Ben Hill County, Georgia (GA)

• 
• • 9,37154.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,36436.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1526.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3201.9%Two or more races
  • 420.2%Asian alone
  • 310.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $117,489

Here:	$117,489
State:	$321,242

Mobile homes: $61,930

Here:	$61,930
State:	$83,555

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 21
• Burglaries: 44
• Thefts: 95
• Auto thefts: 16

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 108
• Auto thefts: 15

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 2021: $1,317 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $732 (0.9%)

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: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 500 (29.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 882010 or later
• 1872000 to 2009
• 1151990 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: 5,117
• One, attached: 44
• Two: 535
• 3 or 4: 189
• 5 to 9: 375
• 10 to 19: 44
• 20 to 49: 45
• 50 or more: 60
• Mobile homes: 1,801
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54

Housing units in Ben Hill County with a mortgage: 1,807 (154 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 160 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

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

6.58% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($31,723 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.00% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($23,534 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($8,189 average AGI)

Ben Hill County:	1.58%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Irwin County, GA	1.06% ($31,912 average AGI)
from Coffee County, GA	0.58% ($26,226)
from Tift County, GA	0.54% ($34,586)

5.99% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($30,491 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.09% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($27,209 average AGI)
0.90% relocated to other states ($3,281 average AGI)

Ben Hill County:	0.90%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Irwin County, GA	1.44% ($29,494 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA	0.60% ($35,125)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.6

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: 2,885 (1,031 living alone), Female householders: 4,169 (1,209 living alone)

• 2,620 spouses (2,615 opposite-sex spouses), 283 unmarried partners, (283 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,883 children (4,687 natural, 0 adopted, 189 stepchildren), 1,039 grandchildren, 319 brothers or sisters, 374 parents, 0 foster children, 370 other relatives, 321 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 293

Size of family households: 2,261 2-persons, 1,266 3-persons, 575 4-persons, 372 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,241 1-person, 232 2-persons, 28 3-persons.

1,600 married couples with children.
1,708 single-parent households (239 men, 1,469 women).

94.4% of residents of Ben Hill speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (14% speak English well, 78% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
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
• 02020 or later
• 2272010 to 2019
• 1,0912000 to 2009
• 1,4141990 to 1999
• 1,5781980 to 1989
• 1,1571970 to 1979
• 7401960 to 1969
• 7221950 to 1959
• 2181940 to 1949
• 8201939 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
• 02 rooms
• 1063 rooms
• 2664 rooms
• 9085 rooms
• 1,3486 rooms
• 7347 rooms
• 3818 rooms
• 4549+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ben Hill County, Georgia
• 2241 room
• 362 rooms
• 2243 rooms
• 6784 rooms
• 8045 rooms
• 5016 rooms
• 1027 rooms
• 1298 rooms
• 329+ 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
• 1291 bedroom
• 6532 bedrooms
• 2,5543 bedrooms
• 8274 bedrooms
• 175+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ben Hill County, Georgia
• 221no bedroom
• 1901 bedroom
• 1,0732 bedrooms
• 1,0973 bedrooms
• 1244 bedrooms
• 515+ 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
• 86no vehicle
• 1,5711 vehicle
• 1,5862 vehicles
• 7563 vehicles
• 1364 vehicles
• 1005+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Ben Hill County in renter-occupied apartments
• 513no vehicle
• 1,5341 vehicle
• 5872 vehicles
• 633 vehicles
• 234 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.2% 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, 81% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 13,404
• Other state: 3,397
• Northeast: 190
• Midwest: 422
• South: 2,404
• West: 375

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