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People QuickFacts | Meriwether County | Georgia
Population, 2013 estimate | 21,232 | 9,992,167
Population, 2012 estimate | 21,318 | 9,915,646
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 21,992 | 9,687,663
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -3.5% | 3.1%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -3.1% | 2.4%
Population, 2010 | 21,992 | 9,687,653
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.9% | 6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 22.5% | 25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 17.3% | 11.5%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 52.3% | 51.1%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 59.0% | 62.8%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 38.9% | 31.2%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.7% | 3.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.0% | 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 1.8% | 9.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 57.6% | 55.1%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 84.7% | 83.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 0.7% | 9.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 1.9% | 13.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 71.7% | 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 9.8% | 27.8%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 1,443 | 701,808
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 29.9 | 27
Housing units, 2012 | 9,935 | 4,107,482
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 71.8% | 66.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 4.6% | 20.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $93,900 | $156,400
Households, 2008-2012 | 8,081 | 3,508,477
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.67 | 2.7
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $18,999 | $25,309
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $37,660 | $49,604
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 17.3% | 17.4%
Business QuickFacts | Meriwether County | Georgia
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 304 | 214,635
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 2,962 | 3,328,033
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -7.5% | 0.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 1,522 | 786,848
Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,142 | 901,105
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 22.9% | 20.4%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.6% | 30.9%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 233,413 | 144,280,774
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 141,962,359
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 100,756 | 117,516,907
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,421 | $12,326
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 14,833 | 16,976,235
Building permits, 2012 | 23 | 24,350
Geography QuickFacts | Meriwether County | Georgia
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 501.22 | 57,513.49
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 43.9 | 168.4
FIPS Code | 199 | 13
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts