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Georgia, District 7 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: 629,706

Georgia, District 7

National

Gender

Georgia, District 7	National
Male: 50.0% Female: 50.0%	Male: 49.1% Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Georgia, District 7	National
White: 85.2% Black of African American: 7.1% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3% Asian: 3.8% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 5.4% Two or More Races: 1.4%	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 7	National
Median Age: 33.6 18 years and over: 70.6% 65 years and over: 6.0%	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 7	National
English Only: 88.2% Language other than English: 11.8% Spanish: 5.4%	English Only: 82.1% Language other than English: 17.9% Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

Georgia, District 7	National
Employed: 71.1% Unemployed: 2.0%	Employed: 59.7% Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

Georgia, District 7	National
Median Household Income: $63,455 Per capita Income: $25,773 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $45,857 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $31,520 Families below poverty level: 3.2% Individuals below poverty level: 4.5%	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 7	National
Graduate / Professional Degree: 9.2% High School / Graduate or Higher: 86.8% Bachelor's Degree / Higher: 31.9%	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 7	National
Never Married: 20.0% Now Married: 66.6% Divorced: 8.6%	Never Married: 27.1% Now Married: 54.4% Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Georgia, District 7	National
Management and Professional: 39.5% Service: 10.1% Sales and Office: 29.6% Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.2% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 10.5% Production, Transportation, etc.: 10.1%	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 7	National
Private wage and salary: 82.7% Government workers: 10.9% Self-employed: 6.2%	Private wage and salary: 78.5% Government workers: 14.6% Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census