Richmond County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	42%
State:	33%

Richmond County:	22.5%
Georgia:	14.4%

Type of workers:

Richmond County, Georgia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Richmond County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	32.3 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 96,375	(48.2%)
Females: 103,400	(51.8%)

Richmond County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county	$35,559
Georgia:	$45,604

Richmond County	$112,604
Georgia:	$147,500

Health of residents in Richmond County based on 281 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
68.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
15.3% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
44.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
39.1% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is more than average.

Area name: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richmond County is $500 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $753 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hephzibah, Blythe, De Soto, Sand Mountain, Augusta, Fort Gordon, Gracewood.

2005 air pollution in Richmond County:

Lead: 0.00 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 47 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.1 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 31 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Aiken County, South Carolina , Burke County , Edgefield County, South Carolina , Columbia County , Jefferson County , McDuffie County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	6.5%
Georgia:	4.6%

Current college students: 11,630
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 6,791 (59% naturalized citizens)

Richmond County:	3.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 50,586
• One, attached: 3,088
• Two: 2,762
• 3 or 4: 5,243
• 5 to 9: 7,428
• 10 to 19: 2,208
• 20 or more: 3,417
• Mobile homes: 7,580

Housing units in Richmond County with a mortgage: 26,334 (3,366 second mortgage, 2,367 home equity loan, 88 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,368

Richmond County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/16/2000, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 8 people.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 64,885 (76%) Carpooled: 12,415 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 827 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 29 (0%) Subway or elevated: 20 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 242 (0%) Motorcycle: 43 (0%) Bicycle: 185 (0%) Walked: 4,204 (5%) Other means: 808 (1%) Worked at home: 1,183 (1%)

9.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,231 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.51%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.61% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,658 average AGI)

Richmond County:	0.61%
Georgia average:	0.39%

3.36% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($10,067 average AGI)
5.53% relocated from other states ($16,506 average AGI)

Richmond County:	5.53%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Columbia County, GA	1.53% ($31,685 average AGI)
from Aiken County, SC	0.64% ($29,020)
from Burke County, GA	0.32% ($21,664)
from Monterey County, CA	0.20% ($28,184)
from McDuffie County, GA	0.13% ($24,386)
from Jefferson County, GA	0.11% ($22,429)
from Bell County, TX	0.11% ($34,000)

10.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.03%
Georgia average:	9.55%

0.47% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,426 average AGI)

Richmond County:	0.47%
Georgia average:	0.09%

4.27% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($15,657 average AGI)
5.28% relocated to other states ($19,205 average AGI)

Richmond County:	5.28%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Columbia County, GA	2.32% ($42,199 average AGI)
to Aiken County, SC	0.70% ($30,446)
to Burke County, GA	0.24% ($25,994)
to Fulton County, GA	0.18% ($35,165)
to DeKalb County, GA	0.18% ($26,398)
to Cobb County, GA	0.14% ($30,802)
to Cumberland County, NC	0.13% ($25,805)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 26,368 (20,150 aged, 6,218 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: 160,489 (31,330 male householders, 18,610 female householders)

  31,456 spouses, 60,700 children (55,086 natural, 1,879 adopted, 3,735 stepchildren), 7,067 grandchildren, 1,746 brothers or sisters, 1,389 parents, 3,706 other relatives, 4,485 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 28,389 (10,126 male householders (8,216 living alone)), 13,873 female householders (12,217 living alone)), 4,390 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 10,897 (3,203 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 19,136 2-persons, 13,045 3-persons, 9,905 4-persons, 5,041 5-persons, 1,820 6-persons, 993 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20,433 1-person, 3,060 2-persons, 333 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 26 6-persons.

25,305 married couples with children.
19,963 single-parent households (2,628 men, 17,335 women).

93.4% of residents of Richmond County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,949,187,000 ($9931 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $586,091,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $687,932,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $255,946,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,393,000
Federal grants: $360,341,000
Federal procurement contracts: $56,035,000 ($11,031,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $581,540,000 ($423,152,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,028,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $165,961,000
Federal Government insurance: $118,287,000

Here:	89 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-61 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 43.58 millions of gallons per day (34% from ground, 66% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.2

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

52% of Richmond County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Georgia.

Richmond County:	51.9%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 119990
• Northeast: 11709
• Midwest: 10178
• South: 39878
• West: 5654

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,400

Here:	8.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	8.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	18.7%
Georgia:	22.9%

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