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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%).
Detached houses: $171,636Here:$171,636State:$224,856 Mobile homes: $71,795Here:$71,795State:$44,353 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,576Here:$10,576State:$74,556
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.4% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.3%
McCain (Republican): 82.6% Obama (Democratic): 16.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $445 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $285 (0.5%)
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.
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Notable locations in Echols County: Pierce Camp (A), Gopher Lope (B), Log Landing (C), Weatherington Camp (D), Echols County Volunteer Fire Department Mayday District Station (E), Echols County Volunteer Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Echols County include: Bethel Church (A), Macedonia Church (B), Sardis Church (C), Wrights Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Carter Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes and swamps: Bills Pond (A), Beryl Lake (B), Foul Pond (C), Flag Pond (D), Mayhaw Lakes (E), Ruddy Bay (F), Cowhouse Bay (G), Cowhouse Flats (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Bay Drain (A), Troublesome Creek (B), Howell Branch (C), Rentz Branch (D), Grand Bay Creek (E), Enoch Creek (F), Cranford Branch (G), Cowhouse Branch (H), Cow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Echols County: Pierce Camp (A), Gopher Lope (B), Log Landing (C), Weatherington Camp (D), Echols County Volunteer Fire Department Mayday District Station (E), Echols County Volunteer Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Echols County include: Bethel Church (A), Macedonia Church (B), Sardis Church (C), Wrights Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Carter Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Bills Pond (A), Beryl Lake (B), Foul Pond (C), Flag Pond (D), Mayhaw Lakes (E), Ruddy Bay (F), Cowhouse Bay (G), Cowhouse Flats (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Bay Drain (A), Troublesome Creek (B), Howell Branch (C), Rentz Branch (D), Grand Bay Creek (E), Enoch Creek (F), Cranford Branch (G), Cowhouse Branch (H), Cow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Columbia County, Florida , Hamilton County, Florida , Clinch County , Lanier County , Lowndes County .
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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)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 15.0%
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
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7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,000 average adjusted gross income)
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%
9.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,578 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 23.0 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 20.0
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%
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
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).
Population growth in Echols County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Year house built
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.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300
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Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Parks & Recreation: $3,000
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
Interest Earnings: $29,000
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
Health & Hospitals: $80,000
Total General Sales: $225,000
Other Selective Sales: $121,000
Public Utilities: $3,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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