Monroe County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 23,785 (24% urban, 76% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,129
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,590

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Land area: 396 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 60 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Manufacturing (16.3%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 19%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Monroe County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (69.6%)
Black (27.9%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

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

Males: 10,845	(49.8%)
Females: 10,912	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,296
County population in 2003: 23,307
Jobs in 2003: 5,896

Total labor force in 2004: 12,159
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.1%

Average household size:

Monroe County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,498 ($44,195 in 2000)

This county	$47,498
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $151,899

Monroe County	$151,899
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $461
Institutionalized population: 620
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Monroe County in 2000: $946

Monroe County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 66.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 32.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $558 (0.5%)

Area name: Macon, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $487 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.

Cities in this county include: Forsyth, Culloden, Higdon-Mobile.

Neighboring counties: Bibb County , Butts County , Crawford County , Jasper County , Jones County , Lamar County , Upson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Monroe County: Tabernacle Campground (A), Church Campground (B), Popes Ferry (C), Forsyth Waterworks (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Monroe County include: Logwell Church (A), William Chapel (B), Wrights Grove Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Tessiehall Church (E), Tabernacle Church (F), Bolingbroke Methodist Church (G), Spring Hill Baptist Church (H), Browns Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Paron Cemetery (1), Bazemore Cemetery (2), Marshall Cemetery (3), Gibson Cemetery (4), Fairview Cemetery (5), Collier Cemetery (6), Person Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Williamson Lake (A), Hook Pond (B), Maynard Lake (C), McCook Lake (D), Jones Lake (E), Mceacherns Lake (F), Millwood Lake (G), Huneycut Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hansford Branch (A), Mountain Branch (B), Opossum Branch (C), Wood Creek (D), Tanyard Creek (E), Big Sandy Creek (F), Reedy Creek (G), Sand Branch (H), Berry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Monroe County include: High Falls State Park (1), Rum Creek Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bolingbroke Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,012
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 220 (51% naturalized citizens)

Monroe County:	1.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 135
1990 to 1994: 5
1985 to 1989: 11
1980 to 1984: 9
1975 to 1979: 25
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 24

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.9%

Monroe County marital status for males

Monroe County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,597
One, attached: 48
Two: 150
3 or 4: 127
5 to 9: 186
10 to 19: 44
20 or more: 83
Mobile homes: 2,108
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 82

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 2,591 (195 second mortgage, 313 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,282

Agriculture in Monroe County
Average size of farms: 261 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $190695
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $307.01
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $118368
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.82%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.42%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61270
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.06
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.26%
Vegetables: 1 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 40 acres

Monroe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/3/1998, a tornado injured 2 people and caused $100,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Public administration (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (34%)
Russia (14%)
India (10%)
Vietnam (7%)
Colombia (7%)
Cuba (6%)
Germany (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe County:

United States or American (31%)
English (9%)
Irish (7%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
African (1%)

Monroe County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,560 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,373 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 133 (1%)
Other means: 106 (1%)
Worked at home: 127 (1%)

People in group quarters in Monroe County, Georgia

443 people in state prisons
149 people in nursing homes
28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,547.

9.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.03%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.35% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($39,239 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($8,092 average AGI)
Monroe County: 1.68%
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 Bibb County, GA	2.61% ($52,333 average AGI)
from Henry County, GA	0.50% ($44,756)
from Jones County, GA	0.38% ($49,032)
from Clayton County, GA	0.37% ($56,167)
from Houston County, GA	0.32% ($57,346)
from Butts County, GA	0.31% ($34,240)
from Spalding County, GA	0.26% ($31,905)

7.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.68%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.14% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($26,629 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($10,251 average AGI)
Monroe County: 1.54%
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 Bibb County, GA	2.04% ($34,433 average AGI)
to Henry County, GA	0.42% ($33,706)
to Lamar County, GA	0.31% ($26,880)
to Houston County, GA	0.27% ($28,773)
to Spalding County, GA	0.26% ($25,000)
to Fulton County, GA	0.22% ($30,611)
to Jones County, GA	0.20% ($46,438)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Births per 1000 population in Monroe County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Monroe County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Monroe County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,660 (1,999 aged, 661 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,134

In family households: 19,121 (4,588 male householders, 1,409 female householders)
4,572 spouses, 6,745 children (5,912 natural, 186 adopted, 647 stepchildren), 686 grandchildren, 231 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 440 other relatives, 321 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,013 (776 male householders (606 living alone)), 950 female householders (861 living alone)), 287 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 623 (617 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,414 2-persons, 1,496 3-persons, 1,204 4-persons, 589 5-persons, 220 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,467 1-person, 215 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

3,747 married couples with children.
1,203 single-parent households (268 men, 935 women).

97.0% of residents of Monroe County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $92,133,000 ($3933 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,961,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,037,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,789,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $239,000
Federal grants: $23,924,000
Federal procurement contracts: $635,000 ($55,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,510,000 ($1,186,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $89,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,280,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,389,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,519

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,050

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +89

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,490

Here:	+63 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Monroe County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.68 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 360
1995 to 1998: 1,066
1990 to 1994: 1,268
1980 to 1989: 2,202
1970 to 1979: 1,471
1960 to 1969: 677
1950 to 1959: 454
1940 to 1949: 308
1939 or earlier: 619

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

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 39
3 rooms: 175
4 rooms: 461
5 rooms: 1,409
6 rooms: 1,567
7 rooms: 1,093
8 rooms: 743
9 or more rooms: 634

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 51
3 rooms: 212
4 rooms: 498
5 rooms: 410
6 rooms: 275
7 rooms: 76
8 rooms: 29
9 or more rooms: 32

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

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 177
2 bedrooms: 1,052
3 bedrooms: 3,628
4 bedrooms: 1,048
5 or more bedrooms: 216

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe County:

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 271
2 bedrooms: 705
3 bedrooms: 502
4 bedrooms: 82
5 or more bedrooms: 16

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

no vehicle: 335
1 vehicle: 1,152
2 vehicles: 2,610
3 vehicles: 1,348
4 vehicles: 471
5 or more vehicles: 213

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

no vehicle: 318
1 vehicle: 658
2 vehicles: 440
3 vehicles: 150
4 vehicles: 24
5 or more vehicles: 0

66% of Monroe 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, 80% lived in Georgia.

Monroe County:	65.5%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 17557
Northeast: 375
Midwest: 700
South: 2526
West: 299

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,400

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:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
Electricity (35%)
Utility gas (24%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (38%)
Electricity (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Wood (2%)
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): 389

Here:	14.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 221

Here:	16.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 123

Here:	14.2%
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)

Monroe County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $1,909,000
Solid Waste Management: $237,000

Sewerage: $151,000

Parks & Recreation: $24,000
Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $494,000
Regular Highways: $312,000

Water Utilities: $265,000

Sewerage: $176,000

Housing & Community Development: $61,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,808,000
Regular Highways: $2,229,000

Health Services - Other: $2,107,000

Corrections - Other: $2,062,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,361,000

General - Other: $1,333,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,054,000

Fire Protection: $1,000,000

Water Utilities: $599,000

Central Staff Services: $582,000

Financial Administration: $564,000

Parks & Recreation: $478,000

Sewerage: $399,000

General Public Buildings: $398,000

Libraries: $260,000

Natural Resources - Other: $97,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $63,000

Housing & Community Development: $32,000

Welfare - Other: $28,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $14,513,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,291,000
Hospitals: $374,000
Intergovernmental to State - Health: $109,000
Welfare: $25,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,092,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $197,607,000
Water Utilities: $12,955,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,705,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $187,879,000
Water Utilities: $13,705,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,728,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $12,955,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,910,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,924,000

Rents: $76,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $735,000
General - Other: $311,000

Health - Other: $248,000

Police Protection: $158,000

General Public Building: $21,000

Corrections - Other: $17,000

Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,803,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $227,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $200,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $187,879,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $496,000
Health & Hospitals: $177,000
Tax - Property: $9,654,000
Total General Sales: $4,050,000

Other Selective Sales: $665,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $76,000

NEC: $43,000

Public Utilities: $22,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,569,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $582,000

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