Burke County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

This county:	28.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	13.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.1%), Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Burke County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 10,556	(47.5%)
Females: 11,687	(52.5%)

Burke County:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county	$29,960
Georgia:	$45,604

Burke County	$87,679
Georgia:	$147,500

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 247
• Burglaries: 145
• Thefts: 345
• Auto thefts: 34

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: -1
• Burglaries: 119
• Thefts: 293
• Auto thefts: 46

Area name: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Burke County is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waynesboro, Sardis, Midville, Girard, Keysville, Vidette.

Neighboring counties: Aiken County, South Carolina , Allendale County, South Carolina , Barnwell County, South Carolina , Emanuel County , Jefferson County , Jenkins County , Richmond County , Screven County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Burke County: Camp Burt Maxwell (A), Flowery Gap Landing (B), Bells Landing (C), Daniel Landing (D), Griffins Landing (E), Chandler Landing (F), Greens Cut (G), Stony Bluff Landing (H), Dog Ferry Landing (I), Bark Camp (J), Meeks Store (K), Brighams Landing (L), Rouse Store (M), Sims Landing (N), Buxton Landing (O), Southeast Georgia Experiment Station (P), Ellisons Landing (Q), Soldiers Field (R), Tucker Grove Society Hall (S), Burke County Jail (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Burke County include: Watkinville Church (A), Williams Grove Church (B), Allens Chapel (C), Wards Grove Church (D), Walkers Grove Church (E), Asbury Church (F), Bark Camp Church (G), Beechwood Church (H), Bells Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Clark Cemetery (1), Pol Hill Cemetery (2), Clarks Chapel Cemetery (3), Saint Paul Cemetery (4), Godbee Cemetery (5), Bark Camp Cemetery (6), White Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Boneyard Lake (A), Bunns Lake (B), Cypress Pond (C), Little Hell Pond (D), Gordon Pond (E), Lamberts Lake (F), Turkey Pond (G), Knight Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Newberry Creek (A), Steiner Branch (B), Brushy Creek (C), Clear Spring Creek (D), Lovett Branch (E), Still Branch (F), New Hope Branch (G), Stocking Branch (H), Nesbitt Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Gough Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.5%
Georgia:	4.6%

Current college students: 613
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 187 (66% naturalized citizens)

Burke County:	0.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,850
• One, attached: 75
• Two: 318
• 3 or 4: 313
• 5 to 9: 162
• 10 to 19: 19
• 20 or more: 45
• Mobile homes: 3,052
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Burke County with a mortgage: 1,952 (154 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,120

Burke County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 26 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/13/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,406 (79%) Carpooled: 1,259 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 53 (1%) Walked: 128 (2%) Other means: 164 (2%) Worked at home: 94 (1%)

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,921 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.88% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($18,361 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($7,557 average AGI)

Burke County:	1.72%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Richmond County, GA	2.13% ($25,994 average AGI)
from Columbia County, GA	0.26% ($34,250)
from Jefferson County, GA	0.20% ($24,267)
from Jenkins County, GA	0.20% ($26,933)
from Emanuel County, GA	0.13% ($25,900)
from Screven County, GA	0.13% ($23,600)

6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,010 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.14% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($18,499 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($6,511 average AGI)

Burke County:	1.54%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Richmond County, GA	2.84% ($21,664 average AGI)
to Columbia County, GA	0.45% ($34,629)
to Jefferson County, GA	0.28% ($22,545)
to Aiken County, SC	0.26% ($27,600)
to Screven County, GA	0.23% ($17,333)
to Emanuel County, GA	0.22% ($16,529)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,991 (2,228 aged, 763 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,519 (3,505 male householders, 2,306 female householders)

  3,619 spouses, 7,902 children (6,990 natural, 266 adopted, 646 stepchildren), 928 grandchildren, 237 brothers or sisters, 215 parents, 412 other relatives, 395 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,445 (987 male householders (885 living alone)), 1,130 female householders (996 living alone)), 328 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 279 (61 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,063 2-persons, 1,464 3-persons, 1,222 4-persons, 611 5-persons, 304 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,881 1-person, 195 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

3,247 married couples with children.
2,569 single-parent households (324 men, 2,245 women).

96.5% of residents of Burke County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $146,429,000 ($6315 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,823,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,104,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,349,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,565,000
Federal grants: $48,990,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,501,000 ($225,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,920,000 ($1,596,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,550,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,609,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,596,000

Here:	98 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.12 millions of gallons per day (94% from ground, 6% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.2

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

64% of Burke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Georgia.

Burke County:	64.2%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 18587
• Northeast: 587
• Midwest: 604
• South: 1916
• West: 175

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

Here:	8.2%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	7.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	12.3%
Georgia:	22.9%

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