Johnson County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 9,533 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,498
Renter-occupied apartments: 632

% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

Land area: 304 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Johnson County: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.5%), Educational,health and social services (19.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 25%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Johnson County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (62.0%)
Black (37.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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

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

Males: 4,218	(49.3%)
Females: 4,342	(50.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,178
County population in 2003: 9,503
Jobs in 2003: 2,162

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,577
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

Johnson County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,615 ($23,848 in 1999)

This county:	$27,615
Georgia:	$49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $206 (lower quartile is $148, upper quartile is $282)

This county:	$206
State:	$614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $67,724 (it was $37,900 in 2000)

Johnson County:	$67,724
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,217 - $118,108

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $96,127
Here: $96,127
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $65,605
Here: $65,605
State: $202,354

Mobile homes: $48,812
Here: $48,812
State: $44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $35,250
Here: $35,250
State: $74,556

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,037
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $222

Institutionalized population: 618

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 23
Thefts: 25
Auto thefts: 3

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2004 Presidential Election results in Johnson County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 64.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $384 (1.0%)

Johnson County household income distribution in 2007

Johnson County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	22.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Johnson County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wrightsville, Kite, Balls Ferry.

Neighboring counties: Emanuel County , Jefferson County , Laurens County , Treutlen County , Washington County , Wilkinson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Johnson County: Camp Reed (A), New Home (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Johnson County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Williams Chapel (B), Walker Chapel (C), Arline Church (D), Vickers Hill Church (E), Union Hill Church (F), Union Grove Church (G), Tucker Grove Church (H), Bay Spring Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Drake Cemetery (1), Williams Cemetery (2), Wheeler Cemetery (3), Townsend-Gunn Cemetery (4), King-Mason Cemetery (5), Kersey Cemetery (6), Martin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Davis Pond (A), Gilbert Pond (B), Parkers Ponds (C), Goat Pond (D), Josey Pond (E), Meeks Pond (F), Minton Pond (G), Rayonair Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Buckeye Creek (A), Bruner Creek (B), Flat Rock Branch (C), Cypress Creek (D), Neels Creek (E), Nealey Creek (F), Renfore Creek (G), Fords Creek (H), Holten Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	6.4%
Georgia:	4.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 287
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 16 (31% naturalized citizens)

Johnson County:	0.2%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 3 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.6%

Johnson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,256
One, attached: 20
Two: 68
3 or 4: 56
5 to 9: 35
10 to 19: 25
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 1,142
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Johnson County with a mortgage: 572 (22 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 706

Here:	44.8% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 4,668
Total congregations: 40

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	2,125 (45.5%)	714 (15.3%)	701 (15.0%)	398 (8.5%)	313 (6.7%)
Congregations	14 (35.0%)	11 (27.5%)	2 (5.0%)	2 (5.0%)	2 (5.0%)

Name	Assemblies of God	Progressive Primitive Baptists	Catholic Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Other religions
Adherents	198 (4.2%)	183 (3.9%)	24 (0.5%)	6 (0.1%)	6 (0.1%)
Congregations	3 (7.5%)	3 (7.5%)	N/A	1 (2.5%)	2 (5.0%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Agriculture in Johnson County
Average size of farms: 266 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15524
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $159.90
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 42.33%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20947
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51313
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.85%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.58
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.47%
Corn for grain: 754 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4055 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 5503 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3220 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 259 acres

Johnson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/14/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Mining (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Apparel (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Social assistance (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Construction laborers (3%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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

Spain (44%)
Jamaica (31%)
Japan (25%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Johnson County (%):

United States or American (35%)
Irish (6%)
English (5%)
African (2%)
German (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Johnson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,365 (80%)
Carpooled: 441 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Walked: 50 (2%)
Other means: 38 (1%)
Worked at home: 60 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Johnson County, Georgia

455 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
152 people in nursing homes
11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,094.

5.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.67%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.51% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($18,966 average AGI)
1.16% relocated from other states ($10,395 average AGI)
Johnson County: 1.16%
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 Laurens County, GA	1.58% ($20,805 average AGI)
from Washington County, GA	1.12% ($28,724)
from Emanuel County, GA	0.54% ($25,143)

5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,735 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.67%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.01% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,449 average AGI)
0.66% relocated to other states ($2,286 average AGI)
Johnson County: 0.66%
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 Laurens County, GA	1.74% ($25,867 average AGI)
to Emanuel County, GA	0.81% ($23,952)
to Washington County, GA	0.69% ($24,444)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Births per 1000 population in Johnson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Johnson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Johnson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,483 (1,127 aged, 356 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1142.800
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1289.580

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24.05
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 10.48

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,931

In family households: 6,992 (1,460 male householders, 770 female householders)
1,563 spouses, 2,554 children (2,313 natural, 99 adopted, 142 stepchildren), 316 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 129 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 939 (396 male householders (364 living alone)), 491 female householders (474 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 629 (587 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 927 2-persons, 568 3-persons, 460 4-persons, 172 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 838 1-person, 48 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

98.8% of residents of Johnson County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $61,084,000 ($6372 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,264,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $21,966,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,128,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,138,000
Federal grants: $21,548,000
Federal procurement contracts: $316,000 ($68,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $989,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $76,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $603,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,158,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 617

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 509

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6

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

Net internal migration: +877

Here:	+92 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Johnson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.26 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 87
1995 to 1998: 385
1990 to 1994: 308
1980 to 1989: 657
1970 to 1979: 585
1960 to 1969: 520
1950 to 1959: 429
1940 to 1949: 235
1939 or earlier: 428

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Johnson County, Georgia:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 149 4 rooms: 364 5 rooms: 695 6 rooms: 641 7 rooms: 364 8 rooms: 118 9+ rooms: 121

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Johnson County, Georgia:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 46 3 rooms: 110 4 rooms: 152 5 rooms: 160 6 rooms: 101 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 18 9+ rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Johnson County:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 85 2 bedrooms: 623 3 bedrooms: 1,498 4 bedrooms: 254 5+ bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Johnson County:
	no bedroom: 25 1 bedroom: 125 2 bedrooms: 241 3 bedrooms: 203 4 bedrooms: 31 5+ bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Johnson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 157 1 vehicle: 816 2 vehicles: 861 3 vehicles: 504 4 vehicles: 94 5+ vehicles: 66

Cars and other vehicles available in Johnson County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 214 1 vehicle: 241 2 vehicles: 157 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 3

71% of Johnson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Georgia.

Johnson County:	70.7%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 7685
Northeast: 51
Midwest: 182
South: 481
West: 130

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (44.5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36.8%) Utility gas (14.6%) Wood (3.0%) No fuel used (0.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33.5%) Electricity (33.4%) Utility gas (24.5%) Wood (4.0%) No fuel used (3.2%) Solar energy (0.8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50

Here:	5.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37

Here:	5.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	4.4%
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 (Noninst.)

Johnson County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $140,000
Parks & Recreation: $17,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $905,000
General - Other: $502,000

Police Protection: $406,000

Financial Administration: $347,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $312,000

Solid Waste Management: $300,000

Central Staff Services: $243,000

Health Services - Other: $193,000

Welfare - Other: $66,000

General Public Buildings: $55,000

Corrections - Other: $44,000

Natural Resources - Other: $42,000

Parks & Recreation: $28,000

Fire Protection: $27,000

Libraries: $10,000

Housing & Community Development: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $178,000
Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $65,000
All Other: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $16,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $301,000
Property Sale Other: $101,000

Interest Earnings: $21,000

Rents: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $31,000
General - Other: $14,000

Financial Administration: $9,000

Regular Highways: $8,000

Judicial: $5,000

Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $896,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $650,000
Beginning: $400,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $230,000
All Other: $177,000

Health & Hospitals: $139,000

Housing & Community Development: $4,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $835,000
Property: $666,000

Other Selective Sales: $186,000

NEC: $19,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,362,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Johnson County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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