Lee County Information
Lee in
Georgia occupies
362 square miles and has a 2006 population of
32,495, a change from a 2000 population of
24,757 and
16,250 in 1990.
16.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.4% percent is 25-35, and
16.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
42 acts of violent crime reported in
Lee in 2004, a change from
45 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
626 people:
3.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.3%.
Read more about
Lee, Georgia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lee | |
| State | Georgia | |
| Land Area | 362 sq. miles | Ranked 2,703 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 32,495 | Ranked 1,355 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 31,137 | |
| Population 2000 | 24,757 | Ranked 1,566 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 16,250 | Ranked 1,909 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 81.3% | |
| African American | 16.7% | |
| Asian American | 1.3% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 15% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 2.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 42 | 45 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | 8 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 30 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 674 | 571 |
| Burglaries | 134 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 501 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 39 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 16,823 | 13,203 |
| Unemployed Population | 626 | 439 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 3.3% |
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