Forsyth County, GA Census Data

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Georgia



Forsyth County, Georgia

People QuickFactsForsyth CountyGeorgia
Population, 2005 estimate 140,3939,072,576
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 42.7%10.8%
Population, 2000 98,4078,186,453
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 8.2%7.6%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 27.3%26.0%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 7.1%9.6%
Female persons, percent, 2005 49.1%50.5%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)93.5%66.1%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.2%29.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)3.0%2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.0%1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)7.6%7.1%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 86.5%59.6%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 40.6%49.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.0%7.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.6%9.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 85.7%78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 34.6%24.3%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 12,3921,456,812
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 33.227.7
Housing units, 2005 51,5363,771,466
Homeownership rate, 2000 88.0%67.5%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 2.2%20.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $184,600$111,200
Households, 2000 34,5653,006,369
Persons per household, 2000 2.832.65
Median household income, 2003 $72,945$42,421
Per capita money income, 1999 $29,114$21,154
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 5.7%13.3%
Business QuickFactsForsyth CountyGeorgia
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 3,778214,7141
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 45,7873,452,4511
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 54.2%-0.9%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 11,122610,966
Total number of firms, 2002 12,319674,521
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.7%13.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.2%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.2%4.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA2.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.4%29.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 1,610,878126,156,636
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,547,488201,091,040
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,072,90790,098,578
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,184$10,551
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 99,32112,740,423
Building permits, 2005 4,173109,336
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 262,35355,152,9111
Geography QuickFactsForsyth CountyGeorgia
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 22557,906
Persons per square mile, 2000 435.4141.4
FIPS Code 11713
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:07 EST
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