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County population in July 2007: 21,551 (39% urban, 61% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,688
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,282
% of renters here:  29%
State:  33%
Land area: 260 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 83 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

2008 cost of living index in McDuffie County: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.5%), Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Retail trade (13.7%), Construction (11.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 77%
  • Government: 17%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in McDuffie County, Georgia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.3%)
  • Black (37.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
(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: 10,020  (47.2%)
Females: 11,211  (52.8%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,447
County population in 2003: 21,441
Jobs in 2003: 8,605

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McDuffie County,GA real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 10,320
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:
McDuffie County:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,962 ($31,920 in 1999)
This county:  $36,962
Georgia:  $49,136

2007 median house/condo value: $107,758 ($74,600 in 2000)
McDuffie County:  $107,758
Georgia:  $164,500

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $347 (lower quartile is $268, upper quartile is $420)
This county:  $347
State:  $614

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,197
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $243

Institutionalized population: 125

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Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 74 buildings, average cost: $119,300
  • 2004: 71 buildings, average cost: $130,500
  • 2005: 49 buildings, average cost: $157,200
  • 2006: 57 buildings, average cost: $170,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)



2004 Presidential Election results in McDuffie County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.3%



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $499 (0.8%)

McDuffie County household income distribution in 2007 McDuffie County home values distribution


McDuffie County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  18.4%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  10.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Area name: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McDuffie County is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thomson, Dearing.

Neighboring counties: Columbia County , Jefferson County , Lincoln County , Richmond County , Warren County , Wilkes County .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in McDuffie County: Thomson Country Club (A), Belle Meade Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in McDuffie County include: Langston Grove Church (A), Adams Chapel Church (B), White Oak Grove Church (C), Washington Heights Church (D), Wrightsboro Methodist Church (E), Union Church (F), Sweetwater Church (G), Boneville Methodist Church (H), Brinkley Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Barksdale-Story-Bradshaw Cemetery (2), Paul Cemetery (3), Saint Luke Cemetery (4), Marshall Cemetery (5), Collins Cemetery (6), Jones Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Knox Lake (A), Magahee Ponds (B), Johnson Pond (C), Johnson Lake (D), McNeil Pond (E), Dearing Number Nine Lake (F), Dearing Number 13 Lake (G), Dearing Number 12 Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Childers Creek (A), Boneville Stream (B), Hard Fortune Creek (C), Hart Creek (D), Sweetwater Creek (E), Broom Creek (F), Danley Branch (G), Black Branch (H), Fort Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in McDuffie County: McDuffie Public Fishing Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  6.4%
Georgia:  4.6%


Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 614
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 135 (47% naturalized citizens)

McDuffie County:  0.6%
Whole state:  7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 31
  • 1990 to 1994: 23
  • 1985 to 1989: 8
  • 1980 to 1984: 10
  • 1975 to 1979: 10
  • 1970 to 1974: 10
  • 1970 to 1974: 5
  • 1965 to 1969: 38


Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.1%

McDuffie County marital status for males
McDuffie County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,528
  • One, attached: 84
  • Two: 259
  • 3 or 4: 200
  • 5 to 9: 145
  • 10 to 19: 59
  • 20 or more: 139
  • Mobile homes: 2,502

Housing units in McDuffie County with a mortgage: 2,228 (270 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,165

Here:  65.7% with mortgage
State:  75.3% with mortgage

Agriculture in McDuffie County
Average size of farms: 158 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $102961
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $76525
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.73%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37225
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.27
All wheat for grain: 305 harvested acres
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 310 acres

McDuffie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
On 5/24/1955, a tornado killed 3 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.



Class of Workers


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (20%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Mining (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (36%)
  • Germany (24%)
  • United Kingdom (14%)
  • Ireland (7%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Canada (4%)
  • Yugoslavia (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in McDuffie County:
  • United States or American (30%)
  • English (6%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • German (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • Italian (1%)

McDuffie County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,998 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 1,484 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 29 (0%)
  • Walked: 125 (1%)
  • Other means: 46 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 127 (1%)

People in group quarters in McDuffie County, Georgia
  • 196 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 125 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,118.

6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,576 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.43%
Georgia average:  10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.77% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($21,670 average AGI)
1.66% relocated from other states ($8,906 average AGI)
McDuffie County:  1.66%
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  1.05% ($39,050 average AGI)
from Richmond County, GA  0.96% ($27,151)
from Warren County, GA  0.86% ($22,273)
from Jefferson County, GA  0.29% ($21,909)
from Glascock County, GA  0.21% ($22,250)
from Wilkes County, GA  0.20% ($23,667)
from Lincoln County, GA  0.16% ($32,417)


6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.12%
Georgia average:  9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.49% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,403 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($12,800 average AGI)
McDuffie County:  1.63%
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  1.16% ($24,386 average AGI)
to Columbia County, GA  0.95% ($37,694)
to Warren County, GA  0.64% ($25,633)
to Aiken County, SC  0.17% ($39,538)
to Lincoln County, GA  0.16% ($19,083)
to Glascock County, GA  0.14% ($31,182)
to Clarke County, GA  0.13% ($22,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5



Births per 1000 population in McDuffie County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4



Deaths per 1000 population in McDuffie County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.4



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in McDuffie County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,106 (2,428 aged, 678 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.65
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6817.860
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 162.660
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55188.92

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1577.520
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1136
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13.8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.56
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 87.38

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.2

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1


Household type by relationship


Households: 20,900
  • In family households: 18,578 (3,895 male householders, 1,997 female householders)
    4,114 spouses, 6,655 children (6,076 natural, 187 adopted, 392 stepchildren), 615 grandchildren, 297 brothers or sisters, 181 parents, 467 other relatives, 357 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,322 (858 male householders (728 living alone)), 1,230 female householders (1,133 living alone)), 234 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 331 (136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,331 2-persons, 1,560 3-persons, 1,216 4-persons, 503 5-persons, 196 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,861 1-person, 215 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 7 5-persons.

97.6% of residents of McDuffie County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $126,106,000 ($5861 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,837,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,630,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,120,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $694,000
Federal grants: $34,712,000
Federal procurement contracts: $632,000 ($40,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,319,000 ($3,989,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,004,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,978,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,330,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,770
Here:  81 per 1000 residents
State:  79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,287
Here:  59 per 1000 residents
State:  38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +35
Here:  +2 per 1000 residents
State:  +21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +22
Here:  +1 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents



Population growth in McDuffie County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.63 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.4
State:  4.2



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 260
  • 1995 to 1998: 957
  • 1990 to 1994: 860
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,821
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,160
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,083
  • 1950 to 1959: 666
  • 1940 to 1949: 479
  • 1939 or earlier: 630

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McDuffie County, Georgia:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 64
  • 3 rooms: 224
  • 4 rooms: 487
  • 5 rooms: 1,490
  • 6 rooms: 1,566
  • 7 rooms: 1,028
  • 8 rooms: 464
  • 9+ rooms: 365


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McDuffie County, Georgia:
  • 1 room: 32
  • 2 rooms: 138
  • 3 rooms: 257
  • 4 rooms: 810
  • 5 rooms: 585
  • 6 rooms: 287
  • 7 rooms: 117
  • 8 rooms: 38
  • 9+ rooms: 18


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in McDuffie County:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 177
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,052
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,429
  • 4 bedrooms: 908
  • 5+ bedrooms: 122


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McDuffie County:
  • no bedroom: 32
  • 1 bedroom: 331
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,085
  • 3 bedrooms: 723
  • 4 bedrooms: 102
  • 5+ bedrooms: 9


Cars and other vehicles available in McDuffie County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 326
  • 1 vehicle: 1,490
  • 2 vehicles: 2,105
  • 3 vehicles: 1,154
  • 4 vehicles: 411
  • 5+ vehicles: 202


Cars and other vehicles available in McDuffie County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 748
  • 1 vehicle: 910
  • 2 vehicles: 479
  • 3 vehicles: 100
  • 4 vehicles: 40
  • 5+ vehicles: 5


60% of McDuffie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.

McDuffie County:  60.4%
State average:  50.8%


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

  • This state: 17398
  • Northeast: 482
  • Midwest: 575
  • South: 2180
  • West: 310

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

  

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (47%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • No fuel used (1%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 179
Here:  6.2%
Georgia:  8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137
Here:  9.7%
Georgia:  8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62
Here:  11.3%
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 (Noninst.)
McDuffie County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,741,000
    All Other: $353,000
    Parks & Recreation: $277,000
    Sewerage: $59,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $2,201,000
    Police Protection: $1,550,000
    Solid Waste Management: $894,000
    Regular Highways: $875,000
    General - Other: $754,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $646,000
    Health Services - Other: $604,000
    Financial Administration: $544,000
    Parks & Recreation: $517,000
    General Public Buildings: $512,000
    Housing & Community Development: $364,000
    Welfare - Other: $343,000
    Fire Protection: $146,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $139,000
    Water Utilities: $96,000
    Sewerage: $64,000
    Libraries: $43,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $15,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $43,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $59,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $936,000
    Air Transportation: $39,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $271,000
    Health: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,316,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $979,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,299,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $979,000
    Water Utilities: $17,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,638,000
    Interest Earnings: $270,000
    Rents: $75,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $215,000
    Regular Highways: $174,000
    Parks & Recreation: $42,000
    Fire Protection: $25,000
    Judicial: $19,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $19,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,353,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $89,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $415,000
    Highways: $262,000
    Health & Hospitals: $232,000
    Public Welfare: $156,000
    All Other: $71,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $5,611,000
    Property: $4,646,000
    Other Selective Sales: $591,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $223,000
    NEC: $146,000
    Public Utilities: $67,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $4,061,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $60,000


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