County population in 2012: 9,897 (35% urban, 65% rural); it was 8,560 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,169 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,313 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,498 Renter-occupied apartments: 865 (it was 632 in 2000)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
34%
Land area: 304 sq. mi. Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 33 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Johnson County: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Manufacturing (15.9%), Retail trade (12.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $464 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $472 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.0%
(15.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 46.3% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 40 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 48 years old, Asian residents: 24 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
22.6%
Whole state:
13.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Johnson County: Camp Reed (A), New Home (B), Buckeye Volunteer Fire Department (C), Piney Mount Fire Department (D), Scott Volunteer Fire Department (E), Raines Crossroads Fire Department (F), New Home Community Volunteer Fire Department (G), Minton's Chapel Fire Department (H), Meeks Volunteer Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Johnson County include: Arline Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Beulah Church (C), Burnett Grove Church (D), Cedar Grove Church (E), Corinth Church (F), Cypress Grove Church (G), Daniel Grove Church (H), Emanuel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Anderson Cemetery (1), Brachley Cemetery (2), Dent Cemetery (3), Drake Cemetery (4), Foskey Cemetery (5), King-Mason Cemetery (6), Pollett Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Davis Pond (A), Parkers Ponds (B), Goat Pond (C), Gilbert Pond (D), Archers Pond (E), Fortner Pond (F), Herds Pond (G), Pills Ponds (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wildcat Branch (A), Jumping Run (B), Swain Creek (C), Hurricane Branch (D), Smith Creek (E), Holten Creek (F), Fords Creek (G), Renfore Creek (H), Red Hill Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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 (commute): 29.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.6%
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
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.53%
Here
54.5%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 4,668 Total congregations: 40
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
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
Adherents
198 (4.2%)
183 (3.9%)
24 (0.5%)
6 (0.1%)
6 (0.1%)
Congregations
3 (7.5%)
3 (7.5%)
-
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.
Average size of farms: 266 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15,524 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: $20,947 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.04% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $51,313 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
Tornado activity:
Johnson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 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.
Earthquake activity:
Johnson County-area historical earthquake activity is near Georgia state average. It is 93% 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 82.3 miles away from the 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 38.6 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 38.7 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 70.4 miles away from Johnson County center On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.5 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 89.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)
Most recent natural disasters:
Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 11, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1761): May 23, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1761, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3218): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Georgia Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 3, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1560): September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1209): March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 1, 1991 to March 21, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-897): March 15, 1991, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-897, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: October 11, 1990 to October 29, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-880): October 19, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-880, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3044): July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Johnson County (7) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 2
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%)
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%)
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 in 2000:
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
People in group quarters in Johnson County, Georgia in 2010:
1,562 people in state prisons
137 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
38 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
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:
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7
Births per 1000 population in Johnson County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
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 2006: 2.3
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: 8,243
In family households: 7,044 (1,347 male householders, 924 female householders)
1,480 spouses, 2,414 children (2,220 natural, 66 adopted, 128 stepchildren), 399 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 121 other relatives, 160 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,199 (510 male householders (461 living alone)), 566 female householders (513 living alone)), 123 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,737 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 997 2-persons, 572 3-persons, 398 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-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
2005 or later: 91
2000 to 2004: 118
1990 to 1999: 570
1980 to 1989: 633
1970 to 1979: 819
1960 to 1969: 741
1950 to 1959: 265
1940 to 1949: 259
1939 or earlier: 202
Rooms in houses/apartments in Johnson County, Georgia
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 Johnson County
40.0 years
35.0 years
(42.3%)
(57.7%)
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