Lee County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Lee County, Georgia:

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

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

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Lee County:	2.9 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$56,277
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$572
State:	$614

Lee County:	$153,690
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $192,140

Here:	$192,140
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,113

Here:	$125,113
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $178,576

Here:	$178,576
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $138,361

Here:	$138,361
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,902

Here:	$136,902
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $40,790

Here:	$40,790
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$74,556

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

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

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

Here:	6.7%
Georgia:	9.5%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

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

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

Here:	86.4% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

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

Here:	5.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	9.7%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	8.7%
Georgia:	22.9%

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