Berrien County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.1%), Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Retail trade (15.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Berrien County, Georgia:

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

Males: 7,975	(49.1%)
Females: 8,260	(50.9%)

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Berrien County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$34,789
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$319
State:	$614

Berrien County:	$92,794
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $144,957

Here:	$144,957
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $74,337

Here:	$74,337
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $202,063

Here:	$202,063
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,558

Here:	$171,558
State:	$151,985

Mobile homes: $34,217

Here:	$34,217
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$74,556

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 52
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	17.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Berrien County is $376 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.

Cities in this county include: Nashville, Enigma, Ray City, Alapaha.

Neighboring counties: Atkinson County , Coffee County , Cook County , Irwin County , Lanier County , Lowndes County , Tift County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Berrien County: Camp Tygart (A), Alapaha Experimental Range (B), Georgia Coastal Plain Experimental Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Berrien County include: Long Bridge Church (A), Vickers Church (B), Barnes Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Temple Church (F), Saint Lukes Church (G), Community Church (H), Rowe Town Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Avera Cemetery (1), Golpher Hill Cemetery (2), Baskins Cemetery (3), Luke Cemetery (4), Bennett Cemetery (5), Pleasant Cemetery (6), Connell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Purvis Lake (A), Russel, Lake (B), Gaskins Pond (C), Bobben, Lake (D), Slash Pond (E), Bennett Pond (F), Butler Pond (G), Patrick, Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: New River (A), Cypress Creek (B), Gum Branch (C), Gum Creek (D), Mud Creek (E), Wolfpen Branch (F), Hog Creek (G), Reedy Creek (H), Reedy Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.8%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 604
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 220 (30% naturalized citizens)

Berrien County:	1.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,066
• One, attached: 62
• Two: 92
• 3 or 4: 113
• 5 to 9: 73
• 10 to 19: 54
• 20 or more: 19
• Mobile homes: 2,614
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Berrien County with a mortgage: 1,323 (120 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,065

Here:	55.4% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Berrien County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Berrien County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 100% 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 99.3 miles away from Berrien County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,816 (80%) Carpooled: 1,033 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 46 (1%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 16 (0%) Walked: 56 (1%) Other means: 94 (1%) Worked at home: 211 (3%)

8.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,466 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.36%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.67% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($16,761 average AGI)
2.69% relocated from other states ($12,705 average AGI)

Berrien County:	2.69%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Lowndes County, GA	1.37% ($24,986 average AGI)
from Tift County, GA	0.87% ($19,298)
from Cook County, GA	0.69% ($18,459)
from Lanier County, GA	0.54% ($21,034)
from Irwin County, GA	0.22% ($24,333)
from Coffee County, GA	0.19% ($18,600)

8.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.68%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.48% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,040 average AGI)
2.20% relocated to other states ($6,498 average AGI)

Berrien County:	2.20%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Lowndes County, GA	1.81% ($25,316 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA	1.13% ($31,475)
to Cook County, GA	1.05% ($26,702)
to Lanier County, GA	0.59% ($21,344)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,680 (2,082 aged, 598 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,051 (3,466 male householders, 1,074 female householders)

  3,608 spouses, 4,863 children (4,466 natural, 89 adopted, 308 stepchildren), 328 grandchildren, 100 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 174 other relatives, 333 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,028 (771 male householders (591 living alone)), 952 female householders (895 living alone)), 305 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 156 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,867 2-persons, 1,161 3-persons, 916 4-persons, 406 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,486 1-person, 194 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.0% of residents of Berrien County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $107,206,000 ($6427 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,817,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,715,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,389,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,035,000
Federal grants: $23,333,000
Federal procurement contracts: $543,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,190,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $863,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,376,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,848,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

60% of Berrien County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Georgia.

Berrien County:	60.4%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 12223
• Northeast: 444
• Midwest: 448
• South: 2574
• West: 221

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Here:	2.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	3.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	6.1%
Georgia:	22.9%

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