the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 15.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,545, and the median income for a family was $35,854. Males had a median income of $29,434 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,354. About 14.8% of families and 21.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 23.0% of those age 65 or over. Education Bleckley County School District Bleckley County students in kindergarten to grade twelve are in the Bleckley County School District, which consists of a primary school, an elementary school, a middle school and a high school. The district has 151 full-time teachers and over 2,355 students. Bleckley County Learning Center Bleckley County Primary School Bleckley County Elementary School Bleckley County Middle School Bleckley County Success Academy Bleckley County High School Middle Georgia State University Middle Georgia State University is a public university with its main campus in Macon, Georgia. It was founded in 2013 through the merger of Middle Georgia College and Macon State College. Middle Georgia College's campus in Cochran is now one of the multiple campuses of Middle Georgia State University. Tourist attractions Cochran-Bleckley Cotton & Peanut Museum Greene Acres Farm Terry L. Coleman Museum and Archives Notable people Ronald Gray - convicted spree killer Amberle L. Husbands - writer of pulp-noir and science fiction short stories and novels Danny Mathis - Politician and coroner. Nancye Radmin (1938–2020), American businesswoman, founder of The Forgotten Woman retail chain Clarence Reid, a.k.a. Blowfly - musician and songwriter Ed Roberts - Physician and founder of MITS where he created the Altair 8800 microcomputer, starting the microcomputer revolution. It featured Microsoft's first software, the Altair BASIC and employed Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and Monte Davidoff. Obie Walker - claimant of the World Colored Heavyweight Championship boxing title in the 1930s References External links Evergreen Baptist Church historical marker Longstreet Methodist Church historical marker Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Bleckley County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)