householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,523, and the median income for a family was $35,405. Males had a median income of $25,600 versus $17,536 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,097. About 14.9% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over. Government The Georgia Department of Corrections has moved into the former Tift College site in 2010. Burruss Correctional Training Center is located in Forsyth next to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center. Forsyth's first African American mayor, John Howard, served from 2011 to 2015. City Councilman Eric Wilson became mayor in 2015. Monroe County School District The Monroe County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. The district has 225 full-time teachers and over 3,872 students. Samuel E. Hubbard Elementary School Katherine B. Sutton Elementary School T.G. Scott Elementary School Banks Stephens Middle School William M. Hubbard Middle School Mary Persons High School Higher education Tift College was located in Forsyth. Notable people Harold G. Clarke, jurist and legislator 7 Little Johnstons, reality TV personality family Eugene Talmadge, 67th governor of Georgia 1933–1937, 1941-1943 References External links Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Monroe County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Macon metropolitan area, Georgia