Taliaferro County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 1,884 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 671
Renter-occupied apartments: 199

% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

Land area: 195 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Taliaferro County: 75.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.7%), Educational,health and social services (14.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Taliaferro County, Georgia:

Black (60.3%)
White Non-Hispanic (37.9%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 1,002	(48.2%)
Females: 1,075	(51.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $19,449
County population in 2003: 1,944
Jobs in 2003: 283

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Total labor force in 2004: 744
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:

Taliaferro County:	2.4 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,501 ($23,750 in 1999)

This county:	$27,501
Georgia:	$49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $245 (lower quartile is $165, upper quartile is $467)

This county:	$245
State:	$614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $77,016 (it was $43,100 in 2000)

Taliaferro County:	$77,016
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $32,282 - $106,282

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $100,430
Here: $100,430
State: $234,442

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $69,704
Here: $69,704
State: $151,985

Mobile homes: $40,979
Here: $40,979
State: $44,353

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,052
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $178

Institutionalized population: 23

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2004 Presidential Election results in Taliaferro County Georgia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 64.4%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 35.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $388 (0.9%)

Taliaferro County household income distribution in 2007

Taliaferro County home values distribution

Taliaferro County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	23.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Taliaferro County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.

Cities in this county include: Crawfordville, Sharon.

Neighboring counties: Greene County , Hancock County , Oglethorpe County , Warren County , Wilkes County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Sandy Cross (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Taliaferro County include: Antioch Church (A), Battery Church (B), Live Oak Church (C), Carters Grove Baptist Church (D), Sardis Church (E), Sandy Cross Methodist Church (F), Sandy Cross Baptist Church (G), Robinson Baptist Church (H), Raytown Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Raytown Cemetery (1), Locust Grove Cemetery (2), Battery Cemetery (3), Battle-Greeson Cemetery (4), Low Lot Cemetery (5), Margarets Grove Cemetery (6), King Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Edwards Lake (A), Alexander Stephens State Park Lake (B), Alexander Stephens Park Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stephens Creek (A), Gunn Hill Branch (B), South Fork Little River (C), South Fork Ogeechee River (D), Lick Creek (E), Reedy Creek (F), Morgan Branch (G), Hubert Branch (H), Lynn Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	12.7%
Georgia:	9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 46
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 56.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (45% naturalized citizens)

Taliaferro County:	0.5%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 3 1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.3%

Taliaferro County marital status for males

Taliaferro County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 631
One, attached: 11
Two: 16
3 or 4: 13
5 to 9: 9
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 393
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Taliaferro County with a mortgage: 104 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 188

Here:	35.6% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 761
Total congregations: 14
Religions in Taliaferro County - Crawfordville, Sharon

Agriculture in Taliaferro County
Average size of farms: 254 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $42007
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $37.24
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.27%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $40409
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35060
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.15%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.28
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 30.52%
All wheat for grain: 111 harvested acres

Taliaferro County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Taliaferro County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from Taliaferro County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 8.4 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from Taliaferro County center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from Taliaferro County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Paper (7%)
Food (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Apparel (17%)
Health care (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (17%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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

Germany (73%)
Colombia (27%)

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

United States or American (13%)
Irish (4%)
English (4%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (1%)
African (1%)

Taliaferro County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 536 (72%)
Carpooled: 171 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Walked: 17 (2%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 16 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

23 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,253.

8.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,170 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.91%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Georgia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,838 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in Georgia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Births per 1000 population in Taliaferro County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Taliaferro County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 20.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Taliaferro County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 414 (332 aged, 82 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1314.350
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1314.350

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 109.530

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,054

In family households: 1,716 (347 male householders, 209 female householders)
342 spouses, 618 children (581 natural, 10 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 44 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 338 (132 male householders (117 living alone)), 177 female householders (168 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 23 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 250 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 285 1-person, 20 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

98.3% of residents of Taliaferro County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $19,733,000 ($10408 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $227,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $5,522,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,419,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $94,000
Federal grants: $9,142,000
Federal procurement contracts: $116,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $440,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $82,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $119,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 115

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 134

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -221

Here:	-121 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Taliaferro County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 107
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 158
1970 to 1979: 166
1960 to 1969: 143
1950 to 1959: 87
1940 to 1949: 81
1939 or earlier: 259

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Taliaferro County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 39 4 rooms: 99 5 rooms: 206 6 rooms: 164 7 rooms: 61 8 rooms: 58 9+ rooms: 36

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taliaferro County, Georgia:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 59 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 31 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 0 9+ rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Taliaferro County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 31 2 bedrooms: 186 3 bedrooms: 340 4 bedrooms: 84 5+ bedrooms: 30

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Taliaferro County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 94 3 bedrooms: 67 4 bedrooms: 11 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Taliaferro County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 231 2 vehicles: 243 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 35 5+ vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Taliaferro County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 62 1 vehicle: 91 2 vehicles: 30 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 0 5+ vehicles: 0

73% of Taliaferro County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Georgia.

Taliaferro County:	72.9%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 1869
Northeast: 60
Midwest: 30
South: 83
West: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45.6%) Utility gas (24.0%) Electricity (20.3%) Wood (8.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (54.8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25.1%) Electricity (11.6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4.5%) Wood (4.0%)

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

Here:	7.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

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

Here:	7.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	71.4%
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.)

Taliaferro County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $5,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $130,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $336,000
Regular Highways: $268,000

Central Staff Services: $166,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $160,000

Health Services - Other: $128,000

Solid Waste Management: $112,000

Welfare - Other: $105,000

Financial Administration: $88,000

General - Other: $62,000

Fire Protection: $26,000

General Public Buildings: $25,000

Natural Resources - Other: $19,000

Libraries: $9,000

Housing & Community Development: $4,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $57,000
General: $24,000

Health: $12,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $453,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000

Rents: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $46,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $792,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $223,000
Public Welfare: $101,000

Health & Hospitals: $81,000

All Other: $7,000
Tax - Property: $531,000
Total General Sales: $171,000

Other Selective Sales: $45,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $409,000

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)

Taliaferro 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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