Ben Hill County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 9,53955.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,43637.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0936.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1350.8%Two or more races
  • 1240.7%Asian alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $105,529

Here:	$105,529
State:	$274,276

Mobile homes: $53,949

Here:	$53,949
State:	$74,102

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,161 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $854 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ben Hill County is $386 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $461 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $558 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fitzgerald, Little House Creek.

Neighboring counties: Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana , Franklin County, Mississippi , La Salle Parish, Louisiana , Glynn County , Simpson County, Mississippi , McLennan County, Texas , Reagan County, Texas .

Current college students: 591
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 561 (31.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 812010 or later
• 1792000 to 2009
• 1591990 to 1999
• 881980 to 1989
• 91970 to 1979
• 53Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,323
• One, attached: 44
• Two: 370
• 3 or 4: 154
• 5 to 9: 267
• 10 to 19: 67
• 20 to 49: 45
• 50 or more: 97
• Mobile homes: 1,768
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Ben Hill County with a mortgage: 1,865 (10 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,100

Religion statistics for Ben Hill County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Ben Hill County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 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 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 Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• 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 Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought

6.04% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($25,249 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.84% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($21,509 average AGI)
1.19% relocated from other states ($3,743 average AGI)

Ben Hill County:	1.19%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Irwin County, GA	1.64% ($22,824 average AGI)
from Coffee County, GA	0.54% ($24,500)
from Tift County, GA	0.42% ($20,565)

6.22% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,835 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.00% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($25,119 average AGI)
1.23% relocated to other states ($4,716 average AGI)

Ben Hill County:	1.23%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Irwin County, GA	1.52% ($29,179 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA	0.58% ($34,094)
to Coffee County, GA	0.43% ($28,708)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ben Hill County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,127 (1,062 living alone), Female householders: 3,475 (1,201 living alone)

• 2,498 spouses (2,492 opposite-sex spouses), 234 unmarried partners, (224 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,345 children (5,043 natural, 162 adopted, 142 stepchildren), 680 grandchildren, 310 brothers or sisters, 493 parents, 10 foster children, 493 other relatives, 395 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 343

Size of family households: 1,880 2-persons, 1,355 3-persons, 480 4-persons, 274 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,261 1-person, 266 2-persons, 27 3-persons.

1,727 married couples with children.
1,813 single-parent households (233 men, 1,580 women).

94.2% of residents of Ben Hill speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English well, 52% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $112,199,000 ($6,469 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,465,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,118,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,789,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,118,000
Federal grants: $33,605,000
Federal procurement contracts: $480,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,088,000 ($222,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,300,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,937,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,556,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Ben Hill County, Georgia
• 322014 or later
• 712010 to 2013
• 1,0852000 to 2009
• 1,4371990 to 1999
• 1,4511980 to 1989
• 1,3261970 to 1979
• 1,0671960 to 1969
• 9211950 to 1959
• 2931940 to 1949
• 3041939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Ben Hill County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ben Hill County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 202 rooms
• 713 rooms
• 2234 rooms
• 7505 rooms
• 1,0306 rooms
• 8867 rooms
• 5108 rooms
• 4459+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ben Hill County, Georgia
• 1561 room
• 182 rooms
• 1003 rooms
• 6374 rooms
• 9125 rooms
• 3546 rooms
• 2667 rooms
• 1118 rooms
• 569+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ben Hill County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ben Hill County, Georgia
• 0no bedroom
• 541 bedroom
• 5312 bedrooms
• 2,4843 bedrooms
• 7864 bedrooms
• 645+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ben Hill County, Georgia
• 157no bedroom
• 2631 bedroom
• 9222 bedrooms
• 1,1923 bedrooms
• 834 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Ben Hill County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ben Hill County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 137no vehicle
• 1,5531 vehicle
• 1,1802 vehicles
• 7623 vehicles
• 1514 vehicles
• 1675+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ben Hill County in renter-occupied apartments
• 749no vehicle
• 1,3811 vehicle
• 4062 vehicles
• 1063 vehicles
• 214 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

92.1% of Ben Hill County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 13,067
• Other state: 3,668
• Northeast: 311
• Midwest: 580
• South: 2,207
• West: 556

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 789
• Number of aged recipients: 112
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 677
• Number of recipients under 18: 106
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 465
• Number of recipients older than 64: 218
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 361
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 322