Banks County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 15,78085.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4798.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5392.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4192.3%Two or more races
  • 2561.4%Asian alone
  • 170.09%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 32
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 314
• Auto thefts: 22

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 31
• Thefts: 273
• Auto thefts: 16

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,636 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,244 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Banks County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.

Cities in this county include: Davis Academy, Maysville, Homer, Alto, Gillsville.

Neighboring counties: Guadalupe County, New Mexico , Chester County, South Carolina , Cherokee County , Cobb County , Jefferson County, Oklahoma , White County .

Current college students: 328
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,074 (47.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 542010 or later
• 4302000 to 2009
• 2901990 to 1999
• 651980 to 1989
• 331970 to 1979
• 14Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,466
• One, attached: 29
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 39
• 5 to 9: 28
• 10 to 19: 67
• 20 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 1,787
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Banks County with a mortgage: 2,787 (147 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 120

Religion statistics for Banks County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Banks County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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 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 Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3097: March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: 3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Georgia SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 11, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-507: June 11, 1976, FEMA Id: 507, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood

11.90% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,339 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10.82% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($48,355 average AGI)
1.09% relocated from other states ($4,984 average AGI)

Banks County:	1.09%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Jackson County, GA	2.44% ($51,555 average AGI)
from Hall County, GA	2.43% ($57,727)
from Habersham County, GA	1.42% ($40,967)
from Gwinnett County, GA	0.93% ($78,780)
from Barrow County, GA	0.41% ($51,192)
from Franklin County, GA	0.41% ($43,308)
from Forsyth County, GA	0.32% ($77,750)

9.34% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($43,260 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
8.45% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($39,323 average AGI)
0.89% relocated to other states ($3,939 average AGI)

Banks County:	0.89%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Jackson County, GA	1.75% ($45,926 average AGI)
to Habersham County, GA	1.67% ($44,350)
to Hall County, GA	1.44% ($44,989)
to Franklin County, GA	0.47% ($50,759)
to Madison County, GA	0.39% ($48,875)
to Barrow County, GA	0.36% ($41,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Banks County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,438 (583 living alone), Female householders: 3,470 (956 living alone)

• 4,144 spouses (4,124 opposite-sex spouses), 219 unmarried partners, (209 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,242 children (4,790 natural, 213 adopted, 242 stepchildren), 682 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 308 parents, 29 foster children, 469 other relatives, 568 non-relatives

Size of family households: 2,273 2-persons, 1,396 3-persons, 817 4-persons, 504 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,536 1-person, 138 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

2,552 married couples with children.
661 single-parent households (170 men, 491 women).

91.7% of residents of Banks speak English at home.
6.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $52,837,000 ($3,369 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,231,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,658,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,478,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $188,000
Federal grants: $15,302,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $963,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,087,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,637,000
Federal Government insurance: $247,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.53 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

• Year house built in Banks County, Georgia
• 322020 or later
• 7112010 to 2019
• 1,8142000 to 2009
• 1,3861990 to 1999
• 1,2181980 to 1989
• 7711970 to 1979
• 4771960 to 1969
• 3001950 to 1959
• 2661940 to 1949
• 3381939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Banks County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Banks County, Georgia
• 41 room
• 142 rooms
• 1203 rooms
• 5384 rooms
• 1,1155 rooms
• 1,0146 rooms
• 7847 rooms
• 6238 rooms
• 1,0449+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Banks County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 472 rooms
• 2483 rooms
• 2544 rooms
• 6245 rooms
• 2786 rooms
• 1377 rooms
• 258 rooms
• 739+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Banks County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Banks County, Georgia
• 4no bedroom
• 1441 bedroom
• 7552 bedrooms
• 2,9823 bedrooms
• 9724 bedrooms
• 3405+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Banks County, Georgia
• 0no bedroom
• 1871 bedroom
• 6212 bedrooms
• 8313 bedrooms
• 714 bedrooms
• 55+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Banks County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Banks County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 117no vehicle
• 1,0051 vehicle
• 1,5712 vehicles
• 1,3853 vehicles
• 7994 vehicles
• 3425+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Banks County in renter-occupied apartments
• 50no vehicle
• 8731 vehicle
• 5652 vehicles
• 1123 vehicles
• 1084 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

93.9% of Banks County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 13,726
• Other state: 3,751
• Northeast: 425
• Midwest: 1,121
• South: 1,934
• West: 276

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 409
• Number of aged recipients: 58
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 351
• Number of recipients under 18: 47
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 242
• Number of recipients older than 64: 120
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 201
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 182

Businesses in Banks County, GA

• U-Haul: 1

Banks County on our top lists:

• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"