Linda Chester

Youth Intake Specialist

lkchester@yahoo.com 

Population

April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005            3.0%

Ages     (2004)

Persons under 5 years old        5.6%

                     Persons under 18 years old     23.6%               

                    Persons 65 years old and over   15.4%  

Gender    (2004)

Female persons 51.0%  Male persons 49.0% 

Ethnicity  (2004)

White persons 87.7% Black persons 10.3%  Asian persons 0.3%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons 0.6%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander   0.1% 

Persons reporting two or more races  1.1%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin   1.6%

                                Education   (2004)

Bachelor's degree or higher age 25+, 11.2%

High School Graduates age 25+,       73.3%

Poverty  (2003)

Persons Living Below Poverty Level   15.0%

Population Density

Persons per Sq. Mile.             49.4

Unemployment   (2005)    5.7%