Jackson County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.3%), Educational,health and social services (14.4%), Retail trade (12.3%), Construction (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jackson County, Georgia:

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

Males: 20,831	(50.1%)
Females: 20,758	(49.9%)

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Jackson County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,722
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$483
State:	$614

Jackson County:	$157,661
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $234,988

Here:	$234,988
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $186,356

Here:	$186,356
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $212,642

Here:	$212,642
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,342

Here:	$163,342
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,131

Here:	$132,131
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $65,056

Here:	$65,056
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

Here:	$17,500
State:	$74,556

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 279
• Thefts: 527
• Auto thefts: 86

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 203
• Thefts: 473
• Auto thefts: 56

This county:	12.0%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jackson County is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $691 a month.

Cities in this county include: Commerce, Jefferson, Arcade, Nicholson, Braselton, Hoschton, Talmo, Pendergrass, West Jackson.

Neighboring counties: Banks County , Barrow County , Clarke County , Gwinnett County , Hall County , Madison County , Oconee County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jackson County: Holder Plantation (A), Commerce Waterworks (B), Molder Camp (C), Jackson County Senior Citizen Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jackson County include: White Plains Church (A), Wilson Church (B), Walnut Fork Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Apple Valley Baptist Church (E), Arcade Mission (F), Archers Grove Church (G), Attica Baptist Church (H), Unity Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Unity Cemetery (1), Niemmo Cemetery (2), White Plains Cemetery (3), White Cemetery (4), Wheeler Cemetery (5), Lyle Cemetery (6), Ebenezer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Marlow Lake (A), Johnsons Lake (B), Jarrett Lake (C), Iveys Lake (D), Hoods Lake (E), Bishop Lake (F), Bishops Lake (G), Sandy Creek O Trail Creek Reservoir Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gravelly Creek (A), Stockton Creek (B), Borders Creek (C), Hardeman Creek (D), Mountain Creek (E), Hawk Creek (F), Riley Branch (G), Indian Creek (H), Redstone Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jackson County include: Hurricane Shoals County Park (1), Jackson Trail Monument (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.1%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 1,032
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,036 (30% naturalized citizens)

Jackson County:	2.5%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,258
• One, attached: 67
• Two: 332
• 3 or 4: 220
• 5 to 9: 204
• 10 to 19: 65
• 20 or more: 53
• Mobile homes: 5,003
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Jackson County with a mortgage: 4,488 (430 second mortgage, 405 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,022

Here:	68.9% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Jackson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/29/1952, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Jackson County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 94% 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 64.1 miles away from Jackson 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 49.7 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 92.2 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 82.2 miles away from Jackson County center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.0 miles away from Jackson County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,177 (79%) Carpooled: 2,968 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 22 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 164 (1%) Other means: 122 (1%) Worked at home: 650 (3%)

13.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,464 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.65%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10.58% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($36,707 average AGI)
3.07% relocated from other states ($9,758 average AGI)

Jackson County:	3.07%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Gwinnett County, GA	3.56% ($60,998 average AGI)
from Hall County, GA	1.63% ($43,380)
from Barrow County, GA	0.90% ($45,780)
from Clarke County, GA	0.78% ($34,730)
from Madison County, GA	0.55% ($30,299)
from Banks County, GA	0.54% ($31,063)
from DeKalb County, GA	0.27% ($45,542)

8.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,109 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.90%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.02% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($25,568 average AGI)
1.89% relocated to other states ($7,541 average AGI)

Jackson County:	1.89%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Barrow County, GA	0.98% ($31,638 average AGI)
to Hall County, GA	0.98% ($34,221)
to Clarke County, GA	0.95% ($22,277)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.81% ($40,801)
to Banks County, GA	0.63% ($25,226)
to Madison County, GA	0.61% ($28,833)
to Franklin County, GA	0.26% ($41,814)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,237 (4,889 aged, 1,348 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 36,668 (9,139 male householders, 2,402 female householders)

  9,440 spouses, 12,670 children (11,514 natural, 263 adopted, 893 stepchildren), 985 grandchildren, 262 brothers or sisters, 297 parents, 728 other relatives, 745 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,112 (1,771 male householders (1,478 living alone)), 1,717 female householders (1,503 living alone)), 624 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 809 (729 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,554 2-persons, 2,956 3-persons, 2,411 4-persons, 1,032 5-persons, 417 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,981 1-person, 442 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 8 6-persons.

95.0% of residents of Jackson County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $198,512,000 ($4007 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,515,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $101,644,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,505,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $790,000
Federal grants: $45,828,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,094,000 ($427,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,651,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $390,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $149,546,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,354,000

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

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+171 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.24 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

51% of Jackson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Georgia.

Jackson County:	51.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 30632
• Northeast: 1377
• Midwest: 2247
• South: 5346
• West: 776

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,500

Here:	4.7%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	6.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	11.8%
Georgia:	22.9%

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