town the population was distributed with 29.3% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age of its inhabitants was about 32 years. For every 100 females, there were about 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were about 78.5 males. The median income per household in this town was $24,250, and the median income for a family was $27,049. Males had a median income of $22,788 versus $15,720 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,494. About 26.4% of the town's families and 31.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.2% of those under age 18 and 23.2% of those age 65 or over. Education Greene County School District The Greene County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and a charter school. The district has 158 full-time teachers and over 2,280 students. Greensboro Elementary Union Point Elementary Anita White Carson Middle School Greene County High School Lake Oconee Academy The area also hosts the private school Nathanael Greene Academy. Notable people Thomas W. Cobb, former U.S. representative and senator, and judge of the superior court of Georgia; namesake of Cobb County, Georgia William Crosby Dawson, former congressman and U.S. senator from Georgia; born, died, and buried in Greensboro Foogiano, rapper signed to 1017 Records, born in Greensboro Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, lawyer and early American humorist writer, represented Greene County in the state legislature in 1821 Mickey Mantle, center fielder for the New York Yankees, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, lived in Greensboro during his final years after retiring from the Yankees Joshua Nesbitt, former starting quarterback for the Georgia Tech football team Joseph Parker Jr., last surviving U.S. Navy physician who participated in the Allied invasion of Omaha Beach John Perkins Ralls, Confederate congressman from Alabama, born in Greensboro Tim Simpson, professional golfer, lives in Greensboro Sonny Terry, blues and folk musician known for his energetic harmonica style, born in Greensboro Elizabeth Wilson, first African American mayor of Decatur, Georgia References External links City website The Burning of Greensborough historical marker Historic Springfield Baptist Church historical marker Towns in Greene County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)