Barrow County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.9%), Construction (13.7%), Retail trade (13.7%), Educational,health and social services (13.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Barrow County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	32.5 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 22,939	(49.7%)
Females: 23,205	(50.3%)

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Barrow County:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$50,357
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$659
State:	$614

Barrow County:	$142,700
Georgia:	$164,500

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 239
• Burglaries: 330
• Thefts: 630
• Auto thefts: 83

Barrow County:	14.2%
Georgia:	14.3%

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

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.

Neighboring counties: Clarke County , Gwinnett County , Hall County , Jackson County , Oconee County , Walton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Barrow County: Pine Hills Golf Course (A), County Line (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Barrow County include: Whistleville Christian Church (A), Apalachee Church (B), Apalachee Shoals Church (C), Auburn Park Chapel (D), Austin Chapel (E), Union Church (F), Barber Creek Church (G), Trinity Church (H), Bethabra Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Barrow Memorial Gardens (1), Russell Cemetery (2), Booth Memorial Park (3), Millsaps Cemetery (4), House Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6), Harmony Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Barber Creek (A), Marburg Creek (B), Marbury Lake (C), Rutledge Lake (D), McLocklin Lake (E), Lesters Lake (F), Harrison Lake (G), Guyouzts Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Mulberry River (A), Beech Creek (B), Drowning Creek (C), Rock Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Barrow County: Russell Homeplace Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.7%
Georgia:	9.5%

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)

Barrow County:	3.6%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,711
• One, attached: 89
• Two: 786
• 3 or 4: 316
• 5 to 9: 360
• 10 to 19: 65
• 20 or more: 117
• Mobile homes: 2,853
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

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

Here:	78.3% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Barrow County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Barrow County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.3 miles away from Barrow County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 52.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from Barrow County center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from Barrow County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,585 (78%) Carpooled: 4,165 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 77 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 72 (0%) Other means: 140 (1%) Worked at home: 540 (2%)

13.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,325 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.54%
Georgia average:	10.98%

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%

from Gwinnett County, GA	4.99% ($41,344 average AGI)
from Jackson County, GA	0.82% ($31,638)
from Clarke County, GA	0.75% ($33,473)
from Walton County, GA	0.72% ($30,257)
from Hall County, GA	0.55% ($37,545)
from DeKalb County, GA	0.41% ($40,333)
from Oconee County, GA	0.33% ($33,723)

8.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,205 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.82%
Georgia average:	9.55%

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%

to Gwinnett County, GA	2.43% ($34,725 average AGI)
to Jackson County, GA	0.84% ($45,780)
to Walton County, GA	0.64% ($36,230)
to Clarke County, GA	0.47% ($33,213)
to Hall County, GA	0.39% ($38,808)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.27% ($29,647)
to Fulton County, GA	0.23% ($40,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 41,000 (9,881 male householders, 2,732 female householders)

  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

• In nonfamily households: 4,689 (1,817 male householders (1,246 living alone)), 1,962 female householders (1,798 living alone)), 910 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 455 (296 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $187,365,000 ($3321 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,570,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $94,141,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,379,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $675,000
Federal grants: $35,396,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,207,000 ($214,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,567,000 ($5,686,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $828,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $136,726,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,138,000

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

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+184 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.23 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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.

Barrow County:	48.0%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 30717
• Northeast: 1889
• Midwest: 3092
• South: 7350
• West: 1162

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $113,500

Here:	5.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	7.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	15.5%
Georgia:	22.9%

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