Marion County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 7,024 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,084
Renter-occupied apartments: 584

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Land area: 367 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	22.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

2008 cost of living index in Marion County: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.2%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Marion County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (58.5%)
Black (34.1%)
Hispanic (5.8%)
Other race (3.0%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 3,518	(49.2%)
Females: 3,626	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,701
County population in 2003: 7,122
Jobs in 2003: 2,112

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,277
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%

Average household size:

Marion County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,323 ($29,145 in 2000)

This county	$31,323
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $103,221

Marion County	$103,221
Georgia:	$147,500

Median monthly rent in 2000: $317
Institutionalized population: 85
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Marion County in 2000: $754

Marion County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 56.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 43.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $463 (0.7%)

Area name: Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $479 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $729 a month.

Cities in this county include: Buena Vista, North Buena Vista.

Neighboring counties: Chattahoochee County , Schley County , Stewart County , Sumter County , Talbot County , Taylor County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Mariona Tower (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Marion County include: Acorn Grove Church (A), Union Church (B), Bethany Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Living Water Church (F), Brantley Church (G), Spring Hill Church (H), Brown Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: New Hope Cemetery (1), Corinth Cemetery (2), Smyrna Cemetery (3), Mount Carmel Cemetery (4), Shiloh Cemetery (5), Doyle Cemetery (6), Old Union Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cook Pond (A), Heards Lakes (B), Klopp Lake (C), Juniper Lake (D), Melton Lake (E), Bebolu Lake (F), Miller Lake (G), Chapman Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hardage Ford Creek (A), Oochee Creek (B), Fort Perry Creek (C), Gin Creek (D), Juniper Creek (E), Golden Creek (F), Little Creek (G), Shoal Creek (H), Peacock Ditch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Marion County: Fort Perry Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.2%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 166
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 354 (14% naturalized citizens)

Marion County:	5.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 192 1990 to 1994: 57 1985 to 1989: 60 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 26

Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.4%

Marion County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,457
One, attached: 54
Two: 50
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 26
10 to 19: 26
20 or more: 14
Mobile homes: 1,461
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 385 (20 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 407

Agriculture in Marion County
Average size of farms: 286 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $71120
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $326.20
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.56%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.20%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $55179
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.87%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53113
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.71%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.32
Corn for grain: 549 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 985 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 490 harvested acres
Vegetables: 976 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 145 acres

Marion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/5/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Food (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Public administration (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Food (11%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Food processing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Food processing workers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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

Mexico (41%)
Guatemala (38%)
Germany (9%)
Honduras (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Nigeria (1%)
Other Western Asia (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion County:

United States or American (23%)
Irish (7%)
English (5%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Italian (1%)

Marion County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,045 (69%)
Carpooled: 741 (25%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 43 (1%)
Other means: 62 (2%)
Worked at home: 66 (2%)

67 people in nursing homes
18 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 $36,176.

7.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,863 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.71%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.23% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($17,726 average AGI)
2.48% relocated from other states ($15,143 average AGI)
Marion County: 2.48%
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 Muscogee County, GA	1.88% ($26,634 average AGI)
from Chattahoochee County, GA	0.51% ($16,636)
from Sumter County, GA	0.51% ($29,364)

7.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,671 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.67%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.65% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($19,641 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($7,030 average AGI)
Marion County: 2.02%
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 Muscogee County, GA

2.34% ($27,647 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Births per 1000 population in Marion County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Marion County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marion County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 744 (581 aged, 163 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1849.810
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1007.730
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13.8

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 55.22

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,058

In family households: 6,169 (1,364 male householders, 579 female householders)
1,417 spouses, 2,197 children (1,963 natural, 43 adopted, 191 stepchildren), 202 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 121 other relatives, 155 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 889 (358 male householders (308 living alone)), 384 female householders (346 living alone)), 147 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 86 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 739 2-persons, 499 3-persons, 406 4-persons, 193 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 654 1-person, 70 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

93.5% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 41% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,701,000 ($5582 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,533,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,467,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,095,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $732,000
Federal grants: $16,525,000
Federal procurement contracts: $149,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,733,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $85,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,592,000
Federal Government insurance: $922,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 541

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

Deaths: 397

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

Net international migration: +137

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -168

Here:	-23 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Marion County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.75 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:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 195
1995 to 1998: 578
1990 to 1994: 317
1980 to 1989: 662
1970 to 1979: 514
1960 to 1969: 382
1950 to 1959: 233
1940 to 1949: 58
1939 or earlier: 191

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion County, Georgia:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 88 4 rooms: 255 5 rooms: 580 6 rooms: 546 7 rooms: 326 8 rooms: 173 9+ rooms: 100

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County, Georgia:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 41 3 rooms: 95 4 rooms: 128 5 rooms: 152 6 rooms: 93 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 17 9+ rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion County:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 70 2 bedrooms: 447 3 bedrooms: 1,271 4 bedrooms: 244 5+ bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion County:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 94 2 bedrooms: 229 3 bedrooms: 207 4 bedrooms: 38 5+ bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 181 1 vehicle: 502 2 vehicles: 796 3 vehicles: 394 4 vehicles: 140 5+ vehicles: 71

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 166 1 vehicle: 235 2 vehicles: 142 3 vehicles: 28 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 13

58% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Georgia.

Marion County:	58.4%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 5079
Northeast: 227
Midwest: 243
South: 1053
West: 133

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,700

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:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%) Electricity (42%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%) Utility gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 60

Here:	6.2%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	2.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17

Here:	14.7%
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.)

Marion County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $245,000
Sewerage: $162,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $81,000
Sewerage: $54,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $377,000
Health Services - Other: $366,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $278,000

Water Utilities: $260,000

General - Other: $250,000

Police Protection: $226,000

Central Staff Services: $205,000

Financial Administration: $195,000

Corrections - Other: $187,000

Solid Waste Management: $173,000

Sewerage: $173,000

Natural Resources - Other: $60,000

General Public Buildings: $40,000

Welfare - Other: $33,000

Fire Protection: $19,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Libraries: $7,000

Housing & Community Development: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $145,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $145,000
Fire Protection: $19,000
Intergovernmental to State - Fire Protection: $8,000
Libraries: $7,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $292,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,711,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,689,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $21,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $109,000
Rents: $37,000

Interest Earnings: $21,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $63,000
Parks & Recreation: $14,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000

Central Staff: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,794,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $243,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $94,000
All Other: $25,000

Highways: $8,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,000

Public Welfare: $4,000
Tax - Property: $1,412,000
Total General Sales: $383,000

Other Selective Sales: $209,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $41,000

NEC: $13,000

Public Utilities: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,324,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $77,000

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)

Marion County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)