Blackshear, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Blackshear Apartments for Rent

Total population: 3,498 (Urban population: 3,281 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 217 (28 farm, 188 nonfarm))

Blackshear, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,482 (1,319 occupied: 806 owner occupied, 513 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	33%

Housing density: 346 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $238,579.

Median contract rent in 2008: $264 (lower quartile is $156, upper quartile is $411)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $326

Median gross rent in Blackshear, GA in 2008: $414

Housing units in Blackshear with a mortgage: 436 (51 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 314

Blackshear,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $95,632 (it was $60,500 in 2000)

Blackshear:	$95,632
Georgia:	$169,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,235 - $131,293

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $109,232
Here: $109,232
State: $239,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,155
Here: $98,155
State: $191,785

Mobile homes: $16,282
Here: $16,282
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,134

In family households: 2,609 (632 male householders, 257 female householders)
680 spouses, 901 children (825 natural, 45 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 29 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 525 (172 male householders (144 living alone)), 280 female householders (274 living alone)), 73 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 97 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 466 2-persons, 132 3-persons, 192 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 418 1-person, 15 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

452 married couples with children.
302 single-parent households (28 men, 274 women).

96.2% of residents of Blackshear speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 53 (1.6%)
(54.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blackshear, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 234 6 rooms: 222 7 rooms: 169 8 rooms: 67 9 or more rooms: 59

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blackshear, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 155 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 155 6 rooms: 83 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 72
1990 to 1994: 17
1980 to 1989: 288
1970 to 1979: 415
1960 to 1969: 256
1950 to 1959: 147
1940 to 1949: 87
1939 or earlier: 150

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blackshear:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 93 3 bedrooms: 591 4 bedrooms: 90 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blackshear:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 164 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 177 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Blackshear in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 27 1 vehicle: 271 2 vehicles: 359 3 vehicles: 122 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Blackshear in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 198 1 vehicle: 199 2 vehicles: 108 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Blackshear, GA:

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 11
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 22
$50,000 to $59,999: 41
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 55
$80,000 to $89,999: 81
$90,000 to $99,999: 98
$100,000 to $124,999: 178
$125,000 to $149,999: 113
$150,000 to $174,999: 55
$175,000 to $199,999: 24
$200,000 to $249,999: 30
$250,000 to $299,999: 44
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Blackshear rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Blackshear:

Less than $100: 81 people
$100 to $149: 37
$150 to $199: 41
$200 to $249: 63
$250 to $299: 31
$300 to $349: 27
$350 to $399: 37
$400 to $449: 42
$450 to $499: 30
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 13
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 39

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 30 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 9

Blackshear, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.7%
Number of people working at home: 15 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 107
5 to 9 minutes: 183
10 to 14 minutes: 220
15 to 19 minutes: 249
20 to 24 minutes: 136
25 to 29 minutes: 16
30 to 34 minutes: 76
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 99
60 to 89 minutes: 35
90 or more minutes: 13

Blackshear mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 947 (82%)
Carpooled: 143 (12%)
Bicycle: 8 (1%)
Walked: 26 (2%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 15 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 326
$10,000 to $14,999: 122
$15,000 to $19,999: 65
$20,000 to $24,999: 99
$25,000 to $29,999: 96
$30,000 to $34,999: 92
$35,000 to $39,999: 99
$40,000 to $44,999: 45
$45,000 to $49,999: 72
$50,000 to $59,999: 103
$60,000 to $74,999: 69
$75,000 to $99,999: 89
$100,000 to $124,999: 38
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 870

Other groups: 354

English: 279

Irish: 58

European: 46

British: 45

Scotch-Irish: 42

German: 38

Scottish: 33

Subsaharan African:: 18

African: 18

Italian: 16

Norwegian: 12

Brazilian: 9

French (except Basque): 8

Welsh: 8

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

Mexico (38%)
United Kingdom (28%)
Panama (17%)
Brazil (17%)

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

This state: 2509
Northeast: 61
Midwest: 50
South: 532
West: 26

54% of Blackshear 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, 72% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 59
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 47
9th grade: 68
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 337
Less than 1 year of college: 99
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 108
Associate degree: 36
Bachelor's degree: 77
Master's degree: 25
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 85
9th grade: 89
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 433
Less than 1 year of college: 89
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 111
Associate degree: 38
Bachelor's degree: 124
Master's degree: 66
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.9%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,389
Black householders: $15,794
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $12,266
Some other race householders: $39,714
Two or more races householders: $50,159
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,307

Blackshear household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Blackshear household income for Black householders

Blackshear household income for Two or more races householders

Blackshear household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Blackshear marital status for males

Blackshear marital status for females

Median 2008 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $105,057
Black or African American householders: $64,042
Two or more races householders: $142,877
Hispanic or Latino householders: $142,877

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,122
One, attached: 28
Two: 41
3 or 4: 122
5 to 9: 94
50 or more: 24
Mobile homes: 51

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,975

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Blackshear:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (70%) Utility gas (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (63%) Utility gas (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)

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

Here:	2.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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