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Bryan County, Georgia (GA)



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Bryan County, GA mapCounty population in 2005: 28,549 (40% urban, 60% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,312
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,777
% of renters here:  22%
State:  33%
Land area: 442 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 65 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  11.7%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  4.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.2%), Manufacturing (13.7%), Retail trade (12.5%), Construction (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Bryan County, Georgia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
  • Black (14.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  33.3 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Males: 11,603  (49.5%)
Females: 11,814  (50.5%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $24,686
County population in 2003: 26,165
Jobs in 2003: 4,954

Bryan County,GA real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 13,601
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.3%

Average household size:
Bryan County:  2.9 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,958 ($48,345 in 2000)
This county  $51,958
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $169,493
Bryan County  $169,493
Georgia:  $147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $541
Institutionalized population: 130
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bryan County in 2000: $1057


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 7
  • Assaults: 8
  • Burglaries: 62
  • Thefts: 214
  • Auto thefts: 11

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 7
  • Assaults: 14
  • Burglaries: 57
  • Thefts: 399
  • Auto thefts: 20

Bryan County races chart


Bryan County, GA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 389 buildings, average cost: $134,000
  • 2003: 421 buildings, average cost: $154,700
  • 2004: 494 buildings, average cost: $181,300
  • 2005: 577 buildings, average cost: $189,400
  • 2006: 550 buildings, average cost: $180,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Bryan County Georgia:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,155 (1.0%)

Area name: Savannah, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bryan County is $607 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $897 a month.

Cities in this county include: Richmond Hill, Pembroke.

Neighboring counties: Bulloch County , Chatham County , Effingham County , Evans County , Liberty County .


Bryan County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Bryan County: Kilkenny (A), Mule Pen Landing (B), Lincoln Landing (C), Clyde (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bryan County include: Lanier Church (A), Anderson Temple (B), Athens Church (C), Beautiful Zion Church (D), Beulah Church (E), Black Creek Church (F), Blitchon Church (G), Boyds Temple (H), Bryan County Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Patterson Cemetery (1), Driggers Cemetery (2), Beautiful Zion Cemetery (3), Clyde Cemetery (4), Bird Cemetery (5), Richmond Hill Cemetery (6), Blitch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Boggy Pond (A), Jones Lake (B), Billie Pond (C), Haarley Lake (D), Gartrell Lake (E), Jones Bay (F), Elbow Swamp (G), Lost Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sterling Creek (A), Otter Hole Branch (B), Retreat Creek (C), Sweet Hill Creek (D), Black Creek (E), Cubbage Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Miles Branch (H), Tivoli River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Bryan County: Richmond Hill State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.7%
Georgia:  4.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 825
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 592 (47% naturalized citizens)

Bryan County:  2.5%
Whole state:  7.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 79
  • 1990 to 1994: 150
  • 1985 to 1989: 38
  • 1980 to 1984: 55
  • 1975 to 1979: 37
  • 1970 to 1974: 64
  • 1970 to 1974: 54
  • 1965 to 1969: 115

Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 25.2%

Bryan County marital status for males

Bryan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,629
  • One, attached: 42
  • Two: 37
  • 3 or 4: 223
  • 5 to 9: 235
  • 10 to 19: 27
  • 20 or more: 290
  • Mobile homes: 2,182
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Bryan County with a mortgage: 3,380 (303 second mortgage, 295 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 847


Agriculture in Bryan County
Average size of farms: 264 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18978
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $256.84
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15984
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.48%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21241
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.92%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.14
Corn for grain: 501 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 793 harvested acres
Vegetables: 11 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1 acres

Bryan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 49 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 31 people and caused $38 million in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)


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



  • Germany (20%)
  • Taiwan (11%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
  • Philippines (9%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Korea (6%)
  • Vietnam (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Bryan County:



  • United States or American (24%)
  • English (11%)
  • German (11%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Bryan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 9,092 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 1,372 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
  • Taxi: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 81 (1%)
  • Other means: 118 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 290 (3%)
 

68 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
62 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $57,244.

13.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,845 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.90%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.32% of residents moved from foreign countries ($948 average AGI)
Bryan County:  0.32%
Georgia average:  0.39%

8.02% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,423 average AGI)
5.56% relocated from other states ($25,474 average AGI)
Bryan County:  5.56%
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 Chatham County, GA  4.48% ($46,069 average AGI)
from Liberty County, GA  1.03% ($35,031)
from Effingham County, GA  0.64% ($33,200)
from Bulloch County, GA  0.37% ($32,829)
from Evans County, GA  0.12% ($21,909)
from Beaufort County, SC  0.11% ($30,800)
from Palm Beach County, FL  0.11% ($112,400)


11.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,347 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.81%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.15% of residents moved to foreign countries ($712 average AGI)
Bryan County:  0.15%
Georgia average:  0.09%

7.74% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($26,348 average AGI)
3.92% relocated to other states ($20,287 average AGI)
Bryan County:  3.92%
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 Chatham County, GA  3.34% ($44,847 average AGI)
to Effingham County, GA  1.01% ($38,559)
to Liberty County, GA  0.99% ($28,264)
to Bulloch County, GA  0.55% ($32,588)
to Duval County, FL  0.14% ($42,385)
to Fulton County, GA  0.14% ($72,308)
to Gwinnett County, GA  0.12% ($30,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.7



Births per 1000 population in Bryan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.4



Deaths per 1000 population in Bryan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bryan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,776 (2,154 aged, 622 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%


Household type by relationship


Households: 23,285
  • In family households: 21,479 (5,173 male householders, 1,390 female householders)
    5,292 spouses, 7,902 children (7,121 natural, 194 adopted, 587 stepchildren), 619 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 300 other relatives, 442 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,806 (724 male householders (606 living alone)), 802 female householders (719 living alone)), 280 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 132 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,256 2-persons, 1,682 3-persons, 1,601 4-persons, 698 5-persons, 191 6-persons, 135 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,325 1-person, 143 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

5,108 married couples with children.
1,516 single-parent households (335 men, 1,181 women).

95.8% of residents of Bryan County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $396,888,000 ($14414 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $304,219,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,028,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,952,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $408,000
Federal grants: $17,606,000
Federal procurement contracts: $286,422,000 ($284,781,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,471,000 ($6,520,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $21,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $36,758,000
Federal Government insurance: $646,341,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,936
Here:  68 per 1000 residents
State:  79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 836
Here:  29 per 1000 residents
State:  38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +66
Here:  +2 per 1000 residents
State:  +21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +4,004
Here:  +140 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Bryan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.0
State:  6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.7
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 590
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,469
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,722
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,196
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,188
  • 1960 to 1969: 536
  • 1950 to 1959: 276
  • 1940 to 1949: 336
  • 1939 or earlier: 362


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 51
  • 3 rooms: 186
  • 4 rooms: 516
  • 5 rooms: 1,549
  • 6 rooms: 1,641
  • 7 rooms: 1,233
  • 8 rooms: 570
  • 9 or more rooms: 566


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

  • 1 room: 24
  • 2 rooms: 117
  • 3 rooms: 232
  • 4 rooms: 424
  • 5 rooms: 459
  • 6 rooms: 291
  • 7 rooms: 169
  • 8 rooms: 49
  • 9 or more rooms: 12


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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 258
  • 2 bedrooms: 760
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,896
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,173
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 225


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bryan County:

  • no bedroom: 34
  • 1 bedroom: 361
  • 2 bedrooms: 605
  • 3 bedrooms: 689
  • 4 bedrooms: 86
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2


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

  • no vehicle: 167
  • 1 vehicle: 1,223
  • 2 vehicles: 2,904
  • 3 vehicles: 1,510
  • 4 vehicles: 368
  • 5 or more vehicles: 140


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

  • no vehicle: 194
  • 1 vehicle: 891
  • 2 vehicles: 561
  • 3 vehicles: 99
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 22

48% of Bryan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Georgia.

Bryan County:  48.4%
State average:  50.8%


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

  • This state: 13885
  • Northeast: 1480
  • Midwest: 1552
  • South: 4705
  • West: 713

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $131,900


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 (74%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (78%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 185
Here:  5.4%
Georgia:  8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 80
Here:  5.2%
Georgia:  8.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 102
Here:  13.9%
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)

Bryan County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $623,000
    Parks & Recreation: $20,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,717,000
    General: $1,096,000
    Parks & Recreation: $628,000
    Housing & Community Development: $353,000
    Health - Other: $31,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,564,000
    General - Other: $2,236,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,214,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,111,000
    Regular Highways: $1,091,000
    Solid Waste Management: $727,000
    Welfare - Other: $607,000
    Financial Administration: $477,000
    Health Services - Other: $450,000
    Parks & Recreation: $437,000
    Fire Protection: $336,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $209,000
    General Public Buildings: $199,000
    Libraries: $174,000
    Housing & Community Development: $161,000
    Corrections - Other: $81,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $72,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $56,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,037,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,581,000
    Public Welfare: $272,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $328,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $959,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $308,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $959,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,128,000
    Interest Earnings: $145,000
    Rents: $59,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $345,000
    Police Protection: $328,000
    Fire Protection: $165,000
    Financial Administration: $71,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $38,000
    Parks & Recreation: $28,000
    Corrections - Other: $22,000
    Judicial: $14,000
    Welfare - Other: $6,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,095,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $657,000
    Health & Hospitals: $156,000
    Highways: $155,000
    Public Welfare: $145,000
    Housing & Community Development: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,804,000
    Total General Sales: $2,426,000
    NEC: $1,040,000
    Other Selective Sales: $537,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $149,000
    Public Utilities: $54,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,601,000

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