Wilcox County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

This county:	21.0%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Manufacturing (16.5%), Public administration (13.0%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Wilcox County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 4,742	(55.3%)
Females: 3,835	(44.7%)

Wilcox County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county	$29,537
Georgia:	$45,604

Wilcox County	$75,363
Georgia:	$147,500

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wilcox County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.

Cities in this county include: Abbeville, Rochelle, Pineview, Pitts.

Neighboring counties: Ben Hill County , Crisp County , Dodge County , Dooly County , Pulaski County , Telfair County , Turner County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Bowens Mill State Fish Hatchery (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Wilcox County include: Antioch Church (A), Union Church (B), Springfield Church (C), Snow Hill Church (D), Siloam Church (E), Cannonville Church (F), Shady Grove Church (G), Cedar Creek Church (H), Christian Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Tomberlin Cemetery (2), Pleasant View Cemetery (3), Dennard Cemetery (4), Lebanon Cemetery (5), Keen Cemetery (6), McCall Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Black Lake (A), Ocean Pond (B), Old Rountree Lake (C), Slate Hole (D), Cypress Pond (E), Blue Sink (F), Rhodes Lake (G), Sink of the Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brushy Creek (A), Gum Creek (B), Reynolds Creek (C), Haw Pond Creek (D), Folsom Creek (E), Mizell Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Bear Creek (H), Bay Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.9%
Georgia:	4.6%

Current college students: 200
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 72 (21% naturalized citizens)

Wilcox County:	0.8%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,132
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 23
• 3 or 4: 14
• 5 to 9: 32
• 10 to 19: 2
• 20 or more: 24
• Mobile homes: 1,057
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Wilcox County with a mortgage: 611 (35 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 542

Wilcox County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 1.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,270 (78%) Carpooled: 447 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 48 (2%) Other means: 44 (2%) Worked at home: 89 (3%)

5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.82% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($22,215 average AGI)
0.98% relocated from other states ($4,569 average AGI)

Wilcox County:	0.98%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Crisp County, GA

1.20% ($24,963 average AGI)

6.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,935 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.18%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.46% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($20,504 average AGI)
0.71% relocated to other states ($2,432 average AGI)

Wilcox County:	0.71%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Ben Hill County, GA	0.89% ($26,600 average AGI)
to Crisp County, GA	0.84% ($24,526)
to Lowndes County, GA	0.44% ($13,200)
to Pulaski County, GA	0.44% ($30,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,411 (1,111 aged, 300 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,249 (1,414 male householders, 559 female householders)

  1,443 spouses, 2,285 children (2,024 natural, 68 adopted, 193 stepchildren), 201 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 167 other relatives, 117 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 864 (339 male householders (304 living alone)), 460 female householders (434 living alone)), 65 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,464 (1,421 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 789 2-persons, 526 3-persons, 372 4-persons, 198 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 738 1-person, 56 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

1,124 married couples with children.
541 single-parent households (75 men, 466 women).

98.0% of residents of Wilcox County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,833,000 ($7230 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,223,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,053,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,406,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,287,000
Federal grants: $19,498,000
Federal procurement contracts: $350,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,239,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $314,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $301,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,192,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.62 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.2

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

62% of Wilcox County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Georgia.

Wilcox County:	61.6%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 7059
• Northeast: 91
• Midwest: 398
• South: 887
• West: 52

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $16,300

Here:	9.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	8.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	5.2%
Georgia:	22.9%

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