Irwin County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 10,093 (32% urban, 68% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,798
Renter-occupied apartments: 846

% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

Land area: 357 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	17.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.4%), Educational,health and social services (18.6%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Irwin County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (71.5%)
Black (25.9%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Other race (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 4,880	(49.1%)
Females: 5,051	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,204
County population in 2003: 10,114
Jobs in 2003: 2,692

Total labor force in 2004: 4,407
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Irwin County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,518 ($30,257 in 2000)

This county	$32,518
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,186

Irwin County	$85,186
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $343
Institutionalized population: 360
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Irwin County in 2000: $704

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 56
Auto thefts: 11

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 37
Thefts: 56
Auto thefts: 11

Irwin County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Irwin County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $608 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Irwin County is $403 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ocilla, Holt, Irwinville.

Neighboring counties: Ben Hill County , Berrien County , Coffee County , Tift County , Turner County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Ocilla Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Irwin County include: Waterloo Missionary Baptist Church (A), Wray Church (B), Arp Missionary Baptist Church (C), United Pentecostal Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bethlehem Church (F), Big Creek Church (G), Living Waters Tabernacle (H), Springfield Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Whitleys Cemetery (1), Paulk Cemetery (2), Luke Cemetery (3), Paulks Cemetery (4), Macedonia Cemetery (5), Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Coleman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Smith Lake (A), Jacobs Well (B), Tenmile Trail Lake (C), Bone Lake (D), Shikel Lake (E), Hurricane Lake (F), Flat Lake (G), Big Bend Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Creek (A), Cypress Creek (B), Boggy Branch (C), Stump Creek (D), Hat Creek (E), Hobby Creek (F), Big Creek (G), Big Branch (H), Hunters Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Irwin County: Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Irwinville Post Office (A), Mystic Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.6%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 268
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 125 (15% naturalized citizens)

Irwin County:	1.3%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 102
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 4
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.4%

Irwin County marital status for males

Irwin County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,524
One, attached: 42
Two: 145
3 or 4: 38
5 to 9: 21
10 to 19: 20
20 or more: 29
Mobile homes: 1,330

Housing units in Irwin County with a mortgage: 709 (76 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 663

Agriculture in Irwin County
Average size of farms: 396 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $84158
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $342.54
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $93740
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 50.10%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.72%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $84821
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.14
Corn for grain: 10108 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2100 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 32979 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 979 harvested acres
Vegetables: 582 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1963 acres

Irwin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/25/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

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

Mexico (70%)
India (15%)
Cuba (5%)
Other Western Asia (4%)
Iran (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Other Southern Europe (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Irwin County:

United States or American (45%)
Irish (7%)
English (6%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (1%)
Scottish (1%)

Irwin County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,289 (82%)
Carpooled: 518 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 70 (2%)
Other means: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 108 (3%)

People in group quarters in Irwin County, Georgia

214 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
124 people in nursing homes
22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,688.

8.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.65%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.87% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($19,008 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($6,346 average AGI)
Irwin County: 1.78%
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 Ben Hill County, GA	2.26% ($24,761 average AGI)
from Tift County, GA	1.38% ($23,195)
from Coffee County, GA	0.64% ($21,842)
from Lowndes County, GA	0.34% ($39,000)

8.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.16%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.87% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,602 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($3,971 average AGI)
Irwin County: 1.29%
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 Ben Hill County, GA	2.10% ($25,484 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA	1.59% ($24,043)
to Coffee County, GA	0.61% ($31,278)
to Berrien County, GA	0.41% ($24,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Births per 1000 population in Irwin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Irwin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Irwin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,324 (1,057 aged, 267 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,557

In family households: 8,565 (2,074 male householders, 697 female householders)
2,039 spouses, 3,031 children (2,806 natural, 58 adopted, 167 stepchildren), 234 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 118 other relatives, 217 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 992 (369 male householders (311 living alone)), 551 female householders (530 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 374 (362 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,097 2-persons, 690 3-persons, 621 4-persons, 248 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 841 1-person, 75 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

1,613 married couples with children.
687 single-parent households (133 men, 554 women).

97.3% of residents of Irwin County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,998,000 ($9863 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,159,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,349,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,490,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,357,000
Federal grants: $18,466,000
Federal procurement contracts: $32,685,000 ($102,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,651,000 ($6,339,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $916,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,287,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,058,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 717

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 612

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +82

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Irwin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 133
1995 to 1998: 601
1990 to 1994: 295
1980 to 1989: 812
1970 to 1979: 798
1960 to 1969: 420
1950 to 1959: 407
1940 to 1949: 281
1939 or earlier: 402

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 61
3 rooms: 122
4 rooms: 294
5 rooms: 728
6 rooms: 832
7 rooms: 380
8 rooms: 261
9 or more rooms: 120

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

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 49
3 rooms: 115
4 rooms: 249
5 rooms: 201
6 rooms: 149
7 rooms: 70
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 16
1 bedroom: 67
2 bedrooms: 595
3 bedrooms: 1,703
4 bedrooms: 362
5 or more bedrooms: 55

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Irwin County:

no bedroom: 16
1 bedroom: 153
2 bedrooms: 358
3 bedrooms: 280
4 bedrooms: 39
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 140
1 vehicle: 819
2 vehicles: 1,185
3 vehicles: 515
4 vehicles: 109
5 or more vehicles: 30

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

no vehicle: 220
1 vehicle: 376
2 vehicles: 168
3 vehicles: 67
4 vehicles: 15
5 or more vehicles: 0

66% of Irwin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Georgia.

Irwin County:	66.3%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 8245
Northeast: 147
Midwest: 174
South: 1096
West: 95

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (64%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Utility gas (6%)
No fuel used (3%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (52%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Utility gas (14%)
No fuel used (3%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34

Here:	2.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51

Here:	6.0%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

Irwin County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $140,000
All Other: $91,000

Sewerage: $11,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $510,000
General Public Buildings: $404,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $544,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $515,000

General - Other: $372,000

Central Staff Services: $352,000

Police Protection: $335,000

Corrections - Other: $317,000

Health Services - Other: $232,000

Financial Administration: $162,000

Solid Waste Management: $131,000

General Public Buildings: $69,000

Natural Resources - Other: $63,000

Libraries: $40,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $30,000

Parks & Recreation: $20,000

Welfare - Other: $19,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

Water Utilities: $14,000

Sewerage: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $205,000
Health: $77,000

Libraries: $40,000

Parks & Recreation: $18,000

Welfare: $5,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $264,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $264,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $249,000
Interest Earnings: $47,000

Rents: $32,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $159,000
Solid Waste Management: $67,000

Police Protection: $55,000

Regular Highways: $25,000

Judicial: $8,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Natural Resource - Other: $2,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,368,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $16,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $106,000
Beginning: $9,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $335,000
Health & Hospitals: $153,000

All Other: $145,000

Highways: $88,000
Tax - Property: $1,917,000
Total General Sales: $903,000

Other Selective Sales: $213,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $20,000

NEC: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,458,000

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