Crisp County, Georgia

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Crisp County is a United States county located in the United States of Georgia. Crisp County had an official population of 21996 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 22162, It is the 81st largest in terms of population. The county comprises an area of 281.2 mi˛ (728.3 sq km), of which, 273.82 square miles (709.19 sq km) of it is land and 7.38 square miles (19.11 sq km) of it is water, it is the 50th smallest in terms of geographical size.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 21996 people, 8337 households, and 5872 families living in the county. The population density was 80.3 people per square mile (31/km˛), it is Georgia's 59th most densely populated county. There were 9559 housing units at an average density of 34.9 per square mile (13.47/km˛). The average household size was 2.58 people, and the average family size was 3.1 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 29% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84 males. Its population was estimated at 22162 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 54.29% White, 43.42% Black or African American, 0.21% American Indian, 1.24% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 0.75% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26547, it would be the 23rd lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Georgia. The median income for a family in the county was $32747, making it the 35th poorest county by median family income among the Georgia. The per capita income for the county was $14695, it is the 106th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 5839 pupils and students, of which 2815 are male and 3024 are female, 26.55% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 482 nursery or pri school, 413 kindergarten, 2931 elementary school, 1407 high school and 606 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	Arabi Town	Crisp County	4.61	4.52	0.09	456	100.9	11157	24327
2	Cordele City	Crisp County	9.58	9.5	0.08	11608	1222.5	12746	17615

Year	Population
April 2000 census	21996
April 2000 Estimate	21996
July 2000 Estimate	21973
July 2001 Estimate	22019
July 2002 Estimate	21979
July 2003 Estimate	21735
July 2004 Estimate	21754
July 2005 Estimate	21745
July 2006 Estimate	21877
July 2007 Estimate	22127
July 2008 Estimate	22162

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	239	243	482
Kindergarten	188	225	413
Elementary school	1477	1454	2931
High school	682	725	1407
College or graduate school	229	377	606

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Crisp County, Georgia	$26547	$32747	$14695
Georgia, United States	$42433	$49280	$21154
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587