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Data & Statistics

COUNTY POPULATION 2010 2000 1990 1980
Black Belt Area Total 196,413 225,830 227,023 236,034
Lowndes County 11,299 13,473 12,658 13,253
HOUSEHOLDS & INCOME Households (2010) Median Income (2010) Per Capita Income (2010)
Black Belt Area Total 73,819 $28,656 $15,826
Lowndes County 4,205 $29,714 $16,524
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT No. Percent
Population 25 years and over 7,626 100
Less than 9th grade 733 9.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,298 17.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,987 39.2
Some college, no degree 1,267 16.6
Associate degree 369 4.8
Bachelor's degree 688 9.0
Graduate or professional degree 284 3.7
     
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 73.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 12.7
 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS No. Percent
Population 16 years and over 9,226 100
In labor force 4,915 53.2
Civilian labor force 4,912 53.2
Employed 4,443 44.9
Unemployed 710 7.7
Percent of civilian labor force 4,915 53.2
Armed Forces 3 0.0
Not in labor force 4,311 46.7
     
Females 16 years and over    
In labor force 4,944 100.0
Civilian labor force 2,588 52.3
Employed 2,280 46.1
 
COMMUTING TO WORK No. Percent
Workers 16 years and over 4,069 100
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,199 78.6
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 548 13.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 42 1.0
Other means 37 0.9
Walked 25 0.6
Worked at home 218 5.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 35.4 (X)
 
OCCUPATION No. Percent
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,202 100
Management, business, science, and arts 743 17.7
Service occupations 765 18.2
Sales and office occupations 1,038 24.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 537 12.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,119 26.6
 
INDUSTRY No. Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 153 3.6
Construction 392 9.3
Manufacturing 1,011 24.1
Wholesale trade 108 2.6
Retail trade 501 11.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 170 4.0
Information 26 0.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 199 4.7
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 239 5.7
Educational, health and social services 685 18.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 241 5.7
Other services (except public administration) 128 3.0
Public administration 349 8.3
 
Source: US Census 2010
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