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A Strategic Plan 2003-2024  •  Written by the Citizens of Paulding County, Georgia

The Case for Change in Paulding County

1. The Paulding per capita income as a percent of the US was only 60% in 2001.

In 2001, the income for each person of all ages in Paulding was $18,390 compared to $33,769 for the Atlanta Metro Area and $30,413 for the US. This means Paulding households have less per person to spend on living expenses, education, taxes and savings. See Chart #1 for Per Capita Income history. This indicates that as Paulding’s annual population change begin to increase dramatically in 1985 that residents income did not keep pace. See Chart # 2 for Population Change History.

CHART #1

• Per Capita Income is defined as total income of individuals divided by total population of the county.

• Income includes earnings from work, wealth earnings from dividends, interest and rent, and transfer payments from the government such as welfare and social security.

• Paulding County’s per capita income as a % of the United States has been declining since 1986.

• The gap between Paulding and the Atlanta MSA was 27% in 1986 and 51% in 2001.

CHART #2

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