Baldwin County, Georgia (GA) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 45,230 (66% urban, 34% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,805
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,953
% of renters here:   34%
State:   33%
Land area: 258 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 175 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   16.8%
Whole state:   13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   9.8%
Whole state:   6.1%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (29.0%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 65%
  • Government: 29%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Baldwin County, Georgia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Baldwin County, Georgia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.5%)
  • Black (43.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:   34.2 years
Georgia median age:   33.4 years

Males: 24,132   (54.0%)
Females: 20,568   (46.0%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,724
County population in 2003: 45,078
Jobs in 2003: 20,672

Total labor force in 2004: 20,518
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:
Baldwin County:   2.5 people
Georgia: 2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,786 ($35,159 in 2000)
This county   $37,786
Georgia: $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $117,003
Baldwin County   $117,003
Georgia: $147,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $478
Institutionalized population: 6,693
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Baldwin County in 2000: $854

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

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 8
  • Assaults: 84
  • Burglaries: 201
  • Thefts: 552
  • Auto thefts: 37



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 200 buildings, average cost: $109,700



2004 Presidential Election results in Baldwin County Georgia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.6%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $540 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baldwin County is $428 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $634 a month.

Cities in this county include: Milledgeville , Coopers .

2005 air pollution in Baldwin County:

Lead: 0.01 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County , Jones County , Putnam County , Washington County , Wilkinson County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Baldwin County: Trinity United Methodist Camp (A), Rock Landing (B), Milledgeville Country Club (C), Stevens Pottery (D)

Churches in Baldwin County include: Antioch Church (A), Vaughns Church (B), Union Hill Methodist Church (C), Torrance Chapel (D), Bethel Church (E), Tabernacle Church (F), Black Springs Baptist Church (G), Spring Hill Church (H), Browns Church (I)

Cemeteries: Union Hill Methodist Churchyard (1), Newton Cemetery (2), Baldwin Memorial Gardens (3), Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Black Springs Baptist Churchyard (6), Bland Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Stob Lake (A), Gumm Pond (B), Bridge Lake (C), High Bridge Lake (D), Spring Lake (E), Peachtree Lake (F), Scott Lake (G), McClure Lake (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goss Creek (A), Nancy Branch (B), Flatrock Branch (C), Moore Creek (D), Reedy Creek (E), Reedy Branch (F), Sand Creek (G), Spring Creek (H), Island Creek (I)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   5.9%
Georgia:   4.6%

Current college students: 4,231
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 837 (49% naturalized citizens)

Baldwin County:   1.9%
Whole state: 7.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 146
  • 1990 to 1994: 204
  • 1985 to 1989: 149
  • 1980 to 1984: 93
  • 1975 to 1979: 70
  • 1970 to 1974: 32
  • 1970 to 1974: 58
  • 1965 to 1969: 85

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.6%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,897
  • One, attached: 177
  • Two: 741
  • 3 or 4: 572
  • 5 to 9: 724
  • 10 to 19: 214
  • 20 or more: 266
  • Mobile homes: 4,577
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Baldwin County with a mortgage: 3,850 (441 second mortgage, 346 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,357

Agriculture in Baldwin County
Average size of farms: 184 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $35949
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $102.75
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 95.01%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35593
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.49%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.25%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35140
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.88
Corn for grain: 216 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 86 acres

Baldwin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 4.1 times below overall U.S. average.


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Wood products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Philippines (23%)
  • Mexico (13%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • Vietnam (8%)
  • India (7%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Baldwin County:



  • United States or American (20%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • German (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 13,899 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 2,442 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
  • Taxi: 67 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
  • Walked: 208 (1%)
  • Other means: 129 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 329 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Baldwin County, Georgia
  • 4799 people in state prisons
  • 1004 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 629 people in nursing homes
  • 522 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 437 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 165 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 141 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 86 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,087.

6.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,935 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.71%
Georgia average: 10.98%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($168 average AGI)
Baldwin County:   0.15%
Georgia average: 0.39%

5.06% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($21,798 average AGI)
1.50% relocated from other states ($8,968 average AGI)
Baldwin County:   1.50%
Georgia average: 4.40%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hancock County, GA  0.51% ($27,583 average AGI)
from Putnam County, GA  0.50% ($33,113)
from Bibb County, GA  0.45% ($33,381)
from Wilkinson County, GA  0.43% ($21,590)
from Jones County, GA  0.34% ($26,604)
from Washington County, GA  0.25% ($25,971)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.19% ($34,333)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.00%
Georgia average: 9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.48% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($25,404 average AGI)
1.51% relocated to other states ($7,406 average AGI)
Baldwin County:   1.51%
Georgia average: 3.17%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bibb County, GA  0.58% ($31,976 average AGI)
to Putnam County, GA  0.54% ($29,829)
to Jones County, GA  0.40% ($42,732)
to Wilkinson County, GA  0.40% ($22,018)
to Hancock County, GA  0.37% ($24,981)
to Fulton County, GA  0.26% ($37,000)
to Houston County, GA  0.25% ($30,886)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7


Births per 1000 population in Baldwin County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9


Deaths per 1000 population in Baldwin County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.8


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Baldwin County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,218 (4,446 aged, 1,772 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 36,924
  • In family households: 30,702 (6,448 male householders, 3,497 female householders)
    6,674 spouses, 11,396 children (10,376 natural, 241 adopted, 779 stepchildren), 1,086 grandchildren, 354 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 404 other relatives, 668 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,222 (2,220 male householders (1,613 living alone)), 2,617 female householders (2,158 living alone)), 1,385 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 7,776 (6,736 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,193 2-persons, 2,560 3-persons, 1,919 4-persons, 802 5-persons, 325 6-persons, 146 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,771 1-person, 827 2-persons, 192 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

4,713 married couples with children.
3,331 single-parent households (500 men, 2,831 women).

94.7% of residents of Baldwin County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $218,780,000 ($4840 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,014,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,777,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,254,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $606,000
Federal grants: $54,649,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,552,000 ($295,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,940,000 ($1,606,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,179,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,056,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,778,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,942
Here:   65 per 1000 residents
State: 79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,126
Here:   47 per 1000 residents
State:   38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +121
Here:   +3 per 1000 residents
State: +21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -347
Here:   -8 per 1000 residents
State:  +26 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Baldwin County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.75 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.8
State: 6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.5
State:   4.2



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 610
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,844
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,546
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,782
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,420
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,572
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,510
  • 1940 to 1949: 935
  • 1939 or earlier: 954


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baldwin County, Georgia:
  • 1 room: 19
  • 2 rooms: 99
  • 3 rooms: 358
  • 4 rooms: 1,068
  • 5 rooms: 2,545
  • 6 rooms: 2,414
  • 7 rooms: 1,547
  • 8 rooms: 921
  • 9 or more rooms: 834


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baldwin County, Georgia:
  • 1 room: 72
  • 2 rooms: 326
  • 3 rooms: 606
  • 4 rooms: 1,530
  • 5 rooms: 1,284
  • 6 rooms: 695
  • 7 rooms: 286
  • 8 rooms: 78
  • 9 or more rooms: 76


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baldwin County:
  • no bedroom: 46
  • 1 bedroom: 241
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,952
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,687
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,543
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 336


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baldwin County:
  • no bedroom: 103
  • 1 bedroom: 764
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,283
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,559
  • 4 bedrooms: 186
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 58


Cars and other vehicles available in Baldwin County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 557
  • 1 vehicle: 2,828
  • 2 vehicles: 3,797
  • 3 vehicles: 1,858
  • 4 vehicles: 501
  • 5 or more vehicles: 264


Cars and other vehicles available in Baldwin County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 825
  • 1 vehicle: 2,155
  • 2 vehicles: 1,470
  • 3 vehicles: 417
  • 4 vehicles: 72
  • 5 or more vehicles: 14

55% of Baldwin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Georgia.

Baldwin County:   55.3%
State average:   50.8%

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

  • This state: 34537
  • Northeast: 1924
  • Midwest: 1417
  • South: 5163
  • West: 550

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Electricity (41%)
  • Utility gas (34%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Wood (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Electricity (46%)
  • Utility gas (42%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 584
Here:   12.7%
Georgia:   8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 630
Here:   21.7%
Georgia:   8.5%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,071
Here:   27.8%
Georgia:   22.9%


Baldwin County government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,376,000
  • Charges - All Other: $1,169,000
    Sewerage: $996,000
    Solid Waste Management: $682,000
    Parks & Recreation: $557,000
  • Construction - General: $1,592,000
    Water Utilities: $1,022,000
    Sewerage: $681,000
    Corrections - Other: $156,000
    Solid Waste Management: $150,000
    Housing & Community Development: $134,000
    Health - Other: $105,000
    Regular Highways: $104,000
    Parks & Recreation: $77,000
    Fire Protection: $21,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $3,510,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,053,000
    Police Protection: $2,045,000
    General - Other: $1,768,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,673,000
    Regular Highways: $1,591,000
    Financial Administration: $1,451,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,300,000
    Fire Protection: $1,112,000
    Water Utilities: $1,065,000
    Parks & Recreation: $744,000
    Sewerage: $710,000
    Central Staff Services: $520,000
    General Public Buildings: $331,000
    Welfare - Other: $149,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $145,000
    Housing & Community Development: $99,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $388,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $78,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,023,000
    Water Utilities: $890,000
    Hospitals: $605,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health: $250,000
    Welfare: $59,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,936,000
    Industrial Revenue: $1,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $289,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,035,000
    Other NEC: $364,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $6,692,000
    Industrial Revenue: $900,000
    Other, NEC: $599,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $100,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $279,000
    Other, NEC: $54,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,375,000
    Property Sale Other: $188,000
    Interest Earnings: $171,000
    Rents: $38,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $79,000
    Parks & Recreation: $60,000
    Solid Waste Management: $31,000
    Regular Highways: $10,000
    Water Utilities: $9,000
    Sewerage: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,157,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,495,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,085,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $1,750,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,662,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $3,235,000
    All Other: $1,255,000
    Highways: $322,000
    Housing & Community Development: $27,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $10,436,000
    Property: $7,171,000
    Other Selective Sales: $839,000
    NEC: $262,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $204,000
    Public Utilities: $140,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $7,926,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $289,000

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