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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.1%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Retail trade (11.4%).
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Worth County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Worth County, Georgia:
Detached houses: $142,275Here: $142,275State: $234,442 Townhouses or other attached units: $85,520Here: $85,520State: $202,354 In 2-unit structures: $21,963Here: $21,963State: $222,245 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,048Here: $112,048State: $151,985 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $488,856Here: $488,856State: $219,544 Mobile homes: $45,897Here: $45,897State: $44,353
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 69.5% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.2%
Area name: Albany, GA MSA Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Worth County is $456 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $718 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sylvester, Poulan, Warwick, Sumner, Bridgeboro.
Neighboring counties: Colquitt County , Crisp County , Dougherty County , Lee County , Mitchell County , Tift County , Turner County .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Worth County: Camp Osborn (A), Crisp County Hydro-Electric Plant (B), Pineknoll Country Club (C), Sowega Youth Home (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Worth County include: Acorn Pond Missionary Baptist Church (A), Wrights Chapel (B), Zion Grove Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Union Church (E), Thompson Grove Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Beulah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Paulks Cemetery (2), Tompkins Cemetery (3), Thornhill Cemetery (4), Kimball Cemetery (5), Bethel Cemetery (6), Saint James Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Black Lake (A), Bonnie Pond (B), Deep Pond (C), Waving Pond (D), Hudson Pond (E), Gammage Pond (F), Brushy Pond (G), Yellow Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum Creek (A), Flournoy Branch (B), Swift Creek (C), Big Branch (D), Mill Creek (E), Tiger Thicket Creek (F), Mill Branch (G), Town Creek (H), Jeter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Worth County: Camp Osborn (A), Crisp County Hydro-Electric Plant (B), Pineknoll Country Club (C), Sowega Youth Home (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Worth County include: Acorn Pond Missionary Baptist Church (A), Wrights Chapel (B), Zion Grove Church (C), Antioch Church (D), Union Church (E), Thompson Grove Church (F), Bethany Church (G), Bethel Church (H), Beulah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Paulks Cemetery (2), Tompkins Cemetery (3), Thornhill Cemetery (4), Kimball Cemetery (5), Bethel Cemetery (6), Saint James Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Black Lake (A), Bonnie Pond (B), Deep Pond (C), Waving Pond (D), Hudson Pond (E), Gammage Pond (F), Brushy Pond (G), Yellow Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum Creek (A), Flournoy Branch (B), Swift Creek (C), Big Branch (D), Mill Creek (E), Tiger Thicket Creek (F), Mill Branch (G), Town Creek (H), Jeter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Unemployment by year (%)
Current college students: 692 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 68.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 209 (40% naturalized citizens)
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.4%
Housing units in structures:
Housing units in Worth County with a mortgage: 1,667 (182 second mortgage, 146 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,274
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Worth County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 217 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 3/20/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.
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Means of transportation to work
6.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,791 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries. 5.52% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($26,932 average AGI) 1.30% relocated from other states ($4,861 average AGI)Worth County: 1.30%Georgia average: 4.40%
7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,923 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 5.84% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,647 average AGI) 1.26% relocated to other states ($5,276 average AGI)Worth County: 1.26%Georgia average: 3.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,646 (2,102 aged, 544 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Household type by relationship
4,724 spouses, 7,106 children (6,442 natural, 190 adopted, 474 stepchildren), 837 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 308 other relatives, 210 non-relatives
Size of family households: 2,449 2-persons, 1,510 3-persons, 1,299 4-persons, 604 5-persons, 215 6-persons, 109 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,743 1-person, 177 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 2 4-persons.
98.2% of residents of Worth County speak English at home. 1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well). 0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004: Federal Government expenditure: $115,010,000 ($5226 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,481,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,846,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,990,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,553,000 Federal grants: $34,692,000 Federal procurement contracts: $547,000 ($-16,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,382,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $857,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,663,000 Federal Government insurance: $36,508,000
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
65% of Worth County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Georgia.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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All Other: $209,000
Central Staff Services: $76,000
Police Protection: $879,000
Solid Waste Management: $834,000
Central Staff Services: $830,000
Health Services - Other: $698,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $671,000
General - Other: $400,000
Corrections - Other: $399,000
Financial Administration: $336,000
Fire Protection: $280,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $206,000
Parks & Recreation: $163,000
General Public Buildings: $141,000
Libraries: $48,000
Welfare - Other: $33,000
Housing & Community Development: $26,000
Health: $113,000
Interest Earnings: $211,000
Rents: $48,000
Fire Protection: $204,000
General - Other: $179,000
Police Protection: $134,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $7,000
Central Staff: $5,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Judicial: $3,000
Health & Hospitals: $230,000
All Other: $143,000
Total General Sales: $2,900,000
Other Selective Sales: $460,000
NEC: $87,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $24,000
Public Utilities: $16,000
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