Races in Pickens County, Georgia:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $46,416 ($41,387 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $454 (lower quartile is $398, upper quartile is $598)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $175,409 (it was $101,000 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $114,971 - $339,518

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $228,597

Here:	$228,597
State:	$224,856

Townhouses or other attached units: $515,662

Here:	$515,662
State:	$183,253

Mobile homes: $81,007

Here:	$81,007
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,523

Here:	$5,523
State:	$74,556

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,360
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $319

Institutionalized population: 273

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,092 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $805 (0.5%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.0%
(10.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.6% for Black residents, 14.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 24.5% for other race residents, 8.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 42 years old
(Males: 41 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 37 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

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: Jasper, Nelson, Talking Rock, Ludville, Nelson-Tate-Marble Hill.

Pickens County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Click to draw/clear Pickens County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pickens County: Camp Grandview (A), Pickens County Industrial Park (B), Burnt Mountain Baptist Assembly (C), Arrowhead Country Club (D), Tate Fire Department (E), Bent Tree Fire Department (F), Dawson County Fire Department Station 6 (G), Pickens County Emergency Medical Services Station 1 (H), Big Canoe Fire Department Station 4 (I), Hinton Community Volunteer Fire Department (J), Big Canoe Fire Department Station 5 (K), Big Canoe Fire Department Station 1 (L), Big Canoe Fire Department Station 3 (M), Bethany - Salem Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (N), Grandview Volunteer Fire and Rescue (O), Bethany - Salem Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pickens County include: Antioch Church (A), Arbor Hill Church (B), Ball Creek Church (C), Unity Church (D), Tate Methodist Church (E), Talking Rock Baptist Church (F), New Lebanon Church (G), Marble Hill Methodist Church (H), Ludville Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sun Rise Memorial Gardens (1), Mountain Cemetery (2), County Line Cemetery (3), Home Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Dobbs Lake (A), Disharoon Lake (B), Lower Boswell Lake (C), Upper Boswell Lake (D), Sequoyah Lake (E), Cox Lake (F), Grandview Lake (G), Sconti Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Eagle Branch (A), Wildcat Creek (B), Talona Creek (C), Jackson Branch (D), Hobson Creek (E), Scarecorn Creek (F), Fisher Creek (G), East Branch Long Swamp Creek (H), Disharoon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Pickens County: Roper Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Bartow County , Cherokee County , Dawson County , Gilmer County , Gordon County .

Current college students: 504
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 453 (28% naturalized citizens)

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: 7,586
• One, attached: 187
• Two: 167
• 3 or 4: 308
• 5 to 9: 97
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 or more: 34
• Mobile homes: 2,227
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Pickens County with a mortgage: 3,074 (246 second mortgage, 164 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,827

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.21%

Here		43.2%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 9,930
Total congregations: 39

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Jasper Baptist and Pleasant Valley Baptist Association	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	3,942 (39.7%)	3,033 (30.5%)	1,005 (10.1%)	549 (5.5%)	313 (3.2%)
Congregations	16 (41.0%)	7 (17.9%)	3 (7.7%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	294 (3.0%)	196 (2.0%)	187 (1.9%)	141 (1.4%)	270 (2.7%)
Congregations	1 (2.6%)	4 (10.3%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	4 (10.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Pickens County - Jasper, Nelson, Talking Rock, Ludville, Nelson-Tate-Marble Hill

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Pickens County:

Average size of farms: 71 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $196,685
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $199.70
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $133,242
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.08%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,825
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.18%
Corn for grain: 342 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acres

Tornado activity:

Pickens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 3.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 fatalities and 90 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 9 people and injured 70 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Pickens County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.2 miles away from Pickens County center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/11/2006 at 03:29:21, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 62.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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: FEMA-DR-1973, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3218): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-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: FEMA-DR-1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 1, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1311): January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 4, 1995 to October 5, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1071): October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Flooding, Incident Period: March 27, 1994 to April 10, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1020): March 31, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1020, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3097): March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3044): July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Georgia TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 5, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-425): April 5, 1974, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-425, Natural disaster type: Tornado

The number of natural disasters in Pickens County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 3





163 people in nursing homes
49 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $57,478.

10.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,835 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.02% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($43,133 average AGI)
2.84% relocated from other states ($13,704 average AGI)

Pickens County:	2.84%
Georgia average:	4.40%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,865 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.56% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($27,530 average AGI)
1.83% relocated to other states ($14,335 average AGI)

Pickens County:	1.83%
Georgia average:	3.17%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

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

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,614 (3,132 aged, 482 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.6
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6344.750
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 144.040
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39508.84

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1184.870
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 819.210
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17.58

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.33
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 38.68

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10.55

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 119.2. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 29,071

• In family households: 25,595 (6,133 male householders, 2,290 female householders)

  6,848 spouses, 7,814 children (6,941 natural, 237 adopted, 636 stepchildren), 785 grandchildren, 234 brothers or sisters, 262 parents, 338 other relatives, 611 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,476 (1,301 male householders (1,041 living alone)), 1,567 female householders (1,350 living alone)), 608 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 360 (273 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,020 2-persons, 1,837 3-persons, 1,468 4-persons, 681 5-persons, 258 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,391 1-person, 390 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Pickens County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% 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: $109,727,000 ($3951 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:

Births: 1,829

Deaths: 1,234

Net international migration: +97

Net internal migration: +4,816

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

57% of Pickens 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, 76% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 16839
• Northeast: 831
• Midwest: 1228
• South: 3141
• West: 370

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $116,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 119

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45

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

Most common first names in Pickens County, GA among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	117	72.2 years
John	106	73.4 years
William	90	72.8 years
Mary	74	75.9 years
Robert	56	69.0 years
George	39	72.3 years
Charles	32	69.9 years
Thomas	31	67.5 years
Dorothy	27	76.3 years
Henry	27	74.3 years

Most common last names in Pickens County, GA among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	47	77.9 years
Padgett	42	73.3 years
Mullinax	40	76.8 years
Johnson	37	73.2 years
Cagle	27	81.6 years
Smith	26	76.0 years
Parker	25	77.4 years
Walker	25	71.5 years
Hammontree	25	77.3 years
Ray	24	65.8 years

Businesses in Pickens County, GA
Name	Count		Name	Count
AT&T	2		Nike	1
Ace Hardware	1		Penske	1
AutoZone	1		Pizza Hut	1
Burger King	1		Quiznos	1
CVS	1		Rite Aid	1
DHL	1		Starbucks	1
Dairy Queen	1		Subway	2
FedEx	5		Super 8	1
H&R Block	2		Taco Bell	1
Home Depot	1		U-Haul	2
KFC	1		UPS	5
Kroger	1		Waffle House	2
Little Caesars Pizza	1		Walgreens	1
Long John Silver's	1		Walmart	1
McDonald's	1		Wendy's	1
Microtel	1

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