Jones County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	14%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Manufacturing (13.8%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jones County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 11,541	(48.8%)
Females: 12,098	(51.2%)

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Jones County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$50,141
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$385
State:	$614

Jones County:	$137,182
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $183,323

Here:	$183,323
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,667

Here:	$143,667
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $490,641

Here:	$490,641
State:	$222,245

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,104,635

Here:	$1,104,635
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $45,579

Here:	$45,579
State:	$44,353

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 166
• Thefts: 372
• Auto thefts: 69

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 142
• Thefts: 356
• Auto thefts: 54

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Area name: Macon, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jones County is $487 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gray, Gray-Griswold, Round Oak.

Neighboring counties: Baldwin County , Bibb County , Jasper County , Monroe County , Putnam County , Twiggs County , Wilkinson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jones County: River North Country Club (A), Camp Joycliff (B), Camp Willis (C), Tribble Fields (D), Jarell Historical Plantation (E), Jarrell Plantation (F), Grady Creek Hunt Camp (G), Hillsboro Lake Picnic Area (H), Uncle Remus District Headquarters (I), Round Oak Lookout (J), Blountsville Hunt Camp (K), State Forestry Unit Headquarters (L), Hilchiti Experimental Forest Station (M), National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jones County include: Wayside Presbyterian Church (A), Zion Hill Church (B), Union Hill Church (C), Bethesda Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Blounts Chapel (F), Stewart Chapel (G), Bradley Baptist Church (H), Calvery Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: William Woods Cemetery (1), Clawson Cemetery (2), Edwards Cemetery (3), Marys Chapel Cemetery (4), Jones Cemetery (5), McKay Cemetery (6), New Hope Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Baker Lake (A), Martin-Marietta Lake (B), Bateman Lake (C), Jones Lake (D), Miller Creek Lake (E), Mitchell Lake (F), Hungerford Lake (G), Hulett Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bonner Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Hog Creek (C), Big Creek (D), Hurricane Creek (E), Third Branch (F), Sand Creek (G), Miller Creek (H), Town Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jones County include: Hilchiti Experimental Forest (1), Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site (2), Old Clinton Historic District (3), Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Haddock Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.2%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 824
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 232 (34% naturalized citizens)

Jones County:	1.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 23.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,055
• One, attached: 93
• Two: 116
• 3 or 4: 18
• 5 to 9: 28
• 10 to 19: 10
• 20 or more: 28
• Mobile homes: 2,917
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Jones County with a mortgage: 3,041 (333 second mortgage, 278 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,442

Here:	67.8% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Jones County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 89 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 86 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Jones County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 95% 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 86.2 miles away from Jones County center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 18.9 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 61.4 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) earthquake occurred 93.0 miles away from Jones County center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the 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: 9,035 (86%) Carpooled: 1,187 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Walked: 37 (0%) Other means: 47 (0%) Worked at home: 233 (2%)

8.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,579 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.75%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.19% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($29,514 average AGI)
1.56% relocated from other states ($8,065 average AGI)

Jones County:	1.56%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Bibb County, GA	3.79% ($34,040 average AGI)
from Baldwin County, GA	0.60% ($42,732)
from Houston County, GA	0.40% ($31,838)
from Putnam County, GA	0.30% ($37,607)
from Twiggs County, GA	0.24% ($31,818)
from Wilkinson County, GA	0.18% ($37,412)
from Monroe County, GA	0.17% ($46,438)

8.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,104 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.43%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.92% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($26,145 average AGI)
1.50% relocated to other states ($10,959 average AGI)

Jones County:	1.50%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Bibb County, GA	3.14% ($28,245 average AGI)
to Baldwin County, GA	0.52% ($26,604)
to Houston County, GA	0.43% ($33,100)
to Monroe County, GA	0.34% ($49,032)
to Twiggs County, GA	0.27% ($21,720)
to Forsyth County, NC	0.22% ($107,250)
to Putnam County, GA	0.15% ($24,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,064 (1,520 aged, 544 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,039 (5,135 male householders, 1,543 female householders)

  5,197 spouses, 7,747 children (6,992 natural, 197 adopted, 558 stepchildren), 468 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 138 parents, 290 other relatives, 336 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,248 (764 male householders (661 living alone)), 1,207 female householders (1,090 living alone)), 277 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 352 (313 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,554 2-persons, 1,755 3-persons, 1,480 4-persons, 614 5-persons, 247 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,751 1-person, 208 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

96.7% of residents of Jones County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,227,000 ($3287 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,288,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,582,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,016,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $82,000
Federal grants: $22,782,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,779,000 ($1,331,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,986,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $107,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,810,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,295,000

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

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

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+94 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.49 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.2

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

64% of Jones County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Georgia.

Jones County:	63.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 19241
• Northeast: 596
• Midwest: 665
• South: 2426
• West: 311

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Here:	7.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	7.7%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	16.5%
Georgia:	22.9%

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