People QuickFacts Blakely Georgia Population, 2011 estimate NA 9,815,210 Population, 2010 5,068 9,687,653 Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 -11.0% 18.3% Population, 2000 5,696 8,186,453 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.6% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 29.1% 25.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.2% 10.7% Female persons, percent, 2010 55.1% 51.2% White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 33.6% 59.7% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 64.2% 30.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 0.9% 2.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.0% 8.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 32.7% 55.9%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 87.1% 82.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 1.0% 9.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 1.3% 12.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 75.7% 83.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 12.9% 27.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 15.3 27.0 Housing units, 2010 2,054 4,088,801 Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 51.9% 67.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 14.0% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $71,700 $161,400 Households, 2006-2010 1,860 3,468,704 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.68 2.66 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $13,324 $25,134 Median household income 2006-2010 $22,154 $49,347 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 41.0% 15.7%     Business QuickFacts Blakely Georgia Total number of firms, 2007 770 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 123,280 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 58,541 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,048 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 16,976,235     Geography QuickFacts Blakely Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 17.55 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 288.8 168.4 FIPS Code 08536 13 Counties Early County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. 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 F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts