County population in 2016: 21,426 (31% urban, 69% rural); it was 21,967 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 3,344 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,506 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,176 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,364 (it was 1,930 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
34%
Land area: 570 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 38 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Worth County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $40,595 ($32,384 in 1999)
This county:
$40,595
Georgia:
$53,559
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $432 (lower quartile is $323, upper quartile is $537)
This county:
$432
State:
$754
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $85,151 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
Worth:
$85,151
Georgia:
$166,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,600 - $148,341 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $975 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $366
Institutionalized population: 149
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 64
Thefts: 86
Auto thefts: 11
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $933 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $749 (1.0%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 16.6%
Worth County:
16.6%
Georgia:
16.0%
(13.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.9% for Black residents, 44.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 48.9% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.3 years old
(Males: 40.4 years old, Females: 42.6 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.6 years old, Black residents: 33.4 years old, American Indian residents: 40.7 years old, Asian residents: 57.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 33.0 years old, Other race residents: 17.0 years old)
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.
Current college students: 692 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 362 (47.1% naturalized citizens)
Worth County:
1.7%
Whole state:
10.1%
Note: State values scaled to Worth County population
182010 or later
02000 to 2009
1431990 to 1999
681980 to 1989
351970 to 1979
25Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,890
One, attached: 95
Two: 322
3 or 4: 163
5 to 9: 53
10 to 19: 69
20 to 49: 38
50 or more: 75
Mobile homes: 3,642
Housing units in Worth County with a mortgage: 2,405 (70 second mortgage, 124 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,252
Here:
40.0% with mortgage
State:
65.0% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Worth County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
8,715
36
Mainline Protestant
1,082
9
Black Protestant
542
5
Other
1
1
Catholic
-
-
None
11,339
-
Worth County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Worth County:
2.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:
0.94 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
0.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
Worth County:
5.17 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
5.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:
2.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.41 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Worth County:
11.9%
Georgia:
10.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Worth County:
30.2%
State:
27.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
17.2%
State:
14.6%
Agriculture in Worth County:
Average size of farms: 368 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $79,035 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $349.85 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 19.25% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87,359 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.60% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.56% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $109,602 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.71% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.97 Corn for grain: 3344 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 2846 harvested acres Upland cotton: 48641 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1248 harvested acres Vegetables: 2,084 harvested acres Land in orchards: 1,310 acres
Earthquake activity:
Worth County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 178.4 miles away from Worth County center On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 204.9 miles away from the county center On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 404.0 miles away from the county center On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 228.1 miles away from the county center On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 236.7 miles away from Worth County center On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 235.3 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Georgia Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to April 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1833: April 23, 2009, FEMA Id: 1833, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Georgia Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: March 01, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1686: March 03, 2007, FEMA Id: 1686, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1209: March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: 1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Georgia Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding, High Winds, Incident Period: October 01, 1994 to November 16, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1042: October 19, 1994, FEMA Id: 1042, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood, Wind, Heavy Rain
Georgia Tornadoes, Flooding, Heavy Rain, Tropical Storm Alberto, Incident Period: July 03, 1994 to July 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1033: July 07, 1994, FEMA Id: 1033, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Tornado, Flood, Heavy Rain
Georgia TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 05, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-425: April 05, 1974, FEMA Id: 425, Natural disaster type: Tornado
The number of natural disasters in Worth County (7) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
Production occupations (12%)
Management occupations (9%)
Transportation occupations (9%)
Sales and related occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
Sales and related occupations (14%)
Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Production occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Healthcare support occupations (5%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
Mexico (35%)
Other Western Asia (20%)
Korea (18%)
Canada (11%)
Cuba (7%)
Philippines (3%)
Other Eastern Europe (2%)
American (41%)
English (4%)
Irish (2%)
German (1%)
African (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,631 (83.7%)
Carpooled: 312 (7.2%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 37 (0.9%)
Walked: 52 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 300 (6.9%)
People in group quarters in Worth County, Georgia in 2000:
117 people in other nonhousehold living situations
46 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
27 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in other group homes
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
123 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
26 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $40,043.
8.41% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($22,595 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.41%
Georgia average:
9.45%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.16% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($18,435 average AGI)
1.26% relocated from other states ($4,159 average AGI)
Worth County:
1.26%
Georgia average:
3.48%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
8.14% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($24,745 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.14%
Georgia average:
9.32%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.58% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($19,138 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($5,607 average AGI)
Worth County:
1.57%
Georgia average:
3.33%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,366 (2,643 aged, 723 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 533 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Worth County, Georgia in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (221)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (131)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (106)
Cardiac arrest, unspecified (104)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (97)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (79)
Congestive heart failure (78)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.54 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,158 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 114 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 44,670
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,541 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,200
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 50
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 21,426
In family households: 18,550 (3,075 male householders, 2,571 female householders)
3,944 spouses, 6,231 children (5,673 natural, 181 adopted, 383 stepchildren), 1,174 grandchildren, 295 brothers or sisters, 394 parents, 470 other relatives, 403 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,726 (1,237 male householders (1,018 living alone)), 1,135 female householders (1,093 living alone)), 347 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 154
Size of family households: 2,602 2-persons, 1,617 3-persons, 867 4-persons, 332 5-persons, 140 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,112 1-person, 256 2-persons, 1 3-persons.
2,220 married couples with children.
1,686 single-parent households (252 men, 1,434 women).
97.8% of residents of Worth speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $115,010,000 ($5,226 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,496
Here:
68 per 1000 residents
State:
79 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 988
Here:
45 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +39
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+21 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -517
Here:
-24 per 1000 residents
State:
+26 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.7
Note: State values scaled to Worth County population
1962014 or later
2142010 to 2013
1,0672000 to 2009
1,9421990 to 1999
2,0421980 to 1989
1,5161970 to 1979
9041960 to 1969
4511950 to 1959
2371940 to 1949
8161939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Worth County, Georgia
Note: State values scaled to Worth County population
224no vehicle
1,4691 vehicle
2,1752 vehicles
1,1613 vehicles
4144 vehicles
835+ vehicles
Note: State values scaled to Worth County population
329no vehicle
1,1961 vehicle
5702 vehicles
3153 vehicles
634 vehicles
05+ vehicles
89.6% of Worth County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Georgia.
Worth County:
89.6%
State average:
83.6%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 17,500
Other state: 3,369
Northeast: 333
Midwest: 642
South: 2,037
West: 367
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