Banks County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.7%), Educational,health and social services (13.5%), Retail trade (12.8%), Construction (12.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Banks County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 7,283	(50.5%)
Females: 7,139	(49.5%)

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Banks County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$44,608
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$393
State:	$614

Banks County:	$145,099
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $235,260

Here:	$235,260
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,954

Here:	$125,954
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $173,277

Here:	$173,277
State:	$222,245

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $47,515

Here:	$47,515
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $58,573

Here:	$58,573
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $78,500

Here:	$78,500
State:	$74,556

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Banks County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.

Cities in this county include: Maysville, Homer, Alto, Gillsville, Davis Academy.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Habersham County , Hall County , Jackson County , Madison County , Stephens County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Banks County: Banks County Speedway (A), Wilson Shoals (B), Silver Shoal (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Banks County include: Webb Creek Church (A), Words of Faith Church (B), Yonah Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Union Hill Church (E), Beaverdam Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Bethlehem Church (H), The Line Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Beaverdam Cemetery (1), Leatherwood Cemetery (2), Martin Cemetery (3), Thomas Cemetery (4), The Line Cemetery (5), Jordan Cemetery (6), McDonald Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Turk Lake (A), Irvin Pond (B), Reservoir 30 (C), Sanders Lake (D), Reservoir Two (E), Harden Lake (F), Reservoir 15 (G), Reservoir 17 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brady Creek (A), Grove Creek (B), Nancy Town Creek (C), Mountain Creek (D), Wofford Creek (E), Hickory Level Creek (F), Black Creek (G), Tates Creek (H), Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Beach: Garrison Shoals (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.1%
Georgia:	4.7%

Current college students: 328
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 305 (20% naturalized citizens)

Banks County:	2.1%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 24.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,409
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 37
• 3 or 4: 49
• 5 to 9: 14
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 2,259
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Banks County with a mortgage: 1,106 (83 second mortgage, 115 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 676

Here:	62.1% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Banks County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/29/1952, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,453 (79%) Carpooled: 1,036 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 84 (1%) Other means: 69 (1%) Worked at home: 252 (4%)

11.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,091 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.24%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.73% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,917 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($5,174 average AGI)

Banks County:	1.51%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Habersham County, GA	2.24% ($34,108 average AGI)
from Jackson County, GA	1.98% ($25,226)
from Hall County, GA	1.66% ($28,910)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.80% ($35,814)
from Franklin County, GA	0.39% ($31,762)
from Madison County, GA	0.34% ($21,778)
from Stephens County, GA	0.34% ($34,056)

10.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,148 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.11%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.62% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($23,028 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($4,120 average AGI)

Banks County:	1.49%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Habersham County, GA	2.17% ($25,096 average AGI)
to Jackson County, GA	1.80% ($31,063)
to Hall County, GA	1.25% ($27,364)
to Franklin County, GA	0.49% ($28,577)
to Madison County, GA	0.42% ($23,000)
to Barrow County, GA	0.38% ($43,950)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.34% ($23,111)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,615 (1,229 aged, 386 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,043 (3,373 male householders, 755 female householders)

  3,582 spouses, 4,298 children (3,928 natural, 120 adopted, 250 stepchildren), 334 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 211 other relatives, 263 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,379 (584 male householders (491 living alone)), 610 female householders (541 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 1,694 2-persons, 1,074 3-persons, 838 4-persons, 329 5-persons, 133 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,032 1-person, 150 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

96.3% of residents of Banks County speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 58% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $52,837,000 ($3369 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,231,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,658,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,478,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $188,000
Federal grants: $15,302,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $963,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,087,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,637,000
Federal Government insurance: $247,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+72 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.53 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

62% of Banks County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Georgia.

Banks County:	61.6%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 11622
• Northeast: 310
• Midwest: 542
• South: 1408
• West: 222

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,200

Here:	5.2%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	6.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	19.5%
Georgia:	22.9%

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