Bacon County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 10,379 (29% urban, 71% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,870
Renter-occupied apartments: 963

% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

Land area: 285 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 36 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	23.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.7%), Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Bacon County, Georgia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bacon County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (79.9%)
Black (15.7%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (1.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

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

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 4,952	(49.0%)
Females: 5,151	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,692
County population in 2003: 10,273
Jobs in 2003: 3,397

Total labor force in 2004: 4,228
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Bacon County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,921 ($26,910 in 2000)

This county	$28,921
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $82,840

Bacon County	$82,840
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $316
Institutionalized population: 141
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bacon County in 2000: $599

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 31
Thefts: 27
Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 32
Thefts: 36
Auto thefts: 13

Bacon County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Bacon County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 75.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 24.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $468 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bacon 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: Alma, Rockingham.

Neighboring counties: Appling County , Coffee County , Jeff Davis County , Pierce County , Ware County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Bacon County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Adventist Church (B), Alma Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Unity Church (E), Tenmile Creek Church (F), Big Creek Church (G), Springfield Church (H), Campground Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Unity Cemetery (1), Patterson Cemetery (2), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (3), Turner Cemetery (4), Lees Chapel Cemetery (5), Ten Mile Cemetery (6), Big Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bar-O-Ranch Lake (A), Jones Lake (B), Johnsons Lake (C), Johnson Lake (D), Mckinnon Lake (E), Bryant And Futch Lake (F), Tanner Lake (G), Mullis Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Creek (A), Bishop Creek (B), Tenmile Creek (C), Big Branch (D), Mill Branch (E), Rigdon Branch (F), Bear Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 317
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 166 (25% naturalized citizens)

Bacon County:	1.6%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 69
1990 to 1994: 30
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 48
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 9
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 10

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.0%

Bacon County marital status for males

Bacon County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,543
One, attached: 58
Two: 176
3 or 4: 77
5 to 9: 59
10 to 19: 20
20 or more: 39
Mobile homes: 1,492

Housing units in Bacon County with a mortgage: 703 (49 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 773

Agriculture in Bacon County
Average size of farms: 202 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $119462
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $539.78
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87016
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.42%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $65014
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.81
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 21.01%
Corn for grain: 865 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 13651 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 474 harvested acres
Vegetables: 870 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 296 acres

Bacon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/29/1957, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (13%)
Food (7%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Wood products (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (11%)
Food (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Mexico (52%)
Canada (11%)
El Salvador (8%)
India (7%)
Germany (6%)
Korea (5%)
Hong Kong (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bacon County:

United States or American (49%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
German (3%)
Italian (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
European (1%)

Bacon County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,312 (79%)
Carpooled: 643 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 55 (1%)
Other means: 58 (1%)
Worked at home: 106 (3%)

People in group quarters in Bacon County, Georgia

102 people in nursing homes
39 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,932.

6.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,275 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.20% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($15,223 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($10,052 average AGI)
Bacon 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	1.09% ($23,235 average AGI)
from Ware County, GA	0.55% ($23,824)
from Appling County, GA	0.48% ($21,600)

5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.70% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,486 average AGI)
1.13% relocated to other states ($4,503 average AGI)
Bacon County: 1.13%
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	1.06% ($22,424 average AGI)
to Ware County, GA	0.68% ($21,143)
to Appling County, GA	0.61% ($20,316)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Births per 1000 population in Bacon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Bacon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bacon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,534 (1,114 aged, 420 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,948

In family households: 8,877 (2,135 male householders, 760 female householders)
2,247 spouses, 2,950 children (2,658 natural, 86 adopted, 206 stepchildren), 205 grandchildren, 78 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 217 other relatives, 232 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,071 (457 male householders (420 living alone)), 497 female householders (477 living alone)), 117 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 155 (142 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,211 2-persons, 714 3-persons, 611 4-persons, 235 5-persons, 90 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 897 1-person, 26 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

1,541 married couples with children.
684 single-parent households (141 men, 543 women).

96.5% of residents of Bacon County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $64,571,000 ($6251 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $790,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,944,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,067,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,996,000
Federal grants: $18,009,000
Federal procurement contracts: $307,000 ($9,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $121,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,951,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,096,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 805

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 627

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +59

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +60

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Bacon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 106
1995 to 1998: 375
1990 to 1994: 425
1980 to 1989: 798
1970 to 1979: 991
1960 to 1969: 710
1950 to 1959: 513
1940 to 1949: 233
1939 or earlier: 313

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bacon County, Georgia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 35
3 rooms: 123
4 rooms: 396
5 rooms: 733
6 rooms: 710
7 rooms: 544
8 rooms: 213
9 or more rooms: 116

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bacon County, Georgia:

1 room: 24
2 rooms: 60
3 rooms: 162
4 rooms: 256
5 rooms: 203
6 rooms: 184
7 rooms: 44
8 rooms: 22
9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bacon County:

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 70
2 bedrooms: 580
3 bedrooms: 1,774
4 bedrooms: 373
5 or more bedrooms: 60

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bacon County:

no bedroom: 41
1 bedroom: 170
2 bedrooms: 362
3 bedrooms: 317
4 bedrooms: 65
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Bacon County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 140
1 vehicle: 851
2 vehicles: 1,197
3 vehicles: 496
4 vehicles: 124
5 or more vehicles: 62

Cars and other vehicles available in Bacon County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 249
1 vehicle: 501
2 vehicles: 169
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

62% of Bacon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Georgia.

Bacon County:	61.7%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 8315
Northeast: 149
Midwest: 152
South: 1132
West: 139

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Utility gas (14%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (39%)
Electricity (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46

Here:	4.2%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33

Here:	5.8%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	2.3%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Bacon County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $520,000
Solid Waste Management: $295,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $672,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $600,000

Regular Highways: $540,000

Police Protection: $368,000

Solid Waste Management: $346,000

Corrections - Other: $332,000

Financial Administration: $314,000

Health Services - Other: $259,000

Housing & Community Development: $246,000

Fire Protection: $238,000

General Public Buildings: $203,000

Central Staff Services: $124,000

Welfare - Other: $107,000

Natural Resources - Other: $95,000

Parks & Recreation: $78,000

Sewerage: $25,000

Libraries: $23,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $609,000
Fire Protection: $240,000

Welfare: $52,000

Corrections: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $139,000
Public Welfare: $23,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $655,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $655,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $143,000
Interest Earnings: $93,000

General Revenue, NEC: $85,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $102,000
Regular Highways: $89,000

Police Protection: $24,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,051,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $530,000
All Other: $419,000

Housing & Community Development: $99,000

Highways: $62,000

Public Welfare: $8,000
Tax - Property: $2,149,000
Total General Sales: $1,907,000

Other Selective Sales: $221,000

NEC: $67,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $46,000

Public Utilities: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,439,000

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