Upson County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 18,32565.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,52127.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8753.1%Two or more races
  • 7012.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2640.9%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1160.4%Asian alone
  • 800.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 200.07%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $173,080

Here:	$173,080
State:	$376,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $211,782

Here:	$211,782
State:	$341,709

Mobile homes: $84,670

Here:	$84,670
State:	$102,413

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 147
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2018 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 48
• Thefts: 223
• Auto thefts: 32

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,393 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,194 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Upson County is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $495 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.

Cities in this county include: Thomaston, Thurston, Hannahs Mill, The Rock-Yatesville, Lincoln Park, Sunset Village, Yatesville, Salem, The Rock.

Neighboring counties: Allendale County, South Carolina , Bleckley County , Burke County , Leake County, Mississippi , Ellis County, Texas , Richmond County , Somervell County, Texas .

Current college students: 952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 649 (43.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1122010 or later
• 2912000 to 2009
• 571990 to 1999
• 731980 to 1989
• 901970 to 1979
• 42Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,121
• One, attached: 157
• Two: 736
• 3 or 4: 386
• 5 to 9: 461
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 68
• Mobile homes: 1,658

Housing units in Upson County with a mortgage: 3,041 (181 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 136 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 141

Religion statistics for Upson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Upson 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 Storms, Tornadoes, And Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: January 21, 2017 - January 22, 2017, FEMA Id: 4297, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• 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 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 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 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 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
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.18% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,201 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.69% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($35,117 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($12,084 average AGI)

Upson County:	1.49%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Pike County, GA	0.92% ($56,059 average AGI)
from Spalding County, GA	0.80% ($42,595)
from Henry County, GA	0.66% ($59,098)
from Lamar County, GA	0.50% ($33,130)
from Fulton County, GA	0.25% ($36,565)

5.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,016 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.55% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($33,309 average AGI)
0.91% relocated to other states ($8,707 average AGI)

Upson County:	0.91%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Spalding County, GA	0.64% ($27,741 average AGI)
to Pike County, GA	0.63% ($49,526)
to Lamar County, GA	0.56% ($38,118)
to Fulton County, GA	0.24% ($37,000)
to Henry County, GA	0.23% ($50,762)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Upson County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,089 (1,417 living alone), Female householders: 5,708 (1,778 living alone)

• 4,662 spouses (4,650 opposite-sex spouses), 1,030 unmarried partners, (980 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,084 children (7,363 natural, 268 adopted, 456 stepchildren), 943 grandchildren, 277 brothers or sisters, 555 parents, 21 foster children, 383 other relatives, 898 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 497

Size of family households: 3,128 2-persons, 1,948 3-persons, 1,239 4-persons, 557 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,197 1-person, 535 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 14 6-persons.

2,776 married couples with children.
2,176 single-parent households (355 men, 1,821 women).

97.9% of residents of Upson speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $154,645,000 ($5,502 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,435,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,300,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,080,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $713,000
Federal grants: $40,445,000
Federal procurement contracts: $782,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,325,000 ($477,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $367,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,507,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,327,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.38 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

• Year house built in Upson County, Georgia
• 122020 or later
• 4422010 to 2019
• 1,1872000 to 2009
• 1,4621990 to 1999
• 2,0741980 to 1989
• 1,6841970 to 1979
• 1,0781960 to 1969
• 1,0451950 to 1959
• 1,3841940 to 1949
• 1,7171939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Upson County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Upson County, Georgia
• 1271 room
• 522 rooms
• 783 rooms
• 8184 rooms
• 1,7985 rooms
• 1,3546 rooms
• 1,3067 rooms
• 6698 rooms
• 9049+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upson County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 872 rooms
• 6663 rooms
• 1,1754 rooms
• 1,0675 rooms
• 4446 rooms
• 1237 rooms
• 738 rooms
• 689+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Upson County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Upson County, Georgia
• 134no bedroom
• 1651 bedroom
• 1,1932 bedrooms
• 4,1403 bedrooms
• 1,1104 bedrooms
• 2755+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upson County, Georgia
• 14no bedroom
• 7851 bedroom
• 1,3422 bedrooms
• 1,2913 bedrooms
• 3014 bedrooms
• 15+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Upson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 227no vehicle
• 1,7421 vehicle
• 2,5062 vehicles
• 1,6983 vehicles
• 6514 vehicles
• 2365+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Upson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,001no vehicle
• 1,6131 vehicle
• 7752 vehicles
• 1603 vehicles
• 614 vehicles
• 915+ vehicles

88.2% of Upson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 22,297
• Other state: 4,694
• Northeast: 806
• Midwest: 773
• South: 2,709
• West: 403

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 959
• Number of aged recipients: 95
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 864
• Number of recipients under 18: 167
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 591
• Number of recipients older than 64: 201
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 362
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 470