Pike County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 17,204 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,877
Renter-occupied apartments: 878

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Land area: 218 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 79 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Pike County: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.6%), Construction (11.3%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Pike County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Pike County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (82.9%)
Black (14.8%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 6,850	(50.0%)
Females: 6,838	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,745
County population in 2003: 15,088
Jobs in 2003: 2,574

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Pike County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 7,251
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Pike County:	2.8 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,378 ($44,370 in 1999)

This county:	$51,378
Georgia:	$49,136

2007 median house/condo value: $163,355 ($103,000 in 2000)

Pike County:	$163,355
Georgia:	$164,500

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $425 (lower quartile is $346, upper quartile is $578)

This county:	$425
State:	$614

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,296
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $299

Institutionalized population: 308

Pike County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 269 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2005: 289 buildings, average cost: $126,600
2006: 255 buildings, average cost: $127,300

2004 Presidential Election results in Pike County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 77.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 22.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $634 (0.6%)

Pike County household income distribution in 2007

Pike County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pike 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: Zebulon, Molena, Hilltop, Concord, Williamson, Meansville.

Neighboring counties: Lamar County , Meriwether County , Spalding County , Upson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Pike County: Old Town Country Club (A), Mountain Gap Pentecostal Holiness Campground (B), King Mountain Fish Hatchery (C), Pine Mountain Camp Ground (D), Pine Valley Camp (E), Pine Mountain Childrens Home (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pike County include: White Plains Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Beulah Church (D), Smith Chapel (E), Bush Chapel (F), Shoal Creek Church (G), Calvary Full Gospel Church (H), Century Nelson Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fincher Cemetery (1), Banks Cemetery (2), White Plains Cemetery (3), Barker Cemetery (4), Leak Cemetery (5), Driver Cemetery (6), Beckham Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Jones Lake (A), Marymack Lakes (B), William Millpond (C), Saras Lake (D), Bates Pond (E), McCards Lake (F), Jones Lake (G), Johnson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Still Branch (A), Clear Creek (B), Hardin Creek (C), Mountain Creek (D), Rocky Ford Branch (E), Birch Creek (F), Big Branch (G), Bevils Creek (H), Joan Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.4%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 501
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 138 (30% naturalized citizens)

Pike County:	1.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 39 1990 to 1994: 27 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 12 1970 to 1974: 13 1965 to 1969: 40

Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 24.4%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,923
One, attached: 38
Two: 89
3 or 4: 36
5 to 9: 52
10 to 19: 13
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 885
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Pike County with a mortgage: 1,585 (170 second mortgage, 148 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 704

Here:	69.2% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Agriculture in Pike County
Average size of farms: 134 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $30617
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $423.48
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.32%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 71.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $25682
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25675
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.21
All wheat for grain: 542 harvested acres
Vegetables: 26 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 474 acres

Pike County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/21/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Public administration (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

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

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

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

Mexico (22%)
Germany (19%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
Vietnam (9%)
Canada (7%)
India (6%)
Korea (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pike County:

United States or American (36%)
English (11%)
Irish (10%)
German (7%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
European (1%)

Pike County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,910 (80%)
Carpooled: 928 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Walked: 70 (1%)
Other means: 70 (1%)
Worked at home: 148 (2%)

People in group quarters in Pike County, Georgia

176 people in state prisons
65 people in nursing homes
48 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,167.

10.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,609 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.91%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.15% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($37,436 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($5,173 average AGI)
Pike County: 1.76%
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 Spalding County, GA	2.70% ($41,544 average AGI)
from Henry County, GA	1.30% ($54,944)
from Clayton County, GA	0.96% ($50,038)
from Upson County, GA	0.92% ($39,160)
from Fayette County, GA	0.53% ($60,000)
from Lamar County, GA	0.51% ($28,393)
from Coweta County, GA	0.29% ($52,000)

7.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,032 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.76%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.73% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($28,039 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($6,993 average AGI)
Pike County: 1.03%
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 Spalding County, GA	2.36% ($38,968 average AGI)
to Upson County, GA	0.86% ($24,311)
to Lamar County, GA	0.46% ($28,583)
to Henry County, GA	0.30% ($48,000)
to Fulton County, GA	0.27% ($42,071)
to Butts County, GA	0.23% ($29,250)
to Fayette County, GA	0.23% ($22,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Births per 1000 population in Pike County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Pike County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pike County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,056 (1,649 aged, 407 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1178.080
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 775.050
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.2

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 24.8

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12.4

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,369

In family households: 12,260 (3,073 male householders, 726 female householders)
3,163 spouses, 4,225 children (3,759 natural, 102 adopted, 364 stepchildren), 398 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 257 other relatives, 217 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,109 (434 male householders (351 living alone)), 523 female householders (477 living alone)), 152 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 319 (311 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,463 2-persons, 878 3-persons, 871 4-persons, 366 5-persons, 163 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 828 1-person, 112 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

97.1% of residents of Pike County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 65% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $83,740,000 ($5317 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,231,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $33,403,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,799,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $325,000
Federal grants: $14,190,000
Federal procurement contracts: $618,000 ($41,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $22,405,000 ($20,241,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,656,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,025,000
Federal Government insurance: $369,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 965

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 589

Here:	37 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +20

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2,064

Here:	+128 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Pike County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.73 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 387
1995 to 1998: 764
1990 to 1994: 639
1980 to 1989: 954
1970 to 1979: 1,011
1960 to 1969: 345
1950 to 1959: 147
1940 to 1949: 162
1939 or earlier: 659

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pike County, Georgia:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 113 4 rooms: 293 5 rooms: 960 6 rooms: 1,025 7 rooms: 674 8 rooms: 437 9+ rooms: 346

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pike County, Georgia:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 117 4 rooms: 313 5 rooms: 158 6 rooms: 172 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 33 9+ rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pike County:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 97 2 bedrooms: 640 3 bedrooms: 2,340 4 bedrooms: 634 5+ bedrooms: 154

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pike County:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 129 2 bedrooms: 399 3 bedrooms: 310 4 bedrooms: 17 5+ bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Pike County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 141 1 vehicle: 717 2 vehicles: 1,491 3 vehicles: 1,023 4 vehicles: 354 5+ vehicles: 151

Cars and other vehicles available in Pike County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 80 1 vehicle: 392 2 vehicles: 276 3 vehicles: 72 4 vehicles: 48 5+ vehicles: 10

58% of Pike County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Georgia.

Pike County:	57.7%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 10247
Northeast: 498
Midwest: 546
South: 1952
West: 217

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

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 (47%) Electricity (41%) Utility gas (8%) Wood (4%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%) Electricity (34%) Utility gas (14%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 208

Here:	11.4%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78

Here:	9.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 67

Here:	15.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Pike County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $154,000
Solid Waste Management: $114,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $899,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $793,000

Central Staff Services: $765,000

Police Protection: $706,000

Corrections - Other: $496,000

General - Other: $465,000

Financial Administration: $313,000

Health Services - Other: $280,000

Solid Waste Management: $206,000

General Public Buildings: $178,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $138,000

Parks & Recreation: $121,000

Natural Resources - Other: $66,000

Housing & Community Development: $60,000

Fire Protection: $53,000

Welfare - Other: $44,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $177,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $208,000
Libraries: $87,000

Health: $68,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $828,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $1,110,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,230,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $880,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $740,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $370,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $350,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $454,000
Interest Earnings: $113,000

Rents: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $217,000
Regular Highways: $148,000

Police Protection: $85,000

Central Staff: $60,000

Parks & Recreation: $40,000

General Public Building: $17,000

Housing & Community Development: $15,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,420,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $740,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $92,000
All Other: $69,000
Tax - Property: $3,954,000
Total General Sales: $816,000

Other Selective Sales: $427,000

NEC: $326,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $28,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,141,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Pike County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)