Ben Hill County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.4%), Educational,health and social services (18.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Ben Hill County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 8,369	(47.9%)
Females: 9,115	(52.1%)

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Ben Hill County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$31,380
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$312
State:	$614

Ben Hill County:	$83,787
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $115,819

Here:	$115,819
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $219,750

Here:	$219,750
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $45,175

Here:	$45,175
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,424

Here:	$91,424
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $33,525

Here:	$33,525
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $32,500

Here:	$32,500
State:	$44,353

This county:	22.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	9.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ben Hill County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $558 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fitzgerald, Little House Creek.

Neighboring counties: Coffee County , Irwin County , Telfair County , Turner County , Wilcox County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ben Hill County: Ben Hill County Farm (A), Fitzgerald Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Fitzgerald Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Ben Hill County include: Abba Church (A), Westwood Church (B), Youngs Chapel (C), Anderson Memorial Church (D), Union Church (E), Bethlehem Church (F), Sturgeon Church (G), Callie Garbutt Church (H), Shiloh Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Wilcox-Reid Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Westwood Cemetery (4), Tucker Cemetery (5), Troup Cemetery (6), Kiokee Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Reubin Lake (A), Devils Den (B), Ware Pond (C), Tuggle Lake (D), Beatrice, Lake (E), Metz Lake (F), Lake Beatrice (G), Morehead Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stone Creek (A), Sturgeon Creek (B), Otter Creek (C), Courthouse Branch (D), South Prong House Creek (E), Minschew Branch (F), Mill Branch (G), Young Creek (H), Turkey Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Ben Hill County: Ben Hill County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	13.6%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 591
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 591 (20% naturalized citizens)

Ben Hill County:	3.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,619
• One, attached: 131
• Two: 312
• 3 or 4: 224
• 5 to 9: 157
• 10 to 19: 69
• 20 or more: 182
• Mobile homes: 1,918
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Ben Hill County with a mortgage: 1,840 (194 second mortgage, 179 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,182

Here:	60.9% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Ben Hill County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/14/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Ben Hill County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from Ben Hill County center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,687 (79%) Carpooled: 1,173 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Taxi: 36 (0%) Bicycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 83 (1%) Other means: 106 (1%) Worked at home: 85 (1%)

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,597 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.10% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($17,937 average AGI)
1.96% relocated from other states ($12,663 average AGI)

Ben Hill County:	1.96%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Irwin County, GA	1.08% ($25,484 average AGI)
from Coffee County, GA	0.42% ($17,250)
from Tift County, GA	0.38% ($30,545)
from Wilcox County, GA	0.35% ($26,600)

5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,448 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.71%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.40% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,540 average AGI)
1.31% relocated to other states ($7,911 average AGI)

Ben Hill County:	1.31%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Irwin County, GA	1.17% ($24,761 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA	0.51% ($27,345)
to Coffee County, GA	0.28% ($17,688)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,970 (2,305 aged, 665 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,847 (3,116 male householders, 1,592 female householders)

  3,291 spouses, 5,535 children (4,900 natural, 162 adopted, 473 stepchildren), 563 grandchildren, 151 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 240 other relatives, 325 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,267 (843 male householders (696 living alone)), 1,126 female householders (1,081 living alone)), 298 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 370 (332 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,919 2-persons, 1,121 3-persons, 938 4-persons, 411 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,777 1-person, 146 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

95.0% of residents of Ben Hill County speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $112,199,000 ($6469 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,465,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,118,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,789,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,118,000
Federal grants: $33,605,000
Federal procurement contracts: $480,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,088,000 ($222,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,300,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,937,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,556,000

Here:	86 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.2

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

60% of Ben Hill County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Georgia.

Ben Hill County:	60.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 13669
• Northeast: 393
• Midwest: 392
• South: 2178
• West: 177

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,700

Here:	2.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	6.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	29.7%
Georgia:	22.9%

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