People QuickFacts Lowndes County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 114,552 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 109,233 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 4.9% 2.4% Population, 2010 109,233 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 7.5% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.3% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 9.8% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.0% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 59.2% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 36.6% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.6% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.0% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 5.2% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 55.3% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 77.9% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.3% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 6.5% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 83.6% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 22.4% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 8,950 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 17.1 27.0  Housing units, 2011 44,138 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 58.3% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 19.7% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $132,200 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 38,605 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.65 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $20,040 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $38,535 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 22.4% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Lowndes County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 2,690 217,099 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 37,257 3,315,274 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 3.1 -4.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 6,258 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 8,867 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.9% 20.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 5.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 3.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.0% 30.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,237,776 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 756,457 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,804,839 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,744 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 209,463 16,976,235 Building permits, 2011 612 18,493     Geography QuickFacts Lowndes County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 496.07 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 220.2 168.4 FIPS Code 185 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Valdosta, GA Metro Area   (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