Muscogee County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	44%
State:	33%

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Races in Muscogee County, Georgia:

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

Males: 90,617	(48.6%)
Females: 95,674	(51.4%)

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Muscogee County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$41,514
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$524
State:	$614

Muscogee County:	$129,500
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $169,377

Here:	$169,377
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $185,611

Here:	$185,611
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $32,344

Here:	$32,344
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $200,758

Here:	$200,758
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,492

Here:	$218,492
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $23,303

Here:	$23,303
State:	$44,353

Muscogee County:	18.7%
Georgia:	14.3%

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, Candler-McAfee, Bibb City.

2005 air pollution in Muscogee County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 50 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.0 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chattahoochee County , Lee County, Alabama , Russell County, Alabama , Harris County , Talbot County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	8.7%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 10,058
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,665 (48% naturalized citizens)

Muscogee County:	4.7%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 49,954
• One, attached: 2,356
• Two: 2,609
• 3 or 4: 5,182
• 5 to 9: 5,665
• 10 to 19: 3,055
• 20 or more: 4,498
• Mobile homes: 2,863

Housing units in Muscogee County with a mortgage: 26,556 (3,942 second mortgage, 2,487 home equity loan, 91 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,860

Here:	72.9% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Muscogee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/16/1966, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 62,645 (75%) Carpooled: 12,125 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 900 (1%) Subway or elevated: 22 (0%) Taxi: 289 (0%) Motorcycle: 36 (0%) Bicycle: 97 (0%) Walked: 3,885 (5%) Other means: 1,494 (2%) Worked at home: 1,484 (2%)

9.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,545 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.40%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.53% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,740 average AGI)

Muscogee County:	0.53%
Georgia average:	0.39%

2.54% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($8,986 average AGI)
6.33% relocated from other states ($21,820 average AGI)

Muscogee County:	6.33%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Russell County, AL	0.85% ($24,201 average AGI)
from Harris County, GA	0.53% ($38,206)
from Lee County, AL	0.41% ($30,348)
from Chattahoochee County, GA	0.33% ($28,613)
from Cumberland County, NC	0.15% ($33,485)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.13% ($20,141)
from DeKalb County, GA	0.11% ($32,310)

9.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.51%
Georgia average:	9.55%

0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,042 average AGI)

Muscogee County:	0.29%
Georgia average:	0.09%

3.03% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($12,582 average AGI)
6.19% relocated to other states ($23,061 average AGI)

Muscogee County:	6.19%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Russell County, AL	1.06% ($23,763 average AGI)
to Harris County, GA	0.74% ($56,197)
to Lee County, AL	0.64% ($37,986)
to Fulton County, GA	0.26% ($32,154)
to Cumberland County, NC	0.17% ($37,614)
to Chattahoochee County, GA	0.17% ($26,464)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.16% ($33,706)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 25,883 (21,263 aged, 4,620 disabled)
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: 151,262 (31,479 male householders, 16,417 female householders)

  32,038 spouses, 55,705 children (50,668 natural, 1,122 adopted, 3,915 stepchildren), 5,643 grandchildren, 1,936 brothers or sisters, 1,198 parents, 3,268 other relatives, 3,578 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 25,914 (9,213 male householders (7,189 living alone)), 12,678 female householders (11,448 living alone)), 4,023 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 9,115 (3,252 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,900 2-persons, 12,530 3-persons, 10,044 4-persons, 4,214 5-persons, 1,513 6-persons, 695 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,637 1-person, 2,720 2-persons, 334 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

91.9% of residents of Muscogee County speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,072,344,000 ($11334 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

Here:	88 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

49% of Muscogee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Georgia.

Muscogee County:	49.4%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 98220
• Northeast: 9892
• Midwest: 10714
• South: 47218
• West: 6494

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,800

Here:	9.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	7.8%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	8.2%
Georgia:	22.9%

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