Lamar County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.5%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Lamar County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 7,619	(47.9%)
Females: 8,293	(52.1%)

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Lamar County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$42,945
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$390
State:	$614

Lamar County:	$134,596
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $177,046

Here:	$177,046
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $227,295

Here:	$227,295
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $207,968

Here:	$207,968
State:	$222,245

Mobile homes: $65,287

Here:	$65,287
State:	$44,353

This county:	11.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lamar County is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Barnesville, Milner, Aldora.

Neighboring counties: Butts County , Monroe County , Pike County , Spalding County , Upson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Lamar County include: Lilla Church (A), Unionville Church (B), Union Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Sugar Hill Church (E), Shiloh Church (F), Sardis Church (G), Central Church (H), Sand Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: William F Johnston Cemetery (1), Ramah Cemetery (2), Manry Cemetery (3), King Chapel Cemetery (4), Martin Cemetery (5), Fambrough Cemetery (6), Pearson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Potts Pond (A), Mangham Lake (B), Barnesville Reservoir (C), McCord Lake (D), Tobesofkee Creek Structure Number 70 (E), Hugh Steele Lake (F), Davis Lake (G), Sanders Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Creek (A), Swan Creek (B), Wolf Creek (C), Reeves Creek (D), Honey Bee Creek (E), Big Towaliga Creek (F), Turner Creek (G), Turnpike Creek (H), Ball Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.6%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 1,151
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 164 (44% naturalized citizens)

Lamar County:	1.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,186
• One, attached: 115
• Two: 320
• 3 or 4: 126
• 5 to 9: 138
• 10 to 19: 76
• 20 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 1,160
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Lamar County with a mortgage: 1,672 (169 second mortgage, 118 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 919

Here:	64.5% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Lamar 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 one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/3/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Lamar County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 55.0 miles away from Lamar County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,512 (78%) Carpooled: 1,189 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Taxi: 27 (0%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 60 (1%) Other means: 118 (2%) Worked at home: 101 (1%)

10.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,122 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.08%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.28% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,985 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($5,137 average AGI)

Lamar County:	1.79%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Spalding County, GA	2.15% ($29,000 average AGI)
from Henry County, GA	1.11% ($34,356)
from Clayton County, GA	0.74% ($36,667)
from Upson County, GA	0.62% ($25,758)
from Monroe County, GA	0.47% ($26,880)
from Pike County, GA	0.45% ($28,583)
from Butts County, GA	0.42% ($33,545)

8.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,887 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.68%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.15% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($24,996 average AGI)
1.53% relocated to other states ($4,892 average AGI)

Lamar County:	1.53%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Spalding County, GA	2.20% ($26,522 average AGI)
to Henry County, GA	0.73% ($33,684)
to Upson County, GA	0.69% ($41,861)
to Pike County, GA	0.54% ($28,393)
to Butts County, GA	0.34% ($24,778)
to Clayton County, GA	0.34% ($26,667)
to Monroe County, GA	0.34% ($37,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,468 (1,950 aged, 518 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,445 (3,152 male householders, 1,093 female householders)

  3,152 spouses, 4,659 children (4,226 natural, 89 adopted, 344 stepchildren), 636 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 285 other relatives, 266 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,647 (656 male householders (522 living alone)), 767 female householders (709 living alone)), 224 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 820 (280 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,742 2-persons, 1,038 3-persons, 905 4-persons, 341 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,231 1-person, 151 2-persons, 41 3-persons.

97.2% of residents of Lamar County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $84,716,000 ($5162 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,726,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,897,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,265,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,015,000
Federal grants: $19,788,000
Federal procurement contracts: $510,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,241,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,542,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,792,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,594,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+16 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.52 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

58% of Lamar County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Georgia.

Lamar County:	58.0%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 12784
• Northeast: 313
• Midwest: 571
• South: 1768
• West: 223

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,700

Here:	6.7%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	7.2%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	6.1%
Georgia:	22.9%

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