TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
Georgia's Land 
 
. 
 
Land Use 
 
2 
 
Water Resources 
 
4 
 
Agricultural Land 
 
7 
 
Timber Resou rces 
 
10 
 
Minerals 
 
13 
 
Georgia's People 
 
15 
 
Population Growth 
 
16 
 
Cities and Suburbs 
 
22 
 
Georgia's Black Population 
 
24 
 
The Graying of Georgia 
 
26 
 
Household Composition 
 
27 
 
Educational Attainment. 
 
28 
 
Georgia's Economy 
 
29 
 
Employment. 
 
30 
 
Services 
 
33 
 
Manufacturing 
 
34 
 
Agr iculture 
 
35 
 
Income 
 
36 
 
Labor Force 
 
38 
 
Unemployment 
 
39 
 
Poverty 
 
40 
 
Georgia's Housing 
 
43 
 
Numbers of Housing Units 
 
44 
 
Types of Housing 
 
46 
 
Housing Quality 
 
51 
 
Homeownership 
 
52 
 
Georgia: Crossroads of the South 
 
54 
 
Streets, Roads and Highways 
 
55 
 
Railroad Transportation 
 
60 
 
Bus Transportation 
 
61 
 
Ports 
 
63 
 
Air Transportation 
 
66 
 
Electricity 
 
71 
 
Natural Gas Supply 
 
72 
 
Postsecondary Education in Georgia 
 
73