Peach County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 24,794 (64% urban, 36% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,769
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,667

% of renters here:	32%
State:	33%

Land area: 151 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 164 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	20.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Manufacturing (16.9%), Retail trade (12.1%), Public administration (12.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 25%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Peach County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (49.2%)
Black (45.4%)
Hispanic (4.2%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	31.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 11,444	(48.4%)
Females: 12,224	(51.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,829
County population in 2003: 24,446
Jobs in 2003: 8,965

Peach County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 11,057
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.3%

Average household size:

Peach County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,028 ($34,453 in 2000)

This county	$37,028
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $114,804

Peach County	$114,804
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $412
Institutionalized population: 86
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Peach County in 2000: $858

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 29
Burglaries: 79
Thefts: 157
Auto thefts: 28

Peach County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Peach County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $779 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Peach County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $499 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $714 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Valley, Byron.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Houston County , Macon County , Macon County , Taylor County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Peach County: Camp Benjamin Hawkins (A), Camp Care (B), Middle Georgia Raceway (C), South Peach Industrial Park (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Fort Valley Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Peach County include: Allen Chapel (A), Bethel Church (B), Lizzie Chapel (C), Smyrna Church (D), Church of Christ (E), Church of God (F), Saint John Church (G), Richland Church (H), Powersville Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Cliett Cemetery (2), Diamond Cemetery (3), Miami Cemetery (4), Lisenby Cemetery (5), Scattergood Cemetery (6), Willow Lake Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Taylors Pond (A), Clopine, Lake (B), Lake Clopine (C), Twin Lakes (D), John Schofeld Lake (E), Lake Blue Bird (F), Howard North Lake (G), Hodges Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mule Creek (A), Hickorynut Branch (B), Baptist Creek (C), Dry Run Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.3%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,274
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 891 (23% naturalized citizens)

Peach County:	3.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 404
1990 to 1994: 107
1985 to 1989: 131
1980 to 1984: 103
1975 to 1979: 40
1970 to 1974: 37
1970 to 1974: 24
1965 to 1969: 45

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.5%

Peach County marital status for males

Peach County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,821
One, attached: 144
Two: 326
3 or 4: 396
5 to 9: 315
10 to 19: 147
20 or more: 134
Mobile homes: 1,764
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Peach County with a mortgage: 2,665 (282 second mortgage, 182 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,351

Agriculture in Peach County
Average size of farms: 179 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $90285
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $847.04
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.77%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81299
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.93%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45717
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.45
Corn for grain: 493 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1323 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 3926 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1219 harvested acres
Vegetables: 216 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9706 acres

Peach 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 2 fatalities and 59 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/18/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Public administration (13%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (11%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (74%)
Other Eastern Africa (3%)
Nigeria (3%)
Honduras (3%)
Poland (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
Germany (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Peach County:

United States or American (17%)
English (6%)
Irish (4%)
German (4%)
Scottish (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
European (1%)

Peach County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,458 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,657 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 65 (1%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 284 (3%)
Other means: 111 (1%)
Worked at home: 136 (1%)

People in group quarters in Peach County, Georgia

879 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
95 people in other nonhousehold living situations
86 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
14 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,033.

10.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,450 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.62%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($517 average AGI)
Peach County: 0.12%
Georgia average: 0.39%

8.09% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($24,792 average AGI)
2.42% relocated from other states ($8,141 average AGI)
Peach County: 2.42%
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 Houston County, GA	4.04% ($36,666 average AGI)
from Bibb County, GA	1.24% ($30,343)
from Crawford County, GA	0.34% ($24,207)
from Taylor County, GA	0.18% ($18,467)
from Macon County, GA	0.15% ($26,846)
from Fulton County, GA	0.13% ($20,818)

9.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.81%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.92% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($26,918 average AGI)
1.89% relocated to other states ($6,916 average AGI)
Peach County: 1.89%
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 Houston County, GA	4.03% ($33,166 average AGI)
to Bibb County, GA	1.21% ($34,436)
to Crawford County, GA	0.47% ($25,872)
to Macon County, GA	0.14% ($23,917)
to Fulton County, GA	0.14% ($37,583)
to Jones County, GA	0.12% ($35,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.1

Births per 1000 population in Peach County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Peach County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Peach County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,951 (3,022 aged, 929 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,599

In family households: 19,504 (3,907 male householders, 2,109 female householders)
4,036 spouses, 7,310 children (6,651 natural, 142 adopted, 517 stepchildren), 850 grandchildren, 219 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 422 other relatives, 537 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,095 (1,056 male householders (752 living alone)), 1,342 female householders (1,150 living alone)), 697 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,069 (81 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,337 2-persons, 1,571 3-persons, 1,143 4-persons, 584 5-persons, 234 6-persons, 147 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,902 1-person, 361 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 16 5-persons.

3,134 married couples with children.
2,047 single-parent households (252 men, 1,795 women).

93.1% of residents of Peach County speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $188,034,000 ($7624 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,822,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $80,176,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,234,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,743,000
Federal grants: $52,023,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,663,000 ($11,569,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,195,000 ($718,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $19,118,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,240,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,005,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,793

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,124

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +369

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +125

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Peach County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 285
1995 to 1998: 1,079
1990 to 1994: 1,158
1980 to 1989: 1,833
1970 to 1979: 1,774
1960 to 1969: 1,244
1950 to 1959: 741
1940 to 1949: 328
1939 or earlier: 651

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 55
3 rooms: 225
4 rooms: 481
5 rooms: 1,374
6 rooms: 1,717
7 rooms: 946
8 rooms: 567
9 or more rooms: 397

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

1 room: 19
2 rooms: 270
3 rooms: 395
4 rooms: 794
5 rooms: 665
6 rooms: 297
7 rooms: 161
8 rooms: 57
9 or more rooms: 9

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

no bedroom: 38
1 bedroom: 97
2 bedrooms: 878
3 bedrooms: 3,704
4 bedrooms: 868
5 or more bedrooms: 184

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Peach County:

no bedroom: 46
1 bedroom: 505
2 bedrooms: 1,064
3 bedrooms: 832
4 bedrooms: 188
5 or more bedrooms: 32

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

no vehicle: 373
1 vehicle: 1,508
2 vehicles: 2,241
3 vehicles: 1,094
4 vehicles: 369
5 or more vehicles: 184

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

no vehicle: 649
1 vehicle: 1,226
2 vehicles: 648
3 vehicles: 99
4 vehicles: 42
5 or more vehicles: 3

57% of Peach County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Georgia.

Peach County:	57.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 17541
Northeast: 847
Midwest: 1141
South: 2441
West: 638

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,000

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 (51%)
Utility gas (29%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 286

Here:	9.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 101

Here:	6.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 609

Here:	29.4%
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)

Peach County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,183,000
Parks & Recreation: $72,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $365,000
Housing & Community Development: $17,000

Solid Waste Management: $15,000

Water Utilities: $9,000

Sewerage: $6,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,106,000
Police Protection: $1,221,000

Health Services - Other: $912,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $860,000

Solid Waste Management: $805,000

Corrections - Other: $718,000

Central Staff Services: $527,000

General Public Buildings: $498,000

Financial Administration: $462,000

Fire Protection: $455,000

Regular Highways: $431,000

Parks & Recreation: $295,000

Welfare - Other: $140,000

Libraries: $126,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $99,000

Natural Resources - Other: $58,000

Housing & Community Development: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $97,000
General - Interest on Debt: $368,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,323,000
Hospitals: $450,000
Intergovernmental to State - Libraries: $126,000
Health: $110,000

Welfare: $12,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $3,921,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $798,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,744,000
Other, NEC: $709,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $177,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $89,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $679,000
Interest Earnings: $302,000

Rents: $130,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $260,000
General - Other: $85,000

Corrections - Other: $60,000

General Public Building: $38,000

Regular Highways: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $6,000

Judicial: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,668,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,744,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $269,000
Health & Hospitals: $241,000

Highways: $159,000
Tax - Property: $5,466,000
Total General Sales: $5,437,000

Other Selective Sales: $428,000

NEC: $140,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $85,000

Public Utilities: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,372,000

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