Georgia Profile and Statistics

Georgia Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Georgia had 3364749 total households with the average home having 2.69 residents and the average family coming in at 3.27.

Of those homes reported, 33.4% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 22.4% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 71585 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 299931 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Georgia, 887306 people live alone, and of that, 238705 are 65 and over.

There were 1255958 (37.3%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 637981 (19%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Georgia

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 9067952, 37.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 18.2 are spouses. There are 2871560 children, and 701761 comprise “other relatives.” 481812 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 157231 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Georgia Census Marital Status data

In Georgia, there are 3534524 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 1215103 have never married; 1820656 are currently still married, but have separated. 71834 are legally separated, 349998 are divorced and 76933 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (3738332), 27.9% never married, 47.2% are married but separated while 2.8% are legally still separated. 12.7% are divorced and 9.4% are widowed.

Georgia Fertility Rates and GA Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Georgia (GA): In the 2007 report, 137172 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Georgia (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 50674 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 40 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 56 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 33 babies, while there were 105 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

Georgia Grandparents Statistics

There are 210518 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 95843 (45.5%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 65.7% are the grandmothers and 67.6% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 22556 have done it for less than a year; 22971 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 17036 handling things 3 or 4 years and 33280 doing the job 5 or more years.

Georgia School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (GA)

In Georgia, 2531690 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 186497 (7.4%) are in nursery or preschool; 138732 (5.5%) are in kindergarten, while 1070865 (42.3%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 542397 (21.4%) are slogging through High School, while 593199 (23.4%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 30.3% (1799261); 17.3% (1026571) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (5945347), 378127 (6.4%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 678996 (11.4%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1799261 (30.3%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 1130853 (19%) have some college experience but no degree; 379421 (6.4%) reached an Associate’s degree; 1026571 (17.3%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 552118 (9.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Georgia is 6809003. Of that, 729830 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 8415402 (100%) – of that, 1224878 (14.6%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (1481200), 83076 (5.6%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (6059768), 747061 (12.3%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (874434), 394741 (45.1%) have a disability.

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