Pickens County, Georgia (GA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,952
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 7,354
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,469 (it was 1,606 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 34% |
Land area: 232 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 147 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (20.9%), Manufacturing (14.5%), Retail trade (11.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 30,78091.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,3584.0%Two or more races
- 1,1663.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 1740.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1070.3%Asian alone
- 680.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 330.10%Some other race alone
- 240.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 46.8 years |
| Georgia median age: | 37.6 years |
| Males: 17,016 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 17,017 |  (50.0%) |
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| Pickens County: | 2.0 people |
| Georgia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $74,064 ($41,387 in 1999)
| This county: | $74,064 |
| Georgia: | $72,837 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $789 (lower quartile is $547, upper quartile is $1,054)
| This county: | $789 |
| State: | $1065 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $318,323 (it was $101,000 in 2000)
| Pickens: | $318,323 |
| Georgia: | $297,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,425
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $519
Institutionalized population: 273
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 42
- Burglaries: 33
- Thefts: 95
- Auto thefts: 20
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 15
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 45
- Burglaries: 41
- Thefts: 161
- Auto thefts: 25
Health of residents in Pickens County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.72.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
36.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
52.3% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 419 buildings, average cost: $281,800
- 2021: 341 buildings, average cost: $257,700
- 2020: 230 buildings, average cost: $279,000
- 2019: 164 buildings, average cost: $265,700
- 2018: 125 buildings, average cost: $266,100
- 2017: 132 buildings, average cost: $231,900
- 2016: 116 buildings, average cost: $261,000
- 2015: 65 buildings, average cost: $238,500
- 2014: 51 buildings, average cost: $269,100
- 2013: 60 buildings, average cost: $245,400
- 2012: 34 buildings, average cost: $268,400
- 2011: 41 buildings, average cost: $190,500
- 2010: 28 buildings, average cost: $243,900
- 2009: 38 buildings, average cost: $259,800
- 2008: 111 buildings, average cost: $223,400
- 2007: 270 buildings, average cost: $237,100
- 2006: 380 buildings, average cost: $239,400
- 2005: 445 buildings, average cost: $181,500
- 2004: 484 buildings, average cost: $156,300
- 2003: 419 buildings, average cost: $151,200
- 2002: 424 buildings, average cost: $157,700
- 2001: 459 buildings, average cost: $135,000
- 2000: 408 buildings, average cost: $135,800
- 1999: 553 buildings, average cost: $131,100
- 1998: 510 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 1997: 367 buildings, average cost: $137,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,996 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,851 (0.6%)
| Pickens County: | 12.6% |
| Georgia: | 12.7% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 46.8 years old
(Males: 45.1 years old, Females: 48.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.3 years old, Black residents: 33.8 years old, American Indian residents: 28.3 years old, Asian residents: 47.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.1 years old, Other race residents: 40.1 years old)
Area name: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pickens County is $686 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $763 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $929 a month.
Cities in this county include: Nelson-Tate-Marble Hill, Ludville, Jasper, Nelson, Talking Rock.
Neighboring counties: Garland County, Arkansas 
, Lafayette County, Mississippi , Marshall County, Alabama , New Hanover County, North Carolina 
, Sevier County, Arkansas , Tallahatchie County, Mississippi , Tishomingo County, Mississippi .
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Georgia: | 2.9% |
Current college students: 504
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 702 (37.4% naturalized citizens)
| Pickens County: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 822010 or later
- 2472000 to 2009
- 1331990 to 1999
- 711980 to 1989
- 441970 to 1979
- 111Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 12,306
- One, attached: 116
- Two: 242
- 3 or 4: 377
- 5 to 9: 185
- 10 to 19: 124
- 20 or more: 66
- Mobile homes: 1,889
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15
Housing units in Pickens County with a mortgage: 6,085 (323 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 216 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 153
| Here: | 3.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Pickens County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,627 | 24 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,982 | 5 |
| Catholic | 1,349 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 364 | 2 |
| Other | 8 | 1 |
| None | 22,101 | - |
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:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| Pickens County: | 2.63 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| This county: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
| Pickens County: | 4.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30
| This county: | 9.85 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Pickens County: | 9.8% |
| Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Pickens County: | 25.9% |
| State: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.1% |
| State: | 14.6% |
Agriculture in Pickens County:
Average size of farms: 71 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $196,685
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $199.70
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $133,242
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 17.08%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,825
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.61
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.18%
Corn for grain: 342 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acres
Earthquake activity:
Pickens County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from Pickens County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 118.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from Pickens County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 234.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 13, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4259: February 26, 2016, FEMA Id: 4259, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 18, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4215: April 20, 2015, FEMA Id: 4215, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4165: March 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4165, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1973: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1973, 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 Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 14, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1554: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1554, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter 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
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Pickens County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,311 (68.0%)
- Carpooled: 1,329 (10.9%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 72 (0.6%)
- Walked: 79 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 2,674 (21.9%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Mexico (29%)
- Guatemala (17%)
- Canada (10%)
- Greece (9%)
- England (7%)
- Pakistan (6%)
- United Arab Emirates (6%)
- English (24%)
- American (20%)
- Irish (12%)
- German (9%)
- Scottish (5%)
- Italian (3%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Pickens County, Georgia in 2010:
- 156 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 104 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 52 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 33 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 13 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 2 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
49 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10.73% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($87,199 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.73% |
| Georgia average: | 10.21% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.39% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($66,300 average AGI)
2.34% relocated from other states ($20,898 average AGI)
Pickens County: 2.34% Georgia average: 3.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Cherokee County, GA |  3.10% ($64,687 average AGI) |
| from Cobb County, GA | 0.78% ($109,212) |
| from Fulton County, GA | 0.75% ($152,410) |
| from Gilmer County, GA | 0.67% ($40,236) |
| from Forsyth County, GA | 0.58% ($116,455) |
| from Gwinnett County, GA | 0.35% ($187,239) |
| from Bartow County, GA | 0.28% ($59,892) |
8.34% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($59,037 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.34% |
| Georgia average: | 9.60% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.23% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($43,294 average AGI)
2.11% relocated to other states ($15,743 average AGI)
Pickens County: 2.11% Georgia average: 3.15%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Cherokee County, GA | 2.13% ($52,065 average AGI) |
| to Gilmer County, GA | 0.59% ($53,987) |
| to Cobb County, GA | 0.44% ($58,228) |
| to Gordon County, GA | 0.32% ($46,463) |
| to Forsyth County, GA | 0.29% ($72,811) |
| to Dawson County, GA | 0.27% ($59,200) |
| to Fulton County, GA | 0.26% ($145,441) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,142 (4,358 aged, 784 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,062 (14%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pickens County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (413)
- Cardiac arrest, unspecified (379)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (311)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (209)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (161)
- Unspecified dementia (147)
- Congestive heart failure (83)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (74)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (29)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (20)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,345
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 144
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39,509
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,185
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 819
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 18
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 39
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 119.2. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 34,033- Male householders: 6,553 (1,258 living alone), Female householders: 6,966 (1,892 living alone)
8,040 spouses (7,962 opposite-sex spouses), 702 unmarried partners, (674 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,460 children (7,682 natural, 284 adopted, 499 stepchildren), 1,106 grandchildren, 264 brothers or sisters, 375 parents, 30 foster children, 697 other relatives, 668 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 328
Size of family households: 5,343 2-persons, 1,883 3-persons, 1,357 4-persons, 781 5-persons, 242 6-persons, 222 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,147 1-person, 422 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
4,223 married couples with children.
1,081 single-parent households (425 men, 656 women).
96.9% of residents of Pickens speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 22% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $109,727,000 ($3,951 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,757,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,435,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,899,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $297,000
Federal grants: $17,442,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,014,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,640,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,585,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $53,180,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,404,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,829| Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 79 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,234
| Here: | 43 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 38 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +97
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +21 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +4,816
| Here: | +169 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +26 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.31 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 |
| State: | 4.6 |
- Year house built in Pickens County, Georgia
- 882020 or later
- 1,1352010 to 2019
- 4,2812000 to 2009
- 3,5821990 to 1999
- 2,1741980 to 1989
- 1,2711970 to 1979
- 9191960 to 1969
- 4661950 to 1959
- 2561940 to 1949
- 7101939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, Georgia
- 781 room
- 712 rooms
- 2873 rooms
- 8554 rooms
- 2,0435 rooms
- 2,1986 rooms
- 1,7937 rooms
- 1,0258 rooms
- 2,5079+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, Georgia
- 241 room
- 242 rooms
- 3453 rooms
- 9544 rooms
- 5095 rooms
- 4696 rooms
- 2557 rooms
- 1138 rooms
- 649+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickens County, Georgia
- 107no bedroom
- 1301 bedroom
- 1,6192 bedrooms
- 5,4633 bedrooms
- 2,6184 bedrooms
- 8405+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickens County, Georgia
- 24no bedroom
- 2561 bedroom
- 1,0922 bedrooms
- 1,2143 bedrooms
- 2004 bedrooms
- 55+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 243no vehicle
- 1,9011 vehicle
- 4,7352 vehicles
- 2,6583 vehicles
- 7154 vehicles
- 5445+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Pickens County in renter-occupied apartments
- 169no vehicle
- 1,3161 vehicle
- 8672 vehicles
- 2543 vehicles
- 654 vehicles
- 1235+ vehicles
90.2% of Pickens County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Georgia.
| Pickens County: | 90.2% |
| State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 20,915
- Other state: 11,729
- Northeast: 1,771
- Midwest: 2,542
- South: 6,607
- West: 809
- 44.0%Electricity
- 30.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.3%Utility gas
- 2.0%Wood
- 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 55.2%Electricity
- 22.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.4%Utility gas
- 1.6%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 299
| Here: | 10.1% |
| Georgia: | 12.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 157
| Here: | 9.6% |
| Georgia: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 145
| Here: | 22.1% |
| Georgia: | 17.1% |
Pickens County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,829,000
Other: $3,369,000
Sewerage: $1,049,000
Sewerage: $962,000
Air Transportation: $875,000
Air Transportation: $463,000
Solid Waste Management: $366,000
Solid Waste Management: $358,000
Parks and Recreation: $139,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,040,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,308,000
Police Protection: $446,000
Regular Highways: $414,000
General - Other: $90,000
Police Protection: $66,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Sewerage: $12,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $6,423,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,247,000
Regular Highways: $5,200,000
Police Protection: $5,030,000
Police Protection: $4,302,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,046,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,877,000
Regular Highways: $3,640,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,912,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,700,000
General - Other: $2,004,000
General - Other: $1,720,000
Central Staff Services: $1,713,000
Financial Administration: $1,638,000
Central Staff Services: $1,592,000
Financial Administration: $1,459,000
Water Utilities: $1,376,000
Sewerage: $917,000
Air Transportation: $761,000
Parks and Recreation: $680,000
Parks and Recreation: $624,000
General Public Buildings: $581,000
Solid Waste Management: $565,000
General Public Buildings: $493,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Solid Waste Management: $447,000
Air Transportation: $437,000
Health - Other: $367,000
Libraries: $333,000
Libraries: $301,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $62,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
Water Utilities: $19,000
Sewerage: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $255,000
Other: $217,000
Public Welfare: $108,000
Public Welfare: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $493,000
Interest on Debt: $331,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,209,000
Other - General - Other: $1,017,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,764,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,946,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,678,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,642,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,861,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,803,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,746,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,688,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,425,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,036,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $58,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $58,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,040,000
Fines and Forfeits: $849,000
General Revenue - Other: $332,000
General Revenue - Other: $218,000
Rents: $151,000
Rents: $130,000
Donations From Private Sources: $99,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Donations From Private Sources: $23,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $223,000
Regular Highways: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $119,000
Correctional Institutions: $100,000
General - Other: $42,000
Police Protection: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,473,000
Cash and Securities: $8,403,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,573,000
Water Utilities: $1,443,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,520,000
Cash and Securities: $1,803,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $5,837,000
Other: $3,898,000
Housing and Community Development: $308,000
General Local Government Support: $100,000
General Local Government Support: $100,000
- Tax - Property: $12,404,000
Property: $11,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,177,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,694,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,730,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,497,000
Other License: $299,000
Other License: $246,000
Other: $209,000
Public Utilities Sales: $148,000
Public Utilities Sales: $139,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $131,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $117,000
Other: $107,000
Other Selective Sales: $102,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $73,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $54,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $46,000
Pickens County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,829,000
Other: $3,369,000
Sewerage: $1,049,000
Sewerage: $962,000
Air Transportation: $875,000
Air Transportation: $463,000
Solid Waste Management: $366,000
Solid Waste Management: $358,000
Parks and Recreation: $139,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,040,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,308,000
Police Protection: $446,000
Regular Highways: $414,000
General - Other: $90,000
Police Protection: $66,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Sewerage: $12,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $6,423,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,247,000
Regular Highways: $5,200,000
Police Protection: $5,030,000
Police Protection: $4,302,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,046,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,877,000
Regular Highways: $3,640,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,912,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,700,000
General - Other: $2,004,000
General - Other: $1,720,000
Central Staff Services: $1,713,000
Financial Administration: $1,638,000
Central Staff Services: $1,592,000
Financial Administration: $1,459,000
Water Utilities: $1,376,000
Sewerage: $917,000
Air Transportation: $761,000
Parks and Recreation: $680,000
Parks and Recreation: $624,000
General Public Buildings: $581,000
Solid Waste Management: $565,000
General Public Buildings: $493,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Solid Waste Management: $447,000
Air Transportation: $437,000
Health - Other: $367,000
Libraries: $333,000
Libraries: $301,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $62,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
Water Utilities: $19,000
Sewerage: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $255,000
Other: $217,000
Public Welfare: $108,000
Public Welfare: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $493,000
Interest on Debt: $331,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,209,000
Other - General - Other: $1,017,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,764,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,946,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,678,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,642,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,861,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,803,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,746,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,688,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,425,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,036,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $58,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $58,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,040,000
Fines and Forfeits: $849,000
General Revenue - Other: $332,000
General Revenue - Other: $218,000
Rents: $151,000
Rents: $130,000
Donations From Private Sources: $99,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Donations From Private Sources: $23,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $223,000
Regular Highways: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $119,000
Correctional Institutions: $100,000
General - Other: $42,000
Police Protection: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,473,000
Cash and Securities: $8,403,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,573,000
Water Utilities: $1,443,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,520,000
Cash and Securities: $1,803,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $5,837,000
Other: $3,898,000
Housing and Community Development: $308,000
General Local Government Support: $100,000
General Local Government Support: $100,000
- Tax - Property: $12,404,000
Property: $11,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,177,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,694,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,730,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,497,000
Other License: $299,000
Other License: $246,000
Other: $209,000
Public Utilities Sales: $148,000
Public Utilities Sales: $139,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $131,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $117,000
Other: $107,000
Other Selective Sales: $102,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $73,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $54,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $46,000
Pickens County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,829,000
Other: $3,369,000
Sewerage: $1,049,000
Sewerage: $962,000
Air Transportation: $875,000
Air Transportation: $463,000
Solid Waste Management: $366,000
Solid Waste Management: $358,000
Parks and Recreation: $139,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,040,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,308,000
Police Protection: $446,000
Regular Highways: $414,000
General - Other: $90,000
Police Protection: $66,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Sewerage: $12,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $6,423,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,247,000
Regular Highways: $5,200,000
Police Protection: $5,030,000
Police Protection: $4,302,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,046,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,877,000
Regular Highways: $3,640,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,912,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,700,000
General - Other: $2,004,000
General - Other: $1,720,000
Central Staff Services: $1,713,000
Financial Administration: $1,638,000
Central Staff Services: $1,592,000
Financial Administration: $1,459,000
Water Utilities: $1,376,000
Sewerage: $917,000
Air Transportation: $761,000
Parks and Recreation: $680,000
Parks and Recreation: $624,000
General Public Buildings: $581,000
Solid Waste Management: $565,000
General Public Buildings: $493,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Solid Waste Management: $447,000
Air Transportation: $437,000
Health - Other: $367,000
Libraries: $333,000
Libraries: $301,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $62,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
Water Utilities: $19,000
Sewerage: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $255,000
Other: $217,000
Public Welfare: $108,000
Public Welfare: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $493,000
Interest on Debt: $331,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,209,000
Other - General - Other: $1,017,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,764,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,946,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,678,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,642,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,861,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,803,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,746,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,688,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,425,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,036,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $58,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $58,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,040,000
Fines and Forfeits: $849,000
General Revenue - Other: $332,000
General Revenue - Other: $218,000
Rents: $151,000
Rents: $130,000
Donations From Private Sources: $99,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Donations From Private Sources: $23,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $223,000
Regular Highways: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $119,000
Correctional Institutions: $100,000
General - Other: $42,000
Police Protection: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,473,000
Cash and Securities: $8,403,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,573,000
Water Utilities: $1,443,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,520,000
Cash and Securities: $1,803,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $5,837,000
Other: $3,898,000
Housing and Community Development: $308,000
General Local Government Support: $100,000
General Local Government Support: $100,000
- Tax - Property: $12,404,000
Property: $11,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,177,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,694,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,730,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,497,000
Other License: $299,000
Other License: $246,000
Other: $209,000
Public Utilities Sales: $148,000
Public Utilities Sales: $139,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $131,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $117,000
Other: $107,000
Other Selective Sales: $102,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $73,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $54,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $46,000
Pickens County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Other: $3,829,000
Other: $3,369,000
Sewerage: $1,049,000
Sewerage: $962,000
Air Transportation: $875,000
Air Transportation: $463,000
Solid Waste Management: $366,000
Solid Waste Management: $358,000
Parks and Recreation: $139,000
Parks and Recreation: $119,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,040,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,308,000
Police Protection: $446,000
Regular Highways: $414,000
General - Other: $90,000
Police Protection: $66,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
Sewerage: $12,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
- Current Operations - Judicial and Legal Services: $6,423,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,247,000
Regular Highways: $5,200,000
Police Protection: $5,030,000
Police Protection: $4,302,000
Local Fire Protection: $4,046,000
Local Fire Protection: $3,877,000
Regular Highways: $3,640,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,912,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,700,000
General - Other: $2,004,000
General - Other: $1,720,000
Central Staff Services: $1,713,000
Financial Administration: $1,638,000
Central Staff Services: $1,592,000
Financial Administration: $1,459,000
Water Utilities: $1,376,000
Sewerage: $917,000
Air Transportation: $761,000
Parks and Recreation: $680,000
Parks and Recreation: $624,000
General Public Buildings: $581,000
Solid Waste Management: $565,000
General Public Buildings: $493,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Solid Waste Management: $447,000
Air Transportation: $437,000
Health - Other: $367,000
Libraries: $333,000
Libraries: $301,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Natural Resources - Other: $62,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
Water Utilities: $19,000
Sewerage: $13,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $255,000
Other: $217,000
Public Welfare: $108,000
Public Welfare: $46,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $493,000
Interest on Debt: $331,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,209,000
Other - General - Other: $1,017,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,000
General Local Government Support: $5,000
General Local Government Support: $3,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,764,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,946,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,678,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,642,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,861,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,803,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,746,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,688,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,425,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,036,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $606,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $58,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $58,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,040,000
Fines and Forfeits: $849,000
General Revenue - Other: $332,000
General Revenue - Other: $218,000
Rents: $151,000
Rents: $130,000
Donations From Private Sources: $99,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Donations From Private Sources: $23,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $223,000
Regular Highways: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $119,000
Correctional Institutions: $100,000
General - Other: $42,000
Police Protection: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,473,000
Cash and Securities: $8,403,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,573,000
Water Utilities: $1,443,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,520,000
Cash and Securities: $1,803,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $5,837,000
Other: $3,898,000
Housing and Community Development: $308,000
General Local Government Support: $100,000
General Local Government Support: $100,000
- Tax - Property: $12,404,000
Property: $11,284,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $9,177,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $7,694,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,730,000
Insurance Premiums Sales: $1,497,000
Other License: $299,000
Other License: $246,000
Other: $209,000
Public Utilities Sales: $148,000
Public Utilities Sales: $139,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $131,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $117,000
Other: $107,000
Other Selective Sales: $102,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $73,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $72,000
Other Selective Sales: $63,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $54,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $46,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 447
- Number of aged recipients: 36
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 411
- Number of recipients under 18: 45
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 310
- Number of recipients older than 64: 92
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 180
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 182
| Most common first names in Pickens County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 117 | 72.2 years |
| John | 106 | 73.4 years |
| William | 90 | 72.8 years |
| Mary | 74 | 75.9 years |
| Robert | 56 | 69.0 years |
| George | 39 | 72.3 years |
| Charles | 32 | 69.9 years |
| Thomas | 31 | 67.5 years |
| Dorothy | 27 | 76.3 years |
| Henry | 27 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Pickens County, GA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Jones | 47 | 77.9 years |
| Padgett | 42 | 73.3 years |
| Mullinax | 40 | 76.8 years |
| Johnson | 37 | 73.2 years |
| Cagle | 27 | 81.6 years |
| Smith | 26 | 76.0 years |
| Parker | 25 | 77.4 years |
| Walker | 25 | 71.5 years |
| Hammontree | 25 | 77.3 years |
| Ray | 24 | 65.8 years |
| Businesses in Pickens County, GA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| DHL | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
| FedEx | 5 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | U-Haul | 2 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
| KFC | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |