Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population. There were 429 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.2% were married couples living together, 31.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.07. Age distribution was 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 21.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.8 males. The median household income was $18,30, and the median family income was $20,909. Males had a median income of $20,417 versus $14,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,481. About 34.7% of families and 40.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.2% of those under age 18 and 26.7% of those age 65 or over. Education Clay County School District The Clay County School District holds pre-school to grade nine, and consists of one elementary school, one middle school, and one ninth-grade education building. The district has 27 full-time teachers and over 358 students. High school aged students attend 10-12th grade in adjoining Randolph County, Georgia. Clay County Elementary School Clay County Middle School Ninth-Grade Academy Notable person Mackey Sasser, baseball player See also References External links Founding of Fort Gaines historical marker from the Digital Library of Georgia Fort Gaines historical marker In the Confederacy historical marker Queen City of the Chattahoochee historical marker Site of Fort Gaines Female College historical marker Mt. Gilead Baptist Church historical marker Gaines Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Clay County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia populated places on the Chattahoochee River Gaines 1816 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)