Habersham County Demographics

Population, 2006 estimate 41,112
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 14.5%
Population, 2000 35,902
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 7.0%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 23.4%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 14.5%
Female persons, percent, 2006 48.6%
White persons, percent, 2006 91.9%
Black persons, percent, 2006 4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons 0.5%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 10.7%
White persons not Hispanic 82.2%
High school graduates - age 25+, 2000 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher - age 25+, 2000 15.8%
Persons with a disability - age 5+, 2000 7,548
Housing units, 2006 17,137
Homeownership rate, 2000 76.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 6.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $99,700
Households, 2000 13,259
Persons per household, 2000 2.57
Median household income, 2004 $38,407
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,706
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 11.7%
   
Business Facts
   
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 900
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 12,203
Total number of firms, 2002 3,520
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 671,475
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 87,907
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 350,943
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,280
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 32,912
Building permits, 2006 530
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 170,576
   
Geography Facts
   
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 278.17
Persons per square mile, 2000 129.1