Dawson County, Georgia
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Georgia Department of Human Resources: Two Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta
Population:
- Total Population: 15,999
- Males: 8,053
- Females: 7,946
Ethnicity:
- White: 15,523
- Black/African American: 12
- Hispanic: 87
- Native American/Eskimo: 111
- Asian: 26
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 23
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 217
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (14,365)
- Spanish (285)
- French (75)
- German (30)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 229
- United Kingdom (37)
- Guatemala (34)
- El Salvador (19)
- Canada (18)
- Germany (18)
- Russia (13)
- Austria (10)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (3,811)
- United Methodist Church, The (610)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (528)
- Catholic Church (166)
- Church of God of Prophecy (52)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 5,070
- Sensory: 574
- Physical: 984
- Mental: 665
- Self-care: 234
- Go outside home: 1,097
- Employment: 1,618
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 104
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 6,069
- Utility gas: 562
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,851
- Electricity: 2,302
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 158
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 188
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 8
- No fuel used: 0
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 12,006
- No vehicle: 370
- 1 or more vehicle: 11,636
Education Attainment:
- No School: 26
- No High School: 623
- Some High School: 1,558
- High School: 3,565
- Some College: 2,452
- Associate's Degree: 585
- College Degree: 1,285
- Master's Degree: 414
- Professional Degree: 164
- Doctoral Degree: 80
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 6,069
- Owners with phone: 4,877
- Owners without phone: 64
- Renters with phone: 1,045
- Renters without phone: 83
10 closest counties:
- Lumpkin County, Georgia
- Forsyth County, Georgia
- Hall County, Georgia
- Pickens County, Georgia
- Cherokee County, Georgia
- Gilmer County, Georgia
- White County, Georgia
- Union County, Georgia
- Gwinnett County, Georgia
- Fannin County, Georgia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
30534
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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