Metro South At-A-Glance
Clayton County
Population: 264,951
Per Capita Income: $21,569
Unemployment Rate: 6 percent (Dec. 2005)
Municipalities: Ellenwood, Forest Park, Jonesboro, Lake City, Lovejoy, Morrow, Riverdale
Top Five Employers: Clayton State College & University, Delta Air Lines, Inc., Delta Technology Inc., JCPenney Co., Inc., Southern Regional Medical Center
Coweta County
Population: 105,376
Per Capita Income: $26,869
Unemployment Rate: 4.1 percent (Dec. 2005)
Municipalities: Newnan, Senoia, Grantville, Palmetto (part Coweta/part Fulton), Moreland, Turin, Sharpsburg, Haralson
Top Five Employers: Capitol Products Corp., Eckerd Drugs, Newnan Hospital, Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Yamaha Motor Mfg. Co.
Henry County
Population: 159,506
Per Capita Income: $26,468
Unemployment Rate: 4.3 percent (Dec. 2005)
Municipalities: McDonough, Hampton, Locust Grove, and Stockbridge
Top Five Employers: Georgia Power, Henry Medical Center, Inc., Publix Super Markets, SunTrust Bank Atlanta, Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Fayette County
Population: 101,333
Per Capita Income: $37,185
Unemployment Rate: 3.9 percent (Dec. 2005)
Municipalities: Brooks, Fayetteville (County Seat), Inman, Peachtree City, Tyrone, Woolsey
Top Five Employers: Cooper Lighting, Fayette Community Hospital, Matsushita Electric Corp. of America, Photocircuits Corp., World Airways
Spalding County
Population: 60,886
Per Capita Income: $19,774
Unemployment Rate: 6.7 percent (Dec. 2005)
Municipalities: Experiment; Griffin (County Seat); Orchard Hill; Sunny Side
Top Five Employers: HomeNurse, Inc., Nacom Corp., Springs Industries, Inc., Tenet Healthsystems, Inc. – Spalding, Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Fulton County
Population: 814,438
Per Capita Income: $48,647
Unemployment Rate: 5.9 percent (Dec. 2005) South Fulton
Municipalities: East Point, Hapeville, College Park, Union City, Fairburn, Palmetto
Top Five Employers: Cox Enterprises, Inc., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Fulton DeKalb Hospital Authority, Georgia Institute of Technology, Turner Services, Inc.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Georgia Department of Labor, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, county Web sites
