Sumter County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.4%), Manufacturing (19.7%), Retail trade (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Sumter County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	32.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 15,555	(46.9%)
Females: 17,645	(53.1%)

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Sumter County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,785
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$363
State:	$614

Sumter County:	$99,727
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $143,308

Here:	$143,308
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $73,223

Here:	$73,223
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $115,532

Here:	$115,532
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $90,774

Here:	$90,774
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $119,039

Here:	$119,039
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $40,126

Here:	$40,126
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $34,250

Here:	$34,250
State:	$74,556

This county:	21.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sumter County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.

Cities in this county include: Americus, Plains, Leslie, Andersonville, De Soto.

2005 air pollution in Sumter County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.078 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.071 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Crisp County , Dooly County , Lee County , Macon County , Marion County , Schley County , Terrell County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sumter County: Chamblis Mill (A), Southwest Georgia Agricultural Branch Station (B), Davison Mill (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sumter County include: Welcome Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Zion Hope Church (C), Union Whitely Church (D), Union Oak Grove Church (E), Union Grove Church (F), Benevolence Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Bethlehem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Saint Marks Cemetery (2), Magnolia Springs Cemetery (3), Benevolence Cemetery (4), Saint James-Pennington Cemetery (5), Lebanon Cemetery (6), Kelley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Sawdust, Lake (A), Cypress Pond (B), Barren Lake (C), Browns Millpond (D), Youngs Millpond (E), Gill Pace Lake (F), McMath Millpond (G), John James Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggy Branch (A), Murray Branch (B), Mountain Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D), Hurricane Branch (E), Spring Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Bear Branch (H), Ty Ty Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Sumter County: Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.3%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 2,219
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 675 (31% naturalized citizens)

Sumter County:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,088
• One, attached: 230
• Two: 824
• 3 or 4: 754
• 5 to 9: 538
• 10 to 19: 127
• 20 or more: 320
• Mobile homes: 2,784
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Housing units in Sumter County with a mortgage: 3,144 (405 second mortgage, 178 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,984

Here:	61.3% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Sumter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 33 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/29/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused $200,000 in damages.

Sumter County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from Sumter County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 10,682 (77%) Carpooled: 2,598 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Taxi: 29 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 330 (2%) Other means: 100 (1%) Worked at home: 203 (1%)

6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.23% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($20,125 average AGI)
1.88% relocated from other states ($10,071 average AGI)

Sumter County:	1.88%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Schley County, GA	0.53% ($24,556 average AGI)
from Lee County, GA	0.39% ($25,641)
from Dougherty County, GA	0.38% ($29,684)
from Macon County, GA	0.32% ($25,875)
from Crisp County, GA	0.20% ($38,800)
from Cobb County, GA	0.16% ($27,688)
from Muscogee County, GA	0.14% ($31,714)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,333 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.88% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,350 average AGI)
2.13% relocated to other states ($10,983 average AGI)

Sumter County:	2.13%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Schley County, GA	0.64% ($29,431 average AGI)
to Dougherty County, GA	0.55% ($24,804)
to Lee County, GA	0.31% ($36,813)
to Houston County, GA	0.24% ($39,250)
to Muscogee County, GA	0.19% ($24,211)
to Crisp County, GA	0.18% ($29,833)
to Cobb County, GA	0.17% ($32,941)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,550 (3,597 aged, 953 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,758 (5,379 male householders, 3,181 female householders)

  5,569 spouses, 10,595 children (9,827 natural, 249 adopted, 519 stepchildren), 1,355 grandchildren, 426 brothers or sisters, 185 parents, 507 other relatives, 561 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,932 (1,263 male householders (1,050 living alone)), 2,167 female householders (1,951 living alone)), 502 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,510 (951 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,295 2-persons, 2,168 3-persons, 1,681 4-persons, 860 5-persons, 418 6-persons, 138 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,001 1-person, 372 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

94.6% of residents of Sumter County speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $204,991,000 ($6236 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,372,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $69,242,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,484,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,415,000
Federal grants: $70,594,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,893,000 ($73,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,363,000 ($583,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $895,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,326,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,380,000

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

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

58% of Sumter County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Georgia.

Sumter County:	58.4%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 27180
• Northeast: 724
• Midwest: 1074
• South: 2936
• West: 478

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $122,900

Here:	13.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	15.0%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	8.2%
Georgia:	22.9%

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