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Georgia, District 9 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: 629,762

Georgia, District 9

National

Gender

Georgia, District 9	National
Male: 49.1% Female: 50.9%	Male: 49.1% Female: 50.9%

Race / Origin

Georgia, District 9	National
White: 82.5% Black of African American: 13.7% American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3% Asian: 1.2% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1% Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 2.6% Two or More Races: 1.1%	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 9	National
Median Age: 36.1 18 years and over: 74.2% 65 years and over: 12.2%	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 9	National
English Only: 94.6% Language other than English: 5.4% Spanish: 2.8%	English Only: 82.1% Language other than English: 17.9% Spanish: 10.7%

Employment Status (population 16 years and older)

Georgia, District 9	National
Employed: 60.5% Unemployed: 2.6%	Employed: 59.7% Unemployed: 3.7%

Income

Georgia, District 9	National
Median Household Income: $39,987 Per capita Income: $19,475 Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $32,506 Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $23,411 Families below poverty level: 8.6% Individuals below poverty level: 11.2%	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%

Marital Status (population 15 years and older)

Georgia, District 9	National
Never Married: 20.9% Now Married: 61.0% Divorced: 9.6%	Never Married: 27.1% Now Married: 54.4% Divorced: 9.7%

Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)

Georgia, District 9	National
Management and Professional: 28.6% Service: 12.7% Sales and Office: 24.9% Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 1.0% Construction, Extraction, etc.: 13.5% Production, Transportation, etc.: 19.3%	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 9	National
Private wage and salary: 75.1% Government workers: 16.7% Self-employed: 7.9%	Private wage and salary: 78.5% Government workers: 14.6% Self-employed: 6.6%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census