Meriwether County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.4%), Educational,health and social services (18.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Meriwether County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 10,763	(47.8%)
Females: 11,771	(52.2%)

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Meriwether County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,904
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$353
State:	$614

Meriwether County:	$116,169
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $157,631

Here:	$157,631
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,079

Here:	$183,079
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $90,581

Here:	$90,581
State:	$222,245

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $74,232

Here:	$74,232
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $51,939

Here:	$51,939
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500

Here:	$22,500
State:	$74,556

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 117
• Thefts: 216
• Auto thefts: 116

This county:	17.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meriwether County is $401 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $576 a month.

Cities in this county include: Manchester, Woodbury, Greenville, Luthersville, Warm Springs, Gay, Lone Oak.

Neighboring counties: Coweta County , Harris County , Pike County , Spalding County , Talbot County , Troup County , Upson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Meriwether County: Tigners Cross Roads (A), Sees Old Mill (B), Beaver Lake Country Club (C), Meriwether White Sulphur (D), Cove (E), Warm Springs Campground (F), Woodbury Waterworks (G), Jones-Florence Plantation (H), The Little White House (I), Warm Springs Foundation (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Town and Country Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Meriwether County include: White Plain Church (A), Williams Chapel (B), Wilson Chapel (C), Walker Temple Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Zion Hill Church (F), Arbor Chapel (G), Union Hill Church (H), Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Clemens Cemetery (3), White Oak Cemetery (4), Barnes Cemetery (5), Barron Cemetery (6), West Brown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Blue Pond (A), American Legion Lake (B), Twin Lakes (C), Massey Lake (D), Mathis Lake (E), Dennis Lake (F), Jones Millpond (G), McGees Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Handco Branch (A), Strozier Branch (B), Winky Branch (C), Florence Branch (D), Harris Branch (E), Blount Creek (F), Rocky Ford Branch (G), Wolf Branch (H), Ollie Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Meriwether County: Little White House State Historic Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	13.6%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 473
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 163 (35% naturalized citizens)

Meriwether County:	0.7%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,455
• One, attached: 71
• Two: 252
• 3 or 4: 108
• 5 to 9: 107
• 10 to 19: 15
• 20 or more: 88
• Mobile homes: 2,097
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Meriwether County with a mortgage: 2,068 (208 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,677

Here:	55.2% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Meriwether 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 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/20/1974, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 15 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Meriwether 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 83.4 miles away from Meriwether County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,807 (77%) Carpooled: 1,584 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 108 (1%) Other means: 106 (1%) Worked at home: 235 (3%)

7.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.51% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,194 average AGI)
1.44% relocated from other states ($7,124 average AGI)

Meriwether County:	1.44%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Coweta County, GA	1.68% ($31,338 average AGI)
from Troup County, GA	0.93% ($23,347)
from Fayette County, GA	0.49% ($38,211)
from Fulton County, GA	0.43% ($39,061)
from Clayton County, GA	0.39% ($34,267)
from Harris County, GA	0.36% ($30,500)
from Talbot County, GA	0.30% ($38,783)

7.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,248 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.71%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.42% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($25,349 average AGI)
1.29% relocated to other states ($4,899 average AGI)

Meriwether County:	1.29%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Coweta County, GA	1.39% ($28,869 average AGI)
to Troup County, GA	1.20% ($29,272)
to Muscogee County, GA	0.42% ($32,188)
to Fulton County, GA	0.36% ($25,143)
to Harris County, GA	0.35% ($27,889)
to Talbot County, GA	0.34% ($30,231)
to Fayette County, GA	0.32% ($37,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,415 (2,704 aged, 711 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,622 (3,983 male householders, 2,096 female householders)

  4,060 spouses, 6,915 children (6,265 natural, 174 adopted, 476 stepchildren), 1,033 grandchildren, 302 brothers or sisters, 227 parents, 507 other relatives, 499 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,489 (933 male householders (798 living alone)), 1,277 female householders (1,177 living alone)), 279 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 423 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,407 2-persons, 1,494 3-persons, 1,162 4-persons, 547 5-persons, 280 6-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,975 1-person, 217 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 15 4-persons.

97.8% of residents of Meriwether County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $130,160,000 ($5721 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,256,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,283,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,829,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $589,000
Federal grants: $43,581,000
Federal procurement contracts: $774,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,104,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $287,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,764,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,684,000

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

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.97 millions of gallons per day (35% from ground, 65% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

64% of Meriwether County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Georgia.

Meriwether County:	64.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 18981
• Northeast: 353
• Midwest: 609
• South: 1974
• West: 330

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,200

Here:	11.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	9.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	19.7%
Georgia:	22.9%

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