Lee County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 31,099 (50% urban, 50% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,443
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,786

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Land area: 356 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 87 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Lee County, Georgia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lee County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (81.6%)
Black (15.5%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:	32.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 12,506	(50.5%)
Females: 12,251	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,400
County population in 2003: 28,837
Jobs in 2003: 4,909

Lee County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 14,763
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.2%

Average household size:

Lee County:	2.9 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,232 ($48,600 in 2000)

This county	$52,232
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $150,872

Lee County	$150,872
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $587
Institutionalized population: 784
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lee County in 2000: $985

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 113
Thefts: 373
Auto thefts: 13

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 25
Burglaries: 106
Thefts: 427
Auto thefts: 34

Lee County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 279 buildings, average cost: $114,200
2001: 294 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2002: 318 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2003: 349 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2004: 384 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2005: 415 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2006: 359 buildings, average cost: $114,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 78.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 21.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,049 (1.0%)

Area name: Albany, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $718 a month.

Cities in this county include: Leesburg, Smithville, Philema.

Neighboring counties: Terrell County , Crisp County , Dougherty County , Sumter County , Terrell County , Worth County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lee County: Haley Plantation (A), Starr Farm (B), United States Pecan Field Station (C), Oak Springs Ranch (D), Colonial Plantation (E), Pineland Plantation (F), Lee Correctional Institution (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lee County include: Antioch Church (A), Thundering Springs Church (B), Bethlehem-Lee Church (C), Spring Hill Church (D), Shady Grove Church (E), Saint Stephens Church (F), Saint Mathews Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Curry Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lowe Cemetery (1), Thundering Springs Cemetery (2), Deidrich Cemetery (3), Larramore Cemetery (4), Cowart Cemetery (5), Henderson Cemetery (6), Palmyra Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Stocks Pond (A), Fish Pond (B), James Pond (C), Middle Cypress Pond (D), Coney Lake (E), Cypress Pond (F), Fox Pond (G), Sun Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Negro Head Branch (A), Boggy Branch (B), Muckaloochee Creek (C), Hawkins Branch (D), Hilokee Creek (E), Fowltown Creek (F), Fox Creek (G), Reedy Creek (H), Middle Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lee County include: Chehaw Indian Monument (1), Chehaw Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,136
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 413 (50% naturalized citizens)

Lee County:	1.7%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 149
1990 to 1994: 78
1985 to 1989: 28
1980 to 1984: 28
1975 to 1979: 17
1970 to 1974: 19
1970 to 1974: 34
1965 to 1969: 60

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 18.0%

Lee County marital status for males

Lee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,907
One, attached: 140
Two: 448
3 or 4: 374
5 to 9: 135
10 to 19: 64
20 or more: 56
Mobile homes: 1,680
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 3,961 (476 second mortgage, 598 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 626

Agriculture in Lee County
Average size of farms: 858 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $137550
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $347.38
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $136665
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.53%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $130785
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.37
Corn for grain: 4177 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4241 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 18237 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 680 harvested acres
Vegetables: 329 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6224 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Paper (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Philippines (14%)
Colombia (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Canada (8%)
Pakistan (7%)
Mexico (7%)
Japan (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lee County:

United States or American (30%)
English (9%)
Irish (9%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Lee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,149 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,442 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Walked: 72 (1%)
Other means: 57 (0%)
Worked at home: 148 (1%)

People in group quarters in Lee County, Georgia

723 people in state prisons
61 people in nursing homes
14 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $56,501.

13.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,665 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.72%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10.27% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($32,385 average AGI)
3.45% relocated from other states ($13,281 average AGI)
Lee County: 3.45%
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 Dougherty County, GA	6.25% ($43,796 average AGI)
from Worth County, GA	0.54% ($30,660)
from Sumter County, GA	0.35% ($36,813)
from Terrell County, GA	0.31% ($36,276)
from Mitchell County, GA	0.21% ($47,789)
from Tift County, GA	0.14% ($42,923)
from Crisp County, GA	0.14% ($27,923)

10.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,690 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.65%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.77% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($33,533 average AGI)
2.89% relocated to other states ($15,158 average AGI)
Lee County: 2.89%
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 Dougherty County, GA	4.25% ($55,687 average AGI)
to Sumter County, GA	0.44% ($25,641)
to Worth County, GA	0.36% ($23,906)
to Cobb County, GA	0.22% ($32,450)
to Terrell County, GA	0.21% ($46,000)
to Bay County, FL	0.12% ($38,364)
to Lowndes County, GA	0.12% ($42,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Births per 1000 population in Lee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Lee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,815 (1,444 aged, 371 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,956

In family households: 22,187 (5,222 male householders, 1,622 female householders)
5,672 spouses, 8,590 children (7,579 natural, 251 adopted, 760 stepchildren), 351 grandchildren, 144 brothers or sisters, 137 parents, 173 other relatives, 276 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,769 (689 male householders (561 living alone)), 686 female householders (611 living alone)), 394 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 801 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,306 2-persons, 1,883 3-persons, 1,767 4-persons, 622 5-persons, 187 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,172 1-person, 107 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 4 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

5,457 married couples with children.
1,528 single-parent households (273 men, 1,255 women).

96.7% of residents of Lee County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,158,000 ($2446 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,509,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,553,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,938,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,477,000
Federal grants: $13,497,000
Federal procurement contracts: $556,000 ($18,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,137,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,242,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,037,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,612,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,723

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 730

Here:	23 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +114

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +3,103

Here:	+100 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.78 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 494
1995 to 1998: 2,048
1990 to 1994: 1,593
1980 to 1989: 2,051
1970 to 1979: 1,522
1960 to 1969: 521
1950 to 1959: 179
1940 to 1949: 114
1939 or earlier: 291

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Georgia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 31
3 rooms: 197
4 rooms: 535
5 rooms: 1,546
6 rooms: 2,049
7 rooms: 979
8 rooms: 647
9 or more rooms: 459

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Georgia:

1 room: 11
2 rooms: 105
3 rooms: 159
4 rooms: 457
5 rooms: 560
6 rooms: 253
7 rooms: 137
8 rooms: 64
9 or more rooms: 40

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lee County:

no bedroom: 35
1 bedroom: 122
2 bedrooms: 681
3 bedrooms: 4,373
4 bedrooms: 1,093
5 or more bedrooms: 139

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County:

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 218
2 bedrooms: 581
3 bedrooms: 835
4 bedrooms: 138
5 or more bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 155
1 vehicle: 1,179
2 vehicles: 3,148
3 vehicles: 1,516
4 vehicles: 407
5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 151
1 vehicle: 822
2 vehicles: 638
3 vehicles: 137
4 vehicles: 38
5 or more vehicles: 0

54% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.

Lee County:	53.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 17138
Northeast: 858
Midwest: 1055
South: 4387
West: 724

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (85%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Utility gas (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (77%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Utility gas (5%)
No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 215

Here:	5.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 189

Here:	9.7%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 87

Here:	8.7%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Lee County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,671,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,909,000
All Other: $1,479,000

Sewerage: $805,000

Parks & Recreation: $44,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,852,000
Libraries: $267,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $3,016,000
Police Protection: $1,821,000

Health Services - Other: $1,672,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,481,000

Corrections - Other: $1,333,000

General - Other: $1,319,000

Regular Highways: $1,255,000

Financial Administration: $984,000

Fire Protection: $779,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $764,000

Water Utilities: $519,000

Parks & Recreation: $366,000

Sewerage: $346,000

Libraries: $248,000

Housing & Community Development: $193,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $153,000

General Public Buildings: $153,000

Natural Resources - Other: $65,000

Welfare - Other: $22,000
General - Interest on Debt: $353,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $912,000
Welfare: $20,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,408,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $22,839,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $11,459,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,848,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $4,975,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $17,670,000
Other, NEC: $9,898,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,042,000
Other, NEC: $1,561,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $967,000
Interest Earnings: $91,000

Rents: $74,000
Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $525,000
General - Other: $465,000

Regular Highways: $385,000

Police Protection: $324,000

Parks & Recreation: $273,000

Fire Protection: $198,000

Water Utilities: $195,000

Sewerage: $130,000

Health - Other: $107,000

Financial Administration: $88,000

Central Staff: $81,000

Judicial: $52,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $25,000

Welfare - Other: $14,000

General Public Building: $11,000

Corrections - Other: $8,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,472,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,208,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $981,000
Housing & Community Development: $361,000

Highways: $195,000

Health & Hospitals: $129,000
Tax - Property: $7,930,000
Total General Sales: $2,679,000

Other Selective Sales: $827,000

NEC: $686,000

Public Utilities: $155,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $154,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,681,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $951,000

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