Telfair County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 5,85045.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,44334.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,30418.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1251.0%Two or more races
  • 120.09%Asian alone
  • 110.09%Some other race alone
  • 60.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $148,902

Here:	$148,902
State:	$376,364

Mobile homes: $50,231

Here:	$50,231
State:	$102,413

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2012 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 7
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,420 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $963 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Telfair County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.

Cities in this county include: McRae, Helena, Lumber City, Milan, Scotland, Jacksonville.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County, Alabama , Bryan County , Early County , Rankin County, Mississippi , Montgomery County , Limestone County, Texas , Nacogdoches County, Texas , Pecos County, Texas .

Current college students: 247
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 925 (7.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2412010 or later
• 2752000 to 2009
• 1861990 to 1999
• 171980 to 1989
• 91970 to 1979
• 3Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,402
• One, attached: 2
• Two: 77
• 3 or 4: 139
• 5 to 9: 179
• 10 to 19: 16
• 20 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 1,125

Housing units in Telfair County with a mortgage: 438 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Religion statistics for Telfair County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Telfair 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 Tropical Storm Frances, Incident Period: September 03, 2004 to October 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1560: September 24, 2004, FEMA Id: 1560, Natural disaster type: Tropical 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
• 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 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

7.79% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($21,639 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.32% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($17,710 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($3,929 average AGI)

Telfair County:	1.47%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Dodge County, GA	0.89% ($21,793 average AGI)
from Wheeler County, GA	0.73% ($32,875)
from Jeff Davis County, GA	0.61% ($25,550)

7.42% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($28,764 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.44% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($25,450 average AGI)
0.98% relocated to other states ($3,314 average AGI)

Telfair County:	0.98%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Dodge County, GA	1.35% ($30,841 average AGI)
to Jeff Davis County, GA	0.61% ($28,400)
to Wheeler County, GA	0.61% ($29,550)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Telfair County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,333 (307 living alone), Female householders: 1,727 (514 living alone)

• 1,403 spouses (1,379 opposite-sex spouses), 116 unmarried partners, (116 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,853 children (3,712 natural, 4 adopted, 132 stepchildren), 509 grandchildren, 147 brothers or sisters, 248 parents, 6 foster children, 350 other relatives, 494 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,550

Size of family households: 1,161 2-persons, 568 3-persons, 277 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 820 1-person, 84 2-persons.

848 married couples with children.
1,641 single-parent households (318 men, 1,323 women).

91.5% of residents of Telfair speak English at home.
7.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 67% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $104,779,000 ($8,114 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,798,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,526,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,799,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,434,000
Federal grants: $34,092,000
Federal procurement contracts: $890,000 ($209,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,038,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $331,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,118,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,014,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.88 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Telfair County, Georgia
• 02020 or later
• 1632010 to 2019
• 4072000 to 2009
• 6211990 to 1999
• 5031980 to 1989
• 8481970 to 1979
• 9141960 to 1969
• 4931950 to 1959
• 2691940 to 1949
• 4861939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Telfair County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Telfair County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 72 rooms
• 143 rooms
• 1194 rooms
• 5555 rooms
• 7106 rooms
• 4117 rooms
• 1108 rooms
• 3489+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Telfair County, Georgia
• 811 room
• 02 rooms
• 653 rooms
• 2024 rooms
• 1875 rooms
• 1506 rooms
• 607 rooms
• 158 rooms
• 109+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Telfair County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Telfair County, Georgia
• 0no bedroom
• 211 bedroom
• 4222 bedrooms
• 1,2123 bedrooms
• 5074 bedrooms
• 1065+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Telfair County, Georgia
• 83no bedroom
• 361 bedroom
• 2372 bedrooms
• 3493 bedrooms
• 744 bedrooms
• 15+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Telfair County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 108no vehicle
• 9451 vehicle
• 7062 vehicles
• 4313 vehicles
• 564 vehicles
• 425+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Telfair County in renter-occupied apartments
• 217no vehicle
• 3361 vehicle
• 2142 vehicles
• 103 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.8% of Telfair County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 9,989
• Other state: 1,749
• Northeast: 461
• Midwest: 335
• South: 844
• West: 102

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 640
• Number of aged recipients: 87
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 553
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 383
• Number of recipients older than 64: 188
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 291
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 257

Telfair County on our top lists:

• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"