Pierce County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (13.5%), Manufacturing (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Pierce County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 7,693	(49.2%)
Females: 7,943	(50.8%)

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Pierce County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$34,617
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$268
State:	$614

Pierce County:	$89,624
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $154,448

Here:	$154,448
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $91,072

Here:	$91,072
State:	$202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,655

Here:	$68,655
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $477,732

Here:	$477,732
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $33,046

Here:	$33,046
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$74,556

This county:	18.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pierce County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.

Cities in this county include: Blackshear, Patterson, Offerman, Bristol.

Neighboring counties: Appling County , Bacon County , Brantley County , Ware County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pierce County: Jot'Em Down Store (A), Lindsay Grace Camp (B), Dowling Place (C), Raulerson Community Center (D), Okefenokee Golf and Country Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pierce County include: Alabaha Freewill Baptist Church (A), Woodland Church (B), Walkerville Church (C), Youman Chapel (D), Union Chapel (E), Laura Chapel (F), Ben James Church (G), Beulah Church (H), Bristol Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Clay Hill Cemetery (1), Tyre Cemetery (2), Raulerson Cemetery (3), Ramah Cemetery (4), Ben James Cemetery (5), Martha Memorial Cemetery (6), Saint Johns Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Gold Lake (A), Jordan Lake (B), Walker Mill Pond (C), Youmans Lake (D), Cross Swamp (E), Oak Suck (F), Mud Swamp (G), Zero Bay (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Griffin Branch (A), Hacklebarney Creek (B), Otter Creek (C), Brown Branch (D), Tan Trough Creek (E), Big Creek (F), Reedy Branch (G), Hurricane Creek (H), Briar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.6%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 593
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 328 (21% naturalized citizens)

Pierce County:	2.1%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,038
• One, attached: 64
• Two: 55
• 3 or 4: 134
• 5 to 9: 94
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 2,290
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Pierce County with a mortgage: 1,459 (153 second mortgage, 109 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,126

Here:	56.4% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Pierce County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 45 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/3/1991, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 20 people

Pierce County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from Pierce County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,447 (80%) Carpooled: 1,068 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 23 (0%) Walked: 60 (1%) Other means: 82 (1%) Worked at home: 153 (2%)

8.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.54%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.16% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,551 average AGI)
2.38% relocated from other states ($9,623 average AGI)

Pierce County:	2.38%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Ware County, GA	3.16% ($36,184 average AGI)
from Brantley County, GA	0.60% ($33,394)
from Wayne County, GA	0.31% ($43,647)
from Duval County, FL	0.27% ($20,800)
from Coffee County, GA	0.20% ($31,000)
from Lowndes County, GA	0.18% ($48,200)

7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.41%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.68% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($20,710 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($8,784 average AGI)

Pierce County:	1.73%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Ware County, GA	2.59% ($25,567 average AGI)
to Brantley County, GA	0.64% ($26,114)
to Glynn County, GA	0.37% ($29,350)
to Wayne County, GA	0.26% ($20,643)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,803 (2,037 aged, 766 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,758 (3,510 male householders, 921 female householders)

  3,710 spouses, 4,687 children (4,227 natural, 126 adopted, 334 stepchildren), 310 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 213 other relatives, 216 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,764 (671 male householders (565 living alone)), 843 female householders (810 living alone)), 250 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 114 (108 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,828 2-persons, 1,092 3-persons, 985 4-persons, 344 5-persons, 150 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,375 1-person, 77 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Pierce County speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $95,147,000 ($5691 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,404,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,083,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,647,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,217,000
Federal grants: $20,348,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,374,000 ($217,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,477,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $84,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,791,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,102,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+66 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.69 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

63% of Pierce County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Georgia.

Pierce County:	63.2%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 12016
• Northeast: 299
• Midwest: 416
• South: 2434
• West: 113

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,200

Here:	2.1%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	2.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	5.0%
Georgia:	22.9%

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