Chatham County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	40%
State:	33%

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Races in Chatham County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 111,790	(48.2%)
Females: 120,258	(51.8%)

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Chatham County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$45,647
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$648
State:	$614

Chatham County:	$175,400
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $264,863

Here:	$264,863
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $259,143

Here:	$259,143
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $380,006

Here:	$380,006
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $264,185

Here:	$264,185
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $207,709

Here:	$207,709
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $33,490

Here:	$33,490
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,047

Here:	$31,047
State:	$74,556

Chatham County:	15.6%
Georgia:	14.3%

Area name: Savannah, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chatham 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: Savannah, Wilmington Island, Garden City, Georgetown, Skidaway Island, Pooler, Whitemarsh Island, Montgomery, Tybee Island, Port Wentworth.

2005 air pollution in Chatham County:

Lead: 0.00 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.068 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 24 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 62 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 31 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.040 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bryan County , Jasper County, South Carolina , Effingham County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Chatham County: Mary Galder Golf Course (A), Mary Calder Golf Course (B), Torreys Landing (C), Savannah State Docks (D), Priest Landing (E), Garden City Terminal Georgia Ports Authority (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Chatham County include: Wildwood Church (A), Beth Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Spring Hill Church (D), South Newington Church (E), Shiloh Church (F), Pilgrim Church (G), Oakland Church (H), New Testament Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Magnolia Memorial Park (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Fairlawn Cemetery (3), Bonaventure Cemetery (4), Greenwich Cemetery (5), Sand Hill Cemetery (6), Brickyard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Teal Pond (A), Ocean Pond (B), Palmetto Pond (C), Flag Pond (D), Otter Pond (E), North Otter Pond (F), Rocket Pond (G), Beach Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Steamboat River (A), Bradley River (B), Rush Creek (C), Chimney Creek (D), Grove River (E), Oyster Creek (F), Halfmoon River (G), Mud Creek (H), Blue Bank Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Chatham County include: Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge (1), Fort Pulaski National Monument (2), Kings Ferry Park (3), National Wassaw Wildlife Refuge (4), Ossabaw Island State Heritage Preserve (5), South End Field (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.0%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 15,613
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,209 (42% naturalized citizens)

Chatham County:	4.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 61,959
• One, attached: 5,472
• Two: 4,873
• 3 or 4: 7,855
• 5 to 9: 5,624
• 10 to 19: 2,749
• 20 or more: 5,473
• Mobile homes: 5,584
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 94

Housing units in Chatham County with a mortgage: 32,766 (3,821 second mortgage, 4,000 home equity loan, 156 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14,938

Here:	68.7% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Chatham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1979, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Chatham County-area historical earthquake activity is near Georgia state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.4 miles away from Chatham County center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from Chatham County center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/8/2002 at 13:29:03, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 2.4 mi) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from Chatham County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 80,088 (76%) Carpooled: 14,099 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 3,026 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Ferryboat: 60 (0%) Taxi: 210 (0%) Motorcycle: 170 (0%) Bicycle: 725 (1%) Walked: 2,989 (3%) Other means: 828 (1%) Worked at home: 2,637 (3%)

9.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.42%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)

Chatham County:	0.28%
Georgia average:	0.39%

3.17% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($12,138 average AGI)
5.97% relocated from other states ($27,100 average AGI)

Chatham County:	5.97%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Effingham County, GA	0.54% ($33,226 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA	0.36% ($44,847)
from Liberty County, GA	0.28% ($22,704)
from Bulloch County, GA	0.18% ($28,794)
from Beaufort County, SC	0.16% ($51,693)
from Fulton County, GA	0.16% ($63,375)
from Cobb County, GA	0.13% ($55,580)

8.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.15%
Georgia average:	9.55%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($448 average AGI)

Chatham County:	0.10%
Georgia average:	0.09%

3.62% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($17,372 average AGI)
4.42% relocated to other states ($23,224 average AGI)

Chatham County:	4.42%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Effingham County, GA	0.90% ($44,587 average AGI)
to Bryan County, GA	0.51% ($46,069)
to Liberty County, GA	0.24% ($25,203)
to Fulton County, GA	0.21% ($37,690)
to Bulloch County, GA	0.21% ($33,409)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.18% ($25,300)
to Beaufort County, SC	0.16% ($76,296)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 33,598 (28,304 aged, 5,294 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 186,867 (39,750 male householders, 20,000 female householders)

  41,315 spouses, 66,404 children (61,165 natural, 1,764 adopted, 3,475 stepchildren), 7,707 grandchildren, 2,216 brothers or sisters, 1,752 parents, 3,874 other relatives, 3,849 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 37,172 (13,229 male householders (10,009 living alone)), 16,884 female householders (14,363 living alone)), 7,059 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,009 (3,501 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 25,433 2-persons, 14,746 3-persons, 11,349 4-persons, 5,208 5-persons, 1,919 6-persons, 1,095 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24,372 1-person, 4,779 2-persons, 666 3-persons, 214 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

93.3% of residents of Chatham County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,997,135,000 ($8373 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $611,744,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $619,505,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $359,067,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,866,000
Federal grants: $345,546,000
Federal procurement contracts: $343,781,000 ($314,663,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $321,369,000 ($226,163,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $87,911,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $136,963,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,534,547,000

Here:	81 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 33.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

52% of Chatham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Georgia.

Chatham County:	51.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 144471
• Northeast: 17261
• Midwest: 13597
• South: 39098
• West: 5443

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,500

Here:	16.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	17.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	29.3%
Georgia:	22.9%

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