Muscogee County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 88,78347.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 77,47541.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 14,7017.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,4824.0%Two or more races
  • 4,8642.6%Asian alone
  • 3280.2%Some other race alone
  • 2610.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1640.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $212,863

Here:	$212,863
State:	$247,096

Townhouses or other attached units: $400,365

Here:	$400,365
State:	$231,660

In 2-unit structures: $331,978

Here:	$331,978
State:	$549,562

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,008

Here:	$93,008
State:	$173,266

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,668

Here:	$93,668
State:	$281,869

Mobile homes: $53,836

Here:	$53,836
State:	$69,080

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,369 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $660 (0.5%)

Area name: Columbus, GA-AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Muscogee County is $479 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $729 a month.

Cities in this county include: Columbus, Bibb City.

2018 air pollution in Muscogee County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.028 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 6.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Charleston County, South Carolina , Chilton County, Alabama , Lafayette County, Arkansas , Harrison County, Texas .

Current college students: 10,058
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,803 (62.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,5102010 or later
• 2,5552000 to 2009
• 2,1331990 to 1999
• 1,7911980 to 1989
• 1,3091970 to 1979
• 2,250Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 54,050
• One, attached: 1,441
• Two: 2,100
• 3 or 4: 5,223
• 5 to 9: 5,736
• 10 to 19: 7,108
• 20 to 49: 4,028
• 50 or more: 3,461
• Mobile homes: 1,519
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 76

Housing units in Muscogee County with a mortgage: 21,625 (344 second mortgage, 1,715 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,787

Religion statistics for Muscogee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Muscogee County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 13, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4259: February 26, 2016, FEMA Id: 4259, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Georgia Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 01, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1686: March 03, 2007, FEMA Id: 1686, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: February 10, 1990 to February 24, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-857: February 23, 1990, FEMA Id: 857, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood

8.71% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,887 average adjusted gross income)

0.26% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,418 average AGI)

Muscogee County:	0.26%
Georgia average:	0.08%

2.46% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($11,092 average AGI)
5.99% relocated from other states ($31,377 average AGI)

Muscogee County:	5.99%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Russell County, AL	0.97% ($37,374 average AGI)
from Harris County, GA	0.47% ($47,768)
from Lee County, AL	0.42% ($44,108)
from Chattahoochee County, GA	0.24% ($40,589)
from Bell County, TX	0.16% ($46,877)
from Fulton County, GA	0.14% ($42,311)
from El Paso County, TX	0.13% ($46,247)

10.39% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,310 average adjusted gross income)

0.28% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,448 average AGI)

Muscogee County:	0.28%
Georgia average:	0.08%

2.97% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($12,896 average AGI)
7.14% relocated to other states ($34,966 average AGI)

Muscogee County:	7.14%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Russell County, AL	1.04% ($29,487 average AGI)
to Harris County, GA	0.61% ($66,640)
to Lee County, AL	0.53% ($45,003)
to Fulton County, GA	0.28% ($47,683)
to Bell County, TX	0.19% ($45,887)
to El Paso County, TX	0.19% ($49,734)
to El Paso County, CO	0.18% ($46,664)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 17.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Muscogee County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 149,834 (19,366 male householders, 22,403 female householders)

  25,928 spouses, 61,933 children (57,290 natural, 1,415 adopted, 3,228 stepchildren), 6,841 grandchildren, 2,083 brothers or sisters, 3,233 parents, 4,288 other relatives, 3,759 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 35,890 (12,536 male householders (11,090 living alone)), 16,001 female householders (13,930 living alone)), 7,353 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,334

Size of family households: 20,377 2-persons, 9,741 3-persons, 6,883 4-persons, 3,153 5-persons, 955 6-persons, 660 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,020 1-person, 3,098 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 292 5-persons.

21,360 married couples with children.
20,213 single-parent households (1,940 men, 18,273 women).

90.4% of residents of Muscogee speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,072,344,000 ($11,334 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,069,871,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $624,521,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $227,676,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,247,000
Federal grants: $237,417,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,969,000 ($9,622,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $956,514,000 ($917,988,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $39,702,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $140,952,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,117,000

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

Here:	-51 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 41.08 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

• Year house built in Muscogee County, Georgia
• 1,5502014 or later
• 4,1092010 to 2013
• 12,6322000 to 2009
• 9,0741990 to 1999
• 8,8941980 to 1989
• 13,0481970 to 1979
• 12,9071960 to 1969
• 12,2851950 to 1959
• 5,0691940 to 1949
• 5,1741939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Muscogee County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Muscogee County, Georgia
• 391 room
• 762 rooms
• 4233 rooms
• 1,3164 rooms
• 5,1335 rooms
• 9,2126 rooms
• 6,9957 rooms
• 4,9238 rooms
• 5,2959+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Muscogee County, Georgia
• 9381 room
• 1,6492 rooms
• 6,3843 rooms
• 9,5004 rooms
• 7,3755 rooms
• 5,7626 rooms
• 3,2997 rooms
• 9848 rooms
• 1,0039+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Muscogee County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Muscogee County, Georgia
• 39no bedroom
• 3501 bedroom
• 3,1382 bedrooms
• 18,4573 bedrooms
• 9,6174 bedrooms
• 1,8115+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Muscogee County, Georgia
• 969no bedroom
• 6,8921 bedroom
• 14,1012 bedrooms
• 12,0853 bedrooms
• 2,6934 bedrooms
• 1545+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Muscogee County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Muscogee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,430no vehicle
• 8,7281 vehicle
• 14,8172 vehicles
• 5,3163 vehicles
• 2,2034 vehicles
• 9185+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Muscogee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 6,994no vehicle
• 17,5511 vehicle
• 10,0462 vehicles
• 2,0483 vehicles
• 1934 vehicles
• 625+ vehicles

76.0% of Muscogee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 109,573
• Other state: 69,768
• Northeast: 9,715
• Midwest: 10,829
• South: 40,945
• West: 8,279

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,895
• Number of aged recipients: 524
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,371
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,192
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,586
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,117
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,913
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,723

Muscogee County on our top lists:

• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"