Wilkinson County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

This county:	17.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.5%).

Type of workers:

Wilkinson County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Wilkinson County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 4,859	(47.5%)
Females: 5,361	(52.5%)

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Wilkinson County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county	$35,168
Georgia:	$45,604

Wilkinson County	$90,171
Georgia:	$147,500

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 42
• Auto thefts: 7

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wilkinson County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $606 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre, Toomsboro, Irwinton.

2005 air pollution in Wilkinson County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Baldwin County , Bleckley County , Johnson County , Jones County , Laurens County , Twiggs County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wilkinson County: Macon Rescue Mission Rehabilitation Farm (A), Christian Church State Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wilkinson County include: Wesley Church (A), White Springs Church (B), Walnut Creek Church (C), Asbury Church (D), Union Hill Church (E), Ball Church (F), Laurel Branch Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Big Sandy Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Clear Creek Cemetery (1), Whitehurst Cemetery (2), White Springs Cemetery (3), Lords Cemetery (4), Ramah Cemetery (5), Macedonia Cemetery (6), King Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Black Lake (A), Jackson, Lake (B), Betty Lake (C), White Lake (D), Tobe Lake (E), Bearcamp Lake (F), Steel Trap Lake (G), Lord Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goose Creek (A), Crooked Shank (B), Nelson Branch (C), Clear Creek (D), Lindsey Branch (E), South Sandy Creek (F), Hayes Creek (G), Oochee Creek (H), Helton Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.8%
Georgia:	4.6%

Current college students: 391
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 144 (25% naturalized citizens)

Wilkinson County:	1.4%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,741
• One, attached: 42
• Two: 27
• 3 or 4: 51
• 5 to 9: 52
• 20 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 1,517
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Wilkinson County with a mortgage: 842 (75 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 840

Wilkinson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/5/1957, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,152 (78%) Carpooled: 692 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0%) Walked: 108 (3%) Other means: 36 (1%) Worked at home: 55 (1%)

5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.20%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.43% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($21,691 average AGI)
0.77% relocated from other states ($3,638 average AGI)

Wilkinson County:	0.77%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Baldwin County, GA	1.55% ($22,018 average AGI)
from Bibb County, GA	0.66% ($27,000)
from Laurens County, GA	0.30% ($24,727)
from Twiggs County, GA	0.28% ($31,100)

6.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,656 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.72%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.55% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($24,680 average AGI)
1.17% relocated to other states ($4,972 average AGI)

Wilkinson County:	1.17%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Baldwin County, GA	1.66% ($21,590 average AGI)
to Bibb County, GA	1.03% ($30,289)
to Jones County, GA	0.46% ($37,412)
to Twiggs County, GA	0.27% ($31,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,853 (1,364 aged, 489 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,954 (1,906 male householders, 907 female householders)

  1,921 spouses, 3,258 children (3,048 natural, 42 adopted, 168 stepchildren), 388 grandchildren, 116 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 207 other relatives, 171 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,184 (474 male householders (402 living alone)), 560 female householders (527 living alone)), 150 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 82 (74 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,115 2-persons, 745 3-persons, 526 4-persons, 282 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 64 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 929 1-person, 71 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

97.2% of residents of Wilkinson County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% speak English very well, 48% speak English not well, 33% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $65,060,000 ($6384 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,026,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,836,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,287,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $191,000
Federal grants: $17,840,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,508,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,674,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,050,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	-32 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.35 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.2

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

69% of Wilkinson 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, 86% lived in Georgia.

Wilkinson County:	68.9%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 9039
• Northeast: 155
• Midwest: 202
• South: 609
• West: 45

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500

Here:	12.5%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	18.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	18.0%
Georgia:	22.9%