Laurens County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 27,20456.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 18,21337.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3512.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5701.2%Asian alone
  • 5211.1%Some other race alone
  • 3170.7%Two or more races
  • 370.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 90.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 39
• Burglaries: 197
• Thefts: 379
• Auto thefts: 58

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: $1,260 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $926 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Laurens County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dublin, Brewton, East Dublin, Cedar Grove, Dexter, Dudley, Cadwell, Rentz, Montrose.

Neighboring counties: Hidalgo County, New Mexico , Camp County, Texas , Lee County, Alabama , Russell County, Alabama , Rusk County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,517
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 873 (57.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2142010 or later
• 2112000 to 2009
• 2091990 to 1999
• 711980 to 1989
• 371970 to 1979
• 105Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,709
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 790
• 3 or 4: 554
• 5 to 9: 616
• 10 to 19: 125
• 20 to 49: 22
• 50 or more: 53
• Mobile homes: 5,975
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 45

Housing units in Laurens County with a mortgage: 3,874 (84 second mortgage, 227 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,697

Religion statistics for Laurens County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Laurens County:

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 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 11, 2008 to May 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1761: May 23, 2008, FEMA Id: 1761, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: March 01, 1991 to March 21, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-897: March 15, 1991, FEMA Id: 897, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.70% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,910 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.25% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($23,846 average AGI)
1.45% relocated from other states ($17,063 average AGI)

Laurens County:	1.45%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Johnson County, GA	0.36% ($24,267 average AGI)
from Dodge County, GA	0.26% ($33,535)
from Bibb County, GA	0.18% ($28,897)
from Houston County, GA	0.15% ($45,240)
from Treutlen County, GA	0.13% ($25,000)

4.96% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,780 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.72% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($29,034 average AGI)
1.25% relocated to other states ($11,747 average AGI)

Laurens County:	1.25%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Bibb County, GA	0.31% ($33,176 average AGI)
to Houston County, GA	0.30% ($41,040)
to Johnson County, GA	0.26% ($36,093)
to Dodge County, GA	0.19% ($19,677)
to Fulton County, GA	0.16% ($43,462)
to Bleckley County, GA	0.14% ($46,348)
to Treutlen County, GA	0.13% ($61,818)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Laurens County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,099 (2,012 living alone), Female householders: 9,468 (3,203 living alone)

• 7,556 spouses (7,455 opposite-sex spouses), 870 unmarried partners, (846 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,859 children (13,801 natural, 518 adopted, 554 stepchildren), 2,300 grandchildren, 777 brothers or sisters, 745 parents, 45 foster children, 1,144 other relatives, 1,563 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,033

Size of family households: 5,494 2-persons, 2,872 3-persons, 1,834 4-persons, 860 5-persons, 323 6-persons, 319 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,235 1-person, 489 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

5,004 married couples with children.
4,554 single-parent households (663 men, 3,891 women).

96.4% of residents of Laurens speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $340,226,000 ($7,284 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,311,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,369,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,401,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,200,000
Federal grants: $78,856,000
Federal procurement contracts: $24,969,000 ($2,290,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $47,431,000 ($1,763,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $380,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,373,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,620,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.39 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)

• Year house built in Laurens County, Georgia
• 5512014 or later
• 2472010 to 2013
• 3,1912000 to 2009
• 4,6271990 to 1999
• 4,2271980 to 1989
• 3,3291970 to 1979
• 2,2181960 to 1969
• 1,6491950 to 1959
• 7711940 to 1949
• 9311939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Laurens County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurens County, Georgia
• 211 room
• 142 rooms
• 1013 rooms
• 7384 rooms
• 2,0835 rooms
• 3,6286 rooms
• 2,3577 rooms
• 1,1338 rooms
• 1,3299+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurens County, Georgia
• 751 room
• 482 rooms
• 5183 rooms
• 1,8244 rooms
• 1,6445 rooms
• 1,0906 rooms
• 3517 rooms
• 1748 rooms
• 3349+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Laurens County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Laurens County, Georgia
• 24no bedroom
• 2141 bedroom
• 1,3252 bedrooms
• 7,5213 bedrooms
• 1,8874 bedrooms
• 4185+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Laurens County, Georgia
• 75no bedroom
• 5731 bedroom
• 2,3222 bedrooms
• 2,5373 bedrooms
• 3014 bedrooms
• 2435+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Laurens County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 310no vehicle
• 3,6101 vehicle
• 4,6682 vehicles
• 1,7353 vehicles
• 7634 vehicles
• 3385+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Laurens County in renter-occupied apartments
• 833no vehicle
• 3,5761 vehicle
• 1,3322 vehicles
• 3073 vehicles
• 974 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

89.1% of Laurens County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 39,252
• Other state: 7,802
• Northeast: 1,098
• Midwest: 1,553
• South: 4,268
• West: 873

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,880
• Number of aged recipients: 245
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,635
• Number of recipients under 18: 315
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,067
• Number of recipients older than 64: 498
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 781
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 780