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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $483 (1.0%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Atkinson County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $583 a month.
Cities in this county include: Pearson
, Willacoochee
, Axson
.
Neighboring
counties: Berrien County
, Clinch County
, Coffee County
, Lanier County
, Ware County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Churches in Atkinson County include: Wesley
Chapel
(A),
Allen Chapel
(B),
Antioch Church
(C),
Arnie Church
(D),
Utah Church
(E),
Axson Church
(F),
Union Hill Church
(G),
Bethel Church
(H),
Beulah Church
(I)
Cemeteries: White
Cemetery
(1),
Death Age Cemetery
(2),
Tison Cemetery
(3),
Kight Cemetery
(4),
Utah Cemetery
(5)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hastings
Fish Pond
(A),
Smith Pond
(B),
Kirkland Millpond
(C),
Half Moon Lake
(D),
Butchers Pond
(E),
Guest Millpond
(F),
Long Bay
(G),
Round Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stump
Creek
(A),
Sweetwater Creek
(B),
Dark Bay
(C),
Hog Creek
(D),
Big Branch
(E),
Reedy Creek
(F),
Mill Creek
(G),
Pudding Creek
(H),
Pole Branch
(I)
Post office: Axson
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 100
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 56.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 917 (17% naturalized citizens)
| Atkinson
County: |
12.1% | | Whole
state: |
7.1% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 345
- 1990
to 1994: 285
- 1985
to 1989: 166
- 1980
to 1984: 73
- 1975
to 1979: 13
- 1970
to 1974: 12
- 1970
to 1974: 1
- 1965
to 1969: 22
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Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,587
- One,
attached: 16
- Two:
53
- 3
or 4: 43
- 5
to 9: 64
- 10
to 19: 3
- 20
or more: 23
- Mobile
homes: 1,378
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Housing units in Atkinson County with a mortgage: 332 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 496 Agriculture
in Atkinson County
Average size of farms: 365 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $214587
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $446.92
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $162847
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $96179
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.66
Corn for grain: 2025 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 670 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 10795 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 690 harvested acres
Vegetables: 629 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 231 acresAtkinson
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 2.6 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Wood
products (14%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (11%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Metal
and metal products (3%)
- Machinery
(3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (17%)
- Health
care (9%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (7%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Material
moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(91%)
- Vietnam
(2%)
- Canada
(2%)
- Guatemala
(2%)
- Honduras
(1%)
- United
Kingdom (1%)
- Costa
Rica (1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Atkinson County:
|
- United
States or American (35%)
- Irish
(6%)
- English
(5%)
- German
(1%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- Scottish
(1%)
- Swedish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,212 (70%)
- Carpooled:
662 (21%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 20 (1%)
- Ferryboat:
5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
10 (0%)
- Walked:
53 (2%)
- Other
means: 105 (3%)
- Worked
at home: 79 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Atkinson County, Georgia
- 24
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11
people in nursing homes
- 6
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,457.
6.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,297 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.98% | | Georgia
average: | 10.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.99% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($15,030 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($6,267 average AGI)
| Atkinson
County: |
1.99% | | Georgia
average: | 4.40% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Coffee County, GA
|
2.50% ($18,492 average AGI) |
6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,698 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.35% | | Georgia
average: | 9.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.20% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,919 average AGI)
1.15% relocated to other states ($2,779 average AGI)
| Atkinson
County: |
1.15% | | Georgia
average: | 3.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Coffee County, GA
|
2.34% ($24,527 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 22.9
Births
per 1000 population in Atkinson County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Atkinson County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Atkinson County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,076 (799 aged, 277 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 7,565
- In
family households: 6,724 (1,514 male householders, 489 female householders)
1,506
spouses, 2,513 children (2,302 natural, 38 adopted, 173 stepchildren), 220 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 166 other relatives, 190 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 841 (367 male householders (295 living alone)), 359 female householders (339 living alone)), 115 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 44 (10 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 690 2-persons, 467 3-persons, 479 4-persons, 227 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 634 1-person, 74 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
1,438 married couples with children.
551 single-parent households (158 men, 393 women).
83.6% of residents of Atkinson County speak English at home.
15.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 56% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,624,000 ($6070 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $655,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,256,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,381,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,767,000
Federal grants: $17,829,000
Federal procurement contracts: $282,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,109,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $266,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $418,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,716,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 815
| Here: |
101 per 1000 residents | | State: |
79 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 360
| Here: |
45 per 1000 residents | | State: |
38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +272
| Here: |
+34 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+21 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -296
| Here: |
-37 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+26 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Atkinson County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.42 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: 117
- 1995
to 1998: 364
- 1990
to 1994: 341
- 1980
to 1989: 608
- 1970
to 1979: 689
- 1960
to 1969: 431
- 1950
to 1959: 251
- 1940
to 1949: 109
- 1939
or earlier: 261
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Atkinson County, Georgia: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 29
- 3
rooms: 113
- 4
rooms: 292
- 5
rooms: 552
- 6
rooms: 408
- 7
rooms: 349
- 8
rooms: 165
- 9
or more rooms: 105
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Atkinson County, Georgia: |
- 1
room: 5
- 2
rooms: 35
- 3
rooms: 76
- 4
rooms: 241
- 5
rooms: 219
- 6
rooms: 78
- 7
rooms: 20
- 8
rooms: 14
- 9
or more rooms: 14
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Atkinson County: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 56
- 2
bedrooms: 514
- 3
bedrooms: 1,188
- 4
bedrooms: 203
- 5
or more bedrooms: 35
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Atkinson County: |
- no
bedroom: 12
- 1
bedroom: 91
- 2
bedrooms: 329
- 3
bedrooms: 258
- 4
bedrooms: 12
- 5
or more bedrooms: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Atkinson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 84
- 1
vehicle: 621
- 2
vehicles: 826
- 3
vehicles: 320
- 4
vehicles: 139
- 5
or more vehicles: 25
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Atkinson County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 115
- 1
vehicle: 367
- 2
vehicles: 176
- 3
vehicles: 36
- 4
vehicles: 6
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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63% of Atkinson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Georgia.
| Atkinson
County: |
62.5% | | State
average: |
50.8% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 5668
- Northeast:
52
- Midwest:
68
- South:
764
- West:
131
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Electricity
(67%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(67%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 5
Atkinson
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $17,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $582,000
Police Protection: $386,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $329,000
Central Staff Services: $291,000
General - Other: $219,000
Financial Administration: $169,000
Health Services - Other: $151,000
Parks & Recreation: $50,000
Welfare - Other: $38,000
Natural Resources - Other: $34,000
Fire Protection: $19,000
General Public Buildings: $17,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $9,000
Libraries: $7,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $307,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,078,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,666,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $210,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $202,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $352,000
Interest Earnings: $48,000
Rents: $8,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $118,000
General - Other: $104,000
Central Staff: $9,000
Police Protection: $8,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,146,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $78,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $123,000
Health & Hospitals: $119,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,753,000
Total General Sales: $1,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $141,000
NEC: $57,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,024,000
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