Macon County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.4%), Educational,health and social services (19.9%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Macon County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 6,984	(49.6%)
Females: 7,090	(50.4%)

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Macon County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$28,050
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$278
State:	$614

Macon County:	$80,943
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $104,532

Here:	$104,532
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $93,805

Here:	$93,805
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $47,362

Here:	$47,362
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,243

Here:	$103,243
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $128,353

Here:	$128,353
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $57,922

Here:	$57,922
State:	$44,353

This county:	25.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	11.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Macon County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.

Cities in this county include: Montezuma, Marshallville, Oglethorpe, Ideal.

Neighboring counties: Dooly County , Houston County , Peach County , Schley County , Sumter County , Taylor County , Taylor County , Crawford County , Peach County , Taylor County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Macon County: Camp Hope (A), Miona Ferry (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Macon County include: Whitewater Baptist Church (A), Wilber Hall Church (B), Zion Grove Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Zion Hill Church (E), Zion Temple (F), Arnold Church (G), Turner Chapel (H), Travel Rest Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Travelers Rest Cemetery (1), Tolen Cemetery (2), Norris Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Andersonville National Cemetery (5), English Cemetery (6), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Whitewater Pond (A), Lasseter, Lake (B), Underwood Millpond (C), Kennedy Lake (D), Hunnicutt Lake (E), Horsehead Creek Lake (F), Hicks Millpond (G), Hartman Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggy Branch (A), Saint Paul Branch (B), Sweetwater Creek (C), Black Bottom Creek (D), Hogcrawl Creek (E), Horse Creek (F), Fraser Branch (G), Horsehead Creek (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Macon County include: Andersonville National Historic Site (1), Whitewater State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.6%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 542
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 253 (14% naturalized citizens)

Macon County:	1.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,345
• One, attached: 121
• Two: 165
• 3 or 4: 71
• 5 to 9: 100
• 10 to 19: 46
• 20 or more: 86
• Mobile homes: 1,550
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 1,092 (62 second mortgage, 130 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,110

Here:	49.6% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Macon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 10 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Macon County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% 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 65.8 miles away from Macon County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,278 (69%) Carpooled: 1,021 (22%) Bus or trolley bus: 68 (1%) Taxi: 22 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 184 (4%) Other means: 34 (1%) Worked at home: 109 (2%)

6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,606 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.03%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.69% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($20,957 average AGI)
1.33% relocated from other states ($6,654 average AGI)

Macon County:	1.33%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Dooly County, GA	1.01% ($19,743 average AGI)
from Houston County, GA	0.98% ($32,118)
from Sumter County, GA	0.46% ($28,625)
from Peach County, GA	0.35% ($23,917)
from Taylor County, GA	0.29% ($26,300)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,550 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.36% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($24,710 average AGI)
1.11% relocated to other states ($3,840 average AGI)

Macon County:	1.11%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Houston County, GA	1.74% ($37,934 average AGI)
to Sumter County, GA	0.91% ($25,875)
to Dooly County, GA	0.66% ($13,522)
to Schley County, GA	0.43% ($41,533)
to Peach County, GA	0.37% ($26,846)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,854 (1,423 aged, 431 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 11,676 (2,188 male householders, 1,300 female householders)

  2,140 spouses, 4,615 children (4,294 natural, 75 adopted, 246 stepchildren), 618 grandchildren, 183 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 252 other relatives, 305 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,422 (581 male householders (518 living alone)), 744 female householders (703 living alone)), 97 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 976 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,288 2-persons, 894 3-persons, 688 4-persons, 339 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 148 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,221 1-person, 102 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

95.6% of residents of Macon County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $94,410,000 ($6775 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,473,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $28,652,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,672,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,221,000
Federal grants: $36,114,000
Federal procurement contracts: $820,000 ($114,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,931,000 ($582,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $416,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,006,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,809,000

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

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-57 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.2

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

69% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.

Macon County:	69.3%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 12420
• Northeast: 197
• Midwest: 199
• South: 863
• West: 105

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,700

Here:	14.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	9.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	9.1%
Georgia:	22.9%

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