Toombs County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	33%

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

Type of workers:

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

Races in Toombs County, Georgia:

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

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

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Toombs County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$31,046
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$338
State:	$614

Toombs County:	$91,787
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $134,079

Here:	$134,079
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $83,950

Here:	$83,950
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $190,986

Here:	$190,986
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $55,384

Here:	$55,384
State:	$151,985

Mobile homes: $31,137

Here:	$31,137
State:	$44,353

This county:	23.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

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.

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

Here:	9.3%
Georgia:	9.5%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

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

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

Here:	54.9% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

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.

Toombs County-area historical earthquake activity is below Georgia state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 16.8 miles away from Toombs County center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

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

Here:	4.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	6.8%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	12.9%
Georgia:	22.9%

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