Georgia 8th Congressional District Demographics

GA8 is 47th out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

GA8 is 2nd in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Residents 65 or older

GA8 is 4th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

GA8 is 5th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Housing units

GA8 is 6th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Households

GA8 is 6th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

GA8 is 7th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Race - White

GA8 is 7th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

GA8 is 7th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Residents younger than 18

GA8 is 8th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Home ownership rate

GA8 is 9th in Georgia out of 14 other congressional districts in Female residents

Size Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Georgia	US
Current population (2012)	705,710	10th	9,919,945	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Georgia	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	11th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.1%	7th	25.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.2%	2nd	11.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Georgia	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.5%	11th	84.0%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.5%	12th	27.5%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Georgia	US
Race - White	64.1%	7th	62.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	30.5%	6th	31.2%	13.1%
Race - Asian	1.5%	11th	3.5%	5.1%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	13th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	10th	9.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	60.3%	7th	55.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Georgia	US
Female residents	50.7%	9th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.0%	12th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Georgia	US
Housing units	296,305	5th	4,102,992	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	13.4%	10th	20.5%	25.9%
Households	253,345	6th	3,490,754	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.2%	8th	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$117,300	11th	$160,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	12th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Georgia	US
Income per capita	$20,382	11th	$25,383	$27,915
Income per household	$40,146	12th	$49,736	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.8%	4th	16.5%	14.3%