Lee County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 22,50967.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,78923.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1363.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9212.8%Asian alone
  • 6602.0%Two or more races
  • 1210.4%Some other race alone
  • 200.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 40.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 81
• Thefts: 313
• Auto thefts: 53

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 8
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 76
• Thefts: 259
• Auto thefts: 50

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,368 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,965 (0.9%)

Area name: Albany, GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $718 a month.

Cities in this county include: Philema, Leesburg, Smithville.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne County, Mississippi , Marion County, Mississippi , McIntosh County , Mitchell County , Sumter County , Wayne County , Somervell County, Texas .

Current college students: 1,136
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,483 (76.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2322010 or later
• 6002000 to 2009
• 4521990 to 1999
• 561980 to 1989
• 361970 to 1979
• 94Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,391
• One, attached: 25
• Two: 614
• 3 or 4: 512
• 5 to 9: 294
• 10 to 19: 125
• 20 to 49: 20
• 50 or more: 26
• Mobile homes: 1,007

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 6,260 (345 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 315 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 145

Religion statistics for Lee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lee County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 9, 2018 - October 23, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4400-GA: October 14, 2018, FEMA Id: 4400, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to April 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1833: April 23, 2009, FEMA Id: 1833, 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 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
• Georgia Tornadoes, Flooding, Heavy Rain, Tropical Storm Alberto, Incident Period: July 03, 1994 to July 25, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1033: July 07, 1994, FEMA Id: 1033, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm, Tornado, Flood, Heavy Rain
• Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: February 10, 1990 to February 24, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-857: February 23, 1990, FEMA Id: 857, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Georgia FLOODING, Incident Period: March 14, 1966, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-214: March 14, 1966, FEMA Id: 214, Natural disaster type: Flood

10.38% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,945 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.08% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($36,197 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($13,748 average AGI)

Lee County:	2.29%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Dougherty County, GA	4.42% ($44,536 average AGI)
from Worth County, GA	0.37% ($43,233)
from Terrell County, GA	0.34% ($39,615)
from Sumter County, GA	0.34% ($44,949)
from Mitchell County, GA	0.22% ($22,400)

9.29% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($66,785 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.83% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($46,296 average AGI)
2.46% relocated to other states ($20,489 average AGI)

Lee County:	2.46%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Dougherty County, GA	3.01% ($60,974 average AGI)
to Terrell County, GA	0.33% ($58,526)
to Sumter County, GA	0.31% ($73,571)
to Worth County, GA	0.30% ($41,588)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lee County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,017 (901 living alone), Female householders: 6,218 (1,256 living alone)

• 7,584 spouses (7,545 opposite-sex spouses), 393 unmarried partners, (393 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,491 children (8,734 natural, 154 adopted, 602 stepchildren), 992 grandchildren, 123 brothers or sisters, 252 parents, 316 foster children, 858 other relatives, 353 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,038

Size of family households: 4,095 2-persons, 2,130 3-persons, 1,797 4-persons, 1,153 5-persons, 282 6-persons, 268 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,157 1-person, 218 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 105 4-persons.

5,435 married couples with children.
1,663 single-parent households (340 men, 1,323 women).

93.5% of residents of Lee speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $73,158,000 ($2,446 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,509,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,553,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,938,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,477,000
Federal grants: $13,497,000
Federal procurement contracts: $556,000 ($18,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,137,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,242,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,037,000
Federal Government insurance: $66,612,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.78 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Lee County, Georgia
• 1002020 or later
• 2,4882010 to 2019
• 2,8742000 to 2009
• 3,3541990 to 1999
• 1,5711980 to 1989
• 1,3451970 to 1979
• 8291960 to 1969
• 921950 to 1959
• 981940 to 1949
• 1711939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 73 rooms
• 6634 rooms
• 1,3585 rooms
• 2,3066 rooms
• 1,9317 rooms
• 1,4118 rooms
• 1,5349+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Georgia
• 101 room
• 62 rooms
• 2513 rooms
• 4764 rooms
• 5675 rooms
• 7706 rooms
• 3607 rooms
• 2838 rooms
• 2719+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Georgia
• 0no bedroom
• 01 bedroom
• 4652 bedrooms
• 5,4123 bedrooms
• 3,0064 bedrooms
• 3555+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Georgia
• 10no bedroom
• 1631 bedroom
• 6902 bedrooms
• 1,5253 bedrooms
• 4834 bedrooms
• 1015+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 105no vehicle
• 1,7731 vehicle
• 3,7432 vehicles
• 2,7073 vehicles
• 5874 vehicles
• 3475+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 247no vehicle
• 1,1551 vehicle
• 1,1602 vehicles
• 2963 vehicles
• 1234 vehicles
• 445+ vehicles

90.2% of Lee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 23,284
• Other state: 8,327
• Northeast: 1,055
• Midwest: 1,330
• South: 4,907
• West: 1,052

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 422
• Number of aged recipients: 57
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 365
• Number of recipients under 18: 93
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 232
• Number of recipients older than 64: 97
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 171
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 199