Twiggs County Community Profile

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1 Twiggs County Community Profile 37th in order of county creation December 14, 1809 Prepared for Twiggs County Cooperative Extension by the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development The University of Georgia Athens, GA

2 Total Population Twiggs County 2015 CAED Trend 2010 CAED Trend 2008 Estimate ,035 10,196 10,257 10,590 9,806 9,354 8,222 7,935 8,308 9,117 8, ,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate; CAED TREND revised 3/09 (Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development).

3 100% < Population Composition by Age Twiggs County Change in proportion % Estimated Median Age Twiggs Co. = 38.9 yrs. GA = 34.9 yrs. Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau

4 2008 County Population Comparisons County Total Total Rank Density per sq.mi. land area % Chg Rank of % Chg. TWIGGS 10, BIBB 155, BLECKLEY 12, HOUSTON 133, JONES 27, LAURENS 47, WILKINSON 10, Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/09)

5 Population Change: Percentage Change U.S. Georgia Twiggs Co. Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses

6 Area Components of Population Change Natural Increase & Net Migration* Numerical Change* # Natural Increase (Births-Deaths) # Net Migration yr Natural Increase Rate yr Net Migration Rate TWIGGS BIBB 1,329 6,946-4, BLECKLEY 1, HOUSTON 22,396 8,232 14, JONES 3, , LAURENS 2,974 1,726 1, WILKINSON Avg. County 9,427 3,806 4, GEORGIA 1,498, , , Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/09) * Numerical change includes residual not represented in either NI or NM.

7 Population Change: LOSS 0 7.2% % % % Avg. GA County = 11.2% GA = 18.3% US = 7.2% Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (3/09)

8 2007 Rates Total births per 1,000 pop Selected Vital Statistics Unwed per 100 total births Teen pregnancy per 1,000 females age Deaths per 1,000 pop Induced terminations per 1,000 females age Low birth weight per 100 births Infant deaths per 1,000 births 10-yr. rates Twiggs Co. Natality Data 119 total births, 65 unwed births 17 induced terminations 22 teen pregnancies 11 low birth weight babies Twiggs Co. Georgia 2007 Twiggs Co. Mortality Data 108 total deaths 2 infant deaths Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS

9 Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2000 Grad or Prof Degree Bachelor's degree Associate degree Some college, no degree HS Grad th-12th no diploma < 9th grade Twiggs Co. Georgia Percent of Persons Age 25+ Twiggs Co. Not completing HS = 36.8% With a bachelor s + degree = 5.4% Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau

10 Teachers w/adv degrees College prep certif Selected Public School Statistics School Year HOPE Eligible Class '07 Grad Rate Gifted Special Ed Econ Disadvantaged Retained in grade Absent >15 days HS Dropout rate Primary data source: Governor s Office of Student Achievement Twiggs Co. Georgia Percentage 87.9 Twiggs Co. K12 enrollment = 1,152 HS dropouts = 10 General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $8,365

11 $40,000 Per Capita Income: $35,000 $30,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $ Twiggs Co. Georgia US 2007 PCI Twiggs Co. = $23,432 Georgia = $33,499 US = $38,615 Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (5/09)

12 8 Per Capita Income: Percentage Change 6 Percentage Twiggs Co. Georgia US Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (5/09)

13 County Per Capita Income: 2007 PCI Rank of PCI % PCI of GA Total % Change in PCI TWIGGS $23, BIBB $32, BLECKLEY $25, HOUSTON $30, JONES $29, LAURENS $26, WILKINSON $23, GA Avg. Co. $26, Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (5/09)

14 Median Household Income 2007 Model-Based Estimates US GEORGIA $50,740 $49,080 GA Avg. Co. TWIGGS BIBB BLECKLEY $40,170 $36,096 $36,954 $38,711 HOUSTON JONES $52,911 $50,652 LAURENS WILKINSON $36,092 $35,367 $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/08)

15 Transfer Receipts: 2007 Twiggs Co. Total = $64,355,000 Retirement/Disab Medicare Pub Med Assist Supp Sec Inc Family Assist Food Stamps Other Inc Maint Unemp Veteran Benefit All Other Twiggs Co. Georgia Twiggs Co. $6,272 per capita transfer receipts 26.8% of total personal income 7.7% change in total Percentage Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (5/09)

16 Persons Living Below Poverty Level 2007 Model-Based Estimates County # of Persons % of all Persons Rank of % TWIGGS 1, BIBB 36, BLECKLEY 1, HOUSTON 14, JONES 3, LAURENS 10, WILKINSON 1, GA Avg. Co. 8, Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/08)

17 Persons Living Below the Poverty Level 2007 Model-Based Estimates % % % % % Weighted average poverty threshold for a family of 4 persons in 2007 = $21,203 Georgia 1,329,161 persons 14.3% US = 13.0% Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (12/08)

18 Rate per 100 in Labor Force Unemployment Rates Twiggs Co. Georgia U. S Rates Twiggs Co. = 6.9 GA = 6.2 US = 5.8 Avg. GA County = 6.9 Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor

19 Business Establishments, Employment and Wages Twiggs Co Annual Averages, % of Total Estab Emp Wages Goods Producing Service Providing Government Agriculture, Mining, Construction, Manufacturing Retail-Wholesale Trade, Transportation-Warehousing, Information, Finance-Insurance-Real Estate, Professional-SciTech Serv., Admin-Waste Serv., Health- Social Serv., Accommodation-Food Serv., & others Federal, State, Local 2008 Averages # Establishments = 97 Monthly Employment = 1,073 Weekly Wage = $696 Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor

20 Selected Employment Comparisons by Industry: 2008 Total GOODS Producing Agriculture Construction Manufacturing Total SERVICE Providing Wholesale trade Retail trade Transp-warehous Information Fin/Ins/RE Prof-Sci-Tech Adm-Waste svc Health-Soc Svcs Accomo-Food svc RE&Rent&Lease Total GOVERNMENT Twiggs Co. Georgia 66.6 Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (zero may indicate no employment in sector, or undisclosed data.

21 Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2008 Twiggs Co. Total Value = $15,466,392 Row-Forage crops 35.8% Other 17.8% Livestock 9.7% Fruits-Nuts-Veges 1.5% Ornamental Horticulture 0.6% Forestry 34.7% Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (5/09)

22 Components of Gross Property Tax Digest: 2008 Twiggs Co. Gross Digest (40% Value) = $221,053,156 Residential Ag/Pref/Environ Commercial Industrial Utility Motor Vehicle Mobile Home Timber Twiggs Co. GA Avg. Co. GA Total 54.8 Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue (preliminary avg. and total)

23 County Property Tax Digest Comparisons: 2008 County % Residential % Agricultural % Commercial % Industrial % Utility % Motor Veh % Mobile Home % Timber TWIGGS BIBB BLECKLEY HOUSTON JONES LAURENS WILKINSON GEORGIA Avg. GA Co Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue (preliminary avg. and total)

24 Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate County 08 Countywide Millage* 08 School Millage* 07 Taxes Levied* ($000) Sales Tax Rate as of 7/09 LOST Type* as of 7/09 TWIGGS $6,916 3 LSE BIBB $148,311 2 LE BLECKLEY $6,648 3 LSE HOUSTON $95,534 3 LSE JONES $23,403 3 LSE LAURENS $27,561 3 LSE WILKINSON $11,639 3 LSE *Countywide Includes.250 state millage. School includes bonds, if any. Taxes levied, but not necessarily collected. Sales Tax: 4% State not included; L=Local Option, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue

25 Retail Sales Analysis: 2008 Twiggs Co. Total Retail Sales = $24,391,000 Total Retail Sales 0.19 Health-Personal Care Bldg Mat-garden equip-supplies Gas stations Motor Vehicle-parts Furniture-Home Furn-Appliance Clothing & Accessories General Merchandise Food Services-Drinking Places Food-Beverage Stores Pull Factor A pull factor of 1.0 means that the county s sales are what would be expected based upon the number of residents and their relative wealth. Primary data sources: Demographics USA, County Edition, 2008; pull factor calculations by Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development.

26 Percentage of: Commuting to Work: 2000 Residents working in county 24.9 Residents working out of county 75.1 Workers coming into county 46.5 Residents driving to work alone 77.9 Residents carpooling 17.5 Residents working at home 2.8 Twiggs County Mean travel time to work = 29.3 min. Ratio of IN to OUT = 0.29 Resident workers 16+ = 4,086 Residents working in county = 1,019 Residents working out of county = 3,067 Total working in county = 1,906 Workers commuting into county = 887 Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau

27 This study was developed to assist community leadership with their future planning and decision making. Special Area Report # 0923 August 2009 Prepared for Twiggs County Cooperative Extension by Susan R. Boatright Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia Athens, GA Georgia Cooperative Extension To learn more about your county, click on Georgia Statistics System at our website: