Atkinson County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 8,223 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,015
Renter-occupied apartments: 702

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Land area: 338 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Atkinson County: 72.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (13.2%), Retail trade (12.5%), Educational,health and social services (12.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Atkinson County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Atkinson County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (62.6%)
Black (19.6%)
Hispanic (17.0%)
Other race (12.0%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	30.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 3,767	(49.5%)
Females: 3,842	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,358
County population in 2003: 7,969
Jobs in 2003: 2,217

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Atkinson County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,621
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.5%

Average household size:

Atkinson County:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,651 ($26,470 in 1999)

This county:	$30,651
Georgia:	$49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $232 (lower quartile is $181, upper quartile is $298)

This county:	$232
State:	$614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,075 (it was $32,500 in 2000)

Atkinson County:	$58,075
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,317 - $116,350

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $112,358
Here: $112,358
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,605
Here: $109,605
State: $202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $6,337
Here: $6,337
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $73,056
Here: $73,056
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $27,782
Here: $27,782
State: $44,353

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,317
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $189

Institutionalized population: 16

Atkinson County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Atkinson County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $483 (1.5%)

Atkinson County household income distribution in 2007

Atkinson County home values distribution

Atkinson County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	23.0%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Atkinson County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pearson, Willacoochee, Axson.

Neighboring counties: Berrien County , Clinch County , Coffee County , Lanier County , Ware County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Atkinson County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Allen Chapel (B), Antioch Church (C), Arnie Church (D), Utah Church (E), Axson Church (F), Union Hill Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Beulah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: White Cemetery (1), Death Age Cemetery (2), Tison Cemetery (3), Kight Cemetery (4), Utah Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hastings Fish Pond (A), Smith Pond (B), Kirkland Millpond (C), Half Moon Lake (D), Butchers Pond (E), Guest Millpond (F), Long Bay (G), Round Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stump Creek (A), Sweetwater Creek (B), Dark Bay (C), Hog Creek (D), Big Branch (E), Reedy Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Pudding Creek (H), Pole Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Axson Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	13.9%
Georgia:	9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 100
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 56.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 917 (17% naturalized citizens)

Atkinson County:	12.1%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 345 1990 to 1994: 285 1985 to 1989: 166 1980 to 1984: 73 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 12 1970 to 1974: 1 1965 to 1969: 22

Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.1%

Atkinson County marital status for males

Atkinson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,587
One, attached: 16
Two: 53
3 or 4: 43
5 to 9: 64
10 to 19: 3
20 or more: 23
Mobile homes: 1,378
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Atkinson County with a mortgage: 332 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 496

Here:	40.1% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 3,533
Total congregations: 27

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Old Missionary Baptists Associations	Other
Adherents	1,603 (45.4%)	504 (14.3%)	394 (11.2%)	236 (6.7%)	796 (22.5%)
Congregations	6 (22.2%)	7 (25.9%)	1 (3.7%)	4 (14.8%)	9 (33.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Atkinson County - Pearson, Willacoochee, Axson

Agriculture in Atkinson County
Average size of farms: 365 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $214587
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $446.92
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $162847
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $96179
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.66
Corn for grain: 2025 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 670 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 10795 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 690 harvested acres
Vegetables: 629 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 231 acres

Atkinson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 2.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Atkinson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.2 miles away from Atkinson County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Wood products (14%)
Textile mills and textile products (11%)
Construction (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Health care (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (91%)
Vietnam (2%)
Canada (2%)
Guatemala (2%)
Honduras (1%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Costa Rica (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Atkinson County (%):

United States or American (35%)
Irish (6%)
English (5%)
German (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Swedish (1%)

Atkinson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,212 (70%)
Carpooled: 662 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (1%)
Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 53 (2%)
Other means: 105 (3%)
Worked at home: 79 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Atkinson County, Georgia

24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,457.

6.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,297 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.98%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.99% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($15,030 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($6,267 average AGI)
Atkinson County: 1.99%
Georgia average: 4.40%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Coffee County, GA

2.50% ($18,492 average AGI)

6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,698 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.20% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,919 average AGI)
1.15% relocated to other states ($2,779 average AGI)
Atkinson County: 1.15%
Georgia average: 3.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Coffee County, GA

2.34% ($24,527 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 22.9

Births per 1000 population in Atkinson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Atkinson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Atkinson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,076 (799 aged, 277 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1755.920
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1145.700

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14.01
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49.81

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12.45

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,565

In family households: 6,724 (1,514 male householders, 489 female householders)
1,506 spouses, 2,513 children (2,302 natural, 38 adopted, 173 stepchildren), 220 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 166 other relatives, 190 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 841 (367 male householders (295 living alone)), 359 female householders (339 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 44 (10 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 690 2-persons, 467 3-persons, 479 4-persons, 227 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 634 1-person, 74 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

83.6% of residents of Atkinson County speak English at home.
15.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,624,000 ($6070 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $655,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,256,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,381,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,767,000
Federal grants: $17,829,000
Federal procurement contracts: $282,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,109,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $266,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $418,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,716,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 815

Here:	101 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 360

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +272

Here:	+34 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -296

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Atkinson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 117
1995 to 1998: 364
1990 to 1994: 341
1980 to 1989: 608
1970 to 1979: 689
1960 to 1969: 431
1950 to 1959: 251
1940 to 1949: 109
1939 or earlier: 261

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Atkinson County, Georgia:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 113 4 rooms: 292 5 rooms: 552 6 rooms: 408 7 rooms: 349 8 rooms: 165 9+ rooms: 105

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atkinson County, Georgia:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 76 4 rooms: 241 5 rooms: 219 6 rooms: 78 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 14 9+ rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Atkinson County:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 56 2 bedrooms: 514 3 bedrooms: 1,188 4 bedrooms: 203 5+ bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atkinson County:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 91 2 bedrooms: 329 3 bedrooms: 258 4 bedrooms: 12 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Atkinson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 84 1 vehicle: 621 2 vehicles: 826 3 vehicles: 320 4 vehicles: 139 5+ vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Atkinson County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 115 1 vehicle: 367 2 vehicles: 176 3 vehicles: 36 4 vehicles: 6 5+ vehicles: 2

63% of Atkinson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Georgia.

Atkinson County:	62.5%
State average:	50.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5668
Northeast: 52
Midwest: 68
South: 764
West: 131

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (66.9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27.8%) Wood (2.3%) Utility gas (1.5%) No fuel used (0.6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (66.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.8%) Other fuel (2.1%) Utility gas (1.4%) No fuel used (1.4%) Wood (1.3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41

Here:	4.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.0%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	6.0%
Georgia:	22.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Atkinson County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $17,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $582,000
Police Protection: $386,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $329,000

Central Staff Services: $291,000

General - Other: $219,000

Financial Administration: $169,000

Health Services - Other: $151,000

Parks & Recreation: $50,000

Welfare - Other: $38,000

Natural Resources - Other: $34,000

Fire Protection: $19,000

General Public Buildings: $17,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $9,000

Libraries: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $154,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $307,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,078,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,666,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $210,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $202,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $352,000
Interest Earnings: $48,000

Rents: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $118,000
General - Other: $104,000

Central Staff: $9,000

Police Protection: $8,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,146,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $78,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $123,000
Health & Hospitals: $119,000
Tax - Property: $1,753,000
Total General Sales: $1,060,000

Other Selective Sales: $141,000

NEC: $57,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,024,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Atkinson County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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