Habersham County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 34,67573.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,92816.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,6463.5%Two or more races
  • 1,6043.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9772.1%Asian alone
  • 970.2%Some other race alone
  • 750.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 200.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $293,678

Here:	$293,678
State:	$376,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $252,727

Here:	$252,727
State:	$341,709

Mobile homes: $109,153

Here:	$109,153
State:	$102,413

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 67
• Thefts: 199
• Auto thefts: 39

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 176
• Auto thefts: 30

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,603 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,094 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Habersham County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $541 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cornelia, Turnerville, Baldwin, Raoul, Demorest, Clarkesville, Mount Airy, Tallulah Falls.

Neighboring counties: Colbert County, Alabama , Custer County, Oklahoma , San Bernardino County, California , Cooke County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,506
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,580 (23.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,4652010 or later
• 1,1162000 to 2009
• 1,5591990 to 1999
• 7511980 to 1989
• 1151970 to 1979
• 141Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,385
• One, attached: 272
• Two: 257
• 3 or 4: 445
• 5 to 9: 371
• 10 to 19: 147
• 20 to 49: 76
• 50 or more: 77
• Mobile homes: 3,883

Housing units in Habersham County with a mortgage: 6,215 (373 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 337 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48

Religion statistics for Habersham County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Habersham County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 18, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4215: April 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4215, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4165: March 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4165, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1973: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1973, 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 Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter 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 Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,343 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.86% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($42,099 average AGI)
2.18% relocated from other states ($22,243 average AGI)

Habersham County:	2.18%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Hall County, GA	1.56% ($51,624 average AGI)
from White County, GA	0.75% ($34,215)
from Banks County, GA	0.64% ($44,350)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.54% ($91,698)
from Stephens County, GA	0.52% ($46,417)
from Rabun County, GA	0.27% ($56,886)
from Jackson County, GA	0.25% ($41,725)

6.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,943 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.97% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($37,268 average AGI)
1.62% relocated to other states ($14,674 average AGI)

Habersham County:	1.62%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Hall County, GA	0.89% ($55,554 average AGI)
to Stephens County, GA	0.67% ($55,510)
to Banks County, GA	0.58% ($40,967)
to White County, GA	0.54% ($48,310)
to Gwinnett County, GA	0.27% ($52,405)
to Jackson County, GA	0.25% ($51,077)
to Rabun County, GA	0.22% ($52,088)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Habersham County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,335 (1,895 living alone), Female householders: 7,827 (2,353 living alone)

• 8,800 spouses (8,701 opposite-sex spouses), 697 unmarried partners, (623 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,359 children (12,577 natural, 282 adopted, 497 stepchildren), 1,522 grandchildren, 516 brothers or sisters, 1,068 parents, 84 foster children, 1,453 other relatives, 1,086 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,353

Size of family households: 5,091 2-persons, 2,330 3-persons, 2,098 4-persons, 1,051 5-persons, 554 6-persons, 112 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,252 1-person, 617 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 37 4-persons.

6,595 married couples with children.
1,849 single-parent households (573 men, 1,276 women).

84.1% of residents of Habersham speak English at home.
12.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (9% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well, 63% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $170,576,000 ($4,376 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,767,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $88,835,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,434,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $168,000
Federal grants: $31,568,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,354,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,216,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $18,600,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,755,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,654,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.76 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)

• Year house built in Habersham County, Georgia
• 902020 or later
• 9262010 to 2019
• 4,2852000 to 2009
• 4,5541990 to 1999
• 3,0611980 to 1989
• 2,1061970 to 1979
• 1,2601960 to 1969
• 1,0971950 to 1959
• 4201940 to 1949
• 4151939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Habersham County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Habersham County, Georgia
• 351 room
• 02 rooms
• 2913 rooms
• 1,2784 rooms
• 2,7715 rooms
• 2,5426 rooms
• 2,1337 rooms
• 1,2538 rooms
• 2,0789+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Habersham County, Georgia
• 321 room
• 2222 rooms
• 5573 rooms
• 1,2604 rooms
• 7675 rooms
• 5026 rooms
• 2597 rooms
• 1578 rooms
• 1409+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Habersham County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Habersham County, Georgia
• 33no bedroom
• 1661 bedroom
• 1,9032 bedrooms
• 7,3803 bedrooms
• 2,0274 bedrooms
• 7255+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Habersham County, Georgia
• 32no bedroom
• 3971 bedroom
• 1,8472 bedrooms
• 1,3623 bedrooms
• 2274 bedrooms
• 485+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Habersham County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 372no vehicle
• 2,7991 vehicle
• 4,6012 vehicles
• 3,0533 vehicles
• 9274 vehicles
• 5805+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Habersham County in renter-occupied apartments
• 239no vehicle
• 1,9811 vehicle
• 1,1562 vehicles
• 3033 vehicles
• 1834 vehicles
• 445+ vehicles

87.0% of Habersham County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 30,407
• Other state: 11,397
• Northeast: 1,708
• Midwest: 2,428
• South: 6,229
• West: 1,040

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 688
• Number of aged recipients: 105
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 583
• Number of recipients under 18: 75
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 401
• Number of recipients older than 64: 212
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 323
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 278