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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.9%), Construction (13.7%), Retail trade (13.7%), Educational,health and social services (13.4%).
Detached houses: $162,822Here:$162,822State:$224,856 Townhouses or other attached units: $93,740Here:$93,740State:$183,253 In 2-unit structures: $104,078Here:$104,078State:$162,731 Mobile homes: $98,890Here:$98,890State:$44,353
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.3% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.1%
McCain (Republican): 72.5% Obama (Democratic): 27.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,155 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $896 (0.7%)
Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barrow County is $686 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $763 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $929 a month.
Cities in this county include: Winder, Auburn, Statham, Bethlehem, Carl.
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Notable locations in Barrow County: County Line (A), Pine Hills Golf Course (B), County Line Fire Department Station 5 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Barrow County include: Austin Chapel (A), Auburn Park Chapel (B), Trinity Church (C), Midway Church (D), Whistleville Christian Church (E), Union Church (F), Temple of God (G), Pentecostal Temple (H), New Pentecost Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Booth Memorial Park (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Millsaps Cemetery (3), Barrow Memorial Gardens (4), Carter Hill Cemetery (5), Harmony Grove Cemetery (6), Omer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Elder Lake (A), Lokeys Lake (B), Perkins Lakes (C), Rutledge Lake (D), Cruce Lake (E), Harrison Lake (F), Marbury Lake (G), Marburg Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Beaver Dam Creek (A), Williamson Creek (B), Rock Creek (C), Drowning Creek (D), Mulberry River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Barrow County: Russell Homeplace Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Barrow County: County Line (A), Pine Hills Golf Course (B), County Line Fire Department Station 5 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Barrow County include: Austin Chapel (A), Auburn Park Chapel (B), Trinity Church (C), Midway Church (D), Whistleville Christian Church (E), Union Church (F), Temple of God (G), Pentecostal Temple (H), New Pentecost Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Booth Memorial Park (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Millsaps Cemetery (3), Barrow Memorial Gardens (4), Carter Hill Cemetery (5), Harmony Grove Cemetery (6), Omer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Elder Lake (A), Lokeys Lake (B), Perkins Lakes (C), Rutledge Lake (D), Cruce Lake (E), Harrison Lake (F), Marbury Lake (G), Marburg Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Beaver Dam Creek (A), Williamson Creek (B), Rock Creek (C), Drowning Creek (D), Mulberry River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Barrow County: Russell Homeplace Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Clarke County , Gwinnett County , Hall County , Jackson County , Oconee County , Walton County .
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County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 1,143 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,680 (40% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.3%
Housing units in Barrow County with a mortgage: 7,391 (782 second mortgage, 760 home equity loan, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,047
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Most common first ancestries reported in Barrow County (%):
13.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,325 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 10.51% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($29,401 average AGI) 3.03% relocated from other states ($7,924 average AGI)Barrow County:3.03%Georgia average:4.40%
8.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,205 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 6.98% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($28,342 average AGI) 1.84% relocated to other states ($6,863 average AGI)Barrow County:1.84%Georgia average:3.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,535 (4,323 aged, 1,212 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 66.2. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 127.1. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
10,242 spouses, 14,474 children (13,061 natural, 320 adopted, 1,093 stepchildren), 953 grandchildren, 331 brothers or sisters, 426 parents, 923 other relatives, 1,038 non-relatives
Size of family households: 4,550 2-persons, 3,291 3-persons, 2,861 4-persons, 1,194 5-persons, 486 6-persons, 231 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,044 1-person, 613 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 18 5-persons.
94.2% of residents of Barrow County speak English at home. 2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Barrow County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.23 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)
Year house built
48% of Barrow County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $113,500
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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.)
Solid Waste Management: $1,128,000
Air Transportation: $466,000
Parks and Recreation: $301,000
Parks and Recreation: $896,000
Police Protection: $269,000
Health - Other: $63,000
General Public Buildings: $58,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $40,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,000
Local Fire Protection: $7,000
Health - Other: $4,185,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,116,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,594,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,077,000
Financial Administration: $1,595,000
Regular Highways: $1,150,000
Central Staff Services: $1,040,000
General Public Buildings: $954,000
Air Transportation: $922,000
Parks and Recreation: $850,000
Public Welfare - Other: $382,000
Solid Waste Management: $360,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $346,000
Hospitals: $275,000
General - Other: $190,000
Natural Resources - Other: $102,000
Libraries: $62,000
Housing and Community Development: $34,000
General - Other: $43,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,129,000
Special Assessments: $462,000
General Revenue, NEC: $370,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,295,000
Health - Other: $261,000
Local Fire Protection: $259,000
Central Staff Services: $140,000
General Public Building: $125,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $44,000
Regular Highways: $33,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Correctional Institutions: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Highways: $475,000
All Other: $372,000
Property: $13,826,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,151,000
Other License: $762,000
Public Utility License: $425,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $245,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $217,000
Public Utilities Sales: $183,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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