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Fayette County, Georgia (GA)



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Fayette County, GA mapCounty population in 2005: 104,248 (78% urban, 22% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 27,285
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,239
% of renters here:  13%
State:  33%
Land area: 197 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 529 people per square mile 
 
 (high).
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 4.7%
Fayette County:  4.7%
Georgia:  14.4%
Median age of residents in 2005: 39 years ols
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 65 years old, Asian residents: 33 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)


Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  2.6%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  1.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Fayette County, Georgia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Fayette County, Georgia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.0%)
  • Black (11.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Males: 44,658  (48.9%)
Females: 46,605  (51.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $32,106
County population in 2003: 98,837
Jobs in 2003: 38,984

Fayette County,GA real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 51,044
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:
Fayette County:  2.9 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Median household income in 2005: $76,421
2005 median house value: $235,900
Median contract rent in 2005: $740
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $1,358
Estimated median household income in 2005: $76,550 ($71,227 in 2000)
This county  $76,550
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $251,454
Fayette County  $251,454
Georgia:  $147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $890
Institutionalized population: 537
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Fayette County in 2000: $1422


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 11
  • Assaults: 16
  • Burglaries: 150
  • Thefts: 431
  • Auto thefts: 55

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

  • Murders: 5
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 10
  • Burglaries: 121
  • Thefts: 515
  • Auto thefts: 57

Fayette County races chart


Fayette County, GA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 938 buildings, average cost: $171,900
  • 2001: 916 buildings, average cost: $179,000
  • 2002: 915 buildings, average cost: $182,800
  • 2003: 907 buildings, average cost: $200,900
  • 2004: 948 buildings, average cost: $200,700
  • 2005: 906 buildings, average cost: $236,100
  • 2006: 651 buildings, average cost: $256,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County Georgia:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,480 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,541 (0.8%)

Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $686 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $763 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $929 a month.

Cities in this county include: Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Tyrone, Brooks, Woolsey, North Ogeechee, The Rock-Yatesville.

2005 air pollution in Fayette County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.111 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.


Neighboring counties: Clayton County , Coweta County , Fulton County , Spalding County .


Fayette County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Fayette County: Campers Paradise (A), Cross Roads (B), Tyrone Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fayette County include: Zion Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Union Chapel (C), Trinity Church (D), Bethany Church (E), Living Praise Tabernacle (F), Calvary Church (G), Sandy Creek Church (H), Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Banks Cemetery (1), Bethany Cemetery (2), Bethel Cemetery (3), The Rock Cemetery (4), Ebenezer Cemetery (5), McBride Cemetery (6), Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Reeds Lakes (A), Kites Lake (B), Peoples Lakes (C), Kelley Lake (D), Scarbrough Lake (E), Bass Lake (F), Burch Lake (G), McClenney Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Haddock Creek (A), Nash Creek (B), Murphy Creek (C), Tar Creek (D), Horton Creek (E), Woolsey Creek (F), Gay Creek (G), Trickum Creek (H), Bear Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Inman Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.9%
Georgia:  4.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 3,663
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,606 (47% naturalized citizens)

Fayette County:  5.0%
Whole state:  7.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,332
  • 1990 to 1994: 688
  • 1985 to 1989: 399
  • 1980 to 1984: 620
  • 1975 to 1979: 337
  • 1970 to 1974: 313
  • 1970 to 1974: 228
  • 1965 to 1969: 689

Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.5%

Fayette County marital status for males

Fayette County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 27,792
  • One, attached: 918
  • Two: 199
  • 3 or 4: 487
  • 5 to 9: 954
  • 10 to 19: 447
  • 20 or more: 574
  • Mobile homes: 1,345
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 20,524 (2,184 second mortgage, 3,042 home equity loan, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,849


Agriculture in Fayette County
Average size of farms: 77 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17857
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1284.18
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.78%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $14802
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $21168
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.89
Vegetables: 27 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 118 acres

Fayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 3.0 times below overall U.S. average.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Air transportation (17%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Air transportation (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Air transportation workers (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)


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



  • Japan (12%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Mexico (5%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • India (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Fayette County:



  • United States or American (17%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • German (11%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)

Fayette County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 38,231 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 4,238 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 124 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 250 (1%)
  • Railroad: 10 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 34 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 39 (0%)
  • Walked: 182 (0%)
  • Other means: 471 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,652 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Fayette County, Georgia
  • 336 people in nursing homes
  • 191 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $84,576.

10.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,358 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.53%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($761 average AGI)
Fayette County:  0.15%
Georgia average:  0.39%

5.79% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($27,328 average AGI)
4.60% relocated from other states ($30,269 average AGI)
Fayette County:  4.60%
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 Clayton County, GA  1.60% ($46,035 average AGI)
from Fulton County, GA  1.11% ($52,876)
from Coweta County, GA  0.73% ($54,644)
from Henry County, GA  0.47% ($45,292)
from DeKalb County, GA  0.32% ($58,955)
from Cobb County, GA  0.23% ($49,402)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.20% ($70,028)


10.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,128 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.29%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($801 average AGI)
Fayette County:  0.12%
Georgia average:  0.09%

6.95% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($34,081 average AGI)
3.23% relocated to other states ($21,246 average AGI)
Fayette County:  3.23%
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 Coweta County, GA  1.79% ($64,107 average AGI)
to Fulton County, GA  1.26% ($50,215)
to Clayton County, GA  0.75% ($28,770)
to Henry County, GA  0.54% ($42,964)
to Cobb County, GA  0.38% ($43,866)
to DeKalb County, GA  0.35% ($46,472)
to Gwinnett County, GA  0.25% ($46,068)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7



Births per 1000 population in Fayette County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.9



Deaths per 1000 population in Fayette County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fayette County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,817 (8,857 aged, 960 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%


Household type by relationship


Households: 90,687
  • In family households: 84,258 (22,014 male householders, 4,007 female householders)
    23,173 spouses, 31,348 children (28,676 natural, 1,058 adopted, 1,614 stepchildren), 1,173 grandchildren, 255 brothers or sisters, 487 parents, 1,042 other relatives, 759 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,429 (2,196 male householders (1,732 living alone)), 3,274 female householders (2,975 living alone)), 959 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 576 (535 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,589 2-persons, 5,956 3-persons, 6,768 4-persons, 2,618 5-persons, 730 6-persons, 360 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,707 1-person, 662 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

21,734 married couples with children.
3,273 single-parent households (705 men, 2,568 women).

93.0% of residents of Fayette County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $383,401,000 ($3784 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $58,258,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $241,013,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,401,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $42,000
Federal grants: $36,046,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,630,000 ($3,413,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $49,269,000 ($3,866,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $74,447,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,553,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,895
Here:  47 per 1000 residents
State:  79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,039
Here:  29 per 1000 residents
State:  38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,129
Here:  +11 per 1000 residents
State:  +21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +10,203
Here:  +98 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Fayette County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.86 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  7.4
State:  6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.7
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 1,768
  • 1995 to 1998: 5,643
  • 1990 to 1994: 5,893
  • 1980 to 1989: 11,554
  • 1970 to 1979: 5,684
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,144
  • 1950 to 1959: 506
  • 1940 to 1949: 133
  • 1939 or earlier: 401


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Georgia:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 56
  • 3 rooms: 243
  • 4 rooms: 978
  • 5 rooms: 2,769
  • 6 rooms: 4,956
  • 7 rooms: 5,432
  • 8 rooms: 5,389
  • 9 or more rooms: 7,462


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Georgia:

  • 1 room: 61
  • 2 rooms: 277
  • 3 rooms: 594
  • 4 rooms: 1,015
  • 5 rooms: 957
  • 6 rooms: 710
  • 7 rooms: 297
  • 8 rooms: 242
  • 9 or more rooms: 86


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fayette County:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 97
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,230
  • 3 bedrooms: 12,169
  • 4 bedrooms: 9,959
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2,830


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County:

  • no bedroom: 61
  • 1 bedroom: 846
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,508
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,335
  • 4 bedrooms: 473
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 16


Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 360
  • 1 vehicle: 4,475
  • 2 vehicles: 13,079
  • 3 vehicles: 6,566
  • 4 vehicles: 2,109
  • 5 or more vehicles: 696


Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 311
  • 1 vehicle: 1,913
  • 2 vehicles: 1,660
  • 3 vehicles: 279
  • 4 vehicles: 67
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9

52% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Georgia.

Fayette County:  52.4%
State average:  50.8%


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

  • This state: 39579
  • Northeast: 9290
  • Midwest: 11640
  • South: 20440
  • West: 4550

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $144,500


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (48%)
  • Utility gas (45%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,443
Here:  10.7%
Georgia:  8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 568
Here:  8.5%
Georgia:  8.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 566
Here:  19.1%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Fayette County government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $4,620,000
    All Other: $3,163,000
    Parks & Recreation: $175,000
    Solid Waste Management: $81,000
  • Construction - General: $8,461,000
    Water Utilities: $2,350,000
    Sewerage: $1,568,000
    Regular Highways: $319,000
    Solid Waste Management: $306,000
    Parks & Recreation: $126,000
    Financial Administration: $36,000
    General Public Buildings: $33,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,952,000
    Fire Protection: $5,874,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,926,000
    Regular Highways: $4,436,000
    General - Other: $4,187,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,683,000
    Water Utilities: $3,003,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,999,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,425,000
    Financial Administration: $2,354,000
    Sewerage: $2,003,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,634,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,390,000
    Parks & Recreation: $986,000
    Libraries: $762,000
    Welfare - Other: $345,000
    Housing & Community Development: $313,000
    Solid Waste Management: $147,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $103,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,394,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,762,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $9,091,000
    Parks & Recreation: $150,000
    Water Utilities: $148,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $391,000
    Highways: $137,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $54,985,000
    Industrial Revenue: $960,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $61,580,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $60,525,000
    Water Utilities: $55,153,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $960,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,832,000
    Other, NEC: $1,055,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,861,000
    Interest Earnings: $562,000
    Rents: $46,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $2,928,000
    Police Protection: $786,000
    Fire Protection: $432,000
    Central Staff: $413,000
    Parks & Recreation: $139,000
    Health - Other: $132,000
    Water Utilities: $73,000
    Regular Highways: $62,000
    Sewerage: $49,000
    Libraries: $43,000
    General Public Building: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $34,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $16,000
    Judicial: $15,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $66,918,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,930,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,379,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,222,000
    Health & Hospitals: $330,000
    Highways: $321,000
    Public Welfare: $77,000
  • Tax - Property: $32,443,000
    Total General Sales: $17,515,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,673,000
    NEC: $831,000
    Public Utilities: $312,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $102,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $24,662,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,498,000

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