Baker County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 3,781 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,175
Renter-occupied apartments: 339

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Land area: 343 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Baker County: 75.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.8%), Manufacturing (16.7%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Baker County, Georgia:

Black (50.4%)
White Non-Hispanic (46.4%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 1,886	(46.3%)
Females: 2,188	(53.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,076
County population in 2003: 4,290
Jobs in 2003: 905

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,824
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.2%

Average household size:

Baker County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,130 ($30,338 in 1999)

This county:	$35,130
Georgia:	$49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $268 (lower quartile is $137, upper quartile is $330)

This county:	$268
State:	$614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,704 (it was $50,200 in 2000)

Baker County:	$89,704
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,244 - $136,328

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $127,572
Here: $127,572
State: $234,442

In 2-unit structures: $88,194
Here: $88,194
State: $222,245

Mobile homes: $37,342
Here: $37,342
State: $44,353

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,057
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $223

Institutionalized population: 4

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2004 Presidential Election results in Baker County Georgia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 53.1%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $394 (0.8%)

Baker County household income distribution in 2007

Baker County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	23.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	11.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Area name: Albany, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baker County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $718 a month.

Cities in this county include: Newton, Milford.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Decatur County , Dougherty County , Early County , Miller County , Mitchell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Baker County: Old Dam Site (A), Pine Bloom Plantation (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Baker County include: Weldon Spring Church (A), White Corner Church (B), Assembly of God Church (C), Travelers Rest Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Thankful Church (G), Springfield Church (H), Live Oak Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clifton Cemetery (1), Trinity Cemetery (2), Notchaway Baptist Church Cemetery (3), Oak Grove Cemetery (4), Tarva Cemetery (5), Stephen Bush Cemetery (6), Morgan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mayhall Pond (A), Cassidy Pond (B), Rex Lake (C), Perry Pond (D), Cypress Pond (E), Jones Pond (F), Halls Pond (G), Geer Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chickasawhatchee Creek (A), Big Cypress Creek (B), Spring Creek (C), Ichawaynochaway Creek (D), Mill Creek (E), Keel Creek (F), Caney Creek (G), Piney Woods Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	9.8%
Georgia:	9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 103
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 78 (36% naturalized citizens)

Baker County:	1.9%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 25 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 17

Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.5%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 972
One, attached: 2
Two: 38
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 5
20 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 718

Housing units in Baker County with a mortgage: 232 (39 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 267

Here:	46.5% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,216
Total congregations: 15

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	National Association of Free Will Baptists	United Methodist Church	Pentecostal Church of God	Other
Adherents	735 (60.4%)	204 (16.8%)	98 (8.1%)	75 (6.2%)	104 (8.6%)
Congregations	7 (46.7%)	2 (13.3%)	2 (13.3%)	1 (6.7%)	3 (20.0%)

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

Religions in Baker County - Newton, Milford

Agriculture in Baker County
Average size of farms: 860 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $189760
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $402.79
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.61%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $188792
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.63%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 47.98%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $123071
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.83
Corn for grain: 7909 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1440 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 16180 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 640 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 146 acres

Baker County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/29/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $750,000 in damages.

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Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Public administration (12%)
Construction (8%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Food (6%)
Apparel (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (78%)
Philippines (12%)
Canada (10%)

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

United States or American (23%)
Irish (5%)
English (4%)
German (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Baker County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,208 (78%)
Carpooled: 264 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
Walked: 22 (1%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 29 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

8 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4 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 $33,400.

7.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.55%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.13% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($21,300 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($5,263 average AGI)
Baker County: 1.42%
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 Dougherty County, GA	1.79% ($21,789 average AGI)
from Mitchell County, GA	1.13% ($21,000)

7.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.55%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Georgia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Baker County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Baker County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Baker County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 439 (341 aged, 98 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 794.420
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 722.2

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,062

In family households: 3,608 (751 male householders, 341 female householders)
742 spouses, 1,364 children (1,231 natural, 31 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 173 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 106 other relatives, 71 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 454 (182 male householders (169 living alone)), 234 female householders (210 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12 (3 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 419 2-persons, 263 3-persons, 225 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 379 1-person, 37 2-persons.

95.1% of residents of Baker County speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $27,932,000 ($6575 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $195,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,969,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,608,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,088,000
Federal grants: $9,791,000
Federal procurement contracts: $99,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $377,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $401,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,506,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,545,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 202

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 211

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +13

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +88

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Baker County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.25 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:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 61
1995 to 1998: 204
1990 to 1994: 166
1980 to 1989: 354
1970 to 1979: 305
1960 to 1969: 260
1950 to 1959: 192
1940 to 1949: 88
1939 or earlier: 110

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baker County, Georgia:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 68 4 rooms: 150 5 rooms: 329 6 rooms: 282 7 rooms: 161 8 rooms: 93 9+ rooms: 63

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 48 4 rooms: 88 5 rooms: 73 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 26 9+ rooms: 14

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baker County:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 256 3 bedrooms: 688 4 bedrooms: 164 5+ bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baker County:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 69 2 bedrooms: 121 3 bedrooms: 105 4 bedrooms: 31 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Baker County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 82 1 vehicle: 351 2 vehicles: 515 3 vehicles: 164 4 vehicles: 52 5+ vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Baker County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 46 1 vehicle: 179 2 vehicles: 65 3 vehicles: 46 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 3

69% of Baker County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Georgia.

Baker County:	69.2%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 3583
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 27
South: 333
West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (62.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33.2%) Utility gas (2.4%) Wood (1.4%) Solar energy (0.9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (58.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.5%) Wood (0.9%) Utility gas (0.6%) No fuel used (0.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	7.2%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40

Here:	13.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	3.1%
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.)

Baker County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $89,000
All Other: $56,000
Construction - Central Staff Services: $9,000
Welfare - Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $352,000
General - Other: $320,000

Police Protection: $290,000

Health Services - Other: $194,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $184,000

Central Staff Services: $178,000

Financial Administration: $148,000

Solid Waste Management: $121,000

Welfare - Other: $115,000

General Public Buildings: $69,000

Natural Resources - Other: $39,000

Fire Protection: $20,000

Parks & Recreation: $14,000

Libraries: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $42,000
Fire Protection: $32,000
Intergovernmental to State - Fire Protection: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $124,000
Rents: $11,000

Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $58,000
Regular Highways: $41,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

Central Staff: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $483,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $155,000
Public Welfare: $100,000

Health & Hospitals: $78,000

Housing & Community Development: $5,000
Tax - Property: $1,195,000
Total General Sales: $212,000

Other Selective Sales: $104,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $736,000

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)

Baker 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)

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