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| Fort Valley |
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| Population 2000: | 8,005 |
| Population 2002: | 7,965 |
| Elevation: | 523 feet |
| Area codes: | 478 |
| Land area: | 5.3 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 3.0% (2.6% Latin America, 0.4% Africa) |
| County: | Peach |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (25.1%), Manufacturing (17.6%), Public administration (12.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.1%), Retail trade (10.8%). |
| Population growth: | -40 (-0.50%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 74.7% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 20.3% |
| Hispanic: | 4.4% |
| Other race: | 1.8% |
| Two or more races: | 0.7% |
| American Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Never married: | 47.1% |
| Now married: | 27.2% |
| Divorced: | 12.5% |
| Widowed: | 9.6% |
| Separated: | 3.6% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $58,000 |
| Household income: | $19,646 |
| Resident age: | 28.5 years |
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| Fort Valley Compared to Georgia State Average |
| House age: | below |
| Median house value: | much below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
| Population density: | below |
| Median age: | below |
| Renting percentage: | above |
| Median household income: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 61.5% |
| Unemployed: | 20.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 13.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 5.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 569.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 243 (2903.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 151 (1804.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 76 (908.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 25 (298.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 12 (143.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 4 (47.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 7.2% |
| English: | 2.7% |
| Irish: | 2.0% |
| Subsaharan African: | 2.0% |
| German: | 1.7% |
| Scottish: | 1.4% |