| | People QuickFacts | Lowndes County | Georgia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 111,885 | 9,815,210 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 109,233 | 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 | 109,233 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.5% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.3% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 9.8% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.0% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 59.2% | 63.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 36.6% | 31.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.6% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.0% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 5.2% | 9.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 55.3% | 55.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 77.5% | 82.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.1% | 9.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 6.6% | 12.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 82.9% | 83.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 22.3% | 27.2% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 9,002 | 708,862 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 17.0 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 44,138 | 4,102,992 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 59.1% | 67.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 19.1% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $128,800 | $161,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 38,358 | 3,468,704 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.62 | 2.66 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,041 | $25,134 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $39,096 | $49,347 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.6% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lowndes County | Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 2,690 | 217,0991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 37,257 | 3,315,2741 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 3.1 | -4.81 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 6,258 | 771,155 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,867 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 12.9% | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.7% | 5.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.0% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,237,776 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 756,457 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,804,839 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,744 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 209,463 | 16,976,235 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 612 | 18,493 |