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County population in July 2007: 6,163 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,913
Renter-occupied apartments: 574
% of renters here:  23%
State:  33%
Land area: 283 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 22 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

2008 cost of living index in Miller County: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Manufacturing (18.3%), Retail trade (14.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 71%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Miller County, Georgia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.8%)
  • Black (28.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Males: 3,008  (47.1%)
Females: 3,375  (52.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,833
County population in 2003: 6,273
Jobs in 2003: 1,861

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,450
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.1%

Average household size:
Miller County:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,653 ($27,335 in 1999)
This county:  $31,653
Georgia:  $49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $245 (lower quartile is $192, upper quartile is $327)
This county:  $245
State:  $614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,559 (it was $49,000 in 2000)
Miller County:  $87,559
Georgia:  $164,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,783 - $134,890

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $129,460
Here:  $129,460
State:  $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $212,535
Here:  $212,535
State:  $202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $69,704
Here:  $69,704
State:  $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $308,209
Here:  $308,209
State:  $219,544

Mobile homes: $24,691
Here:  $24,691
State:  $44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000
Here:  $85,000
State:  $74,556
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,192
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $229

Institutionalized population: 120

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2004 Presidential Election results in Miller County Georgia:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.2%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $546 (1.1%)

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


Miller County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  21.2%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  8.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Miller County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.

Cities in this county include: Colquitt, Bellview, Mayhaw.

Neighboring counties: Baker County , Decatur County , Early County , Seminole County .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Miller County include: Union Church (A), Bellview Freewill Baptist Church (B), Thompson Church (C), Boykin Church of God (D), South Mount Zion Church (E), Shiloh Church (F), Little Zion Church (G), Church of Christ (H), Saint Pauls Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Whites Bridge Cemetery (2), Lane Cemetery (3), Macedonia Cemetery (4), Bellview Cemetery (5), Kelly Cemetery (6), Oak Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Byrd Pond (A), Davis Pond (B), Gilbert Lake (C), Cecil Lake (D), Cow Pen Pond (E), Cook Pond (F), Bush Pond (G), Full Ford Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Creek (A), Cypress Creek (B), Susian Ford Creek (C), Sow Branch (D), Big Drain (E), Kaney Head Creek (F), Aycocks Creek (G), Dry Creek (H), Acocks Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Miller County: Miller County Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  8.4%
Georgia:  9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 195
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 23 (48% naturalized citizens)

Miller County:  0.4%
Whole state:  7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 7
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 6
  • 1980 to 1984: 5
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 5
  • 1965 to 1969: 0


Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.4%

Miller County marital status for males
Miller County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,891
  • One, attached: 37
  • Two: 48
  • 3 or 4: 81
  • 5 to 9: 16
  • 10 to 19: 5
  • 20 or more: 8
  • Mobile homes: 678
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Miller County with a mortgage: 524 (25 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 584

Here:  47.3% with mortgage
State:  75.3% with mortgage


Religion statistics

Total adherents: 3,303
Total congregations: 22

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionNational Association of Free Will BaptistsUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents1,716 (52.0%)700 (21.2%)653 (19.8%)117 (3.5%)117 (3.5%)
Congregations4 (18.2%)7 (31.8%)2 (9.1%)4 (18.2%)5 (22.7%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Miller County - Colquitt, Bellview, Mayhaw

Agriculture in Miller County
Average size of farms: 460 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $138426
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $380.51
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.93%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $131003
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.17%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.11%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $151731
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.39
Corn for grain: 8337 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1025 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 29234 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 533 harvested acres
Vegetables: 529 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 226 acres

Miller County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/28/1955, a tornado killed one person and injured 2 people


Magnitude types:



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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



  • Korea (48%)
  • Netherlands (30%)
  • Iran (22%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Miller County (%):



  • United States or American (38%)
  • English (8%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • German (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Italian (1%)


Miller County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,113 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 478 (17%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 57 (2%)
  • Other means: 54 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 82 (3%)


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Miller County, Georgia
  • 109 people in nursing homes
  • 13 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 11 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 $37,426.

7.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,652 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.93%
Georgia average:  10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.80% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,522 average AGI)
2.13% relocated from other states ($7,130 average AGI)
Miller County:  2.13%
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 Seminole County, GA  1.61% ($20,214 average AGI)
from Decatur County, GA  1.32% ($54,565)
from Early County, GA  1.03% ($30,111)


7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,124 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.45%
Georgia average:  9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.77% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,295 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($4,829 average AGI)
Miller County:  1.67%
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 Decatur County, GA  1.73% ($25,000 average AGI)
to Seminole County, GA  1.56% ($24,704)
to Early County, GA  0.81% ($28,714)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4



Births per 1000 population in Miller County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0



Deaths per 1000 population in Miller County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Miller County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,130 (930 aged, 200 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 16.22
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14630.98
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 2189.780
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 76253.04

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1284.520
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1075.790
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16.06

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31.21
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 32.11


Household type by relationship


Households: 6,250
  • In family households: 5,464 (1,252 male householders, 509 female householders)
    1,292 spouses, 1,905 children (1,728 natural, 55 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 207 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 79 other relatives, 130 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 786 (288 male householders (271 living alone)), 432 female householders (394 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 133 (120 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 795 2-persons, 391 3-persons, 336 4-persons, 146 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 665 1-person, 47 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

98.5% of residents of Miller County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $47,797,000 ($7753 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $514,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,669,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,181,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,720,000
Federal grants: $12,900,000
Federal procurement contracts: $215,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,112,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $243,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,390,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,569,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 488
Here:  78 per 1000 residents
State:  79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 456
Here:  73 per 1000 residents
State:  38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1
Here:  +0 per 1000 residents
State:  +21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -176
Here:  -28 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Miller County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.30 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:  5.0
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 76
  • 1995 to 1998: 206
  • 1990 to 1994: 206
  • 1980 to 1989: 390
  • 1970 to 1979: 709
  • 1960 to 1969: 451
  • 1950 to 1959: 230
  • 1940 to 1949: 230
  • 1939 or earlier: 272

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Miller County, Georgia:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 101
  • 4 rooms: 203
  • 5 rooms: 555
  • 6 rooms: 433
  • 7 rooms: 274
  • 8 rooms: 241
  • 9+ rooms: 102


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Miller County, Georgia:
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 49
  • 3 rooms: 34
  • 4 rooms: 105
  • 5 rooms: 169
  • 6 rooms: 100
  • 7 rooms: 71
  • 8 rooms: 24
  • 9+ rooms: 15


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Miller County:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 65
  • 2 bedrooms: 415
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,212
  • 4 bedrooms: 178
  • 5+ bedrooms: 43


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Miller County:
  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedroom: 62
  • 2 bedrooms: 189
  • 3 bedrooms: 249
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5+ bedrooms: 10


Cars and other vehicles available in Miller County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 62
  • 1 vehicle: 564
  • 2 vehicles: 822
  • 3 vehicles: 332
  • 4 vehicles: 90
  • 5+ vehicles: 43


Cars and other vehicles available in Miller County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 140
  • 1 vehicle: 228
  • 2 vehicles: 174
  • 3 vehicles: 26
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5+ vehicles: 6


68% of Miller County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Georgia.

Miller County:  67.8%
State average:  50.8%


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

  • This state: 5320
  • Northeast: 70
  • Midwest: 33
  • South: 911
  • West: 5

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (75.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19.4%)
  • Utility gas (2.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.3%)
  • No fuel used (1.0%)
  • Wood (0.7%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (58.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23.3%)
  • Utility gas (14.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.7%)
  • Wood (1.7%)
  • No fuel used (0.5%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67
Here:  7.9%
Georgia:  8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
Here:  8.3%
Georgia:  8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23
Here:  12.6%
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.)


Miller County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $176,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $848,000
    Health Services - Other: $569,000
    Regular Highways: $534,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $350,000
    Central Staff Services: $278,000
    Corrections - Other: $205,000
    General - Other: $181,000
    Financial Administration: $177,000
    Solid Waste Management: $105,000
    General Public Buildings: $84,000
    Parks & Recreation: $77,000
    Welfare - Other: $54,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
    Fire Protection: $24,000
    Housing & Community Development: $14,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $56,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $187,000
    Hospitals: $76,000
    Health: $75,000
    Corrections: $44,000
    Parks & Recreation: $32,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Welfare: $5,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $48,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $150,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $61,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $187,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $24,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $250,000
    Rents: $91,000
    Property Sale Other: $25,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $127,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
    Police Protection: $8,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,009,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $29,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $355,000
    Health & Hospitals: $131,000
    Public Welfare: $7,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,747,000
    Total General Sales: $956,000
    Other Selective Sales: $143,000
    NEC: $14,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,356,000


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)



Miller County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

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

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