Chattahoochee County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 9,430 (79% urban, 21% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 819
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,113

% of renters here:	72%
State:	33%

Land area: 249 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 60 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

2008 cost of living index in Chattahoochee County: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Retail trade (14.4%), Manufacturing (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 27%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Chattahoochee County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Chattahoochee County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (55.0%)
Black (29.9%)
Hispanic (10.4%)
Other race (5.2%)
Two or more races (3.8%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Korean (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	23.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 9,405	(63.2%)
Females: 5,477	(36.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,639
County population in 2003: 13,248
Jobs in 2003: 16,158

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,270
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.8%

Average household size:

Chattahoochee County:	3.4 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,879 ($37,106 in 2000)

This county	$39,879
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $93,544

Chattahoochee County	$93,544
Georgia:	$147,500

Median monthly rent in 2000: $581
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Chattahoochee County in 2000: $677

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 37
Auto thefts: 7

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2004 Presidential Election results in Chattahoochee County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 45.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $276 (0.4%)

Area name: Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chattahoochee County is $479 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $729 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cusseta, Fort Benning.

Neighboring counties: Russell County, Alabama , Marion County , Muscogee County , Stewart County , Talbot County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Chattahoochee County: Cody Landing (A), Chambers Landing (B), Bon Acre Landing (C), Bradley Landing (D), Victory Lodge (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Chattahoochee County include: Zion Hills Church (A), Christopher Church (B), Friendship Church (C), Good Hope Church (D), Liberty Hill Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Goodhope Cemetery (1), Wilkinson Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Daniels Pond (A), Cooks Mill Pond (B), McMurrin Pond (C), Kings Pond (D), Kings Millpond (E), Schley Pond (F), Twilight Pond (G), McMath Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stevens Branch (A), Halloca Creek (B), Lemert Creek (C), Clear Creek (D), Oswichee Creek (E), Harps Creek (F), Heriot Creek (G), Hewell Creek (H), Hichitee Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Chattahoochee County: River Bend Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	10.1%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 837
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 894 (43% naturalized citizens)

Chattahoochee County:	6.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 257 1990 to 1994: 218 1985 to 1989: 162 1980 to 1984: 124 1975 to 1979: 56 1970 to 1974: 21 1970 to 1974: 12 1965 to 1969: 44

Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.2%

Chattahoochee County marital status for males

Chattahoochee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 950
One, attached: 970
Two: 197
3 or 4: 359
5 to 9: 174
10 to 19: 2
20 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 658

Housing units in Chattahoochee County with a mortgage: 210 (25 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 144

Agriculture in Chattahoochee County
Average size of farms: 272 acres
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.38%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $18654
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.25%
Average age of principal farm operators: 45 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.30

Chattahoochee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (15%)
Construction (15%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Health care (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (12%)
Social assistance (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)

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

Germany (19%)
Philippines (9%)
Korea (8%)
El Salvador (6%)
Jamaica (6%)
Colombia (6%)
Mexico (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Chattahoochee County:

German (11%)
United States or American (9%)
Irish (9%)
English (3%)
Italian (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
African (2%)

Chattahoochee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,406 (52%)
Carpooled: 1,243 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 52 (1%)
Motorcycle: 28 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 2,130 (25%)
Other means: 200 (2%)
Worked at home: 462 (5%)

4874 people in military barracks, etc.
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,121.

26.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,903 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	26.92%
Georgia average:	10.98%

3.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($4,093 average AGI)
Chattahoochee County: 3.02%
Georgia average: 0.39%

6.78% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($7,027 average AGI)
17.12% relocated from other states ($20,785 average AGI)
Chattahoochee County: 17.12%
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 Muscogee County, GA	4.58% ($26,464 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, NC	1.18% ($38,931)
from Bell County, TX	0.86% ($42,524)
from Pierce County, WA	0.74% ($29,944)
from Honolulu County, HI	0.74% ($31,500)
from Montgomery County, TN	0.57% ($53,071)
from Russell County, AL	0.53% ($14,615)

34.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,279 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	34.40%
Georgia average:	9.55%

1.72% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,986 average AGI)
Chattahoochee County: 1.72%
Georgia average: 0.09%

11.26% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($9,876 average AGI)
21.42% relocated to other states ($24,417 average AGI)
Chattahoochee County: 21.42%
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 Muscogee County, GA	7.96% ($28,613 average AGI)
to Russell County, AL	1.72% ($24,617)
to Lee County, AL	1.10% ($38,000)
to Cumberland County, NC	0.95% ($43,423)
to Honolulu County, HI	0.73% ($49,800)
to Bell County, TX	0.66% ($43,667)
to Pierce County, WA	0.66% ($37,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Births per 1000 population in Chattahoochee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 2.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 2.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Chattahoochee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Chattahoochee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 387 (292 aged, 95 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1893.860
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 211.190

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 6.81

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.81

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,980

In family households: 9,607 (2,178 male householders, 464 female householders)
2,228 spouses, 4,305 children (3,628 natural, 90 adopted, 587 stepchildren), 138 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 118 other relatives, 130 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 373 (186 male householders (148 living alone)), 116 female householders (100 living alone)), 71 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,902 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 658 2-persons, 569 3-persons, 717 4-persons, 469 5-persons, 164 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 248 1-person, 45 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 2 6-persons.

85.8% of residents of Chattahoochee County speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $284,686,000 ($21078 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $255,094,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $10,379,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $3,147,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,000
Federal grants: $5,419,000
Federal procurement contracts: $265,362,000 ($252,763,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $377,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $78,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,193,000
Federal Government insurance: $134,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,276

Here:	87 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 191

Here:	13 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +184

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,426

Here:	-97 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Chattahoochee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.50 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 106
1995 to 1998: 179
1990 to 1994: 241
1980 to 1989: 536
1970 to 1979: 887
1960 to 1969: 511
1950 to 1959: 361
1940 to 1949: 183
1939 or earlier: 312

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chattahoochee County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 66 4 rooms: 62 5 rooms: 238 6 rooms: 211 7 rooms: 140 8 rooms: 69 9+ rooms: 22

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chattahoochee County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 45 3 rooms: 101 4 rooms: 302 5 rooms: 340 6 rooms: 699 7 rooms: 417 8 rooms: 60 9+ rooms: 149

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chattahoochee County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 47 2 bedrooms: 132 3 bedrooms: 466 4 bedrooms: 167 5+ bedrooms: 7

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chattahoochee County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 97 2 bedrooms: 403 3 bedrooms: 626 4 bedrooms: 960 5+ bedrooms: 27

Cars and other vehicles available in Chattahoochee County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 49 1 vehicle: 210 2 vehicles: 306 3 vehicles: 185 4 vehicles: 60 5+ vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Chattahoochee County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 82 1 vehicle: 603 2 vehicles: 1,229 3 vehicles: 166 4 vehicles: 23 5+ vehicles: 10

17% of Chattahoochee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 11% lived in Georgia.

Chattahoochee County:	17.0%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 2891
Northeast: 1694
Midwest: 1910
South: 4712
West: 1848

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%) Utility gas (8%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93

Here:	4.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27

Here:	4.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 98

Here:	15.3%
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 (Noninst.)

Chattahoochee County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $196,000
Sewerage: $106,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $711,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $407,000
Police Protection: $327,000

Central Staff Services: $218,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $204,000

General - Other: $200,000

Water Utilities: $186,000

Financial Administration: $176,000

Sewerage: $124,000

General Public Buildings: $104,000

Health Services - Other: $104,000

Fire Protection: $66,000

Welfare - Other: $57,000

Parks & Recreation: $28,000

Housing & Community Development: $14,000

Libraries: $12,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $125,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $965,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $934,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $31,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $449,000
Rents: $40,000

Interest Earnings: $25,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $43,000
Water Utilities: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $751,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $159,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $363,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $361,000
Health & Hospitals: $79,000

All Other: $61,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $441,000
Property: $436,000

Total General Sales: $315,000

NEC: $29,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $824,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $43,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Chattahoochee County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)