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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $376 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Appling County is $413 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $558 a month.
Cities in this county include: Baxley
, Graham
, Surrency
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Neighboring
counties: Bacon County
, Jeff Davis County
, Pierce County
, Tattnall County
, Toombs County
, Wayne County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Appling County: Deens
Landing
(A),
Carters Bight Landing
(B),
Davis Landing
(C),
Lower Sister Bluff Landing
(D),
Long Branch Community Center
(E),
Odum Childrens Home
(F)
Churches in Appling County include: Altamaha
Church
(A),
Zion Church
(B),
Antioch Church
(C),
Zion Missionary Baptist Church
(D),
Zoar Church
(E),
Zoar United Methodist Church
(F),
Asbury Church
(G),
Bethel Freewill Church
(H),
Bethel United Methodist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Williamson
Cemetery
(1),
Patterson Cemetery
(2),
Baxley Cemetery
(3),
Paulk Cemetery
(4),
Lynn Cemetery
(5),
Deen Cemetery
(6),
Beckworth Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs and swamps: Miles
Lake
(A),
Bishop Creek Structure Number Seven Lake
(B),
Bishop Creek Structure Number Six Lake
(C),
Lewis Lake
(D),
Eason Lake
(E),
Lake Mayers
(F),
Big Pond
(G)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sweetwater
Creek
(A),
Black Water Creek
(B),
Tenmile Creek
(C),
Bay Creek
(D),
Dry Branch
(E),
Alisons Creek
(F),
Roaring Creek
(G)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 394
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 591 (23% naturalized citizens)
| Appling
County: |
3.4% | | Whole
state: | 7.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 229
- 1990
to 1994: 120
- 1985
to 1989: 110
- 1980
to 1984: 74
- 1975
to 1979: 14
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 14
- 1965
to 1969: 30
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Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,450
- One,
attached: 93
- Two:
188
- 3
or 4: 94
- 5
to 9: 41
- 10
to 19: 12
- 20
or more: 56
- Mobile
homes: 2,886
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 34
Housing units in Appling County with a mortgage: 1,248 (150 second mortgage, 126 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,168 Agriculture
in Appling County
Average size of farms: 213 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $100046
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $377.12
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.53%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $84194
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.12%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $65450
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.05%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.34
Corn for grain: 2733 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 38054 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3382 harvested acres
Vegetables: 360 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1492 acresAppling
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/13/1986, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(18%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Wood
products (9%)
- Utilities
(7%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (16%)
- Health
care (16%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Construction
(4%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Construction
laborers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(72%)
- India
(6%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Philippines
(3%)
- Canada
(3%)
- Ukraine
(3%)
- Cuba
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Appling County:
|
- United
States or American (43%)
- English
(6%)
- Irish
(5%)
- German
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- European
(1%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,783 (76%)
- Carpooled:
1,452 (19%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
21 (0%)
- Walked:
105 (1%)
- Other
means: 78 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 115 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Appling County, Georgia
- 122
people in nursing homes
- 71
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 23
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 9
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 5
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,470.
5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,542 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.34% | | Georgia
average: | 10.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.44% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($15,633 average AGI)
1.91% relocated from other states ($9,912 average AGI)
| Appling
County: |
1.91% | | Georgia
average: | 4.40% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Jeff Davis County, GA
|
0.61% ($23,118 average AGI) |
| from
Bacon County, GA
|
0.34% ($20,316) |
| from
Wayne County, GA
|
0.23% ($17,769) |
| from
Duval County, FL
|
0.18% ($35,200) |
6.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,281 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.03% | | Georgia
average: | 9.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.71% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($22,441 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($5,840 average AGI)
| Appling
County: |
1.32% | | Georgia
average: | 3.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Jeff Davis County, GA
|
0.82% ($19,739 average AGI) |
| to
Toombs County, GA
|
0.37% ($24,429) |
| to
Wayne County, GA
|
0.32% ($28,056) |
| to
Coffee County, GA
|
0.30% ($49,647) |
| to
Bacon County, GA
|
0.27% ($21,600) |
| to
Glynn County, GA
|
0.23% ($42,000) |
| to
Chatham County, GA
|
0.21% ($35,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.5
Births
per 1000 population in Appling County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Appling County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Appling County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,530 (1,917 aged, 613 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 17,181
- In
family households: 15,282 (3,797 male householders, 1,117 female householders)
3,803
spouses, 5,157 children (4,515 natural, 196 adopted, 446 stepchildren), 548 grandchildren, 151 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 243 other relatives, 396 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,899 (764 male householders (646 living alone)), 916 female householders (884 living alone)), 219 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 238 (215 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,116 2-persons, 1,191 3-persons, 991 4-persons, 413 5-persons, 134 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,530 1-person, 101 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 3 6-persons.
2,930 married couples with children.
1,072 single-parent households (217 men, 855 women).
93.9% of residents of Appling County speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 17% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $104,925,000 ($5840 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,905,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,833,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,018,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,212,000
Federal grants: $33,080,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,497,000 ($934,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,283,000 ($142,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $184,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,577,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,405,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,426
| Here: |
79 per 1000 residents | | State: |
79 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 912
| Here: |
51 per 1000 residents | | State: |
38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +188
| Here: |
+10 per 1000 residents | | State: | +21
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -134
| Here: |
-7 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+26 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Appling County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.05 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 329
- 1995
to 1998: 1,032
- 1990
to 1994: 670
- 1980
to 1989: 1,549
- 1970
to 1979: 1,596
- 1960
to 1969: 1,075
- 1950
to 1959: 591
- 1940
to 1949: 417
- 1939
or earlier: 595
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Appling County, Georgia: |
- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 116
- 3
rooms: 294
- 4
rooms: 629
- 5
rooms: 1,359
- 6
rooms: 1,248
- 7
rooms: 845
- 8
rooms: 444
- 9
or more rooms: 279
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Appling County, Georgia: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 99
- 3
rooms: 269
- 4
rooms: 269
- 5
rooms: 329
- 6
rooms: 273
- 7
rooms: 68
- 8
rooms: 59
- 9
or more rooms: 14
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Appling County: |
- no
bedroom: 49
- 1
bedroom: 205
- 2
bedrooms: 1,230
- 3
bedrooms: 3,086
- 4
bedrooms: 555
- 5
or more bedrooms: 97
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Appling County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 278
- 2
bedrooms: 466
- 3
bedrooms: 598
- 4
bedrooms: 31
- 5
or more bedrooms: 5
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Appling County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 185
- 1
vehicle: 1,412
- 2
vehicles: 2,352
- 3
vehicles: 967
- 4
vehicles: 185
- 5
or more vehicles: 121
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Appling County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 291
- 1
vehicle: 649
- 2
vehicles: 377
- 3
vehicles: 41
- 4
vehicles: 20
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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66% of Appling County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Georgia.
| Appling
County: |
66.1% | | State
average: |
50.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 14157
- Northeast:
219
- Midwest:
278
- South:
1810
- West:
268
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(64%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Utility
gas (9%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(49%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Utility
gas (18%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 94
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 49
| Here: |
14.3% | | Georgia: | 22.9% |
Appling
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $366,000
Solid Waste Management: $350,000
Parks & Recreation: $106,000
- Construction
- Health - Other: $469,000
Regular Highways: $455,000
Parks & Recreation: $434,000
General Public Buildings: $13,000
Corrections - Other: $2,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,988,000
Police Protection: $905,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $864,000
Corrections - Other: $824,000
Solid Waste Management: $700,000
Fire Protection: $656,000
Central Staff Services: $517,000
General Public Buildings: $506,000
Health Services - Other: $466,000
General - Other: $457,000
Parks & Recreation: $453,000
Financial Administration: $298,000
Housing & Community Development: $291,000
Natural Resources - Other: $126,000
Welfare - Other: $48,000
Libraries: $38,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,586,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $761,000
Hospitals: $508,000
Regular Highways: $55,000
Air Transportation: $53,000
Libraries: $38,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $21,154,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,654,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,500,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,900,000
General Revenue, NEC: $721,000
Rents: $330,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $337,000
Housing & Community Development: $126,000
Police Protection: $108,000
Own Hospitals: $83,000
Health - Other: $20,000
Judicial: $10,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
Natural Resource - Other: $6,000
General - Other: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,347,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,654,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $620,000
Health & Hospitals: $248,000
Housing & Community Development: $108,000
All Other: $53,000
- Tax
- Property: $5,718,000
Total General Sales: $4,680,000
Other Selective Sales: $493,000
NEC: $23,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $4,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,459,000
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