Spalding County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.9%), Retail trade (14.1%), Educational,health and social services (14.0%), Construction (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Spalding County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 28,182	(48.2%)
Females: 30,235	(51.8%)

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Spalding County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$41,942
Georgia:	$49,136

Spalding County:	$138,500
Georgia:	$164,500

This county:	$485
State:	$614

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 101
• Burglaries: 384
• Thefts: 956
• Auto thefts: 159

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	7.1%
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 Spalding 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: Griffin, Experiment, East Griffin, Orchard Hill, Sunny Side, Rover.

2005 air pollution in Spalding County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 49 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Butts County , Clayton County , Coweta County , Fayette County , Henry County , Lamar County , Meriwether County , Pike County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Spalding County: Camp Jackson (A), Pirkle Campground (B), Cabin Creek Golf Course (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Vineyard Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Spalding County include: West Sunny Side Church (A), Westside Church of Christ (B), Wildwood Church (C), Wolf Creek Baptist Church (D), Victory Tabernacle Church of God (E), Vaughn Church (F), United Church (G), Union Church (H), Barrow Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Patrick Cemetery (1), Ferguson Cemetery (2), Maddox Cemetery (3), Manley Cemetery (4), Lindsey Cemetery (5), Bethany Cemetery (6), Providence Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Syes Lake (A), Mallory Lake (B), Mathis Lake (C), Johnson Lake (D), Mize Lake (E), Horton Lake (F), Morris Lake (G), Taylors Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grape Creek (A), Flat Creek (B), Heads Creek (C), Thompson Creek (D), Ison Branch (E), Troublesome Creek (F), Shoal Creek (G), Long Branch (H), Wildcat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.5%
Georgia:	4.6%

Current college students: 1,678
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,272 (26% naturalized citizens)

Spalding County:	2.2%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,270
• One, attached: 258
• Two: 1,182
• 3 or 4: 1,286
• 5 to 9: 748
• 10 to 19: 287
• 20 or more: 543
• Mobile homes: 2,427

Housing units in Spalding County with a mortgage: 7,262 (824 second mortgage, 749 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,324

Here:	68.6% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Spalding County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 18,972 (76%) Carpooled: 4,792 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Subway or elevated: 14 (0%) Railroad: 14 (0%) Taxi: 201 (1%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 350 (1%) Other means: 204 (1%) Worked at home: 316 (1%)

8.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,818 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.95%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($188 average AGI)

Spalding County:	0.07%
Georgia average:	0.39%

7.17% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($25,358 average AGI)
1.70% relocated from other states ($7,272 average AGI)

Spalding County:	1.70%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Henry County, GA	1.51% ($36,606 average AGI)
from Clayton County, GA	1.18% ($32,229)
from Pike County, GA	0.61% ($38,968)
from Lamar County, GA	0.56% ($26,522)
from Butts County, GA	0.54% ($23,000)
from Fayette County, GA	0.43% ($36,770)
from Fulton County, GA	0.23% ($31,217)

8.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,908 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.03%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.45% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($25,480 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($7,429 average AGI)

Spalding County:	1.57%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Henry County, GA	1.13% ($28,553 average AGI)
to Pike County, GA	0.73% ($41,544)
to Clayton County, GA	0.71% ($24,238)
to Lamar County, GA	0.57% ($29,000)
to Butts County, GA	0.53% ($25,850)
to Fayette County, GA	0.33% ($41,379)
to Fulton County, GA	0.30% ($38,934)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,936 (6,864 aged, 2,072 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 50,604 (10,596 male householders, 5,215 female householders)

  10,857 spouses, 17,681 children (15,851 natural, 526 adopted, 1,304 stepchildren), 2,281 grandchildren, 778 brothers or sisters, 694 parents, 1,053 other relatives, 1,449 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,937 (2,514 male householders (1,993 living alone)), 3,198 female householders (2,809 living alone)), 1,225 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 876 (780 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,220 2-persons, 3,894 3-persons, 3,391 4-persons, 1,444 5-persons, 513 6-persons, 349 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,802 1-person, 738 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

95.9% of residents of Spalding County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $319,791,000 ($5252 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,175,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $141,726,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $74,000,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $599,000
Federal grants: $88,614,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,516,000 ($3,891,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,337,000 ($1,014,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,396,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $51,162,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,377,000

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.27 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

54% of Spalding County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Georgia.

Spalding County:	54.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 45804
• Northeast: 1548
• Midwest: 2263
• South: 6671
• West: 574

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,600

Here:	9.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	7.5%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	14.5%
Georgia:	22.9%