| | People QuickFacts | Pickens County | Georgia |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 29,268 | 9,919,945 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 29,426 | 9,687,663 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.5% | 2.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 29,431 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.7% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.8% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 17.4% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.0% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 96.4% | 63.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.6% | 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) | 0.4% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.9% | 9.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 93.9% | 55.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 87.9% | 83.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.8% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.5% | 12.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 80.4% | 84.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 21.9% | 27.5% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,764 | 702,919 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 30.0 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 13,607 | 4,102,992 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 79.4% | 66.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.5% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $169,900 | $160,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 11,116 | 3,490,754 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.62 | 2.68 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,206 | $25,383 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $50,582 | $49,736 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.8% | 16.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Pickens County | Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 644 | 214,6351 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 5,694 | 3,328,0331 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 5.0% | 0.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,014 | 771,155 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,125 | 901,105 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 20.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 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 | F | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.4% | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 104,755 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 112,023 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 320,506 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,541 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 27,773 | 16,976,235 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 34 | 24,350 |