Pickens County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 28,442 (22% urban, 78% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,354
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,606

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Land area: 232 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 123 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (17.8%), Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Construction (15.5%), Retail trade (12.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Pickens County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Black (1.3%)
Other race (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

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

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 11,245	(48.9%)
Females: 11,738	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,566
County population in 2003: 26,964
Jobs in 2003: 6,575

Pickens County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 13,711
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.6%

Average household size:

Pickens County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,480 ($41,387 in 2000)

This county	$44,480
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $165,828

Pickens County	$165,828
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $470
Institutionalized population: 212
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Pickens County in 2000: $936

Pickens County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 408 buildings, average cost: $135,800
2001: 459 buildings, average cost: $135,000
2002: 424 buildings, average cost: $157,700
2003: 419 buildings, average cost: $151,200
2004: 484 buildings, average cost: $156,300
2005: 445 buildings, average cost: $181,500
2006: 380 buildings, average cost: $239,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Pickens County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 76.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $746 (0.7%)

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.

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

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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). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pickens County include: Yellow Creek Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Arbor Hill Church (C), Unity Church (D), Ball Creek Church (E), Town Creek Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Tate Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sun Rise Memorial Gardens (1), County Line Cemetery (2), Home Cemetery (3), Mountain Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Sconti Lake (A), Twin Mountain Lakes (B), Twin Mountain Lake (C), Kents Lake (D), Martin Lake (E), Jones Lake (F), Medlin Lake (G), Jewell Eaton Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Blackwell Creek (B), Hobson Creek (C), Talona Creek (D), Darnell Creek (E), Mill Creek (F), Jackson Branch (G), Champion Creek (H), Ball Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Pickens County: Roper Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Marble Hill Post Office (A), Tate Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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)

Pickens County:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 129
1990 to 1994: 98
1985 to 1989: 12
1980 to 1984: 59
1975 to 1979: 37
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 43
1965 to 1969: 68

Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes

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

Pickens County marital status for males

Pickens County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Pickens County
Average size of farms: 71 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $196685
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: $133242
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: $29825
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

Pickens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 3.7 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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (26%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

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

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (43%)
Germany (12%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Bangladesh (8%)
Canada (6%)
Other Northern Europe (3%)
Other Caribbean (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pickens County:

United States or American (40%)
English (13%)
Irish (12%)
German (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

Pickens County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,748 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,929 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%)
Ferryboat: 10 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 78 (1%)
Other means: 81 (1%)
Worked at home: 227 (2%)

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)

Here:	10.86%
Georgia average:	10.98%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

from Cherokee County, GA	2.90% ($36,589 average AGI)
from Cobb County, GA	0.82% ($106,177)
from Gilmer County, GA	0.63% ($31,623)
from Fulton County, GA	0.56% ($117,204)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.41% ($80,025)
from Forsyth County, GA	0.32% ($56,710)
from DeKalb County, GA	0.28% ($103,037)

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

Here:	7.39%
Georgia average:	9.55%

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

to Cherokee County, GA	1.94% ($36,461 average AGI)
to Gilmer County, GA	0.52% ($26,854)
to Cobb County, GA	0.44% ($32,049)
to Forsyth County, GA	0.40% ($53,486)
to Fulton County, GA	0.37% ($28,588)
to Bartow County, GA	0.30% ($31,107)
to Gordon County, GA	0.14% ($39,154)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Births per 1000 population in Pickens County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Pickens County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pickens County

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%

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,767

In family households: 20,372 (5,600 male householders, 1,298 female householders)
5,921 spouses, 6,185 children (5,547 natural, 135 adopted, 503 stepchildren), 358 grandchildren, 138 brothers or sisters, 150 parents, 386 other relatives, 336 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,395 (941 male householders (769 living alone)), 1,143 female householders (1,060 living alone)), 311 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 216 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 3,287 2-persons, 1,655 3-persons, 1,153 4-persons, 517 5-persons, 199 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,829 1-person, 229 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

3,848 married couples with children.
989 single-parent households (276 men, 713 women).

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

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,234

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +97

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +4,816

Here:	+169 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Pickens County

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:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 767
1995 to 1998: 2,092
1990 to 1994: 1,627
1980 to 1989: 2,228
1970 to 1979: 1,647
1960 to 1969: 866
1950 to 1959: 570
1940 to 1949: 346
1939 or earlier: 544

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

1 room: 15
2 rooms: 34
3 rooms: 206
4 rooms: 918
5 rooms: 2,067
6 rooms: 1,902
7 rooms: 984
8 rooms: 582
9 or more rooms: 646

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 101
3 rooms: 260
4 rooms: 517
5 rooms: 372
6 rooms: 254
7 rooms: 57
8 rooms: 25
9 or more rooms: 20

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

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 162
2 bedrooms: 1,788
3 bedrooms: 4,303
4 bedrooms: 926
5 or more bedrooms: 155

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 304
2 bedrooms: 799
3 bedrooms: 431
4 bedrooms: 49
5 or more bedrooms: 21

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

no vehicle: 206
1 vehicle: 1,662
2 vehicles: 3,184
3 vehicles: 1,610
4 vehicles: 543
5 or more vehicles: 149

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

no vehicle: 200
1 vehicle: 782
2 vehicles: 474
3 vehicles: 104
4 vehicles: 46
5 or more vehicles: 0

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.

Pickens County:	57.0%
State average:	50.8%

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%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
Utility gas (25%)
Electricity (22%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
Electricity (22%)
Wood (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 119

Here:	4.7%
Georgia:	8.4%

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

Here:	3.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 45

Here:	11.1%
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)

Pickens County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,855,000
Sewerage: $323,000

Solid Waste Management: $161,000

Parks & Recreation: $120,000
Construction - General: $353,000
Parks & Recreation: $82,000

Corrections - Other: $41,000

Financial Administration: $40,000

Central Staff Services: $26,000

Regular Highways: $11,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,000

Solid Waste Management: $4,000

Judicial & Legal: $3,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,749,000
Health Services - Other: $1,213,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,136,000

Police Protection: $1,031,000

Corrections - Other: $728,000

Financial Administration: $701,000

Central Staff Services: $691,000

General - Other: $506,000

Water Utilities: $355,000

Parks & Recreation: $272,000

Solid Waste Management: $241,000

Sewerage: $237,000

General Public Buildings: $204,000

Libraries: $166,000

Housing & Community Development: $153,000

Welfare - Other: $126,000

Fire Protection: $84,000

Natural Resources - Other: $66,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $256,000
General - Interest on Debt: $114,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $822,000
Intergovernmental to State - Libraries: $160,000
Welfare: $13,000

Fire Protection: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $64,000
General Support: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,561,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,902,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $712,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,491,000
Other, NEC: $2,466,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $148,000
Water Utilities: $69,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $314,000
General Revenue, NEC: $239,000

Rents: $29,000

Property Sale Other: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,005,000
General - Other: $485,000

Fire Protection: $328,000

Financial Administration: $74,000

Police Protection: $53,000

Health - Other: $32,000

Water Utilities: $32,000

Judicial: $24,000

Sewerage: $21,000

Corrections - Other: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $9,000

Central Staff: $4,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,313,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $485,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $78,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $260,000
Highways: $220,000

All Other: $164,000

Health & Hospitals: $145,000
Tax - Property: $6,234,000
Total General Sales: $2,930,000

Other Selective Sales: $701,000

NEC: $323,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $100,000

Public Utilities: $39,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,953,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $181,000

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