Dodge County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.1%), Manufacturing (21.1%), Public administration (12.8%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Dodge County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 9,822	(51.2%)
Females: 9,349	(48.8%)

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Dodge County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$31,967
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$282
State:	$614

Dodge County:	$77,362
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $122,123

Here:	$122,123
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,505

Here:	$100,505
State:	$202,354

Mobile homes: $30,669

Here:	$30,669
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $111,000

Here:	$111,000
State:	$74,556

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 66
• Burglaries: 73
• Thefts: 132
• Auto thefts: 20

This county:	17.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dodge County is $363 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.

Cities in this county include: Eastman, Rhine, Chester, Chauncey.

Neighboring counties: Bleckley County , Laurens County , Pulaski County , Telfair County , Wheeler County , Wilcox County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Dodge County include: Welcome Friend Church (A), Zebulon Church (B), Zion Hill Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Antioch Number Two Church (E), Vilula Church (F), Zion Hope Church (G), Auston Church (H), Bay Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Reaves-Bates Cemetery (1), Wilcox Cemetery (2), Macedonia Cemetery (3), Bee Hive Cemetery (4), Lockett Cemetery (5), Coleman Cemetery (6), McAlister Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Stitchihatchie Pond (A), Baldie Pond (B), Manley Estate Lake (C), Kelly Pond (D), McCollogh Pond (E), Jones Pond (F), Tripps Lake (G), Tripp Pond West (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Granny Branch (A), Cypress River (B), Hogpen Branch (C), Little Gum Swamp Creek (D), Reedy Branch (E), Little Branch (F), Bay Creek (G), Batson Creek (H), Little Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.6%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 555
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 275 (43% naturalized citizens)

Dodge County:	1.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,198
• One, attached: 107
• Two: 204
• 3 or 4: 162
• 5 to 9: 124
• 10 to 19: 56
• 20 or more: 57
• Mobile homes: 2,268
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Dodge County with a mortgage: 1,543 (89 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,489

Here:	50.9% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Dodge County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/8/1996, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused $200,000 in damages.

Dodge County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.8 miles away from Dodge County center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,863 (79%) Carpooled: 1,235 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Walked: 70 (1%) Other means: 149 (2%) Worked at home: 123 (2%)

5.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,432 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.37% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($20,471 average AGI)
1.28% relocated from other states ($15,965 average AGI)

Dodge County:	1.28%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Bleckley County, GA	0.68% ($23,951 average AGI)
from Laurens County, GA	0.63% ($25,342)
from Telfair County, GA	0.60% ($26,167)
from Houston County, GA	0.25% ($22,400)
from Pulaski County, GA	0.17% ($24,900)

5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.40%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.40% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($20,796 average AGI)
1.00% relocated to other states ($4,580 average AGI)

Dodge County:	1.00%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Laurens County, GA	0.70% ($27,071 average AGI)
to Telfair County, GA	0.62% ($23,703)
to Bleckley County, GA	0.47% ($25,071)
to Houston County, GA	0.45% ($26,296)
to Bibb County, GA	0.30% ($24,944)
to Pulaski County, GA	0.20% ($23,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,924 (2,188 aged, 736 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,191 (3,389 male householders, 1,559 female householders)

  3,496 spouses, 5,518 children (4,967 natural, 130 adopted, 421 stepchildren), 381 grandchildren, 237 brothers or sisters, 102 parents, 222 other relatives, 287 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,305 (999 male householders (913 living alone)), 1,132 female householders (1,058 living alone)), 174 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,675 (1,528 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,105 2-persons, 1,241 3-persons, 991 4-persons, 409 5-persons, 149 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,971 1-person, 138 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

97.2% of residents of Dodge County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $125,656,000 ($6444 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,096,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,536,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,122,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,325,000
Federal grants: $40,625,000
Federal procurement contracts: $651,000 ($104,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $212,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,855,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,028,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.36 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.2

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

60% of Dodge County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Georgia.

Dodge County:	59.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 16541
• Northeast: 240
• Midwest: 312
• South: 1605
• West: 130

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,300

Here:	0.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	4.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	17.8%
Georgia:	22.9%

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