Turner County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.7%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Turner County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 4,570	(48.1%)
Females: 4,934	(51.9%)

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Turner County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$29,731
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$272
State:	$614

Turner County:	$79,214
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $134,229

Here:	$134,229
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $21,007

Here:	$21,007
State:	$202,354

Mobile homes: $33,618

Here:	$33,618
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$74,556

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 9

This county:	26.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Turner County is $403 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ashburn, Sycamore, Rebecca.

Neighboring counties: Ben Hill County , Crisp County , Irwin County , Tift County , Wilcox County , Worth County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Turner County: Turner County Industrial Park (A), Wanee Lake Country Club (B), Mount Bethel Youth Camp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Turner County include: Amboy Baptist Church (A), Ashburn Church (B), Union Grove Church (C), Bethel Baptist Church (D), Live Oak Church (E), Clements Chapel (F), Saint Lukes Church (G), Rocky Mount Church (H), Dakota Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Avery Cemetery (1), Widdons Cemetery (2), Pate Cemetery (3), Clements Cemetery (4), Clements Chapel Cemetery (5), Paulk Cemetery (6), Rainey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Paulks Pond (A), Blue Pond (B), Busseys Pond (C), White Oak Lake (D), Piney Woods Lake (E), Double Lakes (F), Ross Lake (G), Baker Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gulley Branch (A), Wolf Creek (B), Big Branch (C), Mile Branch (D), Lake Creek (E), Lime Creek (F), Kings Branch (G), Newell Branch (H), Ashburn Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.1%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 299
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 231 (33% naturalized citizens)

Turner County:	2.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,177
• One, attached: 30
• Two: 93
• 3 or 4: 82
• 5 to 9: 137
• 10 to 19: 34
• 20 or more: 168
• Mobile homes: 1,191
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Turner County with a mortgage: 662 (46 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 555

Here:	54.4% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Turner County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/24/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Turner County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 100% 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 96.9 miles away from Turner County center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,829 (74%) Carpooled: 792 (21%) Walked: 64 (2%) Other means: 39 (1%) Worked at home: 118 (3%)

4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.57% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($21,297 average AGI)
1.18% relocated from other states ($4,945 average AGI)

Turner County:	1.18%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Tift County, GA	0.82% ($26,160 average AGI)
from Crisp County, GA	0.62% ($22,684)
from Worth County, GA	0.43% ($24,385)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,847 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.32% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($20,648 average AGI)
1.00% relocated to other states ($6,199 average AGI)

Turner County:	1.00%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Tift County, GA	1.68% ($23,654 average AGI)
to Crisp County, GA	0.52% ($22,438)
to Dougherty County, GA	0.35% ($17,636)
to Worth County, GA	0.32% ($33,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,581 (1,259 aged, 322 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,354 (1,734 male householders, 835 female householders)

  1,744 spouses, 3,092 children (2,869 natural, 66 adopted, 157 stepchildren), 452 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 134 other relatives, 285 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 990 (337 male householders (282 living alone)), 544 female householders (517 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 160 (130 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,009 2-persons, 609 3-persons, 528 4-persons, 246 5-persons, 86 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 799 1-person, 71 2-persons, 11 4-persons.

93.8% of residents of Turner County speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,984,000 ($7232 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,061,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,019,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,579,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,835,000
Federal grants: $22,567,000
Federal procurement contracts: $331,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,652,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $62,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,260,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,656,000

Here:	86 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.71 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

65% of Turner County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Georgia.

Turner County:	65.1%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 8264
• Northeast: 112
• Midwest: 132
• South: 655
• West: 66

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Here:	3.2%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	1.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	5.4%
Georgia:	22.9%

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