Lumpkin County Statistics (county created in 1832) Economics Percent of total land constituted by farmland – 13.9% Avg. farm size in acres – 127 acres Avg. age of all farmers – 58 years old Economic rank – 71 (out of 159 total counties in Georgia) Gross county digest in 2000 - $501,799,000 Homestead and property exemptions in 2000 –$44,190,000 Percent of households within economic group – less than $10,000 (19.6%) $10,000-$25,000 (27.5%) $25,000-$50,000 (35.7%) $50,000 or more (17.2%) Median household income - $35,598 Per capita personal income - $22,455 Persons below poverty level – 14.4% Median household effective buying income - $33,604 Percentage of labor force working inside county of residence – 57.3% Percentage working outside county of residence – 42.7% Mean travel time in minutes - 24.1 minutes Percent traveling over 45 minutes – 18.6% Unpaved county mileage – 34.2% Education Avg. annual salary for teachers - $40,675 Avg. years of experience for teachers – 13.09 years Avg. number of students per teacher – 15 Local funding as a percentage of total school revenues – 38.1% Percentage of residents with high school diploma – 30.5% Percentage with bachelor degree – 7.4% Percentage with graduate or professional degree – 3.7% Households Family households as percentage of total households – 71.2% Avg. family size – 3.04 persons Family households with children under 18 years – 46.2% Avg. household size – 2.61 Percentage change in total households 1990-2000 – 51.5% Percentage of units owner occupied – 72.3% Percentage of units renter occupied – 27.7% Civilian labor force unemployment rate – 1.8% Population Percentage of population age 62 and over – 12% Median age – 32.5 years Percentage of population change 1990-2000 – 44.2% Persons per square mile – 73.9            www.quickfacts.census.gov   Population Increase Chart Millage Rate Chart