| Workforce: Demographic Profile |
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Houston County Population |
|
1990 Census |
2000 Census |
2007 Estimate |
Centerville |
3,251 |
4,278 |
5,044 |
Perry |
9,452 |
9,602 |
10,277 |
Warner Robins |
43,726 |
48,804 |
53,124 |
HOUSTON COUNTY |
89,208 |
110,765 |
135,930 |
Source: Georgia Power |
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Houston County Population Trends |
City |
|
|
|
Growth Rate |
Centerville |
4,278 |
5,044 |
5,642 |
4.68% |
Perry |
9,602 |
10,277 |
10,966 |
0.80% |
Warner Robins |
48,804 |
53,124 |
57,656 |
1.68% |
County |
110,765 |
135,930 |
154,482 |
2.81% |
| State |
8,186,453 |
9,654,958 |
10,783,656 |
2.23% |
Source: Georgia Power |
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Houston County Population By Race |
|
|
|
|
White |
70.57% |
66.07% |
63.00% |
Black |
24.76% |
27.96 |
30.19% |
Asian |
1.59% |
2.02% |
2.35% |
Other |
3.08% |
3.95% |
4.45% |
| Hispanic (% of above) |
3.04% |
3.94% |
4.55% |
Source: Georgia Power |
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Houston County Population By Sex |
|
|
|
|
Male |
49.21% |
49.13% |
49.01% |
Female |
50.79% |
50.87% |
50.99% |
Source: Georgia Power |
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Houston County Population |
|
Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Metropolitan County in 2007? |
Yes |
- |
Total 2006 Estimate |
126,163 |
57,060 |
Rank of Population Size (1-159, 1=highest) |
14 |
- |
% Change in Total, 2000-05 |
13.9 |
7.2 |
Rank of % Change in Total, 2000-05 |
31 |
- |
Growth Rate by Natural Increase, 2000-2005 |
8.0 |
4.8 |
Growth Rate by Net Migration 2000-2005 |
17.0 |
7.7 |
% Change in Population, 1930-2005 |
1018.5 |
196.4 |
Rank of % Change (1-159, 1=highest) |
8 |
- |
Persons per Square Mile, 2005 Estimate |
334.9 |
180.4 |
Rank of Population Density (1-159, 1=highest) |
22 |
- |
% Urban, 2000 |
84.9 |
36.4 |
% Rural, 2000 |
15.1 |
63.6 |
Total, 2010 Trend (Center for Agribusiness) |
138,349 |
61,775 |
Total, 2010 Projection (GA Office of Planning & Budget) |
142,626 |
62,044 |
Total, 2015 Projection (GA Office of Planning & Budget) |
160,698 |
68,010 |
% Black Alone, 2005 Estimate |
26.9 |
28.0 |
% White Alone, 2005 Estimate |
69.2 |
70.2 |
% Other Races Alone, 2005 Estimate |
2.4 |
1.2 |
% Hispanic/Latino, 2005 Estimate |
3.7 |
4.4 |
% Age 65 and Over, 2005 Estimate |
9.9 |
12.1 |
Median Age, Total, 2005 Estimate |
34.2 |
35.3 |
Religion-Churches/Synagogues/Mosques/Temples, 2000 |
103 |
56 |
Adherents as % of Population |
52.7 |
43.9 |
Total Civilian Veterans, 2006 Estimate |
16,623 |
4,761 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Houston County Household Economics |
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|
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Households |
40,911 |
50,948 |
58,338 |
Average Income |
$51,364.00 |
$66,200 |
$79,190 |
Median Income |
$43,714.00 |
$55,427 |
$64,957 |
Source: Georgia Power |
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Economics |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Deposits in Financial Institutes, 2005 |
$1,878,316,000 |
$1,007,691,799 |
Personal Bankruptcies Filed per 1,000 Population, 2005 |
8.0 |
8.6 |
Gross Tax Digest 40% Value of Assessed Property, 2005 |
$2,969,541,019 |
$1,951,756,474 |
Taxes Levied, 2005 |
$77,555,810 |
$53,077,952 |
Millage Rate, County-Wide, 2005 |
24.6 |
27.12 |
Total Lottery Sales, FY2006 |
$37,098,094 |
$19,899,737 |
Per Capita Lottery Sales |
$294 |
$402 |
Median Household Income, 2003 Estimate |
$46,317 |
$34,932 |
Persons Below Poverty Level, 2003 Estimate |
13,711 |
7,268 |
% of All Persons |
10.0 |
16.5 |
% of Children 0-17 |
14.9 |
22.1 |
Families Living Below Poverty Level, % in 1999 |
8.4 |
13.5 |
Per Capita Income, 2004 |
$27,417 |
$23,588 |
| Total Personal Income, 2004 |
$3,393,540,000 |
$1,670,434,692 |
Transfer Receipts, 2004 |
$458,909,000 |
$222,893,484 |
Transfer Receipts as a % of Total Personal Income |
13.5 |
21.6 |
Per Capita Transfer Receipts |
$3,708 |
$4,896 |
Total Retail Sales, 2005 |
$1,460,011,000 |
$779,295,113 |
Pull Factor (1=Average) |
0.80 |
0.82 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Labor |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Civilian Labor Force, 2005 |
62,229 |
28,856 |
Average Annual Unemployment Rate, 2005 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
Average # of Business Establishments, 2005 |
2,348 |
1,478 |
Average Monthly Employment, 2005 |
51,589 |
24,269 |
Average Weekly Wage, All Industries, 2005 |
$706 |
$539 |
Residents' Mean Travel Time to Work in Minutes, 2000 |
20.2 |
26.4 |
% of Residents Working Outside of County, 2000 |
37.2 |
45.5 |
% of Residents Who Drove Alone to Work, 2000 |
83.3 |
77.1 |
% Change in Residents Who Drove Alone, 1990-2000 |
24.4 |
26.0 |
% of Workforce Coming into County from Elsewhere, 2000 |
33.5 |
33.1 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Education |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Total Enrollment |
23,088 |
9,528 |
% Black |
33.8 |
37.2 |
% White |
58.8 |
55.9 |
% Hispanic |
3.2 |
4.5 |
Free/Reduced Lunch |
41.0 |
57.8 |
General Fund Expenditures per Pupil |
$6,882 |
$6,622 |
Number of High School Dropouts (Grades 9-12) |
257 |
153 |
High School Dropout Rate per 100 Enrolled |
3.3 |
5.6 |
Total Graduates |
1,309 |
445 |
% Graduates with College Prep. Diploma |
59.0 |
60.4 |
Class of 2005 Percent Completion |
80.4 |
67.0 |
Number of Teachers |
1,642 |
667 |
% with Advanced Degrees |
56.2 |
54.4 |
Total Recipients of HOPE Scholarships, FY2006 |
4,911 |
1,368 |
HOPE $ Awards |
$8,012,073 |
$2,718,774 |
% NOT Completing High School |
15.7 |
29.3 |
% High School Graduate (Includes GED) |
32.4 |
34.9 |
% Some College &/or Associate Degree |
32.2 |
21.8 |
% Bachelor's Degree |
11.9 |
8.9 |
% Graduate or Professional Degree |
7.9 |
5.1 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Housing/Households |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Private Residential Units Authorized for Construction, 2005 |
1,825 |
668 |
Value of Construction |
$240,539,694 |
$88,512,870 |
Total Housing Units, 2005 Estimate |
53,021 |
23,720 |
% Change 2000-05 |
19.1 |
24.3 |
Housing Unit Density per Square Mile of Land Area |
140.7 |
71 |
% Mobile Homes of Total Housing Units, 2000 |
12.9 |
25.5 |
% Owner-Occupied of Total Housing Units, 2000 |
68.5 |
73.9 |
Median Value of Owner-Occupied Units, 2000 |
$88,900 |
$81,599 |
Total Families, 2000 |
30,221 |
13,281 |
% With Own Children <18 |
52.0 |
47.3 |
% Married Couples |
75.8 |
73.4 |
% Female Householder, No Husband Present |
19.0 |
20.7 |
% Female Householder, No Husband, with Children < 18 |
12.3 |
11.9 |
Total Households, 2000 |
40,911 |
18,908 |
# Persons per Household |
2.65 |
2.64 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Single Family Dwelling Permits Issued
|
Year |
Centerville |
Perry |
Warner Robins |
Houston County |
Total |
| 2007 |
94 |
210 |
548 |
340 |
1,192 |
2006 |
129 |
305 |
724 |
499 |
1657 |
2005 |
152 |
154 |
720 |
558 |
1,584 |
2004 |
152 |
123 |
918 |
462 |
1,655 |
2003 |
151 |
52 |
742 |
529 |
1,474 |
2002 |
77 |
34 |
641 |
522 |
1,274 |
2001 |
61 |
40 |
1,000 |
412 |
1,513 |
2000 |
77 |
41 |
586 |
427 |
1,131 |
1999 |
53 |
30 |
380 |
507 |
970 |
1998 |
41 |
12 |
235 |
503 |
791 |
Source: Houston County Inspection Department |
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Single Family Dwelling Permits Issued 2007
|
Month |
|
|
|
|
|
| January |
24 |
38 |
45 |
28 |
132 |
February |
8 |
22 |
66 |
29 |
125 |
March |
15 |
26 |
61 |
37 |
139 |
April |
7 |
20 |
77 |
37 |
141 |
May |
9 |
22 |
50 |
37 |
118 |
June |
8 |
26 |
71 |
32 |
137 |
| July |
5 |
17 |
48 |
34 |
104 |
| August |
5 |
11 |
30 |
30 |
76 |
| September |
3 |
8 |
25 |
30 |
66 |
| October |
7 |
13 |
25 |
20 |
65 |
| November |
3 |
7 |
36 |
18 |
64 |
| December |
0 |
0 |
14 |
8 |
22 |
TOTAL |
94 |
210 |
548 |
340 |
1,192 |
Source: Houston County Inspection Department |
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Housing - 1st Quarter 2008 |
Average Home Price |
$146,835 |
|
225 |
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Average Monthly Apartment Rental Rates |
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|
|
Centerville |
$760 |
$870 |
Perry |
$550 |
$650 |
Warner Robins |
$720 |
$800 |
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Natural Resources |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Total Area in Square Miles |
379.8 |
373.7 |
Rank of Size, (1-159, 1=highest) |
65 |
- |
Acres of Forestland, 2004 |
123,940 |
155,512 |
% of All Land in Forests |
51.4 |
65.4 |
Volume of Live Trees, All Species, Cubic Feet, 2004 |
236,234,000 |
230,988,774 |
Water Withdrawals (gallons per day), 2000 |
29,930,000 |
40,798,491 |
Public Use per Capita in Gallons per Day |
210.3 |
189.8 |
Water Use for Irrigation (millions of gal/day) |
5.1 |
7.0 |
Hazardous Waste Sites, 2006 |
4 |
3 |
Toxic Chemical Releases (pounds per year), 2004 |
392,519 |
747,577 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Health |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Disability, % Age 21-64, 2000 |
18.6 |
23.8 |
Disability, % Age 65+, 2000 |
45.9 |
50.7 |
Licensed Day Care Facilities, 2006 |
45 |
19 |
General Hospitals, 2004 |
1 |
1 |
General Nursing Homes, SFY04 |
5 |
2 |
Medicare Payments, 2003 |
$83,539,000 |
$39,375,170 |
Total Practicing Physicians, 2004 |
169 |
110 |
Persons per Physician Ratio |
712.6 |
1554.4 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Government |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Date of County Creation |
May 15, 1821 |
- |
Total Direct Federal Government Expenditures, FY2004 |
$1,988,543,458 |
$235,988,688 |
% Defense Spending |
72.7 |
8.5 |
Total Registered Voters as of 2006 General Election |
58,062 |
27,728 |
2006 % of Registered Voters Voting for Governor |
53.5 |
47.2 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Crime |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Index Crimes Reported, 2005 |
4,087 |
2,495 |
Index Crime Rate per 100,000 |
3,240 |
2,640 |
Arrests for Index Crimes, 2005 |
804 |
389 |
% Juvenile Arrests |
43.7 |
16.4 |
Index Crime Arrest Rate per 100,000, 2006 |
637.3 |
514.3 |
Juvenile Commitment Rate per 1,000 |
2.15 |
2.94 |
State Prison Inmates' Home County, 2006 |
548 |
288 |
% Incarcerated for Violent/Sex Crimes |
52.9 |
57.1 |
Probationers County of Conviction, 2006 |
2,197 |
871 |
Source: The Georgia County Guide, 2007 |
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Public Assistance |
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Houston County |
AVG County in Georgia |
Child Abuse Cases Investigated, 2005 |
763 |
423 |
% of Child Abuse Cases Substantiated |
51.1 |
40.0 |
Substantiated Child Maltreatment Victims, 2004 |
571 |
280 |
Maltreatment Rate per 1,000 Children < 18 |
17.1 |
27.5 |
Child Welfare, Adoptions, FY2005 |
9 |
7 |
Food Stamp Average # of Recipients, FY2005 |
11,846 |
5,711 |
Food Stamp Recipients % of Population |
9.4 |
13.4 |
Medicaid Average # of Recipients, FY2005 |
25,151 |
14,034 |
Medicaid Recipients % of Population |
19.9 |
30.0 |
TANF Average # of Recipients of Population, FY2005 |
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