Colquitt County, Georgia (GA)

Back to: Georgia, Georgia smaller cities, Georgia smallest towns, All US cities.

County population in July 2007: 44,814 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 10,333
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,162

% of renters here:	33%
State:	33%

Land area: 552 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 76 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

2008 cost of living index in Colquitt County: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Colquitt County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (64.8%)
Black (23.5%)
Hispanic (10.8%)
Other race (7.1%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	33.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 20,828	(49.5%)
Females: 21,225	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,037
County population in 2003: 43,211
Jobs in 2003: 15,117

Recent posts about Colquitt County, Georgia on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Colquitt County is mentioned 11 times on our forum:

	Possibly relocating to Moultrie, GA area. HELP (11 replies)
	Moultrie, Tale of Two Cities (Photos) (10 replies)
	Southwest Georgia, The Place to Be...... (25 replies)
	Relocating to South Georgia (5 replies)
	There are so many to choose from!!! (8 replies)
	Motown boy wondering.... (4 replies)

Total labor force in 2004: 18,201
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Colquitt County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,672 ($28,539 in 2000)

This county	$30,672
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $95,890

Colquitt County	$95,890
Georgia:	$147,500

Median monthly rent in 2000: $370
Institutionalized population: 645
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Colquitt County in 2000: $721

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 77
Burglaries: 264
Thefts: 534
Auto thefts: 71

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

Murders: 8
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 7
Assaults: 67
Burglaries: 222
Thefts: 547
Auto thefts: 64

Colquitt County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Colquitt County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $513 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Colquitt County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.

Cities in this county include: Moultrie, Norman Park, Doerun, Berlin, Funston, Ellenton, Riverside.

Neighboring counties: Brooks County , Cook County , Mitchell County , Thomas County , Tift County , Worth County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Sunset Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Colquitt County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Weeks Chapel (B), Willis Lake Mission (C), Willow Church (D), Zion Grove Church (E), Zion Hill Church (F), Antioch Church (G), Autreyville Church (H), Union Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Duncan Smith Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Deep Bottom Cemetery (3), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (4), Pitts Cemetery (5), McMillan Cemetery (6), Sandy Ridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Lukes Pond (A), Mims Millpond (B), Willis Lake (C), Demott Lake North (D), Demott Lake (E), Beatles Lake (F), Beatles Lake North (G), Indian Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Branch (A), Gum Creek (B), Wolf Pit Branch (C), Hog Creek (D), Rocky Creek (E), Big Creek (F), Reedy Creek (G), Thigpen Branch (H), Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Colquitt County: Reed Bingham State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Hartsfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,159
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: 11.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,738 (11% naturalized citizens)

Colquitt County:	6.5%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,356 1990 to 1994: 722 1985 to 1989: 376 1980 to 1984: 137 1975 to 1979: 50 1970 to 1974: 13 1970 to 1974: 15 1965 to 1969: 69

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 77.0%

Colquitt County marital status for males

Colquitt County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,010
One, attached: 258
Two: 521
3 or 4: 698
5 to 9: 508
10 to 19: 182
20 or more: 278
Mobile homes: 5,079
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Colquitt County with a mortgage: 3,397 (344 second mortgage, 286 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,640

Agriculture in Colquitt County
Average size of farms: 388 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $220179
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $887.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.88%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $168727
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 51.51%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $94805
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.05
Corn for grain: 2517 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1058 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 76530 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 825 harvested acres
Vegetables: 18889 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1633 acres

Colquitt County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 26 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/1/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (14%)
Wood products (7%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (13%)
Apparel (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (3%)

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

Mexico (86%)
Cuba (4%)
El Salvador (2%)
Germany (2%)
Honduras (1%)
Colombia (1%)
Brazil (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Colquitt County:

United States or American (33%)
English (7%)
Irish (6%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
African (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Colquitt County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,778 (72%)
Carpooled: 3,992 (22%)
Bus or trolley bus: 140 (1%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 364 (2%)
Other means: 204 (1%)
Worked at home: 313 (2%)

People in group quarters in Colquitt County, Georgia

547 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
271 people in nursing homes
198 people in state prisons
139 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
37 people in institutions for the deaf
35 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,740.

5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,259 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.77%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.31% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($15,598 average AGI)
2.46% relocated from other states ($10,660 average AGI)
Colquitt County: 2.46%
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 Thomas County, GA	0.52% ($34,552 average AGI)
from Tift County, GA	0.44% ($22,857)
from Lowndes County, GA	0.25% ($22,531)
from Cook County, GA	0.23% ($22,552)
from Mitchell County, GA	0.21% ($27,667)
from Dougherty County, GA	0.21% ($28,148)
from Worth County, GA	0.18% ($19,783)

5.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,893 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.17%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.46% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($17,619 average AGI)
1.71% relocated to other states ($9,274 average AGI)
Colquitt County: 1.71%
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 Tift County, GA	0.45% ($26,561 average AGI)
to Lowndes County, GA	0.39% ($23,680)
to Thomas County, GA	0.30% ($16,385)
to Dougherty County, GA	0.27% ($31,265)
to Mitchell County, GA	0.22% ($26,214)
to Worth County, GA	0.20% ($28,360)
to Brooks County, GA	0.15% ($29,947)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Births per 1000 population in Colquitt County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Colquitt County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Colquitt County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,274 (5,085 aged, 1,189 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.29
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9647.420
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 166.810
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 57715.42

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1746.560
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1056.590
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.83

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.39
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66.04

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.11

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

Household type by relationship

Households: 40,791

In family households: 35,851 (8,102 male householders, 3,053 female householders)
8,089 spouses, 12,793 children (11,296 natural, 466 adopted, 1,031 stepchildren), 1,205 grandchildren, 603 brothers or sisters, 313 parents, 932 other relatives, 761 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,940 (1,754 male householders (1,441 living alone)), 2,591 female householders (2,409 living alone)), 595 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,262 (557 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,375 2-persons, 2,742 3-persons, 2,267 4-persons, 1,124 5-persons, 432 6-persons, 215 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,850 1-person, 439 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

89.2% of residents of Colquitt County speak English at home.
10.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $265,990,000 ($6078 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,780,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $102,021,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,362,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,874,000
Federal grants: $84,925,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,633,000 ($1,385,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,175,000 ($205,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,637,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,985,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,138,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,622

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,273

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,213

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -622

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Colquitt County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 752
1995 to 1998: 1,563
1990 to 1994: 1,323
1980 to 1989: 3,220
1970 to 1979: 3,867
1960 to 1969: 2,022
1950 to 1959: 2,054
1940 to 1949: 1,342
1939 or earlier: 1,411

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Colquitt County, Georgia:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 133 3 rooms: 389 4 rooms: 1,051 5 rooms: 2,525 6 rooms: 2,748 7 rooms: 1,809 8 rooms: 892 9+ rooms: 782

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colquitt County, Georgia:
	1 room: 77 2 rooms: 434 3 rooms: 938 4 rooms: 1,314 5 rooms: 1,284 6 rooms: 849 7 rooms: 182 8 rooms: 65 9+ rooms: 19

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Colquitt County:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 317 2 bedrooms: 2,222 3 bedrooms: 6,216 4 bedrooms: 1,318 5+ bedrooms: 239

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Colquitt County:
	no bedroom: 90 1 bedroom: 1,303 2 bedrooms: 1,964 3 bedrooms: 1,584 4 bedrooms: 207 5+ bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Colquitt County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 573 1 vehicle: 3,071 2 vehicles: 4,384 3 vehicles: 1,707 4 vehicles: 424 5+ vehicles: 174

Cars and other vehicles available in Colquitt County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,182 1 vehicle: 2,718 2 vehicles: 995 3 vehicles: 175 4 vehicles: 44 5+ vehicles: 48

56% of Colquitt County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Georgia.

Colquitt County:	56.0%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 32259
Northeast: 750
Midwest: 1084
South: 4706
West: 377

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (67%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Utility gas (13%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) No fuel used (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100

Here:	1.9%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 139

Here:	5.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 104

Here:	10.2%
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.)

Colquitt County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,052,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,542,000
All Other: $475,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $3,662,000
Regular Highways: $1,285,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,157,000
Current Operations - Corrections - Other: $3,188,000
Central Staff Services: $2,282,000

Regular Highways: $2,223,000

Police Protection: $1,757,000

General - Other: $1,556,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,454,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,306,000

Financial Administration: $894,000

Health Services - Other: $701,000

Libraries: $323,000

General Public Buildings: $316,000

Welfare - Other: $134,000

Natural Resources - Other: $115,000

Housing & Community Development: $90,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $997,000
Housing & Community Development: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $308,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $17,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $295,000
Highways: $139,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,600,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,600,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,188,000
Interest Earnings: $409,000

Rents: $71,000

Property Sale Other: $54,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $642,000
Police Protection: $126,000

General - Other: $99,000

Natural Resource - Other: $42,000

Solid Waste Management: $19,000

Financial Administration: $12,000

General Public Building: $5,000

Judicial: $4,000

Corrections - Other: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,452,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $35,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,547,000
Health & Hospitals: $430,000

Highways: $70,000
Tax - Property: $8,969,000
Total General Sales: $3,336,000

Other Selective Sales: $791,000

Public Utilities: $31,000

NEC: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,485,000

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)

Colquitt County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)