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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.5%), Educational,health and social services (17.7%), Retail trade (13.1%).
Type of workers:
Cook County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Cook County, Georgia:
Detached houses: $139,751Here: $139,751State: $234,442 Townhouses or other attached units: $106,075Here: $106,075State: $202,354 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,020Here: $68,020State: $151,985 Mobile homes: $45,287Here: $45,287State: $44,353 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $20,000Here: $20,000State: $74,556
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.6% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.0%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cook County is $388 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $623 a month.
Cities in this county include: Adel, Sparks, Lenox, Cecil.
Neighboring counties: Berrien County , Brooks County , Colquitt County , Lowndes County , Tift County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Churches in Cook County include: Antioch Church (A), Bethlehem Church (B), Beulah Church (C), Springhead Church (D), Spring Hill Church (E), Brushy Creek Church (F), Shady Grove Church (G), Saint Pauls Church (H), Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Baker Cemetery (1), Wilkes Cemetery (2), Mathis Cemetery (3), Sylvester Cemetery (4), Jerusalem Cemetery (5), Money Cemetery (6), Antioch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Giddens Pond (A), Hutchinson Pond (B), Daniels Pond (C), Cecil Bay (D), Big Pond (E), Heart Pine Pond (F), Goose Pond (G), No Mans Friend Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Creek (A), Wolf Branch (B), Reedy Creek (C), Morrison Creek (D), Big Branch (E), Moccasin Slough (F), Indian Trail Branch (G), Giddens Mill Creek (H), Rosin Dam Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cook County include: Antioch Church (A), Bethlehem Church (B), Beulah Church (C), Springhead Church (D), Spring Hill Church (E), Brushy Creek Church (F), Shady Grove Church (G), Saint Pauls Church (H), Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Baker Cemetery (1), Wilkes Cemetery (2), Mathis Cemetery (3), Sylvester Cemetery (4), Jerusalem Cemetery (5), Money Cemetery (6), Antioch Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Giddens Pond (A), Hutchinson Pond (B), Daniels Pond (C), Cecil Bay (D), Big Pond (E), Heart Pine Pond (F), Goose Pond (G), No Mans Friend Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Creek (A), Wolf Branch (B), Reedy Creek (C), Morrison Creek (D), Big Branch (E), Moccasin Slough (F), Indian Trail Branch (G), Giddens Mill Creek (H), Rosin Dam Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Unemployment by year (%)
Current college students: 530 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 365 (34% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.8%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Cook County with a mortgage: 1,427 (128 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,006
Adherents
Cook County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/27/1972, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
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Means of transportation to work
7.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,529 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 5.20% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($24,265 average AGI) 2.69% relocated from other states ($9,265 average AGI)Cook County: 2.69%Georgia average: 4.40%
7.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,947 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 5.86% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($19,389 average AGI) 1.77% relocated to other states ($5,557 average AGI)Cook County: 1.77%Georgia average: 3.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,448 (1,937 aged, 511 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Household type by relationship
3,246 spouses, 4,917 children (4,473 natural, 136 adopted, 308 stepchildren), 510 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 224 other relatives, 330 non-relatives
Size of family households: 1,781 2-persons, 983 3-persons, 884 4-persons, 404 5-persons, 198 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,401 1-person, 146 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 9 5-persons.
95.5% of residents of Cook County speak English at home. 3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all). 0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 16% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 60% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $146,511,000 ($9013 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,758,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,363,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,250,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,568,000 Federal grants: $81,964,000 Federal procurement contracts: $480,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,887,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $562,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,694,000 Federal Government insurance: $15,110,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
56% of Cook County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Georgia.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,900
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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All Other: $229,000
General: $1,136,000
Regular Highways: $715,000
Corrections - Other: $802,000
General - Other: $715,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $650,000
Police Protection: $551,000
Central Staff Services: $469,000
Health Services - Other: $353,000
Financial Administration: $347,000
Solid Waste Management: $347,000
Welfare - Other: $119,000
General Public Buildings: $80,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $64,000
Libraries: $54,000
Natural Resources - Other: $50,000
Fire Protection: $40,000
Health: $83,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $83,000
Libraries: $51,000
Welfare: $5,000
Interest Earnings: $394,000
Rents: $136,000
General - Other: $94,000
Fire Protection: $75,000
Police Protection: $63,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
Judicial: $7,000
Central Staff: $1,000
Highways: $247,000
Health & Hospitals: $182,000
Property: $2,213,000
Other Selective Sales: $234,000
NEC: $58,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
Public Utilities: $3,000
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