Madison County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 27,289 (4% urban, 96% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,857
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,943

% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

Land area: 284 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 96 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.6%
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: Manufacturing (19.6%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Retail trade (11.9%), Construction (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Madison County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
Black (8.5%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Other race (1.0%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 12,642	(49.1%)
Females: 13,088	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,976
County population in 2003: 27,138
Jobs in 2003: 4,166

Madison County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 14,980
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.6%

Average household size:

Madison County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,063 ($36,347 in 2000)

This county	$39,063
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $128,000

Madison County	$128,000
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $452
Institutionalized population: 146
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Madison County in 2000: $830

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 9
Assaults: 52
Burglaries: 65
Thefts: 460
Auto thefts: 39

Madison County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Madison County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $538 (0.6%)

Area name: Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madison County is $509 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $851 a month.

Cities in this county include: Comer, Colbert, Danielsville, Ila, Carlton, Hull.

Neighboring counties: Banks County , Clarke County , Elbert County , Franklin County , Hart County , Jackson County , Oglethorpe County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Madison County: Camp Maranatha (A), Haggards Crossroad (B), Sacred Heart Camp (C), Pleasant Grove Community Center (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Madison County include: Wesleys Chapel (A), Word of Life Church (B), Wagner Grove Church (C), Vineyard Creek Church (D), Union Church (E), Trinity Church (F), Bethaben Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Bethlehem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Whitworth Cemetery (2), White Cemetery (3), Kincaid Cemetery (4), Kidd Cemetery (5), Thompson Cemetery (6), Berryman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Baptist Association Lake (A), S Bar W Ranch Pond (B), Sasnett Lake (C), Irwin Lake (D), Minishs Lake (E), Sanford Lake (F), Hunnicutt Lake (G), Sandy and Trail Creek Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brush Creek (A), South Creek (B), Strickland Branch (C), Hanna Creek (D), Muddy Branch (E), Bluestone Creek (F), Wolf Branch (G), Rocky Shoals Creek (H), Fork Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Madison County: Watson Mill State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 669
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 508 (26% naturalized citizens)

Madison County:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 150
1990 to 1994: 165
1985 to 1989: 42
1980 to 1984: 33
1975 to 1979: 31
1970 to 1974: 17
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 62

Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.0%

Madison County marital status for males

Madison County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,160
One, attached: 87
Two: 144
3 or 4: 55
5 to 9: 18
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 4,040
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Madison County with a mortgage: 2,331 (233 second mortgage, 304 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,381

Agriculture in Madison County
Average size of farms: 100 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $161275
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $115.39
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.40%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $112919
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29512
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 28.56
Corn for grain: 82 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1292 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 672 harvested acres
Vegetables: 83 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 62 acres

Madison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 137 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/31/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 100 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

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

Mexico (41%)
Other South Eastern Asia (12%)
Germany (8%)
Philippines (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
India (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Madison County:

United States or American (45%)
English (9%)
Irish (8%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Madison County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,787 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,737 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 215 (2%)
Other means: 89 (1%)
Worked at home: 398 (3%)

People in group quarters in Madison County, Georgia

124 people in nursing homes
22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,056.

8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.91% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,073 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($7,616 average AGI)
Madison County: 1.62%
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 Clarke County, GA	2.35% ($30,431 average AGI)
from Jackson County, GA	1.14% ($28,833)
from Oglethorpe County, GA	0.49% ($24,159)
from Oconee County, GA	0.46% ($31,878)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.32% ($66,690)
from Barrow County, GA	0.28% ($29,640)
from Franklin County, GA	0.27% ($30,500)

7.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.90%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.57% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($24,739 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($9,392 average AGI)
Madison County: 1.32%
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 Clarke County, GA	2.23% ($26,085 average AGI)
to Jackson County, GA	1.09% ($30,299)
to Oglethorpe County, GA	0.48% ($33,930)
to Oconee County, GA	0.44% ($41,333)
to Franklin County, GA	0.37% ($22,455)
to Barrow County, GA	0.25% ($33,091)
to Hart County, GA	0.21% ($55,789)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Births per 1000 population in Madison County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Madison County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Madison County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,971 (3,024 aged, 947 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,572

In family households: 22,568 (5,705 male householders, 1,626 female householders)
5,959 spouses, 7,644 children (6,925 natural, 201 adopted, 518 stepchildren), 661 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 115 parents, 342 other relatives, 342 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,004 (1,245 male householders (1,007 living alone)), 1,246 female householders (1,095 living alone)), 513 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 158 (147 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,097 2-persons, 1,796 3-persons, 1,522 4-persons, 655 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,102 1-person, 302 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 1 6-persons.

4,723 married couples with children.
1,297 single-parent households (333 men, 964 women).

96.3% of residents of Madison County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 35% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $124,943,000 ($4575 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,847,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,561,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,642,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $606,000
Federal grants: $31,095,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,884,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,156,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,177,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,560,000
Federal Government insurance: $390,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,793

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,298

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +131

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +962

Here:	+35 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Madison County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

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: 414
1995 to 1998: 1,213
1990 to 1994: 1,351
1980 to 1989: 2,540
1970 to 1979: 2,107
1960 to 1969: 1,120
1950 to 1959: 538
1940 to 1949: 370
1939 or earlier: 867

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

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 81
3 rooms: 228
4 rooms: 1,101
5 rooms: 2,051
6 rooms: 2,123
7 rooms: 1,093
8 rooms: 672
9 or more rooms: 500

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 62
3 rooms: 130
4 rooms: 687
5 rooms: 555
6 rooms: 362
7 rooms: 107
8 rooms: 11
9 or more rooms: 29

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

no bedroom: 23
1 bedroom: 184
2 bedrooms: 2,046
3 bedrooms: 4,652
4 bedrooms: 795
5 or more bedrooms: 157

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison County:

no bedroom: 10
1 bedroom: 153
2 bedrooms: 1,013
3 bedrooms: 680
4 bedrooms: 78
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 297
1 vehicle: 1,670
2 vehicles: 3,502
3 vehicles: 1,671
4 vehicles: 518
5 or more vehicles: 199

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

no vehicle: 313
1 vehicle: 866
2 vehicles: 563
3 vehicles: 178
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 6

66% of Madison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Georgia.

Madison County:	65.5%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 20300
Northeast: 624
Midwest: 839
South: 2953
West: 373

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

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 (55%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Utility gas (16%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (40%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Utility gas (26%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 262

Here:	8.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61

Here:	4.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 97

Here:	17.8%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Madison County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $622,000
Solid Waste Management: $233,000

Parks & Recreation: $127,000
Construction - Corrections - Other: $2,048,000
Central Staff Services: $71,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,095,000
Police Protection: $1,521,000

Health Services - Other: $1,316,000

General - Other: $1,243,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $802,000

Central Staff Services: $676,000

Parks & Recreation: $452,000

Solid Waste Management: $432,000

Financial Administration: $396,000

Fire Protection: $321,000

Welfare - Other: $190,000

Libraries: $106,000

General Public Buildings: $92,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $89,000
General - Interest on Debt: $29,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $391,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $75,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $485,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $455,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $767,000
Interest Earnings: $144,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,236,000
Regular Highways: $565,000

Central Staff: $46,000

Parks & Recreation: $42,000

Financial Administration: $16,000

Solid Waste Management: $9,000

Police Protection: $7,000

Judicial: $4,000

Welfare - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,702,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $257,000
Highways: $256,000

Public Welfare: $179,000

All Other: $137,000

Housing & Community Development: $91,000
Tax - Property: $5,415,000
Total General Sales: $3,031,000

Other Selective Sales: $741,000

NEC: $292,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $159,000

Public Utilities: $48,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,035,000

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