Elbert County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.4%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Elbert County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 9,839	(48.0%)
Females: 10,672	(52.0%)

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Elbert County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$33,261
Georgia:	$49,136

Elbert County:	$97,457
Georgia:	$164,500

This county:	$266
State:	$614

Elbert County:	$101,684
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $156,517

Here:	$156,517
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $90,407

Here:	$90,407
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $99,741

Here:	$99,741
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $80,806

Here:	$80,806
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,364

Here:	$158,364
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $42,728

Here:	$42,728
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,488

Here:	$65,488
State:	$74,556

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 110
• Thefts: 155
• Auto thefts: 13

This county:	17.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Elbert County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elberton, Bowman, Coldwater Creek.

Neighboring counties: Abbeville County, South Carolina , Anderson County, South Carolina , McCormick County, South Carolina , Hart County , Lincoln County , Madison County , Oglethorpe County , Wilkes County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Elbert County: Camp Harmony (A), Elberton Country Club (B), Elberton Powerplant (C), Elbert County Jail (D), Elbert County Courthouse (E), Elberton City Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: East Plaza Shopping Center (1), Elberton Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Elbert County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Welcome Church (B), Whites Chapel (C), Woodlawn Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Victory Church (F), Van Creek Church (G), Twin Oak Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Gods Acre Cemetery (1), Tucker Cemetery (2), Deep Creek Cemetery (3), Norman Grove Cemetery (4), Maple Spring Cemetery (5), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Twin Lakes (A), Twin Lake South (B), Twin Lake North (C), McLaughlin Lake (D), Tate Lake (E), Vaughter Lake (F), Coggins Lake (G), Oglesby North Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coody Creek (A), Gray Branch (B), Gum Log Branch (C), Blue Branch (D), Fork Creek (E), Reedy Branch (F), Bertram Creek (G), Mill Shoal Creek (H), Broad River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Elbert County include: Bobby Brown State Park (1), Corra Harris Monument (2), Nancy Hart State Park (3), Richard B Russell State Park (4), Robin Blue Monument (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Georgia:	4.6%

Current college students: 492
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 382 (34% naturalized citizens)

Elbert County:	1.9%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,789
• One, attached: 81
• Two: 180
• 3 or 4: 191
• 5 to 9: 130
• 10 to 19: 26
• 20 or more: 206
• Mobile homes: 2,469
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Housing units in Elbert County with a mortgage: 1,654 (145 second mortgage, 158 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,679

Here:	49.6% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Elbert County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 39 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/31/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 25 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,650 (78%) Carpooled: 1,286 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%) Bicycle: 21 (0%) Walked: 144 (2%) Other means: 246 (3%) Worked at home: 208 (2%)

4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.50% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($18,922 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($8,574 average AGI)

Elbert County:	1.47%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Hart County, GA	0.79% ($26,636 average AGI)
from Clarke County, GA	0.40% ($22,214)
from Franklin County, GA	0.37% ($27,385)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.27% ($25,632)
from Madison County, GA	0.22% ($17,400)

5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,545 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.12%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.64% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($18,163 average AGI)
1.48% relocated to other states ($8,382 average AGI)

Elbert County:	1.48%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Hart County, GA	0.81% ($19,625 average AGI)
to Clarke County, GA	0.58% ($24,250)
to Franklin County, GA	0.33% ($22,478)
to Madison County, GA	0.26% ($24,722)
to Oglethorpe County, GA	0.14% ($21,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,020 (3,071 aged, 949 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,829 (4,091 male householders, 1,732 female householders)

  4,300 spouses, 6,202 children (5,666 natural, 77 adopted, 459 stepchildren), 698 grandchildren, 152 brothers or sisters, 126 parents, 219 other relatives, 309 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,413 (919 male householders (801 living alone)), 1,286 female householders (1,206 living alone)), 208 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 269 (258 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,498 2-persons, 1,448 3-persons, 1,140 4-persons, 475 5-persons, 197 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,007 1-person, 185 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 6-persons.

96.6% of residents of Elbert County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 5% 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: $143,217,000 ($6850 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,152,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,939,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,670,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,047,000
Federal grants: $37,935,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,856,000 ($2,342,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,770,000 ($5,215,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $577,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,278,000
Federal Government insurance: $229,000

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

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.73 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.2

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

64% of Elbert County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Georgia.

Elbert County:	63.7%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 16098
• Northeast: 405
• Midwest: 484
• South: 2953
• West: 149

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,900

Here:	2.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	1.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	21.3%
Georgia:	22.9%