Bleckley County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.8%), Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Public administration (12.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Bleckley County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 5,620	(48.2%)
Females: 6,046	(51.8%)

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Bleckley County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$38,731
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$320
State:	$614

Bleckley County:	$101,083
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $133,957

Here:	$133,957
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $123,198

Here:	$123,198
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $114,392

Here:	$114,392
State:	$222,245

Mobile homes: $35,805

Here:	$35,805
State:	$44,353

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 63
• Auto thefts: 5

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 99
• Auto thefts: 11

This county:	15.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bleckley 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: Cochran.

Neighboring counties: Dodge County , Houston County , Laurens County , Pulaski County , Twiggs County , Wilkinson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Magnolia (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Bleckley County include: Antioch Church (A), Union Hill Church (B), Trail Branch Church (C), Bethany Church (D), Beulah Springs Church (E), Brown Hill Church (F), Salem Church (G), Christian Hope Church (H), Saint Paul Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Barbour Cemetery (1), Limestone Memorial Gardens (2), Pulaski-Bleckley Memorial Gardens (3), Jones Cemetery (4), James Dykes Memorial Park (5), Walters Cemetery (6), Walker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Paulk Lakes (A), Trunell Pond (B), Harris Lake (C), Nesmith Pond (D), Livingston Pond (E), Land Lake (F), Smith Lake (G), Lake Linda (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Creek (A), Wilson Branch (B), Gully Branch (C), Bollinger Creek (D), Harvey Branch (E), Henderson Branch (F), Big Branch (G), Reedy Creek (H), Collins Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.2%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 867
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 167 (44% naturalized citizens)

Bleckley County:	1.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,313
• One, attached: 17
• Two: 126
• 3 or 4: 111
• 5 to 9: 50
• 10 to 19: 11
• 20 or more: 51
• Mobile homes: 1,187

Housing units in Bleckley County with a mortgage: 1,178 (92 second mortgage, 70 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 900

Here:	56.7% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Bleckley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/24/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 16 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Bleckley County-area historical earthquake activity is below Georgia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.4 miles away from Bleckley County center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,793 (81%) Carpooled: 606 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 96 (2%) Other means: 40 (1%) Worked at home: 141 (3%)

6.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,691 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.67%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.06% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,559 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($6,133 average AGI)

Bleckley County:	1.62%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Houston County, GA	1.17% ($32,267 average AGI)
from Dodge County, GA	0.73% ($25,071)
from Laurens County, GA	0.52% ($34,600)
from Pulaski County, GA	0.47% ($39,222)

5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,728 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.88% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,509 average AGI)
1.10% relocated to other states ($6,219 average AGI)

Bleckley County:	1.10%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Dodge County, GA	1.08% ($23,951 average AGI)
to Houston County, GA	0.55% ($36,048)
to Pulaski County, GA	0.50% ($32,842)
to Laurens County, GA	0.47% ($24,722)
to Bibb County, GA	0.32% ($31,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

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: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,067 (1,634 aged, 433 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,624 (2,196 male householders, 912 female householders)

  2,243 spouses, 3,498 children (3,218 natural, 65 adopted, 215 stepchildren), 288 grandchildren, 121 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 184 other relatives, 116 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,407 (531 male householders (452 living alone)), 720 female householders (664 living alone)), 156 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 635 (277 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,388 2-persons, 706 3-persons, 615 4-persons, 251 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,116 1-person, 114 2-persons, 21 3-persons.

97.3% of residents of Bleckley County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very 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: $84,426,000 ($7008 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,529,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,624,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,292,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,152,000
Federal grants: $17,816,000
Federal procurement contracts: $265,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,277,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $582,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,606,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,123,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+27 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

67% of Bleckley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.

Bleckley County:	66.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 9911
• Northeast: 228
• Midwest: 310
• South: 880
• West: 139

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,200

Here:	2.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	2.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	11.2%
Georgia:	22.9%

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