Morgan County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 17,492 (23% urban, 77% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,315
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,243

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Land area: 350 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 50 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.4%), Educational,health and social services (14.8%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Morgan County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (68.7%)
Black (28.5%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 7,487	(48.4%)
Females: 7,970	(51.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,793
County population in 2003: 16,756
Jobs in 2003: 6,486

Morgan County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 8,408
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.0%

Average household size:

Morgan County:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,257 ($40,249 in 2000)

This county	$43,257
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $146,180

Morgan County	$146,180
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $470
Institutionalized population: 169
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Morgan County in 2000: $874

Morgan County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 168 buildings, average cost: $122,000
2001: 116 buildings, average cost: $135,500
2002: 169 buildings, average cost: $152,100
2003: 172 buildings, average cost: $148,900
2004: 211 buildings, average cost: $182,600
2005: 279 buildings, average cost: $182,100
2006: 229 buildings, average cost: $188,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 67.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $820 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morgan County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $506 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.

Cities in this county include: Madison, Rutledge, Bostwick, Buckhead, Fairplay, Godfrey.

Neighboring counties: Greene County , Jasper County , Newton County , Oconee County , Putnam County , Walton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Morgan County: Camp Daniel Morgan (A), Camp Rutledge (B), Apalchee Lookout (C), Waltons Mill (D), Moon Hunt Camp (E), Swords Boat Ramp (F), Interchange Fifty-two (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Morgan County include: Wallace Grove Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Union Springs Church (C), Barrows Grove Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Bethany Church (F), Thankfull Church (G), Sugar Creek Church (H), Springfield Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Whitlock Cemetery (1), Durden Cemetery (2), Thankful Cemetery (3), Taylor Cemetery (4), Studdard Cemetery (5), Cheney - Towns Cemetery (6), Wagnon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Tap Lake (A), Kennedy Lake (B), Kenilworth Lake (C), Mason Lake (D), Massey Lake (E), Mathews Lake (F), Saye Lake (G), McComb Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Still Branch (A), Goose Creek (B), Rice Creek (C), Hard Labor Creek (D), Mountain Hill Branch (E), South Sugar Creek (F), Hester Branch (G), Wolf Creek (H), Clarks Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Morgan County: Hard Labor Creek State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.2%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 397
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 167 (38% naturalized citizens)

Morgan County:	1.1%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 75
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 14
1980 to 1984: 11
1975 to 1979: 2
1970 to 1974: 9
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 48

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.8%

Morgan County marital status for males

Morgan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,484
One, attached: 85
Two: 107
3 or 4: 59
5 to 9: 77
10 to 19: 21
20 or more: 25
Mobile homes: 1,270

Housing units in Morgan County with a mortgage: 1,814 (181 second mortgage, 154 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 750

Agriculture in Morgan County
Average size of farms: 170 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91179
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $193.29
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.66%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 92.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $73068
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.11%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.16%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38288
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.29
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 23.96%
All wheat for grain: 908 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 419 acres

Morgan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Wood products (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

India (19%)
Germany (14%)
Romania (13%)
Russia (7%)
Dominican Republic (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Panama (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Morgan County:

United States or American (25%)
English (12%)
Irish (6%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (1%)

Morgan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,638 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,162 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Walked: 134 (2%)
Other means: 61 (1%)
Worked at home: 280 (4%)

People in group quarters in Morgan County, Georgia

136 people in nursing homes
30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
3 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $52,546.

8.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.71%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.81% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($43,643 average AGI)
1.91% relocated from other states ($11,123 average AGI)
Morgan County: 1.91%
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 Newton County, GA	0.94% ($51,618 average AGI)
from Walton County, GA	0.90% ($29,113)
from Rockdale County, GA	0.70% ($73,610)
from Putnam County, GA	0.66% ($34,359)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.63% ($93,784)
from Clarke County, GA	0.41% ($36,167)
from Greene County, GA	0.41% ($61,458)

6.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,987 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.62%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.28% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($29,032 average AGI)
1.34% relocated to other states ($4,955 average AGI)
Morgan County: 1.34%
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 Walton County, GA	0.82% ($33,553 average AGI)
to Clarke County, GA	0.63% ($25,833)
to Newton County, GA	0.63% ($29,806)
to Putnam County, GA	0.37% ($30,762)
to Oconee County, GA	0.28% ($45,563)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.26% ($37,400)
to Greene County, GA	0.24% ($29,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Births per 1000 population in Morgan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Morgan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Morgan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,436 (2,005 aged, 431 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,289

In family households: 13,848 (3,241 male householders, 1,115 female householders)
3,313 spouses, 4,864 children (4,244 natural, 204 adopted, 416 stepchildren), 557 grandchildren, 123 brothers or sisters, 97 parents, 283 other relatives, 255 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,441 (548 male householders (458 living alone)), 675 female householders (618 living alone)), 218 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 168 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,755 2-persons, 1,035 3-persons, 917 4-persons, 404 5-persons, 166 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,076 1-person, 116 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

2,522 married couples with children.
941 single-parent households (189 men, 752 women).

97.6% of residents of Morgan County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $81,619,000 ($4798 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,561,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,575,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,403,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $811,000
Federal grants: $20,756,000
Federal procurement contracts: $674,000 ($12,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,400,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $466,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,008,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,589,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,083

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 707

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +56

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,625

Here:	+93 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Morgan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.54 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 322
1995 to 1998: 706
1990 to 1994: 751
1980 to 1989: 1,234
1970 to 1979: 1,007
1960 to 1969: 573
1950 to 1959: 433
1940 to 1949: 249
1939 or earlier: 853

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 18
3 rooms: 106
4 rooms: 285
5 rooms: 1,132
6 rooms: 1,317
7 rooms: 602
8 rooms: 449
9 or more rooms: 399

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 58
3 rooms: 123
4 rooms: 344
5 rooms: 333
6 rooms: 222
7 rooms: 102
8 rooms: 50
9 or more rooms: 11

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 69
2 bedrooms: 781
3 bedrooms: 2,619
4 bedrooms: 690
5 or more bedrooms: 149

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morgan County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 195
2 bedrooms: 544
3 bedrooms: 407
4 bedrooms: 59
5 or more bedrooms: 30

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

no vehicle: 169
1 vehicle: 1,028
2 vehicles: 1,589
3 vehicles: 1,051
4 vehicles: 358
5 or more vehicles: 120

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

no vehicle: 164
1 vehicle: 523
2 vehicles: 378
3 vehicles: 155
4 vehicles: 21
5 or more vehicles: 2

60% of Morgan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Georgia.

Morgan County:	59.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 12304
Northeast: 429
Midwest: 595
South: 1679
West: 232

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $108,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (50%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Utility gas (15%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (39%)
Utility gas (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 152

Here:	7.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23

Here:	2.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 68

Here:	22.6%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Morgan County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $772,000
All Other: $444,000

Parks & Recreation: $135,000
Construction - General: $1,122,000
Health - Other: $164,000

General Public Buildings: $104,000

Welfare - Other: $70,000

Fire Protection: $18,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,752,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,108,000

Police Protection: $1,050,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $855,000

Financial Administration: $689,000

General - Other: $664,000

Health Services - Other: $613,000

Corrections - Other: $608,000

Parks & Recreation: $417,000

Central Staff Services: $344,000

Welfare - Other: $317,000

General Public Buildings: $308,000

Fire Protection: $284,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $261,000

Libraries: $177,000

Natural Resources - Other: $83,000

Housing & Community Development: $42,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $30,000
General - Interest on Debt: $125,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Hospitals: $1,019,000
Water Utilities: $882,000

General: $766,000

Fire Protection: $154,000

Libraries: $146,000

Health: $123,000
Intergovernmental to State - Fire Protection: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $205,000
Public Welfare: $62,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,788,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,350,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,403,000
Other, NEC: $1,305,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $385,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $892,000
Interest Earnings: $314,000

Rents: $151,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $488,000
Police Protection: $301,000

Fire Protection: $280,000

Financial Administration: $237,000

Regular Highways: $123,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $13,000

General Public Building: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000

Natural Resource - Other: $4,000

Welfare - Other: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,550,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,403,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $253,000
All Other: $249,000

Highways: $206,000

Health & Hospitals: $186,000

Public Welfare: $92,000
Tax - Property: $6,112,000
Total General Sales: $4,464,000

Other Selective Sales: $371,000

NEC: $229,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $59,000

Public Utilities: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,082,000

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