Lincoln County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 8,098 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,658
Renter-occupied apartments: 593

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Land area: 211 sq. mi.
Water area: 46.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 40 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

2008 cost of living index in Lincoln County: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.7%), Educational,health and social services (15.3%), Retail trade (12.4%), Construction (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Lincoln County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lincoln County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (63.7%)
Black (34.4%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 4,064	(48.7%)
Females: 4,284	(51.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,213
County population in 2003: 8,505
Jobs in 2003: 1,611

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,535
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.0%

Average household size:

Lincoln County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,340 ($31,952 in 2000)

This county	$34,340
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $120,229

Lincoln County	$120,229
Georgia:	$147,500

Median monthly rent in 2000: $377
Institutionalized population: 72
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lincoln County in 2000: $805

Lincoln County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $601 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lincolnton, South Lincolnton.

Neighboring counties: McCormick County, South Carolina , Columbia County , Elbert County , McDuffie County , Wilkes County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lincoln County: Camp Daniel Marshall (A), Lincolnton Waterworks (B), Murry Creek Camping Area (C), Augusta Camp (D), Soap Creek Lodge (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lincoln County include: White Rock Church (A), Anthony Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Loco Holiness Church (D), Loco Church (E), Bethany Church (F), Beulah Church (G), Thankful Church (H), Tabernacle Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (1), Midway Cemetery (2), Estes Cemetery (3), Hogan Cemetery (4), Smith Chapel Cemetery (5), Goshen Cemetery (6), Anthonys Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Francis Lake (A), Forest Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goshen Branch (A), Grays Creek (B), Gualett Branch (C), Hamburg Branch (D), Murry Creek (E), Florence Creek (F), Cherokee Creek (G), Mine Branch (H), Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lincoln County include: Elijah Clark Monument (1), Elijah Clark State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.5%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 191
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 56 (55% naturalized citizens)

Lincoln County:	0.7%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 14 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 29

Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.5%

Lincoln County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,658
One, attached: 23
Two: 45
3 or 4: 26
5 to 9: 4
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 1,724
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 764 (54 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 601

Agriculture in Lincoln County
Average size of farms: 149 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12137
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $67.84
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.24%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 91.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13405
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.34%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40701
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.24%
Corn for grain: 50 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 44 acres

Lincoln County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 17 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Germany (64%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Japan (9%)
Canada (9%)
Korea (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln County:

United States or American (26%)
English (8%)
Irish (8%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Polish (1%)

Lincoln County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,608 (77%)
Carpooled: 590 (17%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 42 (1%)
Other means: 44 (1%)
Worked at home: 86 (3%)

72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,877.

5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.45% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($28,719 average AGI)
1.54% relocated from other states ($14,335 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 1.54%
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 Columbia County, GA	1.04% ($60,483 average AGI)
from Richmond County, GA	1.00% ($26,679)
from Wilkes County, GA	0.68% ($22,211)
from McDuffie County, GA	0.43% ($19,083)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,140 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.08% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($19,175 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($12,965 average AGI)
Lincoln County: 2.04%
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 Richmond County, GA	1.04% ($26,552 average AGI)
to Columbia County, GA	0.75% ($37,238)
to McDuffie County, GA	0.43% ($32,417)
to Wilkes County, GA	0.43% ($28,750)
to McCormick County, SC	0.36% ($24,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Births per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Lincoln County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lincoln County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,433 (1,162 aged, 271 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1120.990
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1084.440

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24.17
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 109.660

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 24.37

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,277

In family households: 7,309 (1,704 male householders, 671 female householders)
1,787 spouses, 2,514 children (2,286 natural, 40 adopted, 188 stepchildren), 328 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 95 other relatives, 108 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 968 (478 male householders (406 living alone)), 394 female householders (365 living alone)), 96 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 71 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,048 2-persons, 593 3-persons, 420 4-persons, 205 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 771 1-person, 101 2-persons.

98.1% of residents of Lincoln County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $49,861,000 ($5937 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,760,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,530,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,812,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $192,000
Federal grants: $12,028,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $900,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,262,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 434

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 524

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -33

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lincoln County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.67 millions of gallons per day (46% from ground, 54% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 149
1995 to 1998: 513
1990 to 1994: 447
1980 to 1989: 792
1970 to 1979: 1,175
1960 to 1969: 614
1950 to 1959: 272
1940 to 1949: 158
1939 or earlier: 394

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 115 4 rooms: 332 5 rooms: 701 6 rooms: 609 7 rooms: 431 8 rooms: 241 9+ rooms: 198

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Georgia:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 51 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 141 5 rooms: 189 6 rooms: 67 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 17 9+ rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lincoln County:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 97 2 bedrooms: 667 3 bedrooms: 1,426 4 bedrooms: 381 5+ bedrooms: 84

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 86 2 bedrooms: 227 3 bedrooms: 232 4 bedrooms: 34 5+ bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 142 1 vehicle: 772 2 vehicles: 1,004 3 vehicles: 544 4 vehicles: 128 5+ vehicles: 68

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 107 1 vehicle: 313 2 vehicles: 112 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

68% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Georgia.

Lincoln County:	67.7%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 6283
Northeast: 275
Midwest: 262
South: 1267
West: 127

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%) Electricity (42%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (5%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Electricity (36%) Wood (11%) Utility gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	1.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	3.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Here:	16.8%
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 (Noninst.)

Lincoln County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $371,000
Sewerage: $125,000

Parks & Recreation: $15,000

Solid Waste Management: $5,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $199,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $734,000
Health Services - Other: $639,000

Corrections - Other: $547,000

Regular Highways: $371,000

Police Protection: $329,000

General Public Buildings: $327,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $299,000

Financial Administration: $281,000

Water Utilities: $235,000

Central Staff Services: $210,000

Sewerage: $157,000

Parks & Recreation: $116,000

Welfare - Other: $99,000

Fire Protection: $71,000

Libraries: $66,000

Solid Waste Management: $45,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $40,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $136,000
General Support: $60,000
General - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $139,000
Health: $60,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $12,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $582,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,331,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $304,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $304,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,307,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $24,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $205,000
General Revenue, NEC: $173,000

Rents: $33,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $80,000
Police Protection: $36,000

Parks & Recreation: $29,000

Financial Administration: $16,000

Central Staff: $5,000

Water Utilities: $2,000

Judicial: $1,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000

Sewerage: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,008,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $188,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $600,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $52,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $124,000
Health & Hospitals: $118,000

All Other: $42,000
Tax - Property: $2,727,000
Total General Sales: $830,000

Other Selective Sales: $229,000

NEC: $40,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $24,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,930,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $67,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Lincoln County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)