Twiggs County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.1%), Educational,health and social services (11.3%), Construction (11.2%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Twiggs County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 5,070	(47.9%)
Females: 5,520	(52.1%)

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Twiggs County:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,601
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$310
State:	$614

Twiggs County:	$89,704
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $134,428

Here:	$134,428
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $103,984

Here:	$103,984
State:	$202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $312,505

Here:	$312,505
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,339,819

Here:	$2,339,819
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $34,279

Here:	$34,279
State:	$44,353

This county:	19.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Area name: Macon, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Twiggs County is $487 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $542 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jeffersonville, Danville, Allentown.

Neighboring counties: Bibb County , Bleckley County , Houston County , Jones County , Laurens County , Wilkinson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Twiggs County: Bullard Landing (A), Adams Park (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Twiggs County include: White Spring Church (A), Lar Grove Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Beech Spring Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Lizzy Harold Church (F), Stone Creek Church (G), Shiloh Church (H), Chance Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Baker Cemetery (1), Finch Cemetery (2), Land Cemetery (3), Glover Cemetery (4), Beckham Cemetery (5), Beech Spring Cemetery (6), Kitchens Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jack Hole (A), Hamrick Lake (B), McCallum Pond (C), Big Eddy (D), Dove Pond (E), Eel Hole (F), Mallory Lake (G), Jolly Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Creek (A), Stone Creek (B), Gum Swamp Branch (C), Hammocks Branch (D), Hasty Branch (E), Wolf Creek (F), Hogan Branch (G), Horse Creek (H), Big Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Dry Branch Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.3%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 243
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 83 (52% naturalized citizens)

Twiggs County:	0.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 24.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,456
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 33
• 3 or 4: 41
• 10 to 19: 46
• 20 or more: 16
• Mobile homes: 1,653
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Twiggs County with a mortgage: 810 (85 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 774

Here:	51.1% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Twiggs County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/13/1954, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Twiggs County-area historical earthquake activity is below Georgia state average. It is 96% 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 99.0 miles away from Twiggs County center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.4 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 76.3 miles away from the county center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.1 miles away from Twiggs County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,185 (78%) Carpooled: 714 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Walked: 29 (1%) Other means: 32 (1%) Worked at home: 116 (3%)

7.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.40%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.57% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($23,116 average AGI)
0.83% relocated from other states ($2,157 average AGI)

Twiggs County:	0.83%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Bibb County, GA	2.91% ($25,418 average AGI)
from Jones County, GA	0.74% ($21,720)
from Houston County, GA	0.59% ($26,050)
from Laurens County, GA	0.36% ($22,583)
from Wilkinson County, GA	0.30% ($31,700)

8.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,217 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.03%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.23% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($24,033 average AGI)
0.80% relocated to other states ($4,184 average AGI)

Twiggs County:	0.80%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Bibb County, GA	3.37% ($23,105 average AGI)
to Jones County, GA	0.65% ($31,818)
to Houston County, GA	0.62% ($34,952)
to Laurens County, GA	0.53% ($37,556)
to Wilkinson County, GA	0.30% ($31,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,471 (1,018 aged, 453 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,365 (1,928 male householders, 918 female householders)

  1,942 spouses, 3,440 children (3,228 natural, 67 adopted, 145 stepchildren), 578 grandchildren, 116 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 173 other relatives, 199 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,083 (446 male householders (388 living alone)), 510 female householders (462 living alone)), 127 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 142 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,052 2-persons, 732 3-persons, 611 4-persons, 273 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 850 1-person, 81 2-persons, 25 3-persons.

97.8% of residents of Twiggs County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $57,116,000 ($5466 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,223,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,625,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,954,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $783,000
Federal grants: $16,627,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,437,000 ($2,242,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $691,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $237,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,933,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,649,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.33 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.2

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

71% of Twiggs County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Georgia.

Twiggs County:	71.4%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 9176
• Northeast: 329
• Midwest: 176
• South: 721
• West: 85

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,000

Here:	17.1%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	19.7%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	20.7%
Georgia:	22.9%

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