City of Oglethorpe

Demographics

Census 2000 Demographics

General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 1,200
Male 560 46.7 49.1%
Female 640 53.3 50.9%
Median age (years) 35.8 N/A 35.3
Under 5 years 72 6.0 6.8%
18 years and over 879 73.3 74.3%
65 years and over 173 14.4 12.4%
One race 1,196 99.7 97.6%
White 332 27.7 75.1%
Black or African American 843 70.3 12.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10 0.8 12.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3 0.3 0.9%
Asian 9 0.8 3.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 0.1%
Some other race 9 0.8 5.5%
Two or more races 4 0.3 2.4%
Household population 1,173 97.8 97.2%
Group quarters population 27 2.3 2.8%
Average household size 2.44 N/A 2.59
Average family size 3.01 N/A 3.14
Total housing units 566
Occupied housing units 481 85.0 91.0%
Owner-occupied housing units 308 64.0 66.2%
Renter-occupied housing units 173 36.0 33.8%
Vacant housing units 85 15.0 9.0%
Social Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 736
High school graduate or higher 468 63.6 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher 76 10.3 24.4%
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) 107 12.2 12.7%
Disability status (population 5 years and over) 339 31.8 19.3%
Foreign born 15 1.2 11.1%
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 182 40.1 56.7%
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 163 33.3 52.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) 37 3.4 17.9%
Economic Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 471 51.2 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) 21.7 N/A 25.5
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) 22,875 N/A 41,994
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) 28,971 N/A 50,046
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) 13,673 N/A 21,587
Families below poverty level 57 19.1 9.2%
Individuals below poverty level 270 23.2 12.4%
Housing Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Single-family owner-occupied homes 214
Median value (dollars) 43,300 N/A 119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs N/A N/A
With a mortgage (dollars) 500 N/A 1,088
Not mortgaged (dollars) 237 N/A 295

Source: U.S. Census Bureau