Echols County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 4,093 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 957
Renter-occupied apartments: 307

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Land area: 404 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Echols County: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (23.2%), Manufacturing (13.6%), Educational,health and social services (12.5%), Retail trade (12.3%), Construction (10.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Echols County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (71.6%)
Hispanic (19.7%)
Other race (13.7%)
Black (6.9%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

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

Median resident age:	29.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 2,017	(53.7%)
Females: 1,737	(46.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,354
County population in 2003: 3,990
Jobs in 2003: 773

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,117
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.0%

Average household size:

Echols County:	3.0 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,934 ($25,851 in 1999)

This county:	$29,934
Georgia:	$49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $318 (lower quartile is $270, upper quartile is $479)

This county:	$318
State:	$614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $101,319 (it was $56,700 in 2000)

Echols County:	$101,319
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,035 - $161,580

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $139,432
Here: $139,432
State: $234,442

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $565,050
Here: $565,050
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $43,260
Here: $43,260
State: $44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500
Here: $22,500
State: $74,556

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,202
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $201

Echols County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Echols County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $495 (0.9%)

Echols County household income distribution in 2007

Echols County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	28.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Area name: Valdosta, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Echols County is $445 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $725 a month.

Cities in this county include: East Echols, West Echols.

Neighboring counties: Columbia County, Florida , Hamilton County, Florida , Clinch County , Lanier County , Lowndes County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Echols County: Martha Johns Ford (A), Log Landing (B), Weatherington Camp (C), Gopher Lope (D), Pierce Camp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Echols County include: Wrights Chapel (A), Bethel Church (B), Sardis Church (C), Macedonia Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Carter Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and swamps: Beryl Lake (A), Mayhaw Lakes (B), Bills Pond (C), Flag Pond (D), Foul Pond (E), Bee Bay (F), Mett Bay (G), Beaverdam Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Connell Branch (A), Suwannoochee Creek (B), Wolf Bay Drain (C), Rentz Branch (D), Cow Creek (E), Black Branch (F), Bill Branch (G), Howell Branch (H), Bear Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.1%
Georgia:	9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 97
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 473 (11% naturalized citizens)

Echols County:	12.6%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 318 1990 to 1994: 51 1985 to 1989: 82 1980 to 1984: 17 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 15.0%

Echols County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 626
Two: 6
10 to 19: 5
Mobile homes: 840
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Echols County with a mortgage: 138 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 183

Here:	43.0% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 737
Total congregations: 6
Religions in Echols County - East Echols, West Echols

Agriculture in Echols County
Average size of farms: 376 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $305392
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2868.69
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $226245
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $72948
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.87%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.79
Corn for grain: 660 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8277 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 33 acres

Echols County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 6.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
Construction (15%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Paper (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Health care (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (25%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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

Mexico (77%)
Chile (11%)
Guatemala (9%)
Pakistan (3%)
Honduras (1%)

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

United States or American (53%)
English (4%)
Irish (3%)
German (2%)
Italian (1%)
French Canadian (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Echols County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,167 (70%)
Carpooled: 358 (22%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (1%)
Walked: 83 (5%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 8 (0%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,439.

7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.49% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($12,234 average AGI)
2.69% relocated from other states ($7,766 average AGI)
Echols County: 2.69%
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 Lowndes County, GA

3.14% ($19,893 average AGI)

9.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,578 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.12%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.93% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($15,759 average AGI)
3.19% relocated to other states ($7,807 average AGI)
Echols County: 3.19%
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 Lowndes County, GA

4.40% ($24,575 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.2

Births per 1000 population in Echols County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Echols County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 23.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 27.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Echols County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 149 (111 aged, 38 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2468.850
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 423.230

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

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,754

In family households: 3,189 (695 male householders, 243 female householders)
713 spouses, 1,296 children (1,103 natural, 38 adopted, 155 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 46 other relatives, 130 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 565 (178 male householders (121 living alone)), 142 female householders (118 living alone)), 245 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 337 2-persons, 194 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 123 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 239 1-person, 22 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 7 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

77.6% of residents of Echols County speak English at home.
21.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $10,344,000 ($2522 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $171,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,406,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,088,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $250,000
Federal grants: $4,442,000
Federal procurement contracts: $33,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $126,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $120,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $359,000
Federal Government insurance: $575,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 361

Here:	85 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 138

Here:	32 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +268

Here:	+63 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +28

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Echols County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 74
1995 to 1998: 264
1990 to 1994: 173
1980 to 1989: 247
1970 to 1979: 264
1960 to 1969: 191
1950 to 1959: 113
1940 to 1949: 87
1939 or earlier: 69

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Echols County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 68 4 rooms: 114 5 rooms: 265 6 rooms: 227 7 rooms: 134 8 rooms: 119 9+ rooms: 18

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Echols County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 28 4 rooms: 107 5 rooms: 89 6 rooms: 39 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 6 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Echols County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 48 2 bedrooms: 213 3 bedrooms: 581 4 bedrooms: 111 5+ bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Echols County:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 104 3 bedrooms: 151 4 bedrooms: 24 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Echols County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 290 2 vehicles: 430 3 vehicles: 151 4 vehicles: 44 5+ vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Echols County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 38 1 vehicle: 103 2 vehicles: 148 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 12

63% of Echols County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Georgia.

Echols County:	62.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 2216
Northeast: 46
Midwest: 145
South: 779
West: 78

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (74.3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17.0%) Wood (3.9%) Utility gas (3.4%) No fuel used (0.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59.3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38.8%) Utility gas (1.0%) No fuel used (1.0%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	4.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	4.8%
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.)

Echols County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $251,000
Regular Highways: $244,000

Solid Waste Management: $205,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $169,000

Central Staff Services: $169,000

Financial Administration: $128,000

Health Services - Other: $106,000

General - Other: $80,000

Corrections - Other: $77,000

Welfare - Other: $48,000

General Public Buildings: $36,000

Natural Resources - Other: $33,000

Parks & Recreation: $21,000

Libraries: $16,000

Fire Protection: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $60,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $105,000
Interest Earnings: $29,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $55,000
Regular Highways: $42,000

Fire Protection: $19,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Judicial: $9,000

General - Other: $5,000

Central Staff: $3,000

Sewerage: $3,000

Financial Administration: $1,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $841,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $283,000
Health & Hospitals: $80,000
Tax - Property: $1,031,000
Total General Sales: $225,000

Other Selective Sales: $121,000

Public Utilities: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $603,000

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)

Echols 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)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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