| | People QuickFacts | Chatham County | Georgia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 271,544 | 9,815,210 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 265,128 | 9,687,660 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 2.4% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 265,128 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.0% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.5% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 12.5% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.6% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 54.9% | 63.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 40.2% | 31.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.5% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.9% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 5.7% | 9.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 50.4% | 55.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 86.0% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.8% | 9.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 7.5% | 12.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.4% | 83.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 29.0% | 27.2% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 24,577 | 708,862 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.7 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 120,476 | 4,102,992 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 58.7% | 67.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 27.7% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $177,100 | $161,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 100,450 | 3,468,704 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.48 | 2.66 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $25,397 | $25,134 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $44,928 | $49,347 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.6% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Chatham County | Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 7,099 | 217,0991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 113,589 | 3,315,2741 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 6.0 | -4.81 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 18,047 | 771,155 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 23,990 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.5% | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.1% | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.0% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,780,143 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,004,232 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,107 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 872,885 | 16,976,235 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 1,057 | 18,493 |