Toombs County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 27,274 (48% urban, 52% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,470
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,407

% of renters here:	34%
State:	33%

Land area: 367 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 74 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	23.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Manufacturing (14.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Toombs County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (66.1%)
Black (24.2%)
Hispanic (8.9%)
Other race (5.3%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 12,443	(47.7%)
Females: 13,624	(52.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,336
County population in 2003: 26,489
Jobs in 2003: 11,266

Total labor force in 2004: 11,860
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.0%

Average household size:

Toombs County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,815 ($26,811 in 2000)

This county	$28,815
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $97,356

Toombs County	$97,356
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $393
Institutionalized population: 440
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Toombs County in 2000: $734

Toombs County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Toombs County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 29.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $488 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Toombs County is $412 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $638 a month.

Cities in this county include: Vidalia, Lyons, Santa Claus, Nevils-Stilson, Gray-Griswold.

Neighboring counties: Appling County , Candler County , Emanuel County , Jeff Davis County , Montgomery County , Tattnall County , Treutlen County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Toombs County: Sharpes Landing (A), Stanleys Store (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Toombs County include: White Chapel (A), Williamson Chapel (B), Vidalia Church (C), Taylor Chapel (D), Spring Hill Church (E), Live Oak Church (F), South Thompson Church (G), Smyrna Church (H), Sharpes Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Wilkes Cemetery (2), Findley Cemetery (3), Partin Cemetery (4), White Chapel Cemetery (5), Clifton Cemetery (6), Bazemore Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Thompson Pond (A), Cone Lake (B), John Currie Lake (C), Sapp Lake (D), Bill Brown Lake (E), Cato Lake (F), Gross Pond (G), Bowens Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grace Branch (A), Open Creek (B), Swift Creek (C), Reedy Creek (D), Oconee Creek (E), Milligan Creek (F), Inman Creek (G), Mill Creek (H), Tiger Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.0%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 731
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,532 (22% naturalized citizens)

Toombs County:	5.9%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 619
1990 to 1994: 418
1985 to 1989: 162
1980 to 1984: 111
1975 to 1979: 48
1970 to 1974: 72
1970 to 1974: 61
1965 to 1969: 41

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.7%

Toombs County marital status for males

Toombs County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,954
One, attached: 236
Two: 468
3 or 4: 339
5 to 9: 247
10 to 19: 69
20 or more: 41
Mobile homes: 2,977
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Toombs County with a mortgage: 2,218 (156 second mortgage, 79 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,823

Agriculture in Toombs County
Average size of farms: 243 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $86752
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1075.60
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.38%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.68%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $82661
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.29%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $74210
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.79
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.07%
Corn for grain: 2443 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 103 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 7061 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3024 harvested acres
Vegetables: 6634 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1199 acres

Toombs County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/3/1984, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Public administration (8%)
Utilities (8%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Apparel (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (12%)
Public administration (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Apparel (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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

Mexico (84%)
Germany (3%)
Canada (2%)
Korea (2%)
Nicaragua (2%)
Philippines (2%)
Honduras (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Toombs County:

United States or American (35%)
English (6%)
Irish (6%)
German (2%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
African (1%)

Toombs County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,456 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,842 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 55 (1%)
Taxi: 17 (0%)
Walked: 229 (2%)
Other means: 102 (1%)
Worked at home: 122 (1%)

People in group quarters in Toombs County, Georgia

344 people in nursing homes
78 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
18 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,843.

7.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,412 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.30%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.25% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($19,800 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($9,612 average AGI)
Toombs County: 2.05%
Georgia average: 4.40%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Montgomery County, GA	1.02% ($23,024 average AGI)
from Tattnall County, GA	0.72% ($24,200)
from Emanuel County, GA	0.30% ($21,200)
from Appling County, GA	0.25% ($24,429)
from Bulloch County, GA	0.25% ($15,381)
from Wheeler County, GA	0.19% ($16,875)
from Treutlen County, GA	0.17% ($34,786)

6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,872 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.89%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.94% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($19,713 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($9,159 average AGI)
Toombs County: 1.95%
Georgia average: 3.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Montgomery County, GA	0.84% ($27,386 average AGI)
to Tattnall County, GA	0.46% ($22,842)
to Emanuel County, GA	0.37% ($26,194)
to Chatham County, GA	0.29% ($22,208)
to Bulloch County, GA	0.23% ($29,684)
to Jeff Davis County, GA	0.13% ($29,636)
to Fulton County, GA	0.12% ($54,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.5

Births per 1000 population in Toombs County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Toombs County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Toombs County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,393 (3,304 aged, 1,089 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,590

In family households: 22,091 (4,858 male householders, 2,017 female householders)
4,941 spouses, 8,090 children (7,334 natural, 181 adopted, 575 stepchildren), 882 grandchildren, 271 brothers or sisters, 142 parents, 272 other relatives, 618 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,499 (1,198 male householders (976 living alone)), 1,797 female householders (1,686 living alone)), 504 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 477 (443 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,731 2-persons, 1,716 3-persons, 1,404 4-persons, 641 5-persons, 253 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,662 1-person, 245 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

4,173 married couples with children.
2,197 single-parent households (414 men, 1,783 women).

89.8% of residents of Toombs County speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $168,613,000 ($6297 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,875,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,878,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,518,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,836,000
Federal grants: $53,208,000
Federal procurement contracts: $989,000 ($125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,185,000 ($4,332,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $172,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,300,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,870,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,286

Here:	84 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,478

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +554

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -116

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Toombs County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.66 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 300
1995 to 1998: 976
1990 to 1994: 965
1980 to 1989: 2,157
1970 to 1979: 2,603
1960 to 1969: 1,882
1950 to 1959: 1,230
1940 to 1949: 783
1939 or earlier: 475

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Toombs County, Georgia:

1 room: 13
2 rooms: 94
3 rooms: 266
4 rooms: 647
5 rooms: 1,811
6 rooms: 1,709
7 rooms: 903
8 rooms: 520
9 or more rooms: 507

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Toombs County, Georgia:

1 room: 34
2 rooms: 135
3 rooms: 361
4 rooms: 1,074
5 rooms: 900
6 rooms: 557
7 rooms: 240
8 rooms: 64
9 or more rooms: 42

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Toombs County:

no bedroom: 41
1 bedroom: 161
2 bedrooms: 1,373
3 bedrooms: 3,903
4 bedrooms: 843
5 or more bedrooms: 149

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Toombs County:

no bedroom: 71
1 bedroom: 427
2 bedrooms: 1,292
3 bedrooms: 1,392
4 bedrooms: 207
5 or more bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Toombs County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 351
1 vehicle: 2,012
2 vehicles: 2,849
3 vehicles: 1,015
4 vehicles: 195
5 or more vehicles: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Toombs County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 670
1 vehicle: 1,692
2 vehicles: 808
3 vehicles: 175
4 vehicles: 35
5 or more vehicles: 27

60% of Toombs County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Georgia.

Toombs County:	59.8%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 20236
Northeast: 555
Midwest: 513
South: 2857
West: 266

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (73%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Utility gas (10%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (65%)
Utility gas (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 134

Here:	4.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106

Here:	6.8%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 83

Here:	12.9%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Toombs County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,484,000
All Other: $1,028,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $2,261,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $824,000

Health Services - Other: $652,000

Regular Highways: $544,000

General - Other: $450,000

Financial Administration: $398,000

General Public Buildings: $282,000

Solid Waste Management: $249,000

Police Protection: $219,000

Parks & Recreation: $169,000

Natural Resources - Other: $55,000

Welfare - Other: $34,000

Housing & Community Development: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,972,000
Corrections: $942,000

Parks & Recreation: $314,000

Hospitals: $125,000

Health: $110,000

Fire Protection: $51,000

Libraries: $46,000

Welfare: $34,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $130,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $130,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,424,000
Rents: $79,000

Interest Earnings: $36,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $80,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,397,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $544,000
Health & Hospitals: $339,000

Housing & Community Development: $192,000

All Other: $161,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $4,768,000
Property: $3,074,000

Other Selective Sales: $365,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $82,000

NEC: $42,000

Public Utilities: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,064,000

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