Clarke County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	58%
State:	33%

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Median resident age:	25.4 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 49,532	(48.8%)
Females: 51,957	(51.2%)

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Clarke County:	2.4 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,391
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$570
State:	$614

Clarke County:	$159,800
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $205,795

Here:	$205,795
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,362

Here:	$172,362
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $151,995

Here:	$151,995
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $85,000

Here:	$85,000
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $155,873

Here:	$155,873
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $29,803

Here:	$29,803
State:	$44,353

Clarke County:	28.7%
Georgia:	14.3%

Area name: Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clarke County is $509 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $851 a month.

Cities in this county include: Winterville, Athens.

2005 air pollution in Clarke County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.098 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 33 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barrow County , Jackson County , Madison County , Oconee County , Oglethorpe County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	6.8%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 29,695
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,509 (21% naturalized citizens)

Clarke County:	8.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,121
• One, attached: 1,821
• Two: 3,956
• 3 or 4: 3,210
• 5 to 9: 3,384
• 10 to 19: 3,447
• 20 or more: 4,376
• Mobile homes: 2,753
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 58

Housing units in Clarke County with a mortgage: 9,491 (809 second mortgage, 1,003 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,355

Here:	68.5% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Clarke County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 65 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 65 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Clarke County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 51.5 miles away from Clarke County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 33.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from Clarke County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 36,243 (75%) Carpooled: 6,945 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,048 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Ferryboat: 10 (0%) Taxi: 69 (0%) Motorcycle: 53 (0%) Bicycle: 444 (1%) Walked: 2,069 (4%) Other means: 252 (1%) Worked at home: 1,091 (2%)

13.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,053 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.64%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.90% of residents moved from foreign countries ($525 average AGI)

Clarke County:	0.90%
Georgia average:	0.39%

7.96% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($16,269 average AGI)
4.78% relocated from other states ($11,259 average AGI)

Clarke County:	4.78%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Oconee County, GA	0.74% ($34,119 average AGI)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.74% ($26,020)
from Madison County, GA	0.60% ($26,085)
from Fulton County, GA	0.52% ($31,220)
from Jackson County, GA	0.48% ($22,277)
from Cobb County, GA	0.41% ($33,756)
from DeKalb County, GA	0.41% ($33,784)

13.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,019 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.01%
Georgia average:	9.55%

0.23% of residents moved to foreign countries ($363 average AGI)

Clarke County:	0.23%
Georgia average:	0.09%

8.11% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($20,527 average AGI)
4.67% relocated to other states ($12,128 average AGI)

Clarke County:	4.67%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Oconee County, GA	0.92% ($55,703 average AGI)
to Fulton County, GA	0.81% ($30,642)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.75% ($32,122)
to Madison County, GA	0.64% ($30,431)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.62% ($29,402)
to Oglethorpe County, GA	0.52% ($30,795)
to Barrow County, GA	0.46% ($33,473)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,721 (8,647 aged, 2,074 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 60,821 (12,737 male householders, 7,123 female householders)

  13,319 spouses, 20,369 children (18,724 natural, 443 adopted, 1,202 stepchildren), 1,620 grandchildren, 1,429 brothers or sisters, 570 parents, 1,400 other relatives, 2,254 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 32,478 (9,637 male householders (5,200 living alone)), 10,181 female householders (6,586 living alone)), 12,660 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,190 (1,168 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,718 2-persons, 4,978 3-persons, 3,634 4-persons, 1,588 5-persons, 616 6-persons, 326 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,786 1-person, 5,217 2-persons, 1,571 3-persons, 1,060 4-persons, 154 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

88.2% of residents of Clarke County speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $653,173,000 ($6283 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $46,993,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $179,309,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $91,735,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,784,000
Federal grants: $234,034,000
Federal procurement contracts: $34,219,000 ($3,290,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $110,092,000 ($29,232,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $201,768,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $42,940,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,661,000

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+36 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-43 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.51 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

36% of Clarke County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Georgia.

Clarke County:	35.5%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 58184
• Northeast: 6560
• Midwest: 7267
• South: 16769
• West: 3141

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,800

Here:	12.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	10.5%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	5.4%
Georgia:	22.9%

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