Columbia County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Columbia County:	7.5%
Georgia:	14.4%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	2.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Type of workers:

Columbia County, Georgia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Columbia County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 43,630	(48.9%)
Females: 45,658	(51.1%)

Columbia County:	2.9 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county	$59,843
Georgia:	$45,604

Columbia County	$173,012
Georgia:	$147,500

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 28
• Assaults: 45
• Burglaries: 270
• Thefts: 1613
• Auto thefts: 122

Area name: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Columbia County is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Martinez, Evans, Grovetown, Harlem, Appling, Sugar Valley-Resaca.

2005 air pollution in Columbia County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.087 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Edgefield County, South Carolina , McCormick County, South Carolina , Lincoln County , McDuffie County , Richmond County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Columbia County: Ridge Road Camping Area (A), Hamilton Branch Campground (B), Central School (C), Griffith Siding (D), Pumpkin Center (E), Mistletoe Corners (F), White Oak Campground (G), Winfield Campsites (H), Columbia County Industrial Park (I), Jones Creek Golf Course (J), Fanglewood Camp (K), Old Petersburg Road Camping Area (L), Tanglewood Camp (M), Columbia County Courthouse (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Evans Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Columbia County include: White Oak Church (A), Water Branch Church (B), Woodlawn Church (C), Appling Church (D), Appling Grove Church (E), Bethesda Church (F), Steiner Grove Church (G), Solid Rock Church (H), Smith Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lamkin Cemetery (1), Beale Cemetery (2), Beard-Young Cemetery (3), Knox Cemetery (4), Bellevue Memorial Gardens (5), King Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Baldwins Lake (A), Marshal And Magruder Pond (B), Marshall Pond (C), McManus Ponds (D), Bennett Lake (E), Berzelia Pond (F), Morris Lake (G), Hill Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Greenbrier Creek (A), Chigoe Creek (B), Muddy Branch (C), Harris Branch (D), Hawes Branch (E), Hickory Branch (F), Mount Enna Branch (G), Horn Creek (H), Big Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Columbia County include: Fort Gordon Recreation Area (1), Keg Creek State Park (2), Marshall Monument (3), Mistletoe State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Appling Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	4.1%
Georgia:	4.6%

Current college students: 3,983
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,304 (61% naturalized citizens)

Columbia County:	4.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 32.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 25,762
• One, attached: 845
• Two: 556
• 3 or 4: 618
• 5 to 9: 278
• 10 to 19: 198
• 20 or more: 530
• Mobile homes: 4,519
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Columbia County with a mortgage: 17,902 (1,656 second mortgage, 1,987 home equity loan, 59 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,551

Columbia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 37,501 (86%) Carpooled: 4,470 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 51 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 83 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 242 (1%) Other means: 178 (0%) Worked at home: 951 (2%)

11.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,504 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.56%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.45% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,719 average AGI)

Columbia County:	0.45%
Georgia average:	0.39%

5.75% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($21,847 average AGI)
5.36% relocated from other states ($26,938 average AGI)

Columbia County:	5.36%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Richmond County, GA	4.25% ($42,199 average AGI)
from Aiken County, SC	0.42% ($44,258)
from McDuffie County, GA	0.19% ($37,694)
from Monterey County, CA	0.11% ($41,977)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.11% ($102,366)
from Honolulu County, HI	0.10% ($45,526)
from Bell County, TX	0.10% ($41,784)

9.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,954 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.15%
Georgia average:	9.55%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,161 average AGI)

Columbia County:	0.21%
Georgia average:	0.09%

4.67% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($19,213 average AGI)
4.27% relocated to other states ($28,580 average AGI)

Columbia County:	4.27%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Richmond County, GA	2.87% ($31,685 average AGI)
to Aiken County, SC	0.42% ($39,569)
to McDuffie County, GA	0.22% ($39,050)
to Fulton County, GA	0.18% ($47,776)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.14% ($57,880)
to Cobb County, GA	0.12% ($46,886)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.09% ($39,471)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,026 (8,520 aged, 1,506 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 81,826 (20,695 male householders, 4,758 female householders)

  21,441 spouses, 30,479 children (27,515 natural, 783 adopted, 2,181 stepchildren), 1,336 grandchildren, 518 brothers or sisters, 494 parents, 1,095 other relatives, 1,010 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,777 (2,550 male householders (2,038 living alone)), 3,109 female householders (2,755 living alone)), 1,118 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 685 (342 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,171 2-persons, 6,523 3-persons, 6,233 4-persons, 2,569 5-persons, 712 6-persons, 245 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,793 1-person, 680 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 41 4-persons.

20,513 married couples with children.
4,228 single-parent households (876 men, 3,352 women).

91.8% of residents of Columbia County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $502,941,000 ($5000 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $258,664,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $194,309,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,016,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $116,000
Federal grants: $43,631,000
Federal procurement contracts: $179,941,000 ($175,439,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $40,928,000 ($34,814,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $472,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $140,083,000
Federal Government insurance: $42,884,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	29 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+99 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.57 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

55% of Columbia 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, 49% lived in Georgia.

Columbia County:	54.5%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 44431
• Northeast: 6632
• Midwest: 7889
• South: 19789
• West: 3581

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $116,700

Here:	8.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	8.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	11.1%
Georgia:	22.9%

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