Geneva County, Alabama (AL)

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County population in 2005: 25,735 (13% urban, 87% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 8,446
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,031

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Land area: 576 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.6%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	7.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.5%), Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Retail trade (13.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Geneva County, Alabama business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Geneva County, Alabama:

White Non-Hispanic (86.1%)
Black (10.6%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 12,529	(48.6%)
Females: 13,235	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,047
County population in 2003: 25,556
Jobs in 2003: 6,289

Total labor force in 2004: 11,892
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:

Geneva County:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,574 ($26,448 in 2000)

This county	$28,574
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,059

Geneva County	$71,059
Alabama:	$97,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $319
Institutionalized population: 224
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Geneva County in 2000: $574

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 62
Thefts: 113
Auto thefts: 34

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 30
Burglaries: 85
Thefts: 84
Auto thefts: 24

Geneva County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Geneva County Alabama:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 79.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 20.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.4%)

Area name: Dothan, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Geneva County is $396 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $449 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $574 a month.

Cities in this county include: Geneva, Hartford, Samson, Slocomb, Malvern, Coffee Springs, Black, Eunola, Bakerhill, Speake-Oakville.

Neighboring counties: Coffee County , Covington County , Dale County , Holmes County, Florida , Jackson County, Florida , Houston County , Walton County, Florida .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Geneva County: Spivey Camp Ground (A), Underwood Mill (B), Winoski (C), Camp Victory (D), Camp Wiregrass (E), Epperson (F), Hendrix Crossroad (G), Liberty Chapel Camp Grounds (H), Twin Lakes Fishing Lodge (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Geneva County include: Whitaker Church (A), Whaley Chapel (B), Wesley Chapel (C), Weeks Memorial Church (D), Weeks Chapel Church (E), Vaughanville Church (F), Brewton Church (G), Union Hill Church (H), Union Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Crews Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Purvis Cemetery (3), Friendship Cemetery (4), McDuffie Cemetery (5), Martin Cemetery (6), Bellwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cook Pond (A), Faulk Millpond (B), Burgess Pond (C), Burch Pond (D), Victoria, Lake (E), Ponderosa Pond (F), Pigeon Pond (G), Hartford Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hurricane Creek (A), Ice Factory Branch (B), Indian Branch (C), Snake Branch (D), Soapstone Branch (E), Peacock Branch (F), Burch Creek (G), Bridge Branch (H), Dowling Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.9%
Alabama:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 625
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 197 (58% naturalized citizens)

Geneva County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 55
1990 to 1994: 16
1985 to 1989: 13
1980 to 1984: 11
1975 to 1979: 23
1970 to 1974: 19
1970 to 1974: 17
1965 to 1969: 43

Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.6%

Geneva County marital status for males

Geneva County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,222
One, attached: 68
Two: 295
3 or 4: 98
5 to 9: 123
10 to 19: 22
20 or more: 52
Mobile homes: 3,198
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37

Housing units in Geneva County with a mortgage: 2,768 (270 second mortgage, 189 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,207

Agriculture in Geneva County
Average size of farms: 228 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $103092
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $254.31
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.43%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 82.59%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81983
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48930
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.88
Corn for grain: 5753 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1828 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 21324 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 219 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1190 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 686 acres

Geneva County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/16/2000, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 9 people and caused $3 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (45%)
India (12%)
Germany (11%)
Other Eastern Europe (7%)
Canada (5%)
Netherlands (4%)
Austria (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Geneva County:

United States or American (43%)
English (9%)
Irish (9%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (1%)

Geneva County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,780 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,208 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 144 (1%)
Other means: 128 (1%)
Worked at home: 335 (3%)

People in group quarters in Geneva County, Alabama

184 people in nursing homes
50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,603.

8.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,594 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.13%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.65% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($15,262 average AGI)
3.49% relocated from other states ($13,332 average AGI)
Geneva County: 3.49%
Alabama average: 3.11%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Houston County, AL	1.95% ($29,738 average AGI)
from Coffee County, AL	0.85% ($22,634)
from Dale County, AL	0.73% ($26,672)
from Holmes County, FL	0.43% ($21,722)
from Covington County, AL	0.27% ($20,565)
from Jackson County, FL	0.18% ($23,133)
from Orange County, FL	0.13% ($100,545)

7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.81% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($19,037 average AGI)
2.37% relocated to other states ($8,144 average AGI)
Geneva County: 2.37%
Alabama average: 2.51%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Houston County, AL	2.23% ($29,146 average AGI)
to Coffee County, AL	0.91% ($30,474)
to Dale County, AL	0.73% ($20,738)
to Holmes County, FL	0.37% ($24,710)
to Covington County, AL	0.19% ($21,875)
to Bay County, FL	0.16% ($21,077)
to Walton County, FL	0.16% ($19,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Births per 1000 population in Geneva County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Geneva County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Geneva County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,291 (4,173 aged, 1,118 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,489

In family households: 22,295 (5,789 male householders, 1,747 female householders)
5,979 spouses, 7,346 children (6,621 natural, 155 adopted, 570 stepchildren), 425 grandchildren, 181 brothers or sisters, 201 parents, 322 other relatives, 305 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,194 (1,234 male householders (1,085 living alone)), 1,700 female householders (1,656 living alone)), 260 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 275 (177 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,488 2-persons, 1,936 3-persons, 1,358 4-persons, 524 5-persons, 163 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,741 1-person, 151 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

4,056 married couples with children.
1,446 single-parent households (316 men, 1,130 women).

97.9% of residents of Geneva County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $227,452,000 ($8885 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $51,855,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,833,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,344,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,140,000
Federal grants: $39,100,000
Federal procurement contracts: $42,087,000 ($41,093,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,947,000 ($1,951,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $530,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,530,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,151,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,552

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,663

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +50

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +67

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Geneva County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.69 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 307
1995 to 1998: 1,160
1990 to 1994: 917
1980 to 1989: 2,065
1970 to 1979: 2,487
1960 to 1969: 1,984
1950 to 1959: 1,167
1940 to 1949: 904
1939 or earlier: 1,124

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Geneva County, Alabama:

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 64
3 rooms: 300
4 rooms: 1,064
5 rooms: 2,224
6 rooms: 2,390
7 rooms: 1,262
8 rooms: 648
9 or more rooms: 481

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Geneva County, Alabama:

1 room: 28
2 rooms: 64
3 rooms: 255
4 rooms: 561
5 rooms: 597
6 rooms: 335
7 rooms: 123
8 rooms: 44
9 or more rooms: 24

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

no bedroom: 22
1 bedroom: 173
2 bedrooms: 2,021
3 bedrooms: 5,210
4 bedrooms: 882
5 or more bedrooms: 138

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Geneva County:

no bedroom: 28
1 bedroom: 279
2 bedrooms: 826
3 bedrooms: 775
4 bedrooms: 114
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 412
1 vehicle: 2,364
2 vehicles: 3,632
3 vehicles: 1,476
4 vehicles: 410
5 or more vehicles: 152

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

no vehicle: 415
1 vehicle: 959
2 vehicles: 499
3 vehicles: 115
4 vehicles: 43
5 or more vehicles: 0

65% of Geneva County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Alabama.

Geneva County:	64.6%
State average:	58.1%

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

This state: 18873
Northeast: 440
Midwest: 684
South: 4850
West: 514

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $18,300

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:

Electricity (69%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Utility gas (11%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (53%)
Utility gas (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 126

Here:	4.2%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	2.3%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62

Here:	10.5%
Alabama:	14.1%

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)

Geneva County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $520,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,158,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,540,000
Police Protection: $947,000

Financial Administration: $345,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $230,000

Welfare - Other: $167,000

General Public Buildings: $161,000

Central Staff Services: $121,000

Solid Waste Management: $66,000

General - Other: $66,000

Health Services - Other: $34,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $38,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,121,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $996,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $125,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,216,000
Interest Earnings: $175,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $147,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,914,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,731,000
General Support: $360,000

All Other: $211,000
Tax - Property: $1,437,000
NEC: $30,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,251,000

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