People QuickFacts Talbot County Georgia Population, 2012 estimate 6,517 9,919,945 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 6,863 9,687,663 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -5.0% 2.4% Population, 2010 6,865 9,687,653 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.4% 7.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.8% 25.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 16.9% 11.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.4% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 39.5% 63.2% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 58.7% 31.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.2% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.6% 9.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 38.6% 55.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 91.3% 83.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 0.6% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 2.4% 12.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 77.4% 84.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 11.2% 27.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 619 702,919 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 30.6 27.0  Housing units, 2011 3,437 4,102,992 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 79.0% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 4.9% 20.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $83,300 $160,200 Households, 2007-2011 2,701 3,490,754 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.54 2.68 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,051 $25,383 Median household income, 2007-2011 $33,404 $49,736 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 24.5% 16.5%     Business QuickFacts Talbot County Georgia Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 57 214,635 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 521 3,328,033 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -8.6% 0.4% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 588 771,155  Total number of firms, 2007 777 901,105 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 46.3% 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) 0 144,280,774 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 141,962,359 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,663 117,516,907 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $710 $12,326 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 0 16,976,235 Building permits, 2012 6 24,350     Geography QuickFacts Talbot County Georgia Land area in square miles, 2010 391.39 57,513.49 Persons per square mile, 2010 17.5 168.4 FIPS Code 263 13 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (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