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Demographics



  • According to the 2000 Census, 58.1% of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County residents were white and 29.9% were black. Hispanics, who can be identified as either white or black in the Census data, made up 10.4% of the county's population. Statewide, 65.1% of residents were white, 28.7% were black and 5.3% were Hispanic.
  • In Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, 28.4% of the county’s residents were age 18 or younger, while 1.8% were age 65 or older. Statewide, 26.5% were age 18 or younger and 9.6% were age 65 or older.
  • The 2000 Census reports 7.7% of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County's households were headed by females with children under 18 years of age, compared with 9.0% statewide. Total households with children under 18 represented 64.8% of all households in the county, compared to 35.0% statewide.
  • There is no high school dropout data available for Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, because high school students attend neighboring county schools.
  • Cusseta-Chattahoochee County spent an average of $7,861 per student for public education each year between 2001 and 2005, while the statewide average was $6,603.
  • The HOPE Scholarship Program is available to eligible students to attend a post-secondary school in Georgia. Statewide, 62.0 % of the 2005 graduating class students were eligible. Data is not available for Cusseta-Chattahoochee County at this time.
  • Between 2000 and 2004, the infant mortality rate (infant deaths per 1,000 live births) was 5.8 for the county. The statewide rate was 8.6 during the same period.
  • In 2002, the number of physicians in the county per 100,000 population was 116.6, compared to the 192.6 statewide average. Cusseta-Chattahoochee County had no general hospitals in 2004.
  • The 2004 index crime rate (crimes per 1,000) for Cusseta-Chattahoochee County was 7.2. Statewide, in 2004, the rate was 40.8. Of the total index crimes reported for that county, 10.0% were violent crimes, while 90.0% were property crimes.
  • In 2004, 28.0% of the adult population in the county was registered to vote. 16.0% of the voting-age adult population for Cusseta-Chattahoochee County voted in the 2004 general election. Statewide, 70.6% of eligible Georgians were registered to vote, while 55.1% of those eligible voted in the general election that year.
Community Population Growth (%)
1980 1990 2000 1980-1990 1990-2000
Chattahoochee 21,732 16,934 14,882 -22.1 % -12.1 %
Cusseta 1,218 1,107 1,196 -9.1 % 8.0 %

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