Putnam County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 721.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 102.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 93.3%. On the 2000 census form, 98.8% of the population reported only one race, with 17.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 5.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.48 persons compared to an average family size of 2.95 persons. In 2007 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $21,432. Per capita income grew by 16.4% between 1996 and 2006 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2007) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2007)	73,821	709	Covered Employment	19,119	916
Growth (%) since 1990	13.4%	1343	Avg wage per job	$31,481	1305
Households (2000)	27,839	683	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	11.4%	1485
Labor Force (persons) (2007)	31,768	795	Avg wage per job	$48,281	546
Unemployment Rate (2007)	4.7	1461	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	1.2%	2150
Per Capita Personal Income (2006)	$23,086	2574	Avg wage per job	$32,605	2474
Median Household Income (2005)	$30,958	2584	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	11.8%	872
Poverty Rate (2005)	20.9	521	Avg wage per job	$30,960	1107
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	70.4	2,430	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	3.1%	926
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	9.4	2,807	Avg wage per job	$38,012	1244