Irwin County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Irwin County, Georgia:

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

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

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Irwin County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,036
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$262
State:	$614

Irwin County:	$82,222
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $140,906

Here:	$140,906
State:	$234,442

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $64,838

Here:	$64,838
State:	$151,985

Mobile homes: $36,112

Here:	$36,112
State:	$44,353

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

This county:	17.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

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

Here:	14.5%
Georgia:	9.5%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

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

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

Here:	51.7% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

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.

Irwin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from Irwin County center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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

Here:	2.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	6.0%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	0.0%
Georgia:	22.9%

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