Oconee County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (32.9%), Retail trade (11.7%), Manufacturing (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Oconee County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 12,924	(49.3%)
Females: 13,301	(50.7%)

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Oconee County:	2.9 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$63,932
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$589
State:	$614

Oconee County:	$242,701
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $323,119

Here:	$323,119
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $715,218

Here:	$715,218
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $161,357

Here:	$161,357
State:	$222,245

Mobile homes: $74,560

Here:	$74,560
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$74,556

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Area name: Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Oconee County is $509 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $851 a month.

Cities in this county include: Watkinsville, Bogart, North High Shoals, Bishop, Elder.

Neighboring counties: Barrow County , Clarke County , Greene County , Jackson County , Morgan County , Oglethorpe County , Walton County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Oconee County: Crows (A), Green Hills Country Club (B), Barnett Shoals (C), University of Georgia College of Agriculture Plant Sciences Farm (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Oconee Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Oconee County include: Walnut Grove Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Union Church (C), Bethabara Church (D), Brown Chapel (E), Shady Grove Church (F), Salem United Methodist Church (G), Salem Church (H), Ross Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Rays Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Edwards Cemetery (3), Bearden Cemetery (4), Klutts Cemetery (5), Malcolm Cemetery (6), Thrasher Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Dickens Lake (A), Barnett Lake (B), Meeks Lake (C), Tommie Tillman Lake (D), Bells Lake (E), T M Tillman Lake (F), Dam Number 26 (G), Gasaway Lake Number One (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Branch (A), Frazer Creek (B), Marbury Creek (C), Barber Creek (D), Rocky Branch (E), Porters Creek (F), Calls Creek (G), Little Rose Creek (H), Slab Camp Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Oconee County: Herman C Michael Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Farmington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.8%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 1,045
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,159 (38% naturalized citizens)

Oconee County:	4.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 28.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,690
• One, attached: 123
• Two: 447
• 3 or 4: 33
• 5 to 9: 15
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 or more: 8
• Mobile homes: 1,200
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Oconee County with a mortgage: 4,428 (374 second mortgage, 614 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,201

Here:	78.7% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Oconee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/27/1994, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Oconee County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 55.1 miles away from Oconee County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 34.6 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.6 miles away from Oconee County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,640 (82%) Carpooled: 1,636 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%) Ferryboat: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 85 (1%) Other means: 92 (1%) Worked at home: 386 (3%)

11.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($72,054 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.08%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.18% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($50,470 average AGI)
2.90% relocated from other states ($21,583 average AGI)

Oconee County:	2.90%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Clarke County, GA	3.11% ($55,703 average AGI)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.72% ($121,200)
from Walton County, GA	0.42% ($57,098)
from Madison County, GA	0.40% ($41,333)
from Barrow County, GA	0.30% ($37,793)
from Rockdale County, GA	0.26% ($303,160)
from Greene County, GA	0.24% ($73,870)

9.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.48%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.12% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($25,187 average AGI)
2.35% relocated to other states ($13,620 average AGI)

Oconee County:	2.35%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Clarke County, GA	2.55% ($34,119 average AGI)
to Barrow County, GA	0.68% ($33,723)
to Madison County, GA	0.43% ($31,878)
to Oglethorpe County, GA	0.35% ($40,485)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.30% ($34,862)
to Fulton County, GA	0.29% ($53,821)
to Walton County, GA	0.28% ($22,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,809 (2,374 aged, 435 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,944 (5,915 male householders, 1,431 female householders)

  6,207 spouses, 9,204 children (8,662 natural, 249 adopted, 293 stepchildren), 301 grandchildren, 143 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 334 other relatives, 277 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,043 (686 male householders (523 living alone)), 1,009 female householders (878 living alone)), 348 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 238 (94 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,660 2-persons, 1,768 3-persons, 1,855 4-persons, 750 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 113 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,401 1-person, 253 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

93.6% of residents of Oconee County speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $88,721,000 ($3066 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,707,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,189,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,046,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $560,000
Federal grants: $14,938,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,211,000 ($117,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,777,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $29,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,995,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,379,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	29 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+84 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.95 millions of gallons per day (93% from ground, 7% from surface)

Here:	6.8
State:	6.2

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

52% of Oconee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Georgia.

Oconee County:	52.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 16138
• Northeast: 1591
• Midwest: 1757
• South: 4750
• West: 572

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $174,300

Here:	11.1%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	11.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	24.8%
Georgia:	22.9%

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