Grady County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 24,466 (38% urban, 62% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,449
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,348

% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

Land area: 458 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 53 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	21.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	10.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.9%), Manufacturing (17.5%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Grady County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (63.2%)
Black (30.1%)
Hispanic (5.2%)
Other race (3.2%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 11,245	(47.5%)
Females: 12,414	(52.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,578
County population in 2003: 24,087
Jobs in 2003: 6,586

Total labor force in 2004: 11,344
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Grady County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,797 ($28,656 in 2000)

This county	$30,797
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,819

Grady County	$109,819
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $368
Institutionalized population: 201
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Grady County in 2000: $779

Grady County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grady County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $539 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grady County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $635 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cairo, Whigham, Spence.

Neighboring counties: Gadsden County, Florida , Leon County, Florida , Decatur County , Mitchell County , Thomas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Grady County: Peoples Still (A), Princes Still (B), Moncriefs Store (C), Turkey Creek Community Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Grady County include: White Springs Church (A), Allen Chapel (B), Woodland Church (C), Arbordale Church (D), Union Spring Church (E), Union Hill Church (F), Trinity Church (G), Travelers Rest Church (H), Tired Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Pine Level Cemetery (2), Williams Cemetery (3), Union Springs Cemetery (4), Williams Cemetery (5), Wilder Cemetery (6), Banks Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mitchell Pond (A), Cypress Pond (B), Pritchard Pond (C), Bearden Lake (D), Terrell Lake (E), Hawkins Lake (F), Harold Lake (G), Sugar Plum Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brumbley Creek (A), Grey Branch (B), Hadley Creek (C), Rice Branch (D), Black Creek (E), Spence Mill Creek (F), Big Branch (G), Mock Branch (H), Mill Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.0%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 764
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 925 (8% naturalized citizens)

Grady County:	3.9%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 685
1990 to 1994: 103
1985 to 1989: 29
1980 to 1984: 24
1975 to 1979: 17
1970 to 1974: 14
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 53

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.3%

Grady County marital status for males

Grady County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,051
One, attached: 91
Two: 224
3 or 4: 208
5 to 9: 124
10 to 19: 13
20 or more: 63
Mobile homes: 3,184
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Grady County with a mortgage: 2,058 (109 second mortgage, 199 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,403

Agriculture in Grady County
Average size of farms: 254 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $146795
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1281.43
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.63%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $92257
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 35.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $69044
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.47
Corn for grain: 10868 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 847 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 15423 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1210 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3754 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3059 acres

Grady County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 34 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/13/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 15 people and caused $5 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Educational services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Apparel (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (78%)
Guatemala (5%)
Germany (4%)
Other Central America (4%)
Canada (3%)
India (2%)
Nigeria (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Grady County:

United States or American (28%)
Irish (7%)
English (7%)
German (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Italian (1%)

Grady County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,325 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,837 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 163 (2%)
Other means: 175 (2%)
Worked at home: 383 (4%)

People in group quarters in Grady County, Georgia

134 people in nursing homes
66 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
50 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
23 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,766.

7.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,312 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.95% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($16,185 average AGI)
3.32% relocated from other states ($17,127 average AGI)
Grady County: 3.32%
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 Thomas County, GA	1.69% ($29,748 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL	0.68% ($42,373)
from Decatur County, GA	0.59% ($34,477)
from Mitchell County, GA	0.40% ($22,200)
from Gadsden County, FL	0.24% ($23,556)
from Dougherty County, GA	0.15% ($29,364)

6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.00% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($15,417 average AGI)
2.66% relocated to other states ($9,841 average AGI)
Grady County: 2.66%
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 Thomas County, GA	1.34% ($26,790 average AGI)
to Decatur County, GA	0.62% ($23,478)
to Leon County, FL	0.48% ($26,806)
to Mitchell County, GA	0.34% ($20,400)
to Dougherty County, GA	0.24% ($22,278)
to Gadsden County, FL	0.19% ($20,714)
to Lowndes County, GA	0.19% ($18,786)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Births per 1000 population in Grady County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Grady County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grady County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,520 (2,720 aged, 800 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,381

In family households: 20,689 (4,733 male householders, 1,816 female householders)
4,617 spouses, 7,134 children (6,472 natural, 166 adopted, 496 stepchildren), 786 grandchildren, 496 brothers or sisters, 199 parents, 393 other relatives, 515 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,692 (885 male householders (703 living alone)), 1,383 female householders (1,262 living alone)), 424 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 278 (199 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,626 2-persons, 1,634 3-persons, 1,315 4-persons, 631 5-persons, 238 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,965 1-person, 235 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

3,598 married couples with children.
1,840 single-parent households (309 men, 1,531 women).

94.7% of residents of Grady County speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $119,322,000 ($4914 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,743,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,433,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,570,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,183,000
Federal grants: $32,941,000
Federal procurement contracts: $839,000 ($259,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,356,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $860,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,497,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,144,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,064

Here:	84 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,334

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +622

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -503

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Grady County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.98 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 439
1995 to 1998: 1,313
1990 to 1994: 1,056
1980 to 1989: 1,698
1970 to 1979: 1,683
1960 to 1969: 1,203
1950 to 1959: 1,160
1940 to 1949: 602
1939 or earlier: 837

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

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 292
4 rooms: 658
5 rooms: 1,674
6 rooms: 1,792
7 rooms: 1,088
8 rooms: 467
9 or more rooms: 440

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

1 room: 19
2 rooms: 210
3 rooms: 313
4 rooms: 614
5 rooms: 699
6 rooms: 337
7 rooms: 99
8 rooms: 54
9 or more rooms: 3

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

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 150
2 bedrooms: 1,329
3 bedrooms: 4,113
4 bedrooms: 750
5 or more bedrooms: 92

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grady County:

no bedroom: 81
1 bedroom: 343
2 bedrooms: 984
3 bedrooms: 898
4 bedrooms: 35
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 369
1 vehicle: 1,825
2 vehicles: 2,937
3 vehicles: 971
4 vehicles: 241
5 or more vehicles: 106

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

no vehicle: 451
1 vehicle: 1,214
2 vehicles: 518
3 vehicles: 136
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 12

58% of Grady 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, 50% lived in Georgia.

Grady County:	57.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 16892
Northeast: 646
Midwest: 559
South: 4248
West: 240

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,800

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 (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Utility gas (15%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Utility gas (20%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 144

Here:	4.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 149

Here:	9.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64

Here:	9.3%
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)

Grady County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $770,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000

Parks & Recreation: $19,000
Construction - Health - Other: $438,000
Regular Highways: $298,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $1,264,000
General - Other: $1,014,000

Corrections - Other: $1,011,000

Regular Highways: $995,000

Police Protection: $838,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $812,000

Central Staff Services: $591,000

Financial Administration: $540,000

Solid Waste Management: $308,000

General Public Buildings: $267,000

Parks & Recreation: $243,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $183,000

Libraries: $109,000

Housing & Community Development: $77,000

Natural Resources - Other: $71,000

Fire Protection: $55,000

Welfare - Other: $26,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,184,000
Regular Highways: $37,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $9,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,480,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $720,000
Property Sale Other: $175,000

Interest Earnings: $66,000

Rents: $38,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $143,000
Regular Highways: $115,000

General Public Building: $49,000

Police Protection: $33,000

Solid Waste Management: $19,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $13,000

Judicial: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Natural Resource - Other: $6,000

Financial Administration: $3,000

Corrections - Other: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,287,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $474,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $557,000
Housing & Community Development: $456,000

Health & Hospitals: $232,000

Highways: $50,000
Tax - Property: $4,443,000
Total General Sales: $2,057,000

Other Selective Sales: $526,000

NEC: $158,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $59,000

Public Utilities: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,319,000

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