Towns County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 10,315 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,407
Renter-occupied apartments: 591

% of renters here:	15%
State:	33%

Land area: 167 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 62 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.8%), Construction (16.9%), Retail trade (12.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Towns County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

Median resident age:	48.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 4,411	(47.3%)
Females: 4,908	(52.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,959
County population in 2003: 9,956
Jobs in 2003: 3,469

Towns County,GA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 5,366
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.0%

Average household size:

Towns County:	2.2 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,338 ($31,950 in 2000)

This county	$34,338
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $186,941

Towns County	$186,941
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $435
Institutionalized population: 112
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Towns County in 2000: $813

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 45
Thefts: 101
Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 44
Thefts: 106
Auto thefts: 9

Towns County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Towns County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 27.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $401 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Towns County is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $539 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hiawassee, Young Harris, Gumbranch, Macedonia.

Neighboring counties: Clay County, North Carolina , Habersham County , Rabun County , Union County , White County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Towns County: Tate Branch Campground (A), Camp Pioneer (B), Montgomery Corner (C), Dicks Creek Gap Recreation Site (D), Department of Natural Resources Work Center (E), FAA Tracking Station (F), Plumorchard Gap Shelter (G), Sky Hawk Mountain (H), High Shoals Falls Scenic Area (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Towns County include: West Union Church (A), Woods Grove Church (B), Victory Church (C), Upper Hightower Church (D), Upper Bell Church (E), Union Hill Church (F), Bell Scene Church (G), Brasstown Church (H), Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lower Bell Creek Cemetery (1), Lower Hightower Cemetery (2), Macedonia Cemetery (3), Russell Cemetery (4), Garrett Cemetery (5), Ivy Mount Cemetery (6), Boyd Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Scataway Creek Watershed Number 18 L (A), Berrong Lake (B), Hightower Creek Watershed Number 13 Lake (C), Sanders Pond (D), Hall Creek Watershed Number 25 Lake (E), Hall Creek Lake (F), Shoal Branch Watershed Number 11 Lake (G), Eagle Mountain Trout Farm Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sorrells Branch (A), Sorrels Branch (B), Cynth Creek (C), Lovell Branch (D), Wilson Cove Creek (E), Stillhouse Branch (F), Gumlog Creek (G), Gurley Branch (H), Gurley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Towns County include: Chatuge State Park (1), Lake Chatuge Recreation Area (2), Swallow Creek Wildlife Management Area (3), Towns County Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.6%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 582
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 249 (49% naturalized citizens)

Towns County:	2.7%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 88
1990 to 1994: 25
1985 to 1989: 10
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 20
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 86

Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.2%

Towns County marital status for males

Towns County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,554
One, attached: 100
Two: 46
3 or 4: 80
5 to 9: 39
10 to 19: 5
20 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 1,373
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 83

Housing units in Towns County with a mortgage: 1,168 (35 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,201

Agriculture in Towns County
Average size of farms: 74 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13529
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $294.94
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 26.87%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13530
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $25765
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.73

Towns County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (29%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Carpenters (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Mexico (33%)
Germany (15%)
Korea (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Austria (5%)
Other South Eastern Asia (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Towns County:

United States or American (33%)
English (16%)
Irish (11%)
German (9%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Scottish (3%)
Italian (2%)

Towns County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,714 (74%)
Carpooled: 604 (16%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 166 (5%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 167 (5%)

People in group quarters in Towns County, Georgia

359 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
112 people in nursing homes
36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,592.

10.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($65,937 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.38%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.43% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($23,683 average AGI)
5.96% relocated from other states ($42,251 average AGI)
Towns County: 5.96%
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 Union County, GA	1.08% ($43,026 average AGI)
from Clay County, NC	0.62% ($47,364)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.34% ($65,083)
from Broward County, FL	0.28% ($91,200)
from Lee County, FL	0.28% ($62,800)
from Palm Beach County, FL	0.28% ($55,500)
from Fulton County, GA	0.28% ($47,800)

7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,594 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.44%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.52% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($26,339 average AGI)
3.93% relocated to other states ($24,256 average AGI)
Towns County: 3.93%
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 Union County, GA	1.14% ($25,641 average AGI)
to Clay County, NC	0.88% ($35,767)
to Cherokee County, NC	0.35% ($21,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Births per 1000 population in Towns County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Towns County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Towns County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,730 (2,422 aged, 308 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,805

In family households: 7,531 (2,437 male householders, 418 female householders)
2,555 spouses, 1,796 children (1,600 natural, 81 adopted, 115 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 55 parents, 59 other relatives, 104 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,274 (494 male householders (425 living alone)), 656 female householders (611 living alone)), 124 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 514 (109 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,783 2-persons, 534 3-persons, 354 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,036 1-person, 110 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

1,140 married couples with children.
280 single-parent households (104 men, 176 women).

95.9% of residents of Towns County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,610,000 ($6870 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,697,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,893,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,974,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $33,000
Federal grants: $10,854,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,203,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,653,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $259,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,987,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 431

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 693

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +59

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,220

Here:	+118 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Towns County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.95 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 308
1995 to 1998: 1,004
1990 to 1994: 1,054
1980 to 1989: 1,614
1970 to 1979: 1,073
1960 to 1969: 538
1950 to 1959: 311
1940 to 1949: 177
1939 or earlier: 203

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 68
3 rooms: 225
4 rooms: 529
5 rooms: 869
6 rooms: 744
7 rooms: 420
8 rooms: 336
9 or more rooms: 216

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 77
4 rooms: 140
5 rooms: 151
6 rooms: 95
7 rooms: 61
8 rooms: 13
9 or more rooms: 20

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

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 169
2 bedrooms: 1,003
3 bedrooms: 1,770
4 bedrooms: 408
5 or more bedrooms: 51

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Towns County:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 88
2 bedrooms: 252
3 bedrooms: 199
4 bedrooms: 42
5 or more bedrooms: 6

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

no vehicle: 172
1 vehicle: 971
2 vehicles: 1,441
3 vehicles: 599
4 vehicles: 151
5 or more vehicles: 73

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

no vehicle: 101
1 vehicle: 237
2 vehicles: 175
3 vehicles: 47
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 13

57% of Towns County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Georgia.

Towns County:	56.6%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 5024
Northeast: 701
Midwest: 858
South: 2285
West: 162

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
Electricity (30%)
Wood (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Utility gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
Electricity (38%)
Wood (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Utility gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40

Here:	5.7%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	0.5%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 367

Here:	68.6%
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)

Towns County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $651,000
Parks & Recreation: $213,000

Solid Waste Management: $179,000
Construction - Corrections - Other: $1,089,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $1,039,000
Police Protection: $585,000

Regular Highways: $562,000

General - Other: $500,000

Welfare - Other: $441,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $393,000

Parks & Recreation: $336,000

Solid Waste Management: $295,000

Corrections - Other: $289,000

Central Staff Services: $237,000

Financial Administration: $234,000

Fire Protection: $95,000

Natural Resources - Other: $29,000

Libraries: $5,000

Housing & Community Development: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000
All Other: $33,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $286,000
General: $242,000

Health: $142,000

Welfare: $23,000

Solid Waste Management: $21,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $319,000
Interest Earnings: $113,000

Rents: $18,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $350,000
Police Protection: $99,000

Regular Highways: $45,000

Fire Protection: $39,000

Health - Other: $22,000

Central Staff: $20,000

Judicial: $6,000

Welfare - Other: $3,000

Financial Administration: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,312,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $100,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $189,000
Highways: $175,000

Health & Hospitals: $139,000

Public Welfare: $133,000
Tax - Property: $2,268,000
Total General Sales: $1,382,000

Other Selective Sales: $255,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $185,000

Public Utilities: $35,000

NEC: $30,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,229,000

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