Jefferson County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.5%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jefferson County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 8,127	(47.1%)
Females: 9,139	(52.9%)

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Jefferson County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$30,246
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$222
State:	$614

Jefferson County:	$79,325
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $122,011

Here:	$122,011
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $102,499

Here:	$102,499
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $166,838

Here:	$166,838
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,976

Here:	$93,976
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $6,744

Here:	$6,744
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $33,635

Here:	$33,635
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$74,556

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 54
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 18

This county:	23.0%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	11.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.

Cities in this county include: Louisville, Wrens, Wadley, Stapleton, Bartow, Avera.

Neighboring counties: Burke County , Emanuel County , Glascock County , Johnson County , McDuffie County , Richmond County , Warren County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jefferson County: Grange (A), Mount Moriah Campgrounds (B), Clarks Mill (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jefferson County include: Ways Grove Church (A), Ways Church (B), Allen Temple Church (C), Walton Grove Church (D), Woodland Church (E), Woodlawn Chapel (F), Waldon Church (G), Apostolic Church (H), Lofton Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Avera Cemetery (1), Avret Cemetery (2), Ebenezer Cemetery (3), Patterson Cemetery (4), Plunkett Cemetery (5), Beasley Cemetery (6), Glenn Temple Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jones Pond (A), Greener Mill Pond (B), Union Camp Lake (C), Kings Mill Pond (D), Kellys Pond (E), Kelly Lake (F), McNeely Lake (G), Rabun Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stephens Branch (A), Boyd Branch (B), Stinson Branch (C), Hadden Branch (D), Bony Branch (E), Clear Creek (F), Nails Creek (G), Fleming Branch (H), Headstall Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.1%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 366
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 58.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 91 (34% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:	0.5%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,481
• One, attached: 79
• Two: 188
• 3 or 4: 187
• 5 to 9: 122
• 10 to 19: 49
• 20 or more: 122
• Mobile homes: 1,990
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 1,284 (76 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,233

Here:	51.0% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 31 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/13/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is above Georgia state average. It is 87% 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 56.7 miles away from Jefferson County center
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 52.2 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 46.5 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) earthquake occurred 51.7 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.8 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 62.0 miles away from Jefferson 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: 4,293 (73%) Carpooled: 1,143 (20%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 105 (2%) Other means: 38 (1%) Worked at home: 241 (4%)

4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,454 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.00%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.85% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($16,583 average AGI)
1.15% relocated from other states ($7,871 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.15%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Richmond County, GA	0.73% ($21,091 average AGI)
from Burke County, GA	0.37% ($22,545)
from Columbia County, GA	0.23% ($45,143)
from Washington County, GA	0.22% ($22,538)
from Emanuel County, GA	0.20% ($20,583)
from Glascock County, GA	0.17% ($16,200)

5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,716 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.61%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.25% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,298 average AGI)
1.36% relocated to other states ($5,418 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.36%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Richmond County, GA	1.26% ($22,429 average AGI)
to McDuffie County, GA	0.36% ($21,909)
to Washington County, GA	0.28% ($22,588)
to Columbia County, GA	0.26% ($55,438)
to Burke County, GA	0.25% ($24,267)
to Emanuel County, GA	0.21% ($23,462)
to Glascock County, GA	0.21% ($25,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,085 (2,379 aged, 706 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,886 (2,676 male householders, 1,875 female householders)

  2,731 spouses, 5,886 children (5,439 natural, 212 adopted, 235 stepchildren), 797 grandchildren, 215 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 259 other relatives, 380 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,923 (690 male householders (605 living alone)), 1,061 female householders (1,024 living alone)), 172 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 457 (307 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,776 2-persons, 1,157 3-persons, 901 4-persons, 410 5-persons, 171 6-persons, 136 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,629 1-person, 100 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

98.1% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 79% 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: $141,453,000 ($8378 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,380,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,801,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,406,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,552,000
Federal grants: $59,723,000
Federal procurement contracts: $597,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,374,000 ($73,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,802,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,434,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,534,000

Here:	93 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-49 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.84 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

66% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Georgia.

Jefferson County:	66.4%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 15266
• Northeast: 401
• Midwest: 244
• South: 1035
• West: 152

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,100

Here:	12.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	7.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	16.1%
Georgia:	22.9%

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