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| People |
DeKalb County |
Georgia |
| Population, 2000 |
665,865 |
8,186,453 |
| Population, net change, 1990 to 2000 |
119,691 |
1,708,304 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
21.9% |
26.4% |
| Population under 5 years old, 2000 |
47,357 |
595,150 |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% |
7.3% |
| Population 65 years old and over, 2000 |
53,224 |
785,275 |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
8.0% |
9.6% |
| Female population, 2000 |
343,085 |
4,159,340 |
| Female population, percent, 2000 |
51.5% |
50.8% |
| White persons, 2000 (a) |
238,521 |
5,327,281 |
| Black or African American persons, 2000 (a) |
361,111 |
2,349,542 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000
(a) |
1,548 |
21,737 |
| Asian persons, 2000 (a) |
26,718 |
173,170 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
persons, 2000 (a) |
329 |
4,246 |
| Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a) |
23,517 |
196,289 |
| Persons reporting two or more races, 2000 |
14,121 |
114,188 |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
35.8% |
65.1% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000
(a) |
54.2% |
28.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons,
percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% |
0.3% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.0% |
2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
percent, 2000 (a) |
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0.1% |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000
(a) |
3.5% |
2.4% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent,
2000 |
2.1% |
1.4% |
| Persons under 18 years old, 2000 |
163,978 |
2,169,234 |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.6% |
26.5% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b) |
52,542 |
435,227 |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent,
2000 (b) |
7.9% |
5.3% |
| Deaths, 1997 |
3,928 |
59,351 |
| Infant deaths, 1997 |
97 |
1,022 |
| High school graduates, persons 25 years and
over, 1990 |
296,368 |
2,853,605 |
| College graduates, persons 25 years and over,
1990 |
115,667 |
777,158 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
261,231 |
3,281,737 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
58.5% |
67.5% |
| Households, 2000 |
249,339 |
3,006,369 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.62 |
2.65 |
| Households with persons under 18 years, 2000 |
89,118 |
1,174,114 |
| Households with persons under 18 years, percent,
2000 |
35.7% |
39.1% |
| Median household money income, 1997 model-based
estimate |
$42,767 |
$36,372 |
| Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based
estimate |
78,171 |
1,113,562 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based
estimate |
13.2% |
14.7% |
| Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based
estimate |
33,004 |
470,440 |
| Children below poverty, percent, 1997
model-based estimate |
22.9% |
22.8% |
| Business |
DeKalb County |
Georgia |
| Personal income, 1997 ($1000) |
17,206,920 |
178,874,724 |
| Personal income per capita, 1997 |
29,132 |
23,882 |
| Civilian labor force, 1999 |
366,054 |
4,088,008 |
| Unemployment, 1999 |
14,076 |
162,571 |
| Full-time and part-time employment by place of
work, 1997 |
391,550 |
4,469,792 |
| Full-time and part-time employment, net change
1990 to 1997 |
42,821 |
789,220 |
| Employment in government, 1997 |
43,031 |
667,378 |
| Average earnings per job, 1997 |
$35,523 |
$30,175 |
| Private nonfarm establishments with paid
employees, 1998 |
17,013 |
194,213 |
| Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990
to 1998 |
-110 |
36,546 |
| Private nonfarm establishments, percent change
1990-1998 |
-0.6% |
23.2% |
| Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20
employees, 1998 |
14,376 |
166,186 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
8,018,525 |
124,526,834 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
6,229,317 |
72,212,484 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$10,550 |
$9,646 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits,
1999 |
6,851 |
89,581 |
| Farm land, 1997 (acres) |
6,182 |
10,671,246 |
| Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) |
1,992,491 |
39,214,971 |
| Geography |
DeKalb County |
Georgia |
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
268 |
57,906 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
2,484.6 |
141.4 |
| Metropolitan Area |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race
categories.
Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
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