Quitman County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 2,666 (41% urban, 59% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 842
Renter-occupied apartments: 205

% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

Land area: 152 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Quitman County: 75.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.1%), Educational,health and social services (15.3%), Retail trade (14.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Quitman County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (52.0%)
Black (46.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	42.0 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 1,223	(47.1%)
Females: 1,375	(52.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,190
County population in 2003: 2,485
Jobs in 2003: 384

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Total labor force in 2004: 931
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.4%

Average household size:

Quitman County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,962 ($25,875 in 1999)

This county:	$29,962
Georgia:	$49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $250 (lower quartile is $173, upper quartile is $325)

This county:	$250
State:	$614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,327 (it was $44,300 in 2000)

Quitman County:	$75,327
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,504 - $113,639

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $100,591
Here: $100,591
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $119,384
Here: $119,384
State: $202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $6,208
Here: $6,208
State: $151,985

Mobile homes: $42,758
Here: $42,758
State: $44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,000
Here: $25,000
State: $74,556

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,099
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $181

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 1 building, cost: $200,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $100,000
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $80,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Quitman County Georgia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 56.3%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 42.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $445 (1.0%)

Quitman County household income distribution in 2007

Quitman County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	21.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	8.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Quitman County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $588 a month.

Cities in this county include: Georgetown.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County, Alabama , Clay County , Randolph County , Stewart County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Quitman County: Cool Branch Recreation Area (A), Wire Bridge (B), Bumbleton Courthouse (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Quitman County include: Union Church (A), Berry Chapel (B), Shady Grove Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Saint James Church (F), Rocky Mount Church (G), Davis Chapel (H), Green Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Paul Cemetery (1), Methvin Cemetery (2), Hogan Cemetery (3), Old Pataula Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Balkcom Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Still Branch (A), Bladen Creek (B), Hodchodkee Creek (C), Holanna Creek (D), Billy Methvin Creek (E), Cotton Creek (F), Arkansas Creek (G), Cool Branch (H), Rock Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	9.1%
Georgia:	9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 34
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 57.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 19 (37% naturalized citizens)

Quitman County:	0.7%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 23.6%

Quitman County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 678
One, attached: 19
3 or 4: 7
Mobile homes: 1,013
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Housing units in Quitman County with a mortgage: 156 (4 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 202

Here:	43.6% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 814
Total congregations: 5

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Other
Adherents	568 (69.8%)	124 (15.2%)	106 (13.0%)	15 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)
Congregations	2 (40.0%)	2 (40.0%)	1 (20.0%)	-	-

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

Religions in Quitman County - Georgetown

Agriculture in Quitman County
Average size of farms: 623 acres
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $77854
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91246
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 62 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.22
Corn for grain: 32 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 18 acres

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Health care (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (10%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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

Mexico (63%)
Jamaica (16%)
Other Caribbean (11%)
Other Northern America (11%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Quitman County (%):

United States or American (20%)
German (5%)
English (5%)
Irish (4%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Italian (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Quitman County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 645 (72%)
Carpooled: 205 (23%)
Walked: 11 (1%)
Other means: 22 (2%)
Worked at home: 19 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,831.

11.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.41%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.40% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($11,738 average AGI)
8.02% relocated from other states ($19,131 average AGI)
Quitman County: 8.02%
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 Barbour County, AL

4.48% ($22,788 average AGI)

8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.56%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.66% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($6,869 average AGI)
5.89% relocated to other states ($16,016 average AGI)
Quitman County: 5.89%
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 Barbour County, AL

3.51% ($25,920 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Births per 1000 population in Quitman County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Quitman County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Quitman County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 590 (465 aged, 125 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1256.590
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1661.940

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 40.54

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,598

In family households: 2,263 (510 male householders, 253 female householders)
505 spouses, 730 children (658 natural, 26 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 104 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 46 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 335 (144 male householders (134 living alone)), 149 female householders (129 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 376 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 77 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 263 1-person, 25 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

97.7% of residents of Quitman County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $21,252,000 ($8615 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $406,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,715,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,633,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $446,000
Federal grants: $7,744,000
Federal procurement contracts: $149,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $566,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $88,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $181,000
Federal Government insurance: $472,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 189

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 178

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8

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

Net internal migration: -142

Here:	-58 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Quitman County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.20 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.2
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 251
1990 to 1994: 364
1980 to 1989: 324
1970 to 1979: 366
1960 to 1969: 167
1950 to 1959: 114
1940 to 1949: 48
1939 or earlier: 94

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Quitman County, Georgia:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 152 5 rooms: 237 6 rooms: 161 7 rooms: 78 8 rooms: 50 9+ rooms: 67

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Quitman County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 62 6 rooms: 12 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 16 9+ rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Quitman County:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 53 2 bedrooms: 248 3 bedrooms: 410 4 bedrooms: 102 5+ bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Quitman County:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 26 2 bedrooms: 92 3 bedrooms: 72 4 bedrooms: 2 5+ bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Quitman County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 71 1 vehicle: 260 2 vehicles: 373 3 vehicles: 91 4 vehicles: 29 5+ vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Quitman County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 46 1 vehicle: 86 2 vehicles: 58 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

63% of Quitman 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, 36% lived in Georgia.

Quitman County:	62.9%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 1397
Northeast: 124
Midwest: 85
South: 928
West: 33

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (60.7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35.4%) Utility gas (3.4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48.3%) Electricity (39.0%) Utility gas (4.9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3.9%) Wood (3.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	5.4%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	8.7%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	2.9%
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.)

Quitman County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $193,000
All Other: $27,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $196,000
Solid Waste Management: $160,000

Financial Administration: $148,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $145,000

Regular Highways: $145,000

Housing & Community Development: $120,000

Central Staff Services: $111,000

Health Services - Other: $106,000

General Public Buildings: $70,000

Natural Resources - Other: $23,000

General - Other: $21,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

Welfare - Other: $15,000

Libraries: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $56,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $143,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $131,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $12,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $125,000
Rents: $58,000

Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $123,000
Regular Highways: $72,000

General Public Building: $62,000

Financial Administration: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $121,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $344,000
Health & Hospitals: $86,000

Highways: $1,000
Tax - Property: $651,000
Total General Sales: $157,000

Other Selective Sales: $51,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $3,000

NEC: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $389,000

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)

Quitman County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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

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