Date of Statehood:
Flower:
Tree:
Bird:
January 2, 1788
Cherokee Rose
Live Oak
Brown Thrasher
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Capital: Date of Statehood: Flower: Tree: Bird: |
Atlanta January 2, 1788 Cherokee Rose Live Oak Brown Thrasher |
| SUBJECT | 1990 | 2000 |
| Total Population | 6,478,216 | 8,186,453 |
| Male | 3,144,503 | 4,027,113 |
| Female | 3,333,713 | 4,159,340 |
| AGE | ||
| Under 5 years | 495,535 | 595,150 |
| 5 to 9 years | 483,952 | 615,584 |
| 10 to 14 years | 466,614 | 607,759 |
| 15 to 19 years | 497,152 | 596,277 |
| 20 to 24 years | 522,634 | 592,196 |
| 25 to 59 years | 3,119,280 | 4,108,407 |
| 60 to 84 years | 835,805 | 983,223 |
| 85 years and over | 57,244 | 87,857 |
| MEDIAN AGE | 31.5 | 33.4 |
| Under 18 years | 1,727,303 | 2,169,234 |
| Male | 883,795 | 1,111,589 |
| Female | 843,508 | 1,057,645 |
| URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE | ||
| Total population | 6,478,216 | 8,186,453 |
| Urban population | 4,096,078 | 5,866,567 |
| Rural population | 2,382,138 | 2,319,886 |
| Farm population | 80,083 | 63,480 |
| HOUSEHOLDS | ||
| Families (family households) | 1,713,072 | 2,111,647 |
| With own children under 18 years | 855,039 | 1,051,302 |
| Average family size | 3.16 | 3.14 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Persons 5 years and over | 5,984,188 | 7,594,476 |
| Speak a language other than English | 284,546 | 751,438 |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
| Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school | 1,643,859 | 2,211,688 |
| Preprimary school | 115,143 | 303,483 |
| Elementary or high school | 1,150,462 | 1,471,650 |
| College or graduate school | 378,254 | 436,555 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| For Persons 25 years and over | ||
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 71 | 79 |
| Percent Bachelor's degree or higher | 19 | 24 |
| HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS | ||
| Total housing units | 2,638,418 | 3,281,737 |
| With no telephone service | 195,689 | 96,140 |
Data from Census 2000