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People QuickFacts |
Clayton County |
Georgia |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
273,718 | 9,685,744 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
15.7% | 18.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
236,517 | 8,186,812 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
8.5% | 7.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
29.5% | 26.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
6.8% | 10.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.7% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
29.9% | 65.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
62.6% | 30.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
5.0% | 2.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.8% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
11.6% | 8.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
20.0% | 58.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
41.5% | 49.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
10.9% | 7.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
14.9% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
80.1% | 78.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
16.6% | 24.3% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
38,993 | 1,456,812 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.8 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
107,167 | 4,026,082 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
60.6% | 67.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
30.8% | 20.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$92,700 | $111,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
82,243 | 3,006,369 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.84 | 2.65 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$43,674 | $49,080 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,079 | $21,154 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
13.0% | 14.3% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Clayton County |
Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
4,244 | 231,8101 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
76,892 | 3,648,4181 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
-13.1% | 4.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
20,447 | 738,158 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
15,897 | 674,521 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
41.9% | 13.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
8.6% | 4.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.0% | 2.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
34.9% | 29.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,718,398 | 126,156,636 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,451,421 | 201,091,040 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,787,525 | 90,098,578 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,000 | $10,551 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
403,786 | 12,740,423 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
403 | 35,368 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
1,051,129 | 74,164,6421 |
