Houston County Information
Houston in
Georgia occupies
380 square miles and has a 2006 population of
127,530, a change from a 2000 population of
110,765 and
89,208 in 1990.
15% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.4% percent is 25-35, and
15.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
371 acts of violent crime reported in
Houston in 2004, a change from
390 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,824 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.3%.
Read more about
Houston, Georgia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Houston | |
| State | Georgia | |
| Land Area | 380 sq. miles | Ranked 2,655 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 127,530 | Ranked 460 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 125,576 | |
| Population 2000 | 110,765 | Ranked 489 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 89,208 | Ranked 514 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 69.2% | |
| African American | 26.9% | |
| Asian American | 1.9% | |
| Native American | .4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 371 | 390 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 39 | |
| Robberies | 93 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 235 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 5,171 | 4,555 |
| Burglaries | 1,145 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,700 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 326 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 66,202 | 53,848 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,824 | 1,802 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.3% |
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