Lowndes County, Georgia (GA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,325
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 19,865
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,299 (it was 12,789 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 39% |
State: | 34% |
Land area: 504 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 233 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.1%), Retail trade (15.1%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 73%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 62,22653.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 43,29736.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,8655.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,2781.9%Two or more races
- 2,1341.8%Asian alone
- 3920.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2400.2%Some other race alone
- 860.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 30.3 years |
Georgia median age: | 37.2 years |
Males: 56,915 | ![]() |
Females: 60,491 | ![]() |

Lowndes County: | 2.0 people |
Georgia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $45,683 ($32,132 in 1999)
This county: | $45,683 |
Georgia: | $61,980 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $651 (lower quartile is $486, upper quartile is $864)
This county: | $651 |
State: | $857 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $137,800 (it was $79,800 in 2000)
Lowndes: | $137,800 |
Georgia: | $202,500 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,173Detached houses: $188,464
Here: $188,464 State: $274,276 Townhouses or other attached units: $204,230
Here: $204,230 State: $266,514 In 2-unit structures: $273,849
Here: $273,849 State: $239,993 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,148
Here: $168,148 State: $202,197 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $206,898
Here: $206,898 State: $304,107 Mobile homes: $64,913
Here: $64,913 State: $74,102
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $372
Institutionalized population: 2,842
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 15
- Robberies: 19
- Assaults: 59
- Burglaries: 266
- Thefts: 900
- Auto thefts: 72
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 29
- Assaults: 76
- Burglaries: 272
- Thefts: 967
- Auto thefts: 81
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 614 buildings, average cost: $57,600
- 1998: 588 buildings, average cost: $57,500
- 1999: 539 buildings, average cost: $70,300
- 2000: 501 buildings, average cost: $77,500
- 2001: 486 buildings, average cost: $103,000
- 2002: 593 buildings, average cost: $113,900
- 2003: 728 buildings, average cost: $117,700
- 2004: 787 buildings, average cost: $129,800
- 2005: 927 buildings, average cost: $127,500
- 2006: 1136 buildings, average cost: $117,400
- 2007: 918 buildings, average cost: $112,300
- 2008: 601 buildings, average cost: $112,800
- 2009: 441 buildings, average cost: $98,100
- 2010: 404 buildings, average cost: $96,400
- 2011: 333 buildings, average cost: $101,900
- 2012: 321 buildings, average cost: $107,300
- 2013: 352 buildings, average cost: $125,700
- 2014: 353 buildings, average cost: $145,300
- 2015: 537 buildings, average cost: $166,400
- 2016: 892 buildings, average cost: $177,400
- 2017: 934 buildings, average cost: $184,800
- 2018: 973 buildings, average cost: $182,000
- 2019: 1104 buildings, average cost: $183,800
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,389 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,080 (0.9%)
Lowndes County: | 21.2% |
Georgia: | 13.3% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 30.3 years old
(Males: 29.6 years old, Females: 31.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.3 years old, Black residents: 28.0 years old, American Indian residents: 42.3 years old, Asian residents: 52.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.8 years old, Other race residents: 21.8 years old)
Area name: Valdosta, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lowndes County is $445 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $725 a month.
Cities in this county include: Valdosta, Barretts, Naylor, Hahira, Moody AFB, Remerton, Dasher, Lake Park.
2018 air pollution in Lowndes County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Amite County, Mississippi , Brewster County, Texas
, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
, Santa Rosa County, Florida
, Irwin County
, Gillespie County, Texas
, Grimes County, Texas
, Walker County, Texas
.
Here: | 5.0% |
Georgia: | 5.4% |
Current college students: 9,466
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,219 (47.0% naturalized citizens)
Lowndes County: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 10.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,2242010 or later
- 1,0662000 to 2009
- 9871990 to 1999
- 7031980 to 1989
- 3481970 to 1979
- 393Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 34,599
- One, attached: 953
- Two: 1,547
- 3 or 4: 1,971
- 5 to 9: 3,116
- 10 to 19: 2,604
- 20 to 49: 818
- 50 or more: 439
- Mobile homes: 3,264
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 177
Housing units in Lowndes County with a mortgage: 14,106 (0 second mortgage, 710 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,346
Here: | 63.6% with mortgage |
State: | 64.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Lowndes County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 39,086 | 117 |
Mainline Protestant | 9,152 | 23 |
Catholic | 3,999 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 3,491 | 17 |
Other | 1,941 | 7 |
None | 51,564 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Lowndes County: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Lowndes County: | 6.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.07 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Lowndes County: | 10.8% |
Georgia: | 10.4% |
Lowndes County: | 29.3% |
State: | 27.8% |
Here: | 16.4% |
State: | 14.6% |
Agriculture in Lowndes County:
Average size of farms: 160 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $51,794
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $967.23
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.72%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,872
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.29%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37,541
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.21%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.27
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.18%
Corn for grain: 2778 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 6029 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1174 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,923 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3,906 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lowndes County-area historical earthquake activity is above Georgia state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 377.6 miles away from Lowndes County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 214.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 237.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 232.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 286.9 miles away from Lowndes County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 292.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
- Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: January 21, 2017 - January 22, 2017, FEMA Id: 4297, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
- 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 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
The number of natural disasters in Lowndes County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 49,688 (84.4%)
- Carpooled: 5,024 (8.5%)
- Bus: 122 (0.2%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 5 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 24 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 885 (1.5%)
- Bicycle: 65 (0.1%)
- Walked: 1,097 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 1,553 (2.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Sales and related occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (13%)
- India (8%)
- Taiwan (8%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Germany (7%)
- Korea (5%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- American (15%)
- Irish (5%)
- English (4%)
- German (3%)
- European (2%)
- Scottish (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Lowndes County, Georgia in 2000:
- 2,574 people in military disciplinary barracks
- 1,378 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,152 people in state prisons
- 543 people in military barracks, etc.
- 464 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 398 people in nursing homes
- 112 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 57 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 53 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 26 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 24 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
People in group quarters in Lowndes County, Georgia in 2010:
- 2,766 people in college/university student housing
- 1,461 people in state prisons
- 638 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 548 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 444 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 102 people in correctional residential facilities
- 84 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 72 people in military disciplinary barracks and jails
- 70 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 70 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 55 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 48 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 43 people in group homes intended for adults
- 9 people in residential treatment centers for adults
8.76% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,093 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.76% |
Georgia average: | 9.49% |
0.43% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,192 average AGI)
Lowndes County: 0.43% Georgia average: 0.08%
3.88% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($13,994 average AGI)
4.45% relocated from other states ($19,907 average AGI)
Lowndes County: 4.45% Georgia average: 3.60%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Brooks County, GA | ![]() |
from Lanier County, GA | ![]() |
from Cook County, GA | ![]() |
from Berrien County, GA | ![]() |
from Tift County, GA | ![]() |
from Echols County, GA | ![]() |
from Duval County, FL | ![]() |
9.75% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($46,492 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 9.75% |
Georgia average: | 9.04% |
0.45% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,011 average AGI)
Lowndes County: 0.45% Georgia average: 0.08%
4.30% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($13,526 average AGI)
5.00% relocated to other states ($30,956 average AGI)
Lowndes County: 5.00% Georgia average: 3.12%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Brooks County, GA | ![]() |
to Lanier County, GA | ![]() |
to Berrien County, GA | ![]() |
to Cook County, GA | ![]() |
to Fulton County, GA | ![]() |
to Cobb County, GA | ![]() |
to Thomas County, GA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 16.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,302 (9,698 aged, 2,604 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,595 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lowndes County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,121)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (999)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (879)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (759)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (614)
- Congestive heart failure (493)
- Unspecified dementia (377)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (351)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (299)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (288)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,328
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 380
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,963
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,589
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 778
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 109
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 58.2. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 34.3
- Other - 23.9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 103.0. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 68.7
- Other - 34.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 117,406- Male householders: 22,715 (6,058 living alone), Female householders: 19,924 (6,793 living alone)
17,145 spouses (16,516 opposite-sex spouses), 3,088 unmarried partners, (3,088 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 35,628 children (32,996 natural, 542 adopted, 2,090 stepchildren), 4,476 grandchildren, 1,457 brothers or sisters, 1,833 parents, 187 foster children, 1,578 other relatives, 5,050 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 4,325
Size of family households: 12,012 2-persons, 6,388 3-persons, 4,371 4-persons, 2,456 5-persons, 825 6-persons, 484 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 12,851 1-person, 3,097 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 113 4-persons.
12,735 married couples with children.
10,835 single-parent households (1,958 men, 8,877 women).
93.5% of residents of Lowndes speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $718,425,000 ($7,500 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $302,842,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $223,930,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $105,271,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,738,000
Federal grants: $107,737,000
Federal procurement contracts: $80,269,000 ($75,937,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $198,479,000 ($183,516,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $61,593,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $68,699,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,563,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 7,882Here: | 82 per 1000 residents |
State: | 79 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,728
Here: | 39 per 1000 residents |
State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +504
Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
State: | +21 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +48
Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
State: | +26 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.2 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.6 |
- Year house built in Lowndes County, Georgia
- 1,1762014 or later
- 1,7492010 to 2013
- 11,2162000 to 2009
- 9,7411990 to 1999
- 9,2381980 to 1989
- 6,3921970 to 1979
- 3,4141960 to 1969
- 3,6801950 to 1959
- 1,2911940 to 1949
- 1,5911939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lowndes County, Georgia
- 1101 room
- 02 rooms
- 1483 rooms
- 1,2534 rooms
- 4,9625 rooms
- 6,5786 rooms
- 4,5317 rooms
- 2,6658 rooms
- 2,2059+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowndes County, Georgia
- 2281 room
- 3842 rooms
- 2,8403 rooms
- 5,8834 rooms
- 5,5755 rooms
- 2,9186 rooms
- 1,0177 rooms
- 7368 rooms
- 6069+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lowndes County, Georgia
- 110no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 1,9422 bedrooms
- 13,5543 bedrooms
- 6,4904 bedrooms
- 3565+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowndes County, Georgia
- 313no bedroom
- 1,4681 bedroom
- 7,1732 bedrooms
- 9,3753 bedrooms
- 1,5764 bedrooms
- 2825+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lowndes County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 321no vehicle
- 6,5631 vehicle
- 9,8932 vehicles
- 3,9143 vehicles
- 1,1714 vehicles
- 5905+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lowndes County in renter-occupied apartments
- 3,162no vehicle
- 7,8001 vehicle
- 7,8572 vehicles
- 1,0713 vehicles
- 2114 vehicles
- 865+ vehicles
84.6% of Lowndes County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Georgia.
Lowndes County: | 84.6% |
State average: | 84.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 65,882
- Other state: 46,809
- Northeast: 7,177
- Midwest: 7,173
- South: 28,754
- West: 3,705
- 88.6%Electricity
- 8.1%Utility gas
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 88.2%Electricity
- 8.8%Utility gas
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.3% |
Georgia: | 9.6% |
Here: | 4.7% |
Georgia: | 9.9% |
Here: | 10.4% |
Georgia: | 17.3% |
Lowndes County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,138,000
- Charges - Other: $9,506,000
Sewerage: $3,936,000
Regular Highways: $795,000
- Construction - General - Other: $629,000
Regular Highways: $555,000
Libraries: $174,000
Local Fire Protection: $88,000
Police Protection: $17,000
General Public Buildings: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $3,870,000
Police Protection: $3,119,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,577,000
General - Other: $2,553,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,094,000
Financial Administration: $1,626,000
Regular Highways: $1,097,000
General Public Buildings: $949,000
Local Fire Protection: $821,000
Water Utilities: $563,000
Health - Other: $538,000
Sewerage: $489,000
Libraries: $385,000
Parks and Recreation: $292,000
Electric Utilities: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $993,000
Housing and Community Development: $290,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $689,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $2,080,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $980,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,910,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,885,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $908,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $597,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $311,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $3,405,000
Sale of Property: $1,114,000
Special Assessments: $332,000
Interest Earnings: $173,000
Rents: $81,000
General Revenue - Other: $59,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,119,000
Financial Administration: $311,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Central Staff Services: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,838,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,858,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,012,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,274,000
General Local Government Support: $564,000
- Tax - Property: $38,939,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,119,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,928,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $518,000
Other Selective Sales: $476,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $454,000
Other: $194,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $121,000
Public Utilities Sales: $89,000
Other License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $281,000
Lowndes County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,138,000
- Charges - Other: $9,506,000
Sewerage: $3,936,000
Regular Highways: $795,000
- Construction - General - Other: $629,000
Regular Highways: $555,000
Libraries: $174,000
Local Fire Protection: $88,000
Police Protection: $17,000
General Public Buildings: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $3,870,000
Police Protection: $3,119,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,577,000
General - Other: $2,553,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,094,000
Financial Administration: $1,626,000
Regular Highways: $1,097,000
General Public Buildings: $949,000
Local Fire Protection: $821,000
Water Utilities: $563,000
Health - Other: $538,000
Sewerage: $489,000
Libraries: $385,000
Parks and Recreation: $292,000
Electric Utilities: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $993,000
Housing and Community Development: $290,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $689,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $2,080,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $980,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,910,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,885,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $908,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $597,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $311,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $3,405,000
Sale of Property: $1,114,000
Special Assessments: $332,000
Interest Earnings: $173,000
Rents: $81,000
General Revenue - Other: $59,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,119,000
Financial Administration: $311,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Central Staff Services: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,838,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,858,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,012,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,274,000
General Local Government Support: $564,000
- Tax - Property: $38,939,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,119,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,928,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $518,000
Other Selective Sales: $476,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $454,000
Other: $194,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $121,000
Public Utilities Sales: $89,000
Other License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $281,000
Lowndes County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,138,000
- Charges - Other: $9,506,000
Sewerage: $3,936,000
Regular Highways: $795,000
- Construction - General - Other: $629,000
Regular Highways: $555,000
Libraries: $174,000
Local Fire Protection: $88,000
Police Protection: $17,000
General Public Buildings: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $3,870,000
Police Protection: $3,119,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,577,000
General - Other: $2,553,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,094,000
Financial Administration: $1,626,000
Regular Highways: $1,097,000
General Public Buildings: $949,000
Local Fire Protection: $821,000
Water Utilities: $563,000
Health - Other: $538,000
Sewerage: $489,000
Libraries: $385,000
Parks and Recreation: $292,000
Electric Utilities: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $993,000
Housing and Community Development: $290,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $689,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $2,080,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $980,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,910,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,885,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $908,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $597,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $311,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $3,405,000
Sale of Property: $1,114,000
Special Assessments: $332,000
Interest Earnings: $173,000
Rents: $81,000
General Revenue - Other: $59,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,119,000
Financial Administration: $311,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Central Staff Services: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,838,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,858,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,012,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,274,000
General Local Government Support: $564,000
- Tax - Property: $38,939,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,119,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,928,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $518,000
Other Selective Sales: $476,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $454,000
Other: $194,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $121,000
Public Utilities Sales: $89,000
Other License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $281,000
Lowndes County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,138,000
- Charges - Other: $9,506,000
Sewerage: $3,936,000
Regular Highways: $795,000
- Construction - General - Other: $629,000
Regular Highways: $555,000
Libraries: $174,000
Local Fire Protection: $88,000
Police Protection: $17,000
General Public Buildings: $16,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $3,870,000
Police Protection: $3,119,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,577,000
General - Other: $2,553,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,094,000
Financial Administration: $1,626,000
Regular Highways: $1,097,000
General Public Buildings: $949,000
Local Fire Protection: $821,000
Water Utilities: $563,000
Health - Other: $538,000
Sewerage: $489,000
Libraries: $385,000
Parks and Recreation: $292,000
Electric Utilities: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,000
Housing and Community Development: $7,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $993,000
Housing and Community Development: $290,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $689,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $2,080,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $980,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,910,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,885,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,025,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $908,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $597,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $311,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $3,405,000
Sale of Property: $1,114,000
Special Assessments: $332,000
Interest Earnings: $173,000
Rents: $81,000
General Revenue - Other: $59,000
Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,119,000
Financial Administration: $311,000
Health - Other: $52,000
Central Staff Services: $28,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,838,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,858,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,012,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,274,000
General Local Government Support: $564,000
- Tax - Property: $38,939,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,119,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $2,928,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $518,000
Other Selective Sales: $476,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $454,000
Other: $194,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $121,000
Public Utilities Sales: $89,000
Other License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $281,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,827
- Number of aged recipients: 294
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,533
- Number of recipients under 18: 539
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,651
- Number of recipients older than 64: 637
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,135
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,265
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 26 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 534 | $149,670 | 504 | $148,931 | 2,183 | $151,710 | 176 | $44,381 | 20 | $994,350 | 818 | $128,538 | 169 | $67,503 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 16 | $108,750 | 18 | $122,333 | 93 | $169,280 | 12 | $52,500 | 1 | $158,000 | 7 | $80,000 | 11 | $71,455 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 56 | $128,679 | 79 | $95,532 | 485 | $165,505 | 79 | $33,481 | 0 | $0 | 39 | $111,154 | 59 | $68,017 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 56 | $124,375 | 32 | $162,344 | 468 | $164,194 | 22 | $80,182 | 0 | $0 | 28 | $86,357 | 28 | $88,821 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 8 | $146,875 | 7 | $116,286 | 52 | $187,788 | 1 | $207,000 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $90,000 | 5 | $84,800 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 46 | $167,783 | 53 | $173,283 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $58,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 19 | $150,789 | 18 | $182,556 | 2 | $167,000 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 3 | $95,667 | 10 | $217,900 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 4 | $191,500 | 4 | $200,500 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $330,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Lowndes County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 637 | 70.0 years |
Mary | 490 | 77.0 years |
John | 474 | 72.7 years |
William | 448 | 71.5 years |
Willie | 356 | 71.3 years |
Robert | 323 | 70.6 years |
Charles | 218 | 70.1 years |
George | 201 | 74.0 years |
Annie | 175 | 77.5 years |
Thomas | 172 | 71.3 years |
Most common last names in Lowndes County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Williams | 376 | 71.3 years |
Johnson | 321 | 73.0 years |
Smith | 276 | 73.4 years |
Carter | 252 | 73.7 years |
Brown | 211 | 72.7 years |
Jones | 208 | 74.7 years |
Davis | 186 | 73.4 years |
Thomas | 168 | 70.5 years |
Moore | 166 | 71.2 years |
Jackson | 124 | 74.8 years |
Businesses in Lowndes County, GA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 3 | Marriott | 1 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 3 | Mazda | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | McDonald's | 6 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Motel 6 | 2 | |
Applebee's | 2 | New Balance | 1 | |
Arby's | 3 | New York & Co | 1 | |
AutoZone | 2 | Nike | 13 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Burger King | 4 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 5 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Clarion | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Cracker Barrel | 2 | Penske | 2 | |
Curves | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 5 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Days Inn | 3 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
Dennys | 2 | Popeyes | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 3 | Publix Super Markets | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Quality | 3 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Quiznos | 3 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
FedEx | 12 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
GNC | 3 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Goodwill | 4 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
H&R Block | 6 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
Hawthorn | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Hilton | 3 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Honda | 1 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
IHOP | 1 | Super 8 | 2 | |
InTown Suites | 1 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
JCPenney | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Taco Bell | 4 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Journeys | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
KFC | 3 | U-Haul | 13 | |
Knights Inn | 1 | UPS | 17 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
La Quinta | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Waffle House | 6 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
Lowe's | 1 | Wingate | 1 |
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