People QuickFacts Savannah Georgia Population, 2006 estimate 127,889 9,363,941 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -4.2% 14.4% Population, 2000 131,510 8,186,453 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.0% 7.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 25.6% 26.5% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.3% 9.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 52.8% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 38.9% 65.1% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 57.1% 28.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5% 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.3% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 2.2% 5.3%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 50.8% 49.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.8% 7.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.7% 9.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 76.1% 78.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 20.2% 24.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.4 27.7  Housing units, 2000 57,437 3,281,737 Homeownership rate, 2000 50.3% 67.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $78,500 $111,200  Households, 2000 51,375 3,006,369 Persons per household, 2000 2.45 2.65 Median household income, 1999 $29,038 $42,433 Per capita money income, 1999 $16,921 $21,154 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 21.8% 13.0%     Business QuickFacts Savannah Georgia Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,425,156 201,091,040 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,975,688 90,098,578 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $15,069 $10,499 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 433,907 12,740,423 Total number of firms, 2002 9,552 674,521 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.8% 13.4% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.4% 4.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.1% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 29.6% 29.1%      Geography QuickFacts Savannah Georgia Land area, 2000 (square miles) 74 57,906 Persons per square mile, 2000 1,759.6 141.4 FIPS Code 69000 13 Counties Chatham County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts