7% Self-employed: 5.8%	Private wage and salary: 78.5% Government workers: 14.6% Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census