| | People QuickFacts | Putnam County | Georgia |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 21,198 | 9,919,945 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 21,218 | 9,687,663 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.1% | 2.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 21,218 | 9,687,653 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.1% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 21.5% | 25.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 18.8% | 11.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.6% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 71.2% | 63.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 26.7% | 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) | 0.6% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 0.9% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 6.6% | 9.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 65.7% | 55.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.7% | 83.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.1% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 8.1% | 12.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 81.7% | 84.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 18.9% | 27.5% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,139 | 702,919 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 27.4 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 12,818 | 4,102,992 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 77.1% | 66.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.1% | 20.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $150,200 | $160,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 8,782 | 3,490,754 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.39 | 2.68 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $27,000 | $25,383 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $41,756 | $49,736 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 12.3% | 16.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Putnam County | Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 401 | 217,0991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 4,624 | 3,315,2741 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -12.3 | -4.81 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,780 | 771,155 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,259 | 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 | F | 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 | 1.1% | 3.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 316,112 | 144,280,774 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 75,508 | 141,962,359 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 204,112 | 117,516,907 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,073 | $12,326 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 19,813 | 16,976,235 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 50 | 18,493 |