County population in 2012: 25,518 (26% urban, 74% rural); it was 22,997 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,288 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,325 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,361 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,508 (it was 1,745 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
34%
Land area: 232 sq. mi. Water area: 24.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 109 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Hart County: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.7%), Manufacturing (18.6%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $757 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $586 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.7%
(15.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.5% for Black residents, 55.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 88.4% for other race residents, 38.6% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 42 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 44 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 48 years old, Asian residents: 45 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
14.8%
Whole state:
13.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
6.6%
Whole state:
6.1%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hart County is $412 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $547 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Hart County: Hart County Farm (A), Air Line (B), Hart County Fire Department Station 8 Vanna (C), Hart County Fire Department Station 3 Goldmine (D), Hart County Fire Department Station 4 Shoal Creek (E), Hart County Fire Department Station 6 Nancy Hart (F), Hart County Fire Department Station 7 Bio (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Hart County include: Tabernacle Church (A), Reed Creek Church (B), Mount Olivet Church (C), Grace Church (D), Gaines Chapel (E), Flat Shoals Baptist Church (F), Fellowship Methodist Church (G), Cross Roads Baptist Church (H), Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Roy Cemetery (1), Maret Cemetery (2), Bowers Cemetery (3), McMullan Cemetery (4), Byrum Cemetery (5), Bethany Cemetery (6), Bethesda Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Hartwell Mica Mine Lake (A), Brooks Lake (B), Rays Lake (C), Wilders Pond (D), Reservoir Six (E), Reservoir Eight (F), Reservoir 17 (G), Reservoir 21 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wrights Branch (A), Cedar Creek (B), Shoal Creek (C), Robinson Branch (D), Gum Branch (E), Clarks Creek (F), Caney Branch (G), Boyds Creek (H), Pruitt Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Hart County include: Henrys Church Monument (1), Hart State Park (2), Fred E Lee Memorial (3), Cherokee Memorial (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 613 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.1% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 291 (55% naturalized citizens)
Hart County:
1.3%
Whole state:
7.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 93
1990 to 1994: 31
1985 to 1989: 18
1980 to 1984: 44
1975 to 1979: 13
1970 to 1974: 15
1970 to 1974: 31
1965 to 1969: 46
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.9%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 7,596
One, attached: 75
Two: 224
3 or 4: 188
5 to 9: 41
10 to 19: 11
20 or more: 34
Mobile homes: 2,851
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 91
Housing units in Hart County with a mortgage: 2,353 (173 second mortgage, 255 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,049
Here:
53.5% with mortgage
State:
75.3% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.41%
Here
54.4%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 12,512 Total congregations: 47
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
LDS (Mormon) Church
Adherents
8,845 (70.7%)
1,864 (14.9%)
549 (4.4%)
380 (3.0%)
171 (1.4%)
Congregations
21 (44.7%)
10 (21.3%)
1 (2.1%)
3 (6.4%)
1 (2.1%)
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Episcopal Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Other
Adherents
147 (1.2%)
120 (1.0%)
100 (0.8%)
80 (0.6%)
256 (2.0%)
Congregations
2 (4.3%)
1 (2.1%)
1 (2.1%)
1 (2.1%)
6 (12.8%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 115 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $145,452 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $122.70 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.86% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.55% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $100,946 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.15% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 6.50% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48,283 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.65% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.14 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 7.47% All wheat for grain: 2481 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 3242 harvested acres Vegetables: 51 harvested acres Land in orchards: 112 acres
Tornado activity:
Hart County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/2/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Hart County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly 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 43.6 miles away from the county center On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 46.7 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) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from the county center On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from Hart County center On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.7 miles away from the county center On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)
Most recent natural disasters:
Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3218): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 3, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1560): September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 1, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1311): January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3097): March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3044): July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Hart County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 3
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom (23%)
Korea (15%)
Mexico (15%)
Other Western Europe (13%)
Canada (10%)
Other Northern Europe (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hart County (%):
United States or American (31%)
English (11%)
Irish (8%)
German (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 8,112 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,542 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 70 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
Walked: 141 (1%)
Other means: 43 (0%)
Worked at home: 357 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Hart County, Georgia in 2000:
287 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
142 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
92 people in nursing homes
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
People in group quarters in Hart County, Georgia in 2010:
420 people in state prisons
192 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
41 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
10 people in group homes intended for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,481.
6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,000 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.69%
Georgia average:
10.98%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.61% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($30,284 average AGI)
2.08% relocated from other states ($10,716 average AGI)
Hart County:
2.08%
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:
5.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,781 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.66%
Georgia average:
9.55%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.81% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($23,586 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($12,193 average AGI)
Hart County:
1.86%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.0
Births per 1000 population in Hart County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Hart County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hart County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,527 (2,976 aged, 551 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.28 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9568.230 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 744.580 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 17788.52
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1231.490 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1040.110
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18.32 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49.93
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 24.96
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 134.3. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 24,550
In family households: 21,006 (4,895 male householders, 2,103 female householders)
5,169 spouses, 6,659 children (6,048 natural, 207 adopted, 404 stepchildren), 888 grandchildren, 227 brothers or sisters, 192 parents, 284 other relatives, 444 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,544 (1,435 male householders (1,235 living alone)), 1,688 female householders (1,542 living alone)), 421 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 663 (653 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,365 2-persons, 1,551 3-persons, 1,243 4-persons, 541 5-persons, 196 6-persons, 102 7-or-more-persons.
97.4% of residents of Hart County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $131,059,000 ($5608 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $18,232,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,923,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,050,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $972,000 Federal grants: $31,158,000 Federal procurement contracts: $12,819,000 ($12,190,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $6,136,000 ($3,479,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,249,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $30,229,000 Federal Government insurance: $853,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,504
Here:
63 per 1000 residents
State:
79 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,423
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +69
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+21 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +928
Here:
+39 per 1000 residents
State:
+26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Hart County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.93 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 460
2000 to 2004: 1,198
1990 to 1999: 2,408
1980 to 1989: 2,055
1970 to 1979: 2,110
1960 to 1969: 1,434
1950 to 1959: 1,232
1940 to 1949: 563
1939 or earlier: 600
Rooms in houses/apartments in Hart County, Georgia
62% of Hart County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Georgia.
Hart County:
61.8%
State average:
50.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14908
Northeast: 820
Midwest: 936
South: 5591
West: 366
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,700
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 Hart County
42.0 years
35.0 years
(44.9%)
(55.1%)
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