Murray County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (46.7%), Educational,health and social services (11.7%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Murray County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	32.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 18,242	(50.0%)
Females: 18,264	(50.0%)

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Murray County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$42,840
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$431
State:	$614

Murray County:	$117,933
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $175,717

Here:	$175,717
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,933

Here:	$164,933
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $66,073

Here:	$66,073
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $21,809

Here:	$21,809
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $80,513

Here:	$80,513
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $40,851

Here:	$40,851
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$74,556

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Murray County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $494 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $591 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chatsworth, Eton, Casey Springs, Cisco, Crandall-Eton.

2005 air pollution in Murray County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.080 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bradley County, Tennessee , Fannin County , Gilmer County , Gordon County , Polk County, Tennessee , Whitfield County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Murray County: Cohutta Work Center (A), Cohutta Overlook (B), Damsite Overlook (C), Lake Conasauga Campground (D), Gryder Camp (E), Fashion (F), Gregorys Mill (G), Grassy Mountain Lookout (H), Alaculsa (I), Fairy (J), Vann House (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Murray County include: Zion Hill Church (A), Valley Church (B), Ball Ground Church (C), Timms Chapel (D), Blue Ridge Chapel (E), Summerour Church (F), Sumach-cumberland Church (G), Spring Place Church (H), Smyrna Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Ramsey Cemetery (2), Cochran Cemetery (3), Kilgore Cemetery (4), McEntire Cemetery (5), Connally Cemetery (6), Osborn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Fort Mountain Lake (A), Conasauga Lake (B), Mashburn Lake East (C), Mashburn Lake West (D), McDaniel Lake (E), Reed Lake (F), Murrays Lake (G), Reregulation Pool (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stewart Branch (A), Stink Creek (B), Chicken Creek (C), Neal Branch (D), Muskrat Creek (E), Bogden Creek (F), Boatwright Branch (G), Sumac Creek (H), Muddy Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Murray County include: Damsite Recreation Area (1), Fort Mountain State Park (2), Reregulation Dam Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Cisco Post Office (A), Tennga Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.2%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 779
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,321 (22% naturalized citizens)

Murray County:	3.6%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,598
• One, attached: 85
• Two: 240
• 3 or 4: 292
• 5 to 9: 266
• 10 to 19: 127
• 20 or more: 38
• Mobile homes: 5,662
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Murray County with a mortgage: 3,105 (416 second mortgage, 209 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,947

Here:	61.5% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Murray County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 80 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Murray County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from Murray County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from the county center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 83.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 51.7 miles away from Murray County center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 19.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.4 miles away from Murray County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,985 (80%) Carpooled: 2,992 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 31 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 77 (0%) Other means: 92 (1%) Worked at home: 239 (1%)

7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,401 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.82%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.81% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($20,741 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($6,660 average AGI)

Murray County:	2.00%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Whitfield County, GA	3.90% ($28,937 average AGI)
from Gordon County, GA	0.63% ($25,810)
from Gilmer County, GA	0.27% ($24,265)
from Bradley County, TN	0.20% ($29,200)
from Catoosa County, GA	0.17% ($20,500)
from Walker County, GA	0.12% ($30,467)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.10% ($29,667)

7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.84% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,002 average AGI)
1.90% relocated to other states ($5,951 average AGI)

Murray County:	1.90%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Whitfield County, GA	3.65% ($27,253 average AGI)
to Gordon County, GA	0.80% ($30,360)
to Catoosa County, GA	0.21% ($46,846)
to Gilmer County, GA	0.21% ($22,769)
to Walker County, GA	0.18% ($27,000)
to Bradley County, TN	0.15% ($23,684)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.11% ($26,143)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,237 (3,021 aged, 1,216 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 32,793 (8,207 male householders, 2,150 female householders)

  8,299 spouses, 11,450 children (10,186 natural, 219 adopted, 1,045 stepchildren), 862 grandchildren, 274 brothers or sisters, 253 parents, 581 other relatives, 717 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,507 (1,340 male householders (1,088 living alone)), 1,608 female householders (1,400 living alone)), 559 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 206 (194 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,836 2-persons, 2,845 3-persons, 2,317 4-persons, 887 5-persons, 351 6-persons, 121 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,488 1-person, 396 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

93.5% of residents of Murray County speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,188,000 ($2914 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,418,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,640,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,107,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $278,000
Federal grants: $21,052,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,313,000 ($1,480,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,797,000 ($1,018,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $150,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,084,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,470,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	34 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+57 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.32 millions of gallons per day (25% from ground, 75% from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.2

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

58% of Murray 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, 72% lived in Georgia.

Murray County:	57.6%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 25952
• Northeast: 476
• Midwest: 1447
• South: 6481
• West: 619

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,700

Here:	1.9%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	4.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	12.1%
Georgia:	22.9%

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