Clinch County Chamber of Commerce

Demographic Facts about Clinch County (from the 2000 census)

Population: 6,878 Population change from 1990 to 2000: +11.7%

Race Breakdown by Population: White: 68.9% Black/African American: 29.5% American Indian/Alaska native: 0.5% Other: 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races: 0.8%

Persons under 18 years old: 27.9% Females: 50.3%

Housing units: 2,837 Home ownership rate: 72.6% Households with persons under 18: 2,512 (42.3%) Persons per household: 2.6

Industrial Data (from the Georgia Department of Labor, 1999) Number of firms: 182 Number of employed: 2,684 Weekly wage: $441.00 Per capita income (1998): $18,506 & State $25,839

Unemployment rate (2000): 3.6% & State 4.0%

Industrial Mix: Manufacturing: 38% Retail trade: 23% Services: 19% Public Administration: 8% Agriculture, Forestry, & Fishing: 5% Finance, Insurance, & Real estate: 5% Wholesale trade: 3% Transportation & Public Utilities: 2% Construction: 1%

Labor Force Education Not high school graduate: 29.5% High school graduate: 46.2% Some college/associate degree: 18.5% Bachelor's degree: 6.7% Graduate degree: 4.1%

Largest Employers (excluding government & public schools) Bway, Inc. Clinch Memorial Hospital Lee Container Corporation

Other Demographic Data (from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs) Fiscal Net digest per capita: $19,605 Long term debt per capita $27 Health Infant mortality rate: 20.2 Children immunized by age 2: 90.9% & State 93.8% Nursing home beds per 100: 13.8 & State 5.0