Clay County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 3,207 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,000
Renter-occupied apartments: 347

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Land area: 195 sq. mi.
Water area: 21.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Clay County: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Manufacturing (14.7%), Retail trade (13.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 60%
Government: 30%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Clay County, Georgia:

Black (60.5%)
White Non-Hispanic (38.2%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 1,526	(45.5%)
Females: 1,831	(54.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,255
County population in 2003: 3,365
Jobs in 2003: 974

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,463
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%

Average household size:

Clay County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,836 ($21,448 in 1999)

This county:	$24,836
Georgia:	$49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $188 (lower quartile is $140, upper quartile is $272)

This county:	$188
State:	$614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,336 (it was $41,600 in 2000)

Clay County:	$74,336
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,370 - $127,059

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $125,305
Here: $125,305
State: $234,442

Mobile homes: $39,234
Here: $39,234
State: $44,353

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,260
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $197

Institutionalized population: 57

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 2
Auto thefts: 1

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Georgia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 61.0%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 38.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $497 (1.2%)

Clay County household income distribution in 2007

Clay County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	31.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	15.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $588 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Benning South, Fort Gaines, Bluffton.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County, Alabama , Calhoun County , Henry County, Alabama , Early County , Quitman County , Randolph County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Standleys Store (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Clay County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Aimwell Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Vincent Church (D), Union Church (E), Beauchamp Chapel (F), Thompson Grove Church (G), Bethel Church (H), New Judson Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Pecan Cemetery (2), Saint James Cemetery (3), Judson Cemetery (4), Wesley Cemetery (5), Midway Cemetery (6), New Lowell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Ocean Pond (A), Hartley Pond (B), Mckemie Lake (C), Mckenie Lake North (D), DeLoach Lake (E), Hattaway Lake (F), Faines Lake (G), Fendley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Creek (A), Huckleberry Branch (B), Sandy Branch (C), Sandy Creek (D), Little Creek (E), Drag Nasty Creek (F), Caney Branch (G), Waukeefriskee Creek (H), Engram Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Clay County include: Cotton Hill Public Use Area (1), George T Bagby State Park (2), Pataula Creek Public Use Area (3), Sandy Branch Public Use Area (4), Sandy Creek Public Use Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.8%
Georgia:	9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 114
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 23 (13% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	0.7%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1 1990 to 1994: 11 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.0%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,015
One, attached: 15
Two: 22
3 or 4: 7
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 7
20 or more: 12
Mobile homes: 814
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 201 (9 second mortgage, 22 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 293

Here:	40.7% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,638
Total congregations: 15
Religions in Clay County - Fort Benning South, Fort Gaines, Bluffton

Agriculture in Clay County
Average size of farms: 866 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $135105
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $316.09
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $146007
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $127536
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.63%
Average age of principal farm operators: 62 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.13
Corn for grain: 1330 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3074 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 6467 harvested acres

Clay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/20/1963, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (14%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (16%)
Public administration (10%)
Construction (6%)
Food (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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

India (52%)
United Kingdom (35%)
Cuba (13%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Clay County (%):

United States or American (17%)
Irish (4%)
English (4%)
German (4%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
African (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Clay County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 839 (70%)
Carpooled: 271 (23%)
Walked: 39 (3%)
Other means: 15 (1%)
Worked at home: 40 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

57 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,194.

5.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,852 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.71% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($12,833 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($11,019 average AGI)
Clay County: 2.71%
Georgia average: 4.40%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,897 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.06% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($15,574 average AGI)
2.68% relocated to other states ($9,324 average AGI)
Clay County: 2.68%
Georgia average: 3.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.2

Births per 1000 population in Clay County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Clay County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 608 (505 aged, 103 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1141.270
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1480.570

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28.96

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 30.85

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,298

In family households: 2,825 (550 male householders, 384 female householders)
605 spouses, 895 children (841 natural, 37 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 204 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 42 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 473 (193 male householders (178 living alone)), 228 female householders (200 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 59 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 450 2-persons, 210 3-persons, 140 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 378 1-person, 35 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

98.1% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $44,004,000 ($13266 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,679,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $8,474,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,614,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,592,000
Federal grants: $10,240,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,009,000 ($15,858,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,075,000 ($1,572,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $460,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,828,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,454,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 257

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

Deaths: 243

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -113

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Clay County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 107
1995 to 1998: 172
1990 to 1994: 122
1980 to 1989: 439
1970 to 1979: 312
1960 to 1969: 273
1950 to 1959: 142
1940 to 1949: 92
1939 or earlier: 266

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clay County, Georgia:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 71 4 rooms: 178 5 rooms: 266 6 rooms: 186 7 rooms: 141 8 rooms: 85 9+ rooms: 45

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County, Georgia:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 41 3 rooms: 59 4 rooms: 101 5 rooms: 78 6 rooms: 45 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 3 9+ rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clay County:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 273 3 bedrooms: 512 4 bedrooms: 131 5+ bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 61 2 bedrooms: 160 3 bedrooms: 89 4 bedrooms: 14 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Clay County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 110 1 vehicle: 344 2 vehicles: 332 3 vehicles: 143 4 vehicles: 45 5+ vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Clay County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 122 1 vehicle: 149 2 vehicles: 74 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 2 5+ vehicles: 0

61% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Georgia.

Clay County:	61.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 2668
Northeast: 21
Midwest: 71
South: 535
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (55.0%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31.3%) Utility gas (12.6%) Wood (0.8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (43.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32.6%) Utility gas (17.6%) Wood (4.0%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.7%) Other fuel (0.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Here:	7.1%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	3.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	10.8%
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.)

Clay County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $230,000
All Other: $197,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $526,000
Central Staff Services: $350,000

Solid Waste Management: $319,000

Corrections - Other: $233,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $221,000

Regular Highways: $199,000

Police Protection: $185,000

Health Services - Other: $159,000

Financial Administration: $104,000

General Public Buildings: $71,000

Libraries: $31,000

Housing & Community Development: $17,000

Fire Protection: $15,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Welfare - Other: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $154,000
General: $131,000
Intergovernmental to State - Fire Protection: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $70,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $91,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $36,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $55,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $290,000
Rents: $46,000

Interest Earnings: $26,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $28,000
Police Protection: $28,000

General - Other: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $275,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $105,000
Health & Hospitals: $103,000

Highways: $94,000

Housing & Community Development: $35,000
Tax - Property: $1,184,000
Total General Sales: $485,000

Other Selective Sales: $90,000

NEC: $28,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $947,000

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)

Clay County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

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)

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