Pickens County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 27,26886.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,6108.2%Two or more races
  • 1,0193.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3341.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2940.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1420.4%Asian alone
  • 180.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Health of residents in Pickens County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,890 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,540 (0.8%)

Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pickens County is $686 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $763 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $929 a month.

Cities in this county include: Nelson-Tate-Marble Hill, Ludville, Jasper, Nelson, Talking Rock.

Neighboring counties: Garland County, Arkansas , Lafayette County, Mississippi , Marshall County, Alabama , New Hanover County, North Carolina , Sevier County, Arkansas , Tallahatchie County, Mississippi , Tishomingo County, Mississippi .

Current college students: 504
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 739 (50.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 442010 or later
• 3102000 to 2009
• 1131990 to 1999
• 711980 to 1989
• 441970 to 1979
• 111Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,799
• One, attached: 239
• Two: 138
• 3 or 4: 71
• 5 to 9: 309
• 10 to 19: 274
• 20 or more: 106
• Mobile homes: 2,285
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Pickens County with a mortgage: 5,452 (140 second mortgage, 488 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,928

Religion statistics for Pickens County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Pickens County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 18, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4215: April 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4215, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4165: March 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4165, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1973: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1973, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.58% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($66,250 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.75% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($51,568 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($14,682 average AGI)

Pickens County:	1.83%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Cherokee County, GA	2.59% ($48,180 average AGI)
from Cobb County, GA	0.67% ($104,633)
from Gilmer County, GA	0.60% ($32,314)
from Fulton County, GA	0.36% ($126,214)
from Forsyth County, GA	0.35% ($116,902)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.30% ($104,771)
from Bartow County, GA	0.19% ($32,409)

7.04% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($55,517 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.96% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($34,651 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($20,866 average AGI)

Pickens County:	2.08%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Cherokee County, GA	1.72% ($42,412 average AGI)
to Gilmer County, GA	0.51% ($41,000)
to Cobb County, GA	0.36% ($62,905)
to Forsyth County, GA	0.31% ($79,333)
to Fulton County, GA	0.28% ($91,719)
to Gordon County, GA	0.19% ($28,818)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Pickens County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,774 (1,512 living alone), Female householders: 5,394 (1,427 living alone)

• 7,129 spouses (6,977 opposite-sex spouses), 610 unmarried partners, (595 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,255 children (7,284 natural, 312 adopted, 670 stepchildren), 1,247 grandchildren, 224 brothers or sisters, 253 parents, 0 foster children, 933 other relatives, 884 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 346

Size of family households: 4,985 2-persons, 1,502 3-persons, 1,026 4-persons, 684 5-persons, 392 6-persons, 93 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,929 1-person, 467 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 17 6-persons.

3,948 married couples with children.
1,030 single-parent households (241 men, 789 women).

96.8% of residents of Pickens speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 22% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $109,727,000 ($3,951 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,757,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,435,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,899,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $297,000
Federal grants: $17,442,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,014,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,640,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,585,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $53,180,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,404,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.31 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)

• Year house built in Pickens County, Georgia
• 3062014 or later
• 1782010 to 2013
• 3,6652000 to 2009
• 4,2201990 to 1999
• 2,0071980 to 1989
• 1,3061970 to 1979
• 8291960 to 1969
• 5931950 to 1959
• 2831940 to 1949
• 6111939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Pickens County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, Georgia
• 151 room
• 432 rooms
• 2023 rooms
• 7214 rooms
• 2,1565 rooms
• 1,6146 rooms
• 1,4087 rooms
• 1,3228 rooms
• 1,8769+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, Georgia
• 371 room
• 712 rooms
• 4583 rooms
• 7614 rooms
• 6965 rooms
• 5046 rooms
• 1807 rooms
• 678 rooms
• 789+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Pickens County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, Georgia
• 60no bedroom
• 381 bedroom
• 1,3262 bedrooms
• 5,2193 bedrooms
• 2,0114 bedrooms
• 6595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, Georgia
• 37no bedroom
• 4321 bedroom
• 1,0492 bedrooms
• 1,1073 bedrooms
• 2154 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 190no vehicle
• 1,5201 vehicle
• 4,0822 vehicles
• 2,0343 vehicles
• 9634 vehicles
• 5845+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in renter-occupied apartments
• 277no vehicle
• 1,1981 vehicle
• 1,0142 vehicles
• 2953 vehicles
• 674 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

87.5% of Pickens County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 20,735
• Other state: 10,237
• Northeast: 2,020
• Midwest: 2,593
• South: 5,076
• West: 565

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 447
• Number of aged recipients: 36
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 411
• Number of recipients under 18: 45
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 310
• Number of recipients older than 64: 92
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 180
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 182