Rockdale County Information
Rockdale in
Georgia occupies
132 square miles and has a 2006 population of
80,332, a change from a 2000 population of
70,111 and
54,091 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.1% percent is 25-35, and
15.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
389 acts of violent crime reported in
Rockdale in 2004, a change from
222 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,996 people:
4.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.1%.
Read more about
Rockdale, Georgia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Rockdale | |
| State | Georgia | |
| Land Area | 132 sq. miles | Ranked 3,081 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 80,332 | Ranked 668 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 78,398 | |
| Population 2000 | 70,111 | Ranked 709 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 54,091 | Ranked 795 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 62.2% | |
| African American | 34.4% | |
| Asian American | 2% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.1% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 3.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 389 | 222 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 5 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 16 | |
| Robberies | 72 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 296 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,536 | 2,286 |
| Burglaries | 642 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,536 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 358 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 40,426 | 37,061 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,996 | 1,138 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9% | 3.1% |
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