Monroe County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

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

Type of workers:

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

Races in Monroe County, Georgia:

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

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

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	When will the southern suburban areas of Atlanta consume or join the Northern area of Macon metro (Monroe County)???  (5 replies)
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Monroe County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$51,176
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$414
State:	$614

Monroe County:	$150,428
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $218,372

Here:	$218,372
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $184,790

Here:	$184,790
State:	$202,354

Mobile homes: $51,010

Here:	$51,010
State:	$44,353

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

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, Culloden-Bolingbroke.

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

Here:	8.5%
Georgia:	9.5%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

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

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

Here:	66.9% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

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.

Monroe County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 97% 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 41.0 miles away from Monroe County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.1
State:	6.2

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

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

Here:	14.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	16.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	14.2%
Georgia:	22.9%

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