Pulaski County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 9,843 (41% urban, 59% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,510
Renter-occupied apartments: 897

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Land area: 247 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 40 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Pulaski County: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.6%), Manufacturing (20.7%), Public administration (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Pulaski County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (61.9%)
Black (34.3%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Other race (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 4,081	(42.6%)
Females: 5,507	(57.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,441
County population in 2003: 9,773
Jobs in 2003: 3,361

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,505
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.1%

Average household size:

Pulaski County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,933 ($31,895 in 1999)

This county:	$36,933
Georgia:	$49,136

2007 median house/condo value: $116,752 ($75,400 in 2000)

Pulaski County:	$116,752
Georgia:	$164,500

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $331 (lower quartile is $244, upper quartile is $443)

This county:	$331
State:	$614

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,353
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $247

Institutionalized population: 1,106

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 31
Thefts: 68
Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 28
Thefts: 41
Auto thefts: 7

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pulaski County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $541 (0.8%)

Pulaski County household income distribution in 2007

Pulaski County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pulaski County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hawkinsville, Finleyson, Hartford.

Neighboring counties: Bleckley County , Dodge County , Dooly County , Houston County , Wilcox County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Pulaski County: Town Creek Country Club (A), Pulaski High (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pulaski County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Anderson Gift Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Babbs Church (D), Tippetts Pine Level Church (E), Belleview Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Lizzie Bloomer Church (H), Blue Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Lancaster Cemetery (2), Lampkin Cemetery (3), Lowe Cemetery (4), Bluff Creek Cemetery (5), Bohanon Cemetery (6), Friendship Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Treisch Lake (A), Town Creek Country Club Lake (B), Bembry Lake (C), Dawson Lake (D), Suzies Lake (E), Bledsoe Pond (F), Hardy Lake (G), Nelson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cross Creek (A), Hanley Branch (B), South Prong Creek (C), Bluff Creek (D), Wolf Creek (E), Mosquito Creek (F), Big Creek (G), Reedy Creek (H), Tenmile Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.0%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 311
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 252 (13% naturalized citizens)

Pulaski County:	2.6%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 135 1990 to 1994: 21 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 50 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 11

Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.6%

Pulaski County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,816
One, attached: 18
Two: 111
3 or 4: 128
5 to 9: 38
20 or more: 32
Mobile homes: 801

Housing units in Pulaski County with a mortgage: 937 (103 second mortgage, 96 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 817

Here:	53.4% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Agriculture in Pulaski County
Average size of farms: 360 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70129
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $253.76
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $71920
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.23%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $92631
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.68
Corn for grain: 695 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3721 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 24964 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1192 harvested acres
Vegetables: 799 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 847 acres

Pulaski County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/8/1989, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (9%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Health care (7%)
Food (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Public administration (11%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (67%)
Canada (11%)
India (8%)
Germany (4%)
Netherlands (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Panama (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pulaski County:

United States or American (24%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
Scottish (2%)
German (2%)
Italian (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Pulaski County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,102 (80%)
Carpooled: 575 (15%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Walked: 74 (2%)
Other means: 77 (2%)
Worked at home: 57 (1%)

People in group quarters in Pulaski County, Georgia

975 people in state prisons
103 people in nursing homes
28 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 $39,667.

6.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,748 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.72%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.25% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($24,576 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($6,171 average AGI)
Pulaski County: 1.47%
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 Houston County, GA	1.38% ($33,116 average AGI)
from Bleckley County, GA	0.61% ($32,842)
from Dodge County, GA	0.38% ($23,667)
from Wilcox County, GA	0.32% ($30,800)

6.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,818 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.51%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.49% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($26,961 average AGI)
1.03% relocated to other states ($4,862 average AGI)
Pulaski 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 Houston County, GA	1.80% ($27,589 average AGI)
to Bleckley County, GA	0.58% ($39,222)
to Dooly County, GA	0.35% ($32,000)
to Dodge County, GA	0.32% ($24,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Births per 1000 population in Pulaski County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Pulaski County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pulaski County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,612 (1,300 aged, 312 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.17
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 23177.8
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 559.110
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 107949.58

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1211.870
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1068.090
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 20.54

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35.71
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82.16

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,482

In family households: 7,267 (1,707 male householders, 642 female householders)
1,681 spouses, 2,601 children (2,393 natural, 57 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 262 grandchildren, 44 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 95 other relatives, 201 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,215 (382 male householders (318 living alone)), 687 female householders (629 living alone)), 146 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,106 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,042 2-persons, 518 3-persons, 482 4-persons, 209 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 947 1-person, 91 2-persons, 31 3-persons.

92.7% of residents of Pulaski County speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% speak English very well, 81% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,535,000 ($7475 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,465,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,868,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,616,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,830,000
Federal grants: $21,623,000
Federal procurement contracts: $311,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,287,000 ($156,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $820,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,199,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,862,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 606

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 603

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +109

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +53

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Pulaski County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 88
1995 to 1998: 311
1990 to 1994: 389
1980 to 1989: 594
1970 to 1979: 738
1960 to 1969: 670
1950 to 1959: 586
1940 to 1949: 243
1939 or earlier: 325

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 100 4 rooms: 240 5 rooms: 445 6 rooms: 680 7 rooms: 492 8 rooms: 307 9+ rooms: 229

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Georgia:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 87 3 rooms: 114 4 rooms: 209 5 rooms: 191 6 rooms: 170 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 23 9+ rooms: 37

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pulaski County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 46 2 bedrooms: 544 3 bedrooms: 1,423 4 bedrooms: 416 5+ bedrooms: 75

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 175 2 bedrooms: 348 3 bedrooms: 334 4 bedrooms: 15 5+ bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 115 1 vehicle: 641 2 vehicles: 1,079 3 vehicles: 449 4 vehicles: 139 5+ vehicles: 87

Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 206 1 vehicle: 430 2 vehicles: 231 3 vehicles: 21 4 vehicles: 9 5+ vehicles: 0

60% of Pulaski County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Georgia.

Pulaski County:	59.9%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 7486
Northeast: 270
Midwest: 374
South: 1046
West: 131

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (45%) Utility gas (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (42%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100

Here:	10.4%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 61

Here:	10.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

Here:	11.9%
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.)

Pulaski County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $81,000
Construction - General Public Buildings: $1,728,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $736,000
Regular Highways: $423,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $414,000

Financial Administration: $293,000

Health Services - Other: $284,000

Central Staff Services: $243,000

Fire Protection: $153,000

Solid Waste Management: $139,000

Corrections - Other: $108,000

General - Other: $108,000

Welfare - Other: $73,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $42,000

Natural Resources - Other: $28,000

General Public Buildings: $24,000

Libraries: $17,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $404,000
Welfare: $73,000

Parks & Recreation: $58,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $116,000
Public Welfare: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $266,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $38,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $228,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $592,000
Interest Earnings: $72,000

Property Sale Other: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $728,000
Regular Highways: $248,000

Police Protection: $95,000

Fire Protection: $41,000

Judicial: $10,000

Financial Administration: $8,000

Central Staff: $4,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,554,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $567,000
Health & Hospitals: $109,000
Tax - Property: $1,798,000
Total General Sales: $1,224,000

Other Selective Sales: $203,000

NEC: $37,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $18,000

Public Utilities: $8,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,464,000

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)

Pulaski County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)