Webster County, Georgia (GA)

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County population in July 2007: 2,245 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 742
Renter-occupied apartments: 169

% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

Land area: 210 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Webster County: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.5%), Educational,health and social services (16.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Webster County, Georgia:

White Non-Hispanic (49.6%)
Black (47.0%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Other race (1.6%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 1,201	(50.3%)
Females: 1,189	(49.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,353
County population in 2003: 2,307
Jobs in 2003: 521

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Total labor force in 2004: 1,063
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.8%

Average household size:

Webster County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,413 ($27,992 in 1999)

This county:	$32,413
Georgia:	$49,136

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $248 (lower quartile is $145, upper quartile is $290)

This county:	$248
State:	$614

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,944 (it was $42,500 in 2000)

Webster County:	$75,944
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,047 - $112,195

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $130,377
Here: $130,377
State: $234,442

In 2-unit structures: $50,528
Here: $50,528
State: $222,245

Mobile homes: $32,938
Here: $32,938
State: $44,353

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,151
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $178

Institutionalized population: 2

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2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County Georgia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.3%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $314 (0.7%)

Webster County household income distribution in 2007

Webster County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	19.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Webster County is $393 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $578 a month.

Cities in this county include: Preston, Weston.

Neighboring counties: Marion County , Randolph County , Stewart County , Sumter County , Terrell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Webster County include: Antioch Church (A), Turkey Creek Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Saint Marks Church (E), Rural Hill Church (F), Enterprise Church (G), Evans Chapel (H), Freedom Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Turkey Creek Cemetery (1), Lowrey Cemetery (2), Macedonia Cemetery (3), New Hope Cemetery (4), Mount Avery Cemetery (5), Pickett-Shipley Cemetery (6), Davis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bankston Lake (A), Kennedy Lake (B), Holoka Lake (C), Davenports Millpond (D), Mulkey Lake (E), Flanigans Pond (F), Goodwins Pond (G), Simmons Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Choctahatchee Creek (A), Clear Creek (B), Mud Creek (C), Harrel Mill Creek (D), Hog Branch (E), Christmas Branch (F), Rabbit Branch (G), Little Bear Creek (H), Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	8.2%
Georgia:	9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 47
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 47 (11% naturalized citizens)

Webster County:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 28 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 2

Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 35.3%

Webster County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 620
One, attached: 4
Two: 4
5 to 9: 7
20 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 418
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Webster County with a mortgage: 116 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 190

Here:	37.9% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 1,348
Total congregations: 9

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Baha'i	Other
Adherents	1,090 (80.9%)	200 (14.8%)	54 (4.0%)	4 (0.3%)	-
Congregations	5 (55.6%)	2 (22.2%)	1 (11.1%)	-	1 (11.1%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Webster County - Preston, Weston

Agriculture in Webster County
Average size of farms: 676 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $89272
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $309.74
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $94117
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $118547
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.73%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.43
Corn for grain: 2110 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3589 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 4628 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 647 harvested acres
Vegetables: 650 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1160 acres

Webster County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Wood products (13%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Food (11%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (96%)
Germany (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Webster County (%):

United States or American (27%)
English (7%)
Irish (5%)
African (4%)
German (3%)
Dutch (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Webster County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 736 (76%)
Carpooled: 185 (19%)
Walked: 15 (2%)
Other means: 21 (2%)
Worked at home: 13 (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,501.

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,056 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Georgia.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.58% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($18,963 average AGI)
1.27% relocated to other states ($3,685 average AGI)
Webster County: 1.27%
Georgia average: 3.17%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Births per 1000 population in Webster County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Webster County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 21.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Webster County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 298 (247 aged, 51 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1441.680
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1354.300

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,388

In family households: 2,106 (485 male householders, 194 female householders)
472 spouses, 734 children (684 natural, 6 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 90 grandchildren, 36 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 29 other relatives, 48 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 282 (102 male householders (80 living alone)), 138 female householders (138 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 269 2-persons, 191 3-persons, 132 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 218 1-person, 9 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

94.2% of residents of Webster County speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $15,668,000 ($6736 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $290,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,765,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,987,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,588,000
Federal grants: $4,600,000
Federal procurement contracts: $116,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $613,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,421,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,576,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 137

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 127

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +26

Here:	+11 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -123

Here:	-54 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Webster County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.10 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: 12
1995 to 1998: 126
1990 to 1994: 123
1980 to 1989: 189
1970 to 1979: 233
1960 to 1969: 107
1950 to 1959: 77
1940 to 1949: 51
1939 or earlier: 197

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Webster County, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 49 4 rooms: 113 5 rooms: 145 6 rooms: 182 7 rooms: 120 8 rooms: 77 9+ rooms: 49

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Webster County, Georgia:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 53 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 5 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Webster County:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 209 3 bedrooms: 360 4 bedrooms: 120 5+ bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Webster County:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 59 3 bedrooms: 79 4 bedrooms: 8 5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 55 1 vehicle: 232 2 vehicles: 264 3 vehicles: 111 4 vehicles: 59 5+ vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Webster County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 80 2 vehicles: 38 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 3 5+ vehicles: 0

71% of Webster 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, 79% lived in Georgia.

Webster County:	70.7%
State average:	50.8%

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

This state: 1973
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 63
South: 233
West: 26

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60.1%) Electricity (35.8%) Utility gas (3.0%) Wood (1.1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60.4%) Electricity (35.5%) Wood (4.1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43

Here:	15.2%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	10.7%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	2.1%
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 (Noninst.)

Webster County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $123,000
Solid Waste Management: $73,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $400,000
Health Services - Other: $252,000

Police Protection: $249,000

Financial Administration: $164,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $141,000

Central Staff Services: $130,000

Solid Waste Management: $93,000

Housing & Community Development: $59,000

General Public Buildings: $30,000

Welfare - Other: $29,000

General - Other: $29,000

Natural Resources - Other: $21,000

Libraries: $6,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $21,000
General: $20,000

Welfare: $5,000

Libraries: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $244,000
Rents: $34,000

Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $44,000
General - Other: $15,000

Regular Highways: $5,000

General Public Building: $2,000

Central Staff: $2,000

Natural Resource - Other: $1,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $648,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $192,000
Health & Hospitals: $71,000

Housing & Community Development: $59,000
Tax - Property: $716,000
Total General Sales: $170,000

Other Selective Sales: $60,000

NEC: $9,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $622,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Webster County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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