Rabun County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.7%), Construction (15.2%), Educational,health and social services (14.7%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Rabun County, Georgia:

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

Males: 7,427	(49.3%)
Females: 7,623	(50.7%)

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Rabun County:	2.4 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$39,253
Georgia:	$49,136

Rabun County:	$158,776
Georgia:	$164,500

This county:	$418
State:	$614

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rabun County is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $539 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $695 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clayton, Mountain City, Tiger, Sky Valley, Dillard, Valley.

Neighboring counties: Clay County, North Carolina , Oconee County, South Carolina , Jackson County, North Carolina , Macon County, North Carolina , Habersham County , Towns County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Rabun County: Camp Barron (A), Camp Chattooga (B), Georgia State Fish Hatchery (C), Camp Dixie (D), Rainy Mountain Camp (E), Glassy Mountain Lookout (F), Bovard (G), Permisson Valley Campground (H), Tumbling Waters Camp (I), Covecrest Christian Renewal Center (J), Commissioners Rock (K), Hills Boat Dock (L), Almond Bald (M), Warwoman Dell Picnic Grounds (N), Warwoman Ford (O), Tallulah River Campground (P), Rabun Gap (Q), Poplar Springs Roadside Campground (R). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Rabun County include: Wolf Creek Church (A), Wolf Fork Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Battle Branch Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Betty Creek Church (F), Taylor Chapel (G), Boggs Mountain Church (H), Camp Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Godfrey Cemetery (1), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (2), Glade Hope Cemetery (3), Germany Cemetery (4), Kelly Cemetery (5), Kell Cemetery (6), Billingsley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Black Rock Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Rabun Gap Nacoochee School Lake (C), Lake Burton (D), Blalock Lake (E), Silvan Lake (F), Lake Toccoa (G), Lake Rabun (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Page Branch (A), Stekoa Creek (B), Cutting Bone Creek (C), Flat Creek (D), Greasy Creek (E), Stillhouse Branch (F), Gulf Branch (G), Boston Branch (H), Stonewall Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rabun County include: Bettys Creek Recreation Area (1), Black Rock Mountain State Park (2), Chattooga Wild and Scenic River (3), Coleman River Scenic Area (4), Coleman River Wildlife Management Area (5), Hambidge Center Historic District (6), Moccasin Creek State Park (7), Rabun Beach Recreation Area (8), Warwoman Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.3%
Georgia:	4.6%

Current college students: 270
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 617 (29% naturalized citizens)

Rabun County:	4.1%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,681
• One, attached: 143
• Two: 87
• 3 or 4: 159
• 5 to 9: 387
• 10 to 19: 61
• 20 or more: 36
• Mobile homes: 1,607
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Rabun County with a mortgage: 1,663 (108 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,672

Here:	49.9% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Rabun County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/12/1983, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,804 (75%) Carpooled: 1,225 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 39 (1%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 106 (2%) Other means: 19 (0%) Worked at home: 229 (4%)

7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,904 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.22%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.40% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($44,760 average AGI)
3.82% relocated from other states ($30,146 average AGI)

Rabun County:	3.82%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Macon County, NC	0.45% ($29,125 average AGI)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.43% ($37,913)
from Fulton County, GA	0.34% ($445,778)
from Habersham County, GA	0.26% ($37,714)
from Clayton County, GA	0.23% ($64,083)
from Hall County, GA	0.21% ($28,545)

6.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,375 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.80%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.21% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($18,489 average AGI)
3.59% relocated to other states ($18,886 average AGI)

Rabun County:	3.59%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Macon County, NC	0.62% ($26,212 average AGI)
to Habersham County, GA	0.51% ($29,667)
to Hall County, GA	0.26% ($25,071)
to Stephens County, GA	0.21% ($24,909)
to Fulton County, GA	0.19% ($94,700)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.19% ($56,100)
to Oconee County, SC	0.19% ($26,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,059 (2,616 aged, 443 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,553 (3,462 male householders, 929 female householders)

  3,638 spouses, 3,868 children (3,382 natural, 140 adopted, 346 stepchildren), 146 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 164 other relatives, 206 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,214 (815 male householders (669 living alone)), 1,101 female householders (1,006 living alone)), 298 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 283 (152 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,283 2-persons, 950 3-persons, 763 4-persons, 264 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,675 1-person, 192 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

92.8% of residents of Rabun County speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $104,433,000 ($6523 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,222,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,386,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,005,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $253,000
Federal grants: $31,141,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,163,000 ($331,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,485,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $209,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $781,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,526,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+47 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.37 millions of gallons per day (26% from ground, 74% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

61% of Rabun County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Georgia.

Rabun County:	61.2%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 8817
• Northeast: 822
• Midwest: 888
• South: 3614
• West: 253

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $114,700

Here:	7.2%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	18.5%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	38.2%
Georgia:	22.9%