Habersham County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.2%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Habersham County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 18,432	(51.3%)
Females: 17,470	(48.7%)

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Habersham County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$42,058
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$421
State:	$614

Habersham County:	$153,857
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $219,260

Here:	$219,260
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $184,750

Here:	$184,750
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $186,838

Here:	$186,838
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,939

Here:	$129,939
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,944

Here:	$96,944
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $48,553

Here:	$48,553
State:	$44,353

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 209
• Thefts: 277
• Auto thefts: 65

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 26
• Burglaries: 212
• Thefts: 272
• Auto thefts: 61

This county:	12.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Habersham County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $541 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cornelia, Baldwin, Raoul, Demorest, Clarkesville, Mount Airy, Tallulah Falls, Turnerville.

Neighboring counties: Banks County , Oconee County, South Carolina , Hall County , Rabun County , Stephens County , Towns County , White County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Habersham County: Mud Creek Camp Ground (A), Toccoa Pumping Station (B), Seed (C), Panther Creek Campground (D), Panther Creek Picnic Area (E), Fern Springs Picnic Area (F), Cornelia Water Works (G), Lake Russell Campground (H), Lake Russell Recreation Site (I), Chattooga Ranger Station (J), View (K), George W Carver Picnic Area (L), Colson Store (M), Boys Mountain View Camp (N), Toccoa Pumping Station (O), High Valley Boys Club (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Habersham County include: Welcome Church (A), Alleys Chapel (B), Amys Creek Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Victory Church (E), Turnerville Church of God (F), Bethel Temple (G), Bethlehem Church (H), Bible Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Unity Cemetery (1), B C Grant Cemetery (2), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (3), Laudermilk Cemetery (4), Macedonia Cemetery (5), Kollock Cemetery (6), Glade Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Barrett Pond (A), Mathis Lake (B), Bassinger Pond (C), Todd Lake (D), Irvin Lake (E), Millers Pond (F), Thomas Pond (G), Dean Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goshen Branch (A), Goshen Creek (B), Soque Branch (C), South Fork Little Mud Creek (D), South Fork Mud Creek (E), Nerve Branch (F), Lick Log Creek (G), Cove Branch (H), Blue Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Habersham County include: Lake Russell State Wildlife Management Area (1), Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Habersham Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	9.7%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 1,506
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,813 (22% naturalized citizens)

Habersham County:	7.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,988
• One, attached: 134
• Two: 261
• 3 or 4: 406
• 5 to 9: 220
• 10 to 19: 81
• 20 or more: 40
• Mobile homes: 3,480
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Habersham County with a mortgage: 4,175 (336 second mortgage, 335 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,551

Here:	62.1% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Habersham County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 6.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 118 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Habersham County-area historical earthquake activity is above Georgia state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from Habersham County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from Habersham County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from Habersham County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,047 (79%) Carpooled: 2,475 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%) Taxi: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 434 (3%) Other means: 101 (1%) Worked at home: 382 (2%)

8.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,937 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.04%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.46% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,873 average AGI)
2.58% relocated from other states ($13,063 average AGI)

Habersham County:	2.58%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Hall County, GA	0.95% ($35,992 average AGI)
from Banks County, GA	0.90% ($25,096)
from White County, GA	0.77% ($31,847)
from Stephens County, GA	0.56% ($25,239)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.47% ($62,200)
from Rabun County, GA	0.21% ($29,667)
from Franklin County, GA	0.13% ($36,294)

6.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,237 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.47%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.98% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($24,688 average AGI)
1.48% relocated to other states ($8,550 average AGI)

Habersham County:	1.48%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Banks County, GA	0.96% ($34,108 average AGI)
to Hall County, GA	0.92% ($32,845)
to White County, GA	0.76% ($33,189)
to Stephens County, GA	0.45% ($27,667)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.24% ($38,833)
to Fulton County, GA	0.13% ($26,250)
to Lumpkin County, GA	0.13% ($36,188)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
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: 6,091 (5,157 aged, 934 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,049 (8,216 male householders, 1,715 female householders)

  8,359 spouses, 9,711 children (8,552 natural, 196 adopted, 963 stepchildren), 623 grandchildren, 271 brothers or sisters, 196 parents, 486 other relatives, 472 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,961 (1,396 male householders (1,165 living alone)), 1,989 female householders (1,797 living alone)), 576 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,892 (1,385 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,493 2-persons, 2,304 3-persons, 1,954 4-persons, 725 5-persons, 279 6-persons, 176 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,962 1-person, 330 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

88.3% of residents of Habersham County speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $170,576,000 ($4376 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,767,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,835,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,434,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $168,000
Federal grants: $31,568,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,354,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,216,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $18,600,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,755,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,654,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+48 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.76 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

57% of Habersham County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Georgia.

Habersham County:	57.2%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 24727
• Northeast: 1352
• Midwest: 1473
• South: 4576
• West: 808

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,500

Here:	3.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	3.5%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	48.5%
Georgia:	22.9%

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