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DeKalb County, GA

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Overview for DeKalb County, GA
Part of: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville GA-AL, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of DeKalb County DeKalb County is one of 159 counties in Georgia. It has 268.2 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 2,786.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 60.3%. On the 2000 census form, 97.9% of the population reported only one race, with 54.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 7.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.62 persons compared to an average family size of 3.20 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $44,921. Per capita income declined by 0.5% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 747,274 Covered Employment 296,746
   Growth (%) since 1990 36.8%    Average wage per job $47,800
Households (2000) 249,339 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 5.6%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 382,649    Average wage per job $56,517
Unemployment Rate (2009) 9.6 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 4.6%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $37,957    Average wage per job $47,592
Median Household Income (2008) $54,708 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 12.3%
Poverty Rate (2008) 15.6    Average wage per job $44,921
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 85.1 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 3.8%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 36.3    Average wage per job $66,408

  

 

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