Wayne County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in 2005: 28,390 (48% urban, 52% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,129
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,195

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Land area: 645 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 44 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Manufacturing (16.0%), Retail trade (13.9%), Construction (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Wayne County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (74.7%)
Black (20.3%)
Hispanic (3.8%)
Other race (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 13,816	(52.0%)
Females: 12,749	(48.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,507
County population in 2003: 27,679
Jobs in 2003: 9,512

Total labor force in 2004: 11,609
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Wayne County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,215 ($32,766 in 2000)

This county	$35,215
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,394

Wayne County	$104,394
Georgia:	$147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $371
Institutionalized population: 2,096
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Wayne County in 2000: $755

Wayne County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Wayne County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 71.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $564 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $371 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $605 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jesup, Screven, Odum.

Neighboring counties: Appling County , Brantley County , Glynn County , Long County , McIntosh County , Pierce County , Tattnall County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Wayne County: Oxlot Landing (A), Mac Fishery Landing (B), Grangerville (C), Plank Landing (D), Log Landing (E), Oak Landing (F), Upper Sansavilla Landing (G), Pine Forest Country Club (H), Tar Landing (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wayne County include: Wesley Church (A), Akin Church (B), Altamaha Church (C), Union Hill Church (D), Union Church (E), Bethesda Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Bethlehem Wesleyan Church (H), Blanton Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Little Memorial Cemetery (1), Bennett Cemetery (2), Thornton Cemetery (3), Thompson Cemetery (4), O'Quinn Cemetery (5), Joiner Cemetery (6), Chapman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Bug Suck Lake (A), Bonnet Lake (B), Catfish Lake (C), Rocky Lake (D), Cross Lake (E), Cogden Lake (F), Cogdens Lake (G), Gentles Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goose Creek (A), Steamboat Old River Slough (B), Gum Branch (C), Boggy Creek (D), Cypresshead Branch (E), Harper Slough (F), Sweetwater Branch (G), Holstein Branch (H), Honey Camp Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.5%
Georgia:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 711
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 410 (43% naturalized citizens)

Wayne County:	1.5%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 120
1990 to 1994: 124
1985 to 1989: 40
1980 to 1984: 40
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 5
1965 to 1969: 76

Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.9%

Wayne County marital status for males

Wayne County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,264
One, attached: 91
Two: 270
3 or 4: 225
5 to 9: 204
10 to 19: 119
20 or more: 86
Mobile homes: 3,519
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 2,084 (143 second mortgage, 238 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,756

Agriculture in Wayne County
Average size of farms: 189 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $47975
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $453.21
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 44.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43799
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 30.91%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $52026
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.58
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.83%
Corn for grain: 6332 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 6181 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1154 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 597 acres

Wayne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 9.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/28/1966, a tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Paper (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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

Mexico (31%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Germany (7%)
Vietnam (6%)
Bolivia (4%)
Guatemala (4%)
Hungary (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne County:

United States or American (29%)
English (14%)
Irish (7%)
German (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (2%)
Italian (1%)

Wayne County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,152 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,426 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Taxi: 30 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 165 (2%)
Other means: 89 (1%)
Worked at home: 238 (2%)

People in group quarters in Wayne County, Georgia

1691 people in federal prisons and detention centers
195 people in state prisons
141 people in nursing homes
69 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,593.

6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,032 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.69%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.21% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($18,219 average AGI)
2.48% relocated from other states ($11,813 average AGI)
Wayne County: 2.48%
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 Glynn County, GA	0.75% ($28,460 average AGI)
from Liberty County, GA	0.57% ($27,042)
from Long County, GA	0.37% ($28,065)
from Chatham County, GA	0.30% ($22,960)
from Appling County, GA	0.21% ($28,056)
from Duval County, FL	0.19% ($28,875)
from Pierce County, GA	0.17% ($20,643)

5.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,321 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($19,164 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($14,158 average AGI)
Wayne County: 1.94%
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 Glynn County, GA	0.72% ($39,433 average AGI)
to Chatham County, GA	0.28% ($25,304)
to Liberty County, GA	0.25% ($25,476)
to Long County, GA	0.23% ($27,895)
to Pierce County, GA	0.20% ($43,647)
to Duval County, FL	0.19% ($54,875)
to Bulloch County, GA	0.18% ($15,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Births per 1000 population in Wayne County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Wayne County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Wayne County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,045 (3,118 aged, 927 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,426

In family households: 21,906 (5,322 male householders, 1,718 female householders)
5,582 spouses, 7,666 children (6,772 natural, 235 adopted, 659 stepchildren), 687 grandchildren, 105 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 300 other relatives, 396 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,520 (1,025 male householders (913 living alone)), 1,283 female householders (1,205 living alone)), 212 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,139 (2,113 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,951 2-persons, 1,715 3-persons, 1,473 4-persons, 569 5-persons, 225 6-persons, 107 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,118 1-person, 173 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

4,386 married couples with children.
1,738 single-parent households (328 men, 1,410 women).

94.4% of residents of Wayne County speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (19% speak English very well, 81% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $191,695,000 ($6798 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,762,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,019,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,576,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,781,000
Federal grants: $39,025,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,755,000 ($15,400,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $22,539,000 ($490,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $163,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,263,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,004,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,105

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,448

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +109

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,095

Here:	+39 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Wayne County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.91 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 411
1995 to 1998: 1,261
1990 to 1994: 1,277
1980 to 1989: 2,184
1970 to 1979: 1,525
1960 to 1969: 1,490
1950 to 1959: 1,414
1940 to 1949: 651
1939 or earlier: 614

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

1 room: 30
2 rooms: 151
3 rooms: 281
4 rooms: 904
5 rooms: 1,616
6 rooms: 1,748
7 rooms: 1,262
8 rooms: 633
9 or more rooms: 504

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

1 room: 19
2 rooms: 164
3 rooms: 288
4 rooms: 641
5 rooms: 560
6 rooms: 344
7 rooms: 138
8 rooms: 28
9 or more rooms: 13

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

no bedroom: 76
1 bedroom: 258
2 bedrooms: 1,524
3 bedrooms: 4,176
4 bedrooms: 933
5 or more bedrooms: 162

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne County:

no bedroom: 48
1 bedroom: 344
2 bedrooms: 976
3 bedrooms: 733
4 bedrooms: 86
5 or more bedrooms: 8

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

no vehicle: 247
1 vehicle: 1,915
2 vehicles: 3,391
3 vehicles: 1,179
4 vehicles: 325
5 or more vehicles: 72

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

no vehicle: 484
1 vehicle: 1,113
2 vehicles: 512
3 vehicles: 53
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 15

54% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Georgia.

Wayne County:	53.7%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 20499
Northeast: 938
Midwest: 791
South: 3271
West: 333

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (64%)
Utility gas (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (53%)
Utility gas (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
No fuel used (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108

Here:	3.4%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 116

Here:	7.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 85

Here:	13.3%
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)

Wayne County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,105,000
All Other: $798,000

Parks & Recreation: $74,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,546,000
General: $308,000

Police Protection: $136,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,535,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,777,000

Police Protection: $1,628,000

Corrections - Other: $1,609,000

Health Services - Other: $1,085,000

Financial Administration: $1,043,000

General - Other: $919,000

Parks & Recreation: $830,000

Solid Waste Management: $776,000

Central Staff Services: $340,000

Housing & Community Development: $315,000

Welfare - Other: $272,000

Natural Resources - Other: $232,000

General Public Buildings: $148,000

Fire Protection: $74,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000
General - Interest on Debt: $235,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,036,000
Libraries: $103,000

Health: $96,000

Hospitals: $50,000

Welfare: $48,000

Parks & Recreation: $32,000

Fire Protection: $19,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $13,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,018,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $4,704,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,944,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,527,000
Other, NEC: $1,884,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,177,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $60,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $924,000
Interest Earnings: $369,000

Rents: $207,000

Special Assessments: $21,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $726,000
Parks & Recreation: $444,000

Regular Highways: $203,000

Police Protection: $143,000

Fire Protection: $107,000

Health - Other: $76,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

Corrections - Other: $12,000

Natural Resource - Other: $11,000

General Public Building: $11,000

Judicial: $11,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,397,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,527,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $898,000
Housing & Community Development: $356,000

Health & Hospitals: $258,000

Highways: $2,000
Tax - Property: $7,652,000
Total General Sales: $3,487,000

Other Selective Sales: $621,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $85,000

NEC: $52,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,130,000

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