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People QuickFacts Lee County Georgia
Population, 2010     28,298 9,687,653
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010     14.3% 18.3%
Population, 2000     24,757 8,186,453
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010     6.6% 7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010     28.0% 25.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010     8.3% 10.7%
Female persons, percent, 2010     50.2% 51.2%
White persons, percent, 2010 (a)     76.9% 59.7%
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)     18.6% 30.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)     0.3% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)     2.2% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)     Z 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010     1.4% 2.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)     2.0% 8.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010     75.8% 55.9%
Living in same house 1 year & over, 2005-2009     85.3% 81.7%
Foreign born persons, percent,  2005-2009     2.2% 9.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2005-2009     4.9% 12.0%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2005-2009     82.6% 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2005-2009     17.0% 27.1%
Veterans, 2005-2009     2,487 717,855
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2005-2009     20.6 27
Housing units, 2010     10,276 4,088,801
Homeownership rate, 2005-2009     77.3% 67.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2005-2009     9.9% 20.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2005-2009     $135,300 $160,100
Households, 2005-2009     10,595 3,417,298
Persons per household, 2005-2009     3 2.7
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2009 dollars) 2005-2009     $23,716 $25,098
Median household income, 2009     $57,044 $47,469
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009     10.0% 16.6%
     
Business QuickFacts Lee County Georgia
Private nonfarm establishments, 2009      385 219,348
Private nonfarm employment, 2009     3,568 3,410,505
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009     44.2% -2.1%
Nonemployer establishments, 2009     1,820 734,830
Total number of firms, 2007     2,208 901,105
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007     S 20.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007     F 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007     S 5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007     F 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007     S 3.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007     30.3% 30.9%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)     0 144,280,774
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)     118,292 141,962,359
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)     123,990 117,516,907
Retail sales per capita, 2007     $3,754 $12,326
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)     6,881 16,976,235
Building permits, 2010     111 17,265
Federal spending, 2009      107,836 86,048,104
     
Geography QuickFacts Lee County Georgia
Land area in square miles, 2010     355.78 57,513.49
Persons per square mile, 2010     79.5 168.4
FIPS Code     177 13
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area     Albany, GA Metro Area  
     
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts

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