Bowdon, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,044 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,044 (31 farm, 2,013 nonfarm))

Bowdon, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 895 (818 occupied: 487 owner occupied, 331 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	33%

Housing density: 263 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $391 (lower quartile is $346, upper quartile is $441)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $395

Median gross rent in Bowdon, GA in 2007: $499

Housing units in Bowdon with a mortgage: 233 (30 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 170

Bowdon,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $131,518 (it was $73,600 in 2000)

Bowdon:	$131,518
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,525 - $157,105

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $144,678
Here: $144,678
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $207,968
Here: $207,968
State: $202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,219
Here: $98,219
State: $151,985

Mobile homes: $54,631
Here: $54,631
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,989

In family households: 1,685 (333 male householders, 191 female householders)
329 spouses, 687 children (628 natural, 12 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 41 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 304 (80 male householders (57 living alone)), 189 female householders (179 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 204 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 236 1-person, 33 2-persons.

251 married couples with children.
206 single-parent households (24 men, 182 women).

92.7% of residents of Bowdon speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 112 (5.6%)
(19.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowdon, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 3 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 130 6 rooms: 137 7 rooms: 102 8 rooms: 45 9 or more rooms: 46

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowdon, Georgia:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 118 5 rooms: 89 6 rooms: 37 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 66
1990 to 1994: 102
1980 to 1989: 136
1970 to 1979: 173
1960 to 1969: 114
1950 to 1959: 136
1940 to 1949: 47
1939 or earlier: 116

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bowdon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 81 3 bedrooms: 302 4 bedrooms: 82 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowdon:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 70 2 bedrooms: 162 3 bedrooms: 88 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 1

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bowdon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 141 2 vehicles: 185 3 vehicles: 88 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Bowdon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 70 1 vehicle: 177 2 vehicles: 69 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 1 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bowdon, GA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 35
$50,000 to $59,999: 45
$60,000 to $69,999: 63
$70,000 to $79,999: 41
$80,000 to $89,999: 55
$90,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 29
$125,000 to $149,999: 29
$150,000 to $174,999: 16
$175,000 to $199,999: 13
$200,000 to $249,999: 6
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bowdon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bowdon:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 27
$300 to $349: 50
$350 to $399: 58
$400 to $449: 57
$450 to $499: 47
$500 to $549: 28
$550 to $599: 15
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 2
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 11

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 68 1990 to 1994: 27 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Bowdon, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.8%
Number of people working at home: 17 (2.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 50
5 to 9 minutes: 118
10 to 14 minutes: 95
15 to 19 minutes: 105
20 to 24 minutes: 148
25 to 29 minutes: 75
30 to 34 minutes: 77
35 to 39 minutes: 5
40 to 44 minutes: 6
45 to 59 minutes: 47
60 to 89 minutes: 53
90 or more minutes: 34

Bowdon mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 638 (77%)
Carpooled: 149 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 11 (1%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 17 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 140
$10,000 to $14,999: 87
$15,000 to $19,999: 73
$20,000 to $24,999: 62
$25,000 to $29,999: 60
$30,000 to $34,999: 54
$35,000 to $39,999: 48
$40,000 to $44,999: 42
$45,000 to $49,999: 30
$50,000 to $59,999: 62
$60,000 to $74,999: 37
$75,000 to $99,999: 61
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 529

United States or American: 357

Irish: 134

English: 89

Bulgarian: 41

German: 41

Scotch-Irish: 30

French (except Basque): 22

Scottish: 19

Dutch: 15

Canadian: 9

Norwegian: 8

Subsaharan African:: 7

African: 7

Italian: 6

Swedish: 6

Polish: 5

French Canadian: 3

European: 3

Welsh: 3

Turkish: 2

Russian: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (35%)
Other Eastern Europe (29%)
Honduras (20%)
Sweden (4%)
El Salvador (4%)
Germany (3%)
Israel (2%)

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

This state: 1387
Northeast: 50
Midwest: 51
South: 361
West: 21

52% of Bowdon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 37
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 28
High school graduate (or equivalency): 199
Less than 1 year of college: 48
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 35
Associate degree: 8
Bachelor's degree: 40
Master's degree: 31
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 36
9th grade: 55
10th grade: 58
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 238
Less than 1 year of college: 41
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 61
Associate degree: 23
Bachelor's degree: 40
Master's degree: 27
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 18.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 28.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,641
Black householders: $22,520
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,122
Some other race householders: $79,323
Two or more races householders: $2,785
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $77,258

Bowdon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bowdon household income for Black householders

Bowdon household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bowdon marital status for males

Bowdon marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,796
Black or African American householders: $99,419
Some other race householders: $224,838
Hispanic or Latino householders: $219,769

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 565
One, attached: 6
Two: 69
3 or 4: 56
5 to 9: 57
20 to 49: 10
Mobile homes: 132

Median worth of mobile homes: $87,464

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bowdon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	8.3%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	2.1%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18

Here:	26.5%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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