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County Quick Facts
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People QuickFacts |
Stephens |
Georgia |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
25,493 |
9,685,744 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.20% |
18.30% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
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8,186,812 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.70% |
7.70% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
23.30% |
26.50% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
16.90% |
9.90% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.30% |
50.80% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
85.70% |
65.60% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
12.00% |
30.00% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.30% |
0.30% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.80% |
2.80% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.20% |
0.10% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.00% |
1.20% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
1.40% |
7.80% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
84.60% |
58.50% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.60% |
49.20% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.40% |
7.10% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.50% |
9.90% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
71.10% |
78.60% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.10% |
24.30% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,589 |
1,456,812 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.7 |
27.7 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
12,381 |
3,961,474 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.70% |
67.50% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.70% |
20.80% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$80,900 |
$111,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
9,951 |
3,006,369 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 |
2.65 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$33,965 |
$49,080 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,529 |
$21,154 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
18.10% |
14.30% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Stephens |
Georgia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
603 |
2,259,961 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
9,032 |
36,232,101 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-7.40% |
4.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
1,696 |
690,191 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,150 |
674,521 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
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13.40% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.70% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
4.00% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.00% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
2.70% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
15.00% |
29.10% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
514,148 |
126,156,636 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
52,382 |
201,091,040 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
243,709 |
90,098,578 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,544 |
$10,551 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
19,766 |
12,740,423 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
161 |
73,165 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
169,726 |
710,789,901 |
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Geography QuickFacts |
Stephens |
Georgia |
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
179.26 |
57,906.14 |
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Persons per square mile, 2000 |
142.1 |
141.4 |
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FIPS Code |
257 |
13 |
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Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area: Toccoa, GA, micro area |
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Adjoining Counties: Banks, Franklin, Habersham, GA; Anderson and Oconee, SC |
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