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Oconee County

Population in July 2007: 2,189.
Males: 1,096  (50.1%)
Females: 1,093  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,789 (it was $48,750 in 2000)
Elder:  $59,789
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,176
Elder:  $26,176
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $251,063 (it was $140,500 in 2000)
Elder:  $251,063
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $331,192; Detached houses: $327,746; Townhouses or other attached units: $379,401; Mobile homes: $163,739

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Races in Elder:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • Black (4.3%)
  • American Indian (4.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Elder: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 47.7 square miles.

Population density: 46 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Elder

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 20.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elder CCD

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 72.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Georgia:  7.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Elder:  0.8% ($1,163)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Elder satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens, GA (12.6 miles , pop. 76,500).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (61.4 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (606.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bishop, GA (2.6 miles) , Watkinsville, GA (2.8 miles ), Maxeys, GA (3.1 miles ), Greshamville, GA (3.1 miles ), North High Shoals, GA (3.2 miles ), Bostwick, GA (3.2 miles ), Arnoldsville, GA (3.4 miles ), Athens, GA (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 33.77 N, Longitude: 83.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

Elder household income distribution Elder home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (28%)
  • Health care (19%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



Elder-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the Elder place center killed 5 people and injured 86 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 65 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Elder-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from Elder center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.5 miles away from Elder center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Elder:
  • ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ATHENS, GA)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF ATHENS (about 15 miles; ATHENS, GA)
  • MORGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MADISON, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elder:
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 13 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 53 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 55 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 10,839)

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Notable locations in Elder: Green Hills Country Club (A), Barnett Shoals (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elder include: Walnut Grove Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Salem United Methodist Church (C), Salem Church (D), Corinth Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Marshall Cemetery (1), Fambrough Cemetery (2), Mayne Cemetery (3), Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery (4), Corinth Cemetery (5), Ward Cemetery (6), Salem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Upper Elders Lake (A), Lower Elders Lake (B), Elders Lakes (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rocky Branch (A), Shoal Creek (B), Little Rose Creek (C), Slab Camp Creek (D), Wildcat Creek (E), Buck Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.6%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elder, GA



Elder compared to Georgia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Oconee County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (72%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Elder

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents53.0%14.3%13.1%5.5%4.4%
Congregations32.3%25.8%12.9%6.5%3.2%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)National Association of Free Will BaptistsInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents4.3%2.5%1.1%1.0%0.8%
Congregations3.2%3.2%3.2%6.5%3.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


11.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.08%
Georgia average:  10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clarke County, GA  3.11% ($55,703 average AGI)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.72% ($121,200)
from Walton County, GA  0.42% ($57,098)


9.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.48%
Georgia average:  9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clarke County, GA  2.55% ($34,119 average AGI)
to Barrow County, GA  0.68% ($33,723)
to Madison County, GA  0.43% ($31,878)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elder:
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRFC (960 AM; 5 kW; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WBKZ (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JEFFERSON, GA; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elder:
  • WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGMG (102.1 FM; CRAWFORD, GA; Owner: NEW BROADCAST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC)
  • WPMA (102.7 FM; BUCKHEAD, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
  • WUGA (91.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMOQ (92.3 FM; BOSTWICK, GA; Owner: BOSTWICK BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WMSL (88.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: PRINCE AVENUE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
  • WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
  • W250AC (97.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WUOG (90.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA)
  • WMGZ (97.7 FM; EATONTON, GA; Owner: MIDDLE GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDDK (103.9 FM; GREENSBORO, GA; Owner: BRIARPATCH RADIO INC.)
  • W203BK (88.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Elder:
  • W42AO (Channel 42; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMUNITY TV)
  • W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)


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