Barrow County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 59,954 (47% urban, 53% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,353
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,001

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Land area: 162 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 370 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Barrow County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
Black (9.7%)
Hispanic (3.2%)
Other race (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Other Asian (1.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,779
County population in 2003: 53,420
Jobs in 2003: 13,580

Barrow County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 27,718
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Barrow County:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,383 ($45,019 in 2000)

This county	$48,383
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $151,605

Barrow County	$151,605
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $583
Institutionalized population: 275
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Barrow County in 2000: $958

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 races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 855 buildings, average cost: $69,600
2001: 948 buildings, average cost: $74,200
2002: 1227 buildings, average cost: $73,500
2003: 1330 buildings, average cost: $75,200
2004: 1358 buildings, average cost: $81,100
2005: 1416 buildings, average cost: $88,400
2006: 1115 buildings, average cost: $92,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Barrow County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $926 (0.9%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.4%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

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)

Barrow County:	3.6%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 362
1990 to 1994: 329
1985 to 1989: 329
1980 to 1984: 289
1975 to 1979: 127
1970 to 1974: 56
1970 to 1974: 58
1965 to 1969: 130

Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes

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

Barrow County marital status for males

Barrow County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Barrow County
Average size of farms: 80 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $114091
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $113.90
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.42%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $78685
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.16%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33557
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.47%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.47
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.33%
Vegetables: 55 harvested acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Public administration (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Mexico (19%)
Laos (18%)
Vietnam (8%)
Korea (8%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Cuba (5%)
Thailand (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Barrow County:

United States or American (30%)
Irish (10%)
English (10%)
German (9%)
Italian (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Barrow County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Barrow County, Georgia

163 people in nursing homes
148 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
108 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
26 people in other group homes
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
4 people in halfway houses

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,765.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Barrow County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Barrow County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Barrow County

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

Households: 45,689

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.

9,272 married couples with children.
2,484 single-parent households (603 men, 1,881 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,658

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

Deaths: 2,044

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

Net international migration: +312

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

Net internal migration: +11,010

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

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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,400
1995 to 1998: 3,037
1990 to 1994: 2,455
1980 to 1989: 3,723
1970 to 1979: 2,634
1960 to 1969: 1,628
1950 to 1959: 974
1940 to 1949: 636
1939 or earlier: 817

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 43
3 rooms: 360
4 rooms: 913
5 rooms: 3,538
6 rooms: 3,235
7 rooms: 2,166
8 rooms: 1,089
9 or more rooms: 1,009

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

1 room: 35
2 rooms: 215
3 rooms: 509
4 rooms: 1,283
5 rooms: 1,019
6 rooms: 496
7 rooms: 214
8 rooms: 123
9 or more rooms: 107

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 158
2 bedrooms: 1,839
3 bedrooms: 8,108
4 bedrooms: 1,817
5 or more bedrooms: 424

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Barrow County:

no bedroom: 56
1 bedroom: 567
2 bedrooms: 1,967
3 bedrooms: 1,140
4 bedrooms: 238
5 or more bedrooms: 33

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

no vehicle: 483
1 vehicle: 2,378
2 vehicles: 5,564
3 vehicles: 2,694
4 vehicles: 957
5 or more vehicles: 277

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

no vehicle: 542
1 vehicle: 1,652
2 vehicles: 1,369
3 vehicles: 343
4 vehicles: 74
5 or more vehicles: 21

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (65%)
Utility gas (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (41%)
Utility gas (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 326

Here:	5.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 176

Here:	7.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 158

Here:	15.5%
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)

Barrow County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $38,000
Charges - All Other: $1,510,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,088,000

Parks & Recreation: $176,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $20,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $3,555,000
Police Protection: $3,535,000

Corrections - Other: $2,161,000

Regular Highways: $1,482,000

Fire Protection: $1,409,000

Financial Administration: $1,403,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,262,000

Central Staff Services: $1,228,000

General - Other: $1,128,000

General Public Buildings: $1,080,000

Parks & Recreation: $508,000

Air Transportation: $429,000

Solid Waste Management: $340,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $314,000

Welfare - Other: $311,000

Libraries: $48,000

Natural Resources - Other: $36,000

Housing & Community Development: $30,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $809,000
All Other: $187,000
General - Interest on Debt: $271,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,942,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $252,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,647,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,150,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,420,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,390,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,340,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,361,000
Interest Earnings: $367,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $443,000
Health - Other: $95,000

Regular Highways: $36,000

Central Staff: $21,000

Corrections - Other: $14,000

Parks & Recreation: $14,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $14,000

Judicial: $13,000

General - Other: $11,000

Fire Protection: $5,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $19,190,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $310,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $280,000
Public Welfare: $277,000

Health & Hospitals: $243,000

Highways: $131,000
Tax - Property: $8,544,000
Total General Sales: $6,698,000

NEC: $996,000

Other Selective Sales: $929,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $172,000

Public Utilities: $137,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $11,980,000

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