Long County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 11,083 (11% urban, 89% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,366
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,208

% of renters here:	34%
State:	33%

Land area: 401 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.5%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	8.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Retail trade (14.0%), Public administration (13.0%), Construction (12.1%), Manufacturing (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 67%
Government: 26%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Long County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (64.8%)
Black (24.3%)
Hispanic (8.4%)
Other race (3.9%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
American Indian (1.1%)

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

Median resident age:	26.5 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 5,206	(50.5%)
Females: 5,098	(49.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $18,971
County population in 2003: 10,770
Jobs in 2003: 981

Total labor force in 2004: 5,173
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.1%

Average household size:

Long County:	2.9 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,930 ($30,640 in 2000)

This county	$32,930
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,247

Long County	$104,247
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $456
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Long County in 2000: $779

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 27
Burglaries: 81
Thefts: 80
Auto thefts: 9

Long County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Long County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 34.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $676 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Long County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $467 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ludowici.

Neighboring counties: Liberty County , McIntosh County , Tattnall County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Long County: Little Rock Church (A), Old Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Long County include: Walthourville Church (A), Saint Thomas Church (B), Rye Patch Church (C), Poplar Head Church (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Elem Church (F), Elim Church (G), Pigott Branch Church (H), Grace Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Baggs Cemetery (1), Barrett Cemetery (2), Macedonia Cemetery (3), Concord Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Gaps of the Bays Cemetery (6), Strangers Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Middleton Lake (A), Strickland Pond (B), Gator Lake (C), Otter Lake (D), Forest Pond (E), Fountain Hole (F), Twin Lakes (G), Wiggins Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goose Run Creek (A), Grant Branch (B), Still Branch (C), Hall Branch (D), Mushmelon Creek (E), Fletcher Branch (F), Floyds Slough (G), Old Millhead Branch (H), Fountain Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.4%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 286
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 553 (20% naturalized citizens)

Long County:	5.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 261
1990 to 1994: 97
1985 to 1989: 34
1980 to 1984: 42
1975 to 1979: 63
1970 to 1974: 16
1970 to 1974: 18
1965 to 1969: 22

Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 13.8%

Long County marital status for males

Long County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,574
One, attached: 19
Two: 21
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 21
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 2,559
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Long County with a mortgage: 637 (56 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 341

Agriculture in Long County
Average size of farms: 311 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $104605
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $432.22
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.82%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67981
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.99%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34897
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.13
Corn for grain: 442 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 670 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 854 harvested acres
Vegetables: 483 harvested acres

Long County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 38 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/9/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 31 people and caused $38 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Public administration (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Paper (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Health care (12%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

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

Mexico (66%)
Germany (7%)
Guatemala (6%)
Korea (5%)
Honduras (3%)
Trinidad and Tobago (2%)
Vietnam (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Long County:

United States or American (27%)
Irish (7%)
German (6%)
English (5%)
Italian (2%)
Scottish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Long County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,275 (74%)
Carpooled: 866 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 23 (1%)
Taxi: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 63 (1%)
Other means: 73 (2%)
Worked at home: 91 (2%)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,271.

17.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($19,984 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	17.94%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
11.12% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($13,715 average AGI)
6.82% relocated from other states ($6,268 average AGI)
Long County: 6.82%
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 Liberty County, GA	7.33% ($21,060 average AGI)
from Wayne County, GA	0.69% ($27,895)
from Tattnall County, GA	0.51% ($18,286)
from Chatham County, GA	0.40% ($30,364)

16.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($20,625 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	16.44%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10.88% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($12,837 average AGI)
5.57% relocated to other states ($7,788 average AGI)
Long County: 5.57%
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 Liberty County, GA	6.83% ($15,478 average AGI)
to Wayne County, GA	1.15% ($28,065)
to Chatham County, GA	0.71% ($21,789)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Births per 1000 population in Long County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Long County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Long County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 673 (517 aged, 156 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,304

In family households: 9,105 (1,977 male householders, 716 female householders)
2,083 spouses, 3,492 children (3,199 natural, 101 adopted, 192 stepchildren), 212 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 191 other relatives, 309 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,199 (532 male householders (413 living alone)), 351 female householders (297 living alone)), 316 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 861 2-persons, 687 3-persons, 635 4-persons, 291 5-persons, 160 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 710 1-person, 105 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

2,124 married couples with children.
887 single-parent households (208 men, 679 women).

90.6% of residents of Long County speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,605,000 ($2984 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,647,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,421,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,163,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $168,000
Federal grants: $8,179,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,091,000 ($942,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $584,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,758,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,114,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 836

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 335

Here:	30 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +235

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

Net internal migration: +64

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Long County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 261
1995 to 1998: 1,006
1990 to 1994: 754
1980 to 1989: 875
1970 to 1979: 663
1960 to 1969: 231
1950 to 1959: 134
1940 to 1949: 91
1939 or earlier: 217

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 51
3 rooms: 176
4 rooms: 249
5 rooms: 678
6 rooms: 608
7 rooms: 379
8 rooms: 130
9 or more rooms: 90

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 82
3 rooms: 133
4 rooms: 430
5 rooms: 306
6 rooms: 143
7 rooms: 89
8 rooms: 16
9 or more rooms: 7

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

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 94
2 bedrooms: 411
3 bedrooms: 1,479
4 bedrooms: 317
5 or more bedrooms: 54

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Long County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 103
2 bedrooms: 576
3 bedrooms: 472
4 bedrooms: 44
5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

no vehicle: 111
1 vehicle: 614
2 vehicles: 1,130
3 vehicles: 319
4 vehicles: 117
5 or more vehicles: 75

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

no vehicle: 126
1 vehicle: 542
2 vehicles: 447
3 vehicles: 58
4 vehicles: 23
5 or more vehicles: 12

49% of Long County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Georgia.

Long County:	49.4%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 5484
Northeast: 783
Midwest: 744
South: 2082
West: 378

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,000

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 (73%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Utility gas (10%)
Wood (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (57%)
Utility gas (21%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67

Here:	5.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37

Here:	5.8%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 43

Here:	15.3%
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)

Long County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $103,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $636,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $582,000

Regular Highways: $553,000

Welfare - Other: $452,000

Solid Waste Management: $376,000

Financial Administration: $264,000

Central Staff Services: $211,000

General - Other: $210,000

Corrections - Other: $165,000

Health Services - Other: $88,000

General Public Buildings: $60,000

Natural Resources - Other: $47,000

Parks & Recreation: $44,000

Libraries: $30,000

Fire Protection: $15,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $90,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $101,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $85,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $49,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $36,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $257,000
Rents: $30,000

Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $87,000
General - Other: $81,000

Solid Waste Management: $75,000

Fire Protection: $32,000

Regular Highways: $31,000

Financial Administration: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $501,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $300,000
Beginning: $250,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $324,000
All Other: $94,000

Health & Hospitals: $88,000

Highways: $4,000
Tax - Property: $2,099,000
Total General Sales: $565,000

Other Selective Sales: $285,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $23,000

Public Utilities: $18,000

NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,344,000

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