Candler County, Georgia

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Candler County is a one of the county from Georgia's 159 counties, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, the population was 9577. The July 2008 population estimate is 10580, It is the 37th smallest in terms of population. The county spans an area of 248.81 sq mi (644.41 square kilometre), of which, 246.88 square miles (639.42 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.94 square miles (5.02 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 35th smallest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 9577 people, 3375 households, and 2426 families living in the county. The population density was 38.8 people per square mile (14.98/kmē), it is the 101st most populated county in terms of population density. There were 3893 housing units at an average density of 15.8 per square mile (6.1/kmē). The average household size was 2.72 people, and the average family size was 3.17 people. In the Candler County, 26.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.4% were 18 to 24, 26.1% were 25 to 44, 22.5% were 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 10580, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 7898 White, 2504 Black or African American, 76 American Indian, 33 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 66 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25022, making it the 13th lowest county by median household income in Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $30705, making its Georgia's 13th lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $12958, it is the tenth lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Georgia.

In 2000, 2343 pupils and students, of which 48.87% are male and 51.13% are female, 24.46% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.94% nursery or pri school, 4.14% kindergarten, 50.96% elementary school, 26.72% high school and 10.24% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Metter City	Candler County	7.39	7.32	0.07	3879	529.8	14308	21288
2	Pulaski Town	Candler County	0.8	0.8	0	261	326.8	11446	26667

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9577
April 2000 Estimate	9577
July 2000 Estimate	9583
July 2001 Estimate	9441
July 2002 Estimate	9765
July 2003 Estimate	9894
July 2004 Estimate	9973
July 2005 Estimate	10057
July 2006 Estimate	10250
July 2007 Estimate	10488
July 2008 Estimate	10580

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	81	105	186
Kindergarten	57	40	97
Elementary school	635	559	1194
High school	289	337	626
College or graduate school	83	157	240

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Candler County, Georgia	$25022	$30705	$12958
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587