Upson County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.2%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Upson County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 13,105	(47.5%)
Females: 14,492	(52.5%)

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Upson County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,129
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$355
State:	$614

Upson County:	$103,582
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $141,078

Here:	$141,078
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,898

Here:	$124,898
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $37,586

Here:	$37,586
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $6,124

Here:	$6,124
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $7,607

Here:	$7,607
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $42,990

Here:	$42,990
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: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 99
• Thefts: 282
• Auto thefts: 31

This county:	14.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Upson County is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thomaston, Hannahs Mill, Lincoln Park, Sunset Village, Yatesville, Salem, The Rock-Yatesville, Thurston.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Lamar County , Meriwether County , Monroe County , Pike County , Talbot County , Taylor County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Upson County: Camp Thunder (A), Thomaston-Upson Industrial Park (B), McCrary Minnow Farm (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Upson County include: Welcome Grove Church (A), Wilson Chapel (B), Zion Chapel (C), Andrews Chapel (D), Antioch Church (E), Valley Grove Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Bethlehem Church (H), Bethlehem Temple (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Good Hope Cemetery (2), Fellowship Cemetery (3), Trice Cemetery (4), Trayler Cemetery (5), Bethany Cemetery (6), Gilbert Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Three Acre Lake (A), Swift Creek Lake (B), Mathews Lake (C), Mathis Lake (D), Matthews Lake (E), Turner Lake (F), McGehee Lake (G), Triple S Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sullivan Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Womble Creek (C), Reeves Creek (D), Woodall Branch (E), Little Branch (F), Fourth Branch (G), Horseley Branch (H), Tenmile Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Upson County: Sprewell Bluff Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.2%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 561 (36% naturalized citizens)

Upson County:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,133
• One, attached: 142
• Two: 301
• 3 or 4: 513
• 5 to 9: 169
• 10 to 19: 16
• 20 or more: 148
• Mobile homes: 2,161
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Housing units in Upson County with a mortgage: 3,000 (339 second mortgage, 243 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,101

Here:	58.8% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Upson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/24/1994, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Upson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 64.3 miles away from Upson County center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,662 (77%) Carpooled: 1,779 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Taxi: 112 (1%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 240 (2%) Other means: 216 (2%) Worked at home: 221 (2%)

5.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.42%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.00% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($23,586 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($12,102 average AGI)

Upson County:	1.42%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Pike County, GA	0.50% ($24,311 average AGI)
from Spalding County, GA	0.49% ($21,386)
from Lamar County, GA	0.40% ($41,861)
from Meriwether County, GA	0.28% ($25,800)
from Clayton County, GA	0.24% ($27,455)
from Henry County, GA	0.23% ($34,952)
from Monroe County, GA	0.14% ($24,615)

5.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.48%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.99% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,963 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($8,673 average AGI)

Upson County:	1.49%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Pike County, GA	0.56% ($39,160 average AGI)
to Spalding County, GA	0.49% ($26,068)
to Lamar County, GA	0.37% ($25,758)
to Bibb County, GA	0.22% ($29,550)
to Clayton County, GA	0.16% ($26,786)
to Fulton County, GA	0.16% ($20,714)
to Henry County, GA	0.14% ($33,308)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
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: 4,848 (3,780 aged, 1,068 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,881 (5,501 male householders, 2,297 female householders)

  5,574 spouses, 8,273 children (7,331 natural, 175 adopted, 767 stepchildren), 812 grandchildren, 224 brothers or sisters, 235 parents, 347 other relatives, 618 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,259 (1,120 male householders (965 living alone)), 1,834 female householders (1,734 living alone)), 305 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 457 (428 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,283 2-persons, 2,011 3-persons, 1,553 4-persons, 592 5-persons, 296 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,699 1-person, 223 2-persons, 32 3-persons.

96.7% of residents of Upson County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (34% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $154,645,000 ($5502 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,435,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,300,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,080,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $713,000
Federal grants: $40,445,000
Federal procurement contracts: $782,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,325,000 ($477,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $367,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,507,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,327,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 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: 3.38 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

63% of Upson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.

Upson County:	63.5%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 22977
• Northeast: 540
• Midwest: 563
• South: 2516
• West: 347

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,600

Here:	7.1%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	5.0%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	8.4%
Georgia:	22.9%

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