Hancock County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 9,643 (40% urban, 60% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,475
Renter-occupied apartments: 762

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Land area: 473 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	29.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	14.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.6%), Manufacturing (27.2%), Public administration (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 63%
Government: 31%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Hancock County, Georgia:

Black (77.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (21.2%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 5,380	(53.4%)
Females: 4,696	(46.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,096
County population in 2003: 9,980
Jobs in 2003: 1,774

Hancock County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 3,455
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.4%

Average household size:

Hancock County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,647 ($22,003 in 2000)

This county	$23,647
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,709

Hancock County	$77,709
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $277
Institutionalized population: 1,451
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hancock County in 2000: $622

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 21
Thefts: 26
Auto thefts: 4

Hancock County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Georgia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 76.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 23.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $576 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hancock 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: Sparta, Devereux, Linton, Mayfield, Culloden-Bolingbroke.

Neighboring counties: Baldwin County , Glascock County , Greene County , Putnam County , Taliaferro County , Warren County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Carrs Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Hancock County include: Warren Chapel (A), Zebulon Methodist Church (B), Archer Grove Church (C), Balerma Church (D), Union Church (E), Turner Church (F), Trinity Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Thankful Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clark-Webb-Simmons Family Cemetery (1), Bailey Family Cemetery (2), Gonder-Poole Cemetery (3), Gonder Family Cemetery (4), Latimer-Heath Family Cemetery (5), Balerma Cemetery (6), Nicholls Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Browns Lakes (A), Dickens Lake (B), McWhorter Pond (C), Ray Lake (D), Dixon Pond (E), Harley Lake (F), Hale Lake (G), Brown Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Green Spring Branch (A), Neel Creek (B), Swift Creek (C), Little Buffalo Creek (D), Fort Creek (E), Hunnon Branch (F), Lundy Creek (G), Rocky Creek (H), Charlotte Gin Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Hancock County include: William Jonathan Northern Monument (1), William Rabun Monument (2), Jewel Historic District (3), Linton Historic District (4), Little Hudson Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	9.3%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 330
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 31 (58% naturalized citizens)

Hancock County:	0.3%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2
1990 to 1994: 2
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 3
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 14

Mean travel time to work: 36.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 36.2%

Hancock County marital status for males

Hancock County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,439
One, attached: 55
Two: 78
3 or 4: 22
5 to 9: 17
10 to 19: 6
20 or more: 71
Mobile homes: 1,542
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 545 (13 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 763

Agriculture in Hancock County
Average size of farms: 293 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $10762
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $73.58
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.43%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20151
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.27%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $26301
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.69
Vegetables: 18 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 421 acres

Hancock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 7.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (15%)
Wood products (10%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (31%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Machinery (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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

Lebanon (35%)
Germany (26%)
United Kingdom (19%)
Australia (13%)
Canada (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hancock County:

United States or American (6%)
German (3%)
Irish (3%)
English (2%)
African (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Italian (0%)

Hancock County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,799 (62%)
Carpooled: 858 (30%)
Bus or trolley bus: 53 (2%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 44 (2%)
Other means: 98 (3%)
Worked at home: 25 (1%)

People in group quarters in Hancock County, Georgia

1351 people in state prisons
84 people in nursing homes
16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,368.

5.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,550 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.04%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.13% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($27,503 average AGI)
0.91% relocated from other states ($7,047 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.91%
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 Baldwin County, GA

1.76% ($24,981 average AGI)

6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,918 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.66% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($27,769 average AGI)
0.44% relocated to other states ($2,154 average AGI)
Hancock County: 0.44%
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 Baldwin County, GA

2.41% ($27,583 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Hancock County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Hancock County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 19.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hancock County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,527 (1,163 aged, 364 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,617

In family households: 7,702 (1,128 male householders, 1,233 female householders)
1,299 spouses, 2,973 children (2,736 natural, 93 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 491 grandchildren, 188 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 210 other relatives, 105 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 915 (421 male householders (406 living alone)), 464 female householders (445 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,459 (1,416 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 949 2-persons, 513 3-persons, 486 4-persons, 229 5-persons, 123 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 851 1-person, 34 2-persons.

799 married couples with children.
1,089 single-parent households (100 men, 989 women).

98.6% of residents of Hancock County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $82,148,000 ($8373 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,100,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,970,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,976,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $108,000
Federal grants: $28,903,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $943,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $877,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 650

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 562

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -1

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -498

Here:	-52 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Hancock County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 119
1995 to 1998: 382
1990 to 1994: 512
1980 to 1989: 730
1970 to 1979: 946
1960 to 1969: 564
1950 to 1959: 237
1940 to 1949: 197
1939 or earlier: 600

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 21
3 rooms: 180
4 rooms: 284
5 rooms: 724
6 rooms: 643
7 rooms: 260
8 rooms: 235
9 or more rooms: 128

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

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 48
3 rooms: 118
4 rooms: 202
5 rooms: 202
6 rooms: 85
7 rooms: 44
8 rooms: 49
9 or more rooms: 8

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

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 111
2 bedrooms: 522
3 bedrooms: 1,383
4 bedrooms: 349
5 or more bedrooms: 96

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 139
2 bedrooms: 267
3 bedrooms: 263
4 bedrooms: 82
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 353
1 vehicle: 717
2 vehicles: 972
3 vehicles: 264
4 vehicles: 112
5 or more vehicles: 57

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

no vehicle: 308
1 vehicle: 334
2 vehicles: 66
3 vehicles: 28
4 vehicles: 23
5 or more vehicles: 3

71% of Hancock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Georgia.

Hancock County:	71.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 8530
Northeast: 206
Midwest: 148
South: 1067
West: 72

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
Electricity (24%)
Utility gas (21%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (35%)
Utility gas (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60

Here:	5.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106

Here:	13.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35

Here:	11.6%
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)

Hancock County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $886,000
Sewerage: $26,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000
Construction - Welfare - Other: $17,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $1,416,000
Regular Highways: $1,266,000

Police Protection: $877,000

Financial Administration: $790,000

Central Staff Services: $727,000

Corrections - Other: $585,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $567,000

General - Other: $565,000

Welfare - Other: $411,000

Solid Waste Management: $273,000

Parks & Recreation: $218,000

Housing & Community Development: $153,000

Water Utilities: $127,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $86,000

Sewerage: $85,000

Natural Resources - Other: $49,000

Fire Protection: $40,000

Libraries: $31,000
General - Interest on Debt: $379,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $127,000
Water Utilities: $33,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $64,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,320,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $200,000
Water Utilities: $96,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,065,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $200,000
Water Utilities: $158,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $255,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $469,000
Interest Earnings: $64,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $262,000
Regular Highways: $163,000

Police Protection: $53,000

Welfare - Other: $47,000

Health - Other: $9,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $413,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $39,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,114,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $852,000
Public Welfare: $409,000

All Other: $301,000

Highways: $42,000

Housing & Community Development: $25,000
Tax - Property: $5,786,000
Total General Sales: $873,000

Other Selective Sales: $275,000

NEC: $69,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $51,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,552,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000

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