Oconee County
Community Profile
137th in order of
county creation
February 25, 1875
Prepared for Oconee County Cooperative Extension
by the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Oconee County
48,233
,
2020 OPB Proj.
41,010
2015 OPB Proj.
32,808
2010
26,225
2000
17,618
12,427
1990
1980
7,915
1970
1960
1950
6,304
7,009
7,576
8 082
8,082
1940
1930
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses; GA Office of Planning & Budget projections.
Population Composition by Age
Oconee County
100%
65 +
45-64
45
64
20-44
5-19
<5
7.0
8.5
16.3
17.6
10.3
10.3
20.8
18.0
8.7
9.2
8.5
15.5
18.1
24.0
Change in
proportion
2000-2010
10.9
+2.4
+5.6
29.6
33.9
31.9
27.5
35.8
42.1
41.3
-6.1
34.8
28.7
32.9
30.3
30.8
26.7
26.1
23.4
25.8
25.0
-1.1
9.9
11.7
10.5
9.3
7.7
7.9
7.0
5.9
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
0%
2010 Median Age
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Oconee Co. = 39.1 yrs.
-0.8
08
GA = 35.3 yrs.
2010 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq.mi.
land area
% Chg.
2000-10
Rank of
% Chg.
OCONEE
32,808
53
179.4
25.1
36
BARROW
69,367
32
445.0
50.3
6
CLARKE
116 714
116,714
19
963 2
963.2
15 0
15.0
66
GREENE
15,994
106
40.5
11.0
82
MORGAN
17,868
98
53.7
15.6
63
OGLETHORPE
14,899
109
32.5
17.9
56
WALTON
83,768
29
265.2
38.0
17
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (4/11)
Population Change: 1930-2010
70
60
Perce
entage Ch
hange
50
40
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
1930-40
1930
40
1940-50
1940
50
1950-60
1950
60
U.S.
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
1960-70
1960
70
1970-80
1970
80
Georgia
1980-90
1980
90
1990-00
1990
00
2000-10
2000
10
Oconee Co.
Population Change: 2000-2010
LOSS
Gain < US
Gain > US but < GA
Gain > GA
Gain > 2x GA
Avg. GA County
= 14.2%
GA = 18.3%
US = 9.7%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (3/11)
Components of Population Change
Natural Increase & Net Migration*
g
2000-2009
Numerical
Change*
Change
2000-2009
# Natural
Increase
(Births-Deaths)
2000-2009
# Net
Migration
2008-09
1-yr Natural
Increase
R t
Rate
2008-09
1 yr Net
Migration
R t
Rate
OCONEE
7,097
1,688
5,503
6.4
17.5
BARROW
26 014
26,014
5 763
5,763
20 291
20,291
11 2
11.2
15 1
15.1
CLARKE
14,855
7,744
7,777
8.2
1.9
1,337
3,304
1,693
26,622
10,330
1,642,430
, ,
255
677
413
5,118
4,305
684,445
,
1,169
2,696
1,355
21,634
5,340
849,133
,
0.2
4.7
3.0
6.8
4.8
7.8
-1.7
4.0
3.8
9.3
1.0
5.5
Area
GREENE
MORGAN
OGLETHORPE
WALTON
Avg. County
GEORGIA
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (4/10)
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Selected Vital Statistics
2008 Rates
10.7
Total births per 1,000 pop
15.1
16.5
U
Unwed
d per 100 ttotal
t l births
bi th
45.2
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
g 10-19
females age
Deaths per 1,000 pop
10.1
34 1
34.1
6.0
7.2
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
Low birth weight per 100
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
6.4
14.9
7.3
9.6
Oconee Co.
6.6
Georgia
8.4
10-yr. rates 1999-2008
2008 Oconee Co. Natality Data
346 total births, 57 unwed births
46 induced terminations
24 teen pregnancies
42 low birth weight babies
2008 Oconee Co. Mortality Data
192 total deaths
1 infant death
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2005-2009
5 Yr
Yr. Avg
Avg. – American Community Survey
21.2
Grad or Prof Degree
96
9.6
22.8
Bachelor's degree
17.5
5.5
5
5
6.4
Associate degree
18.7
19 7
19.7
Some college, no degree
20.0
HS Grad
29.7
8.9
8
9
10.8
9th-12th no diploma
Oconee Co.
Georgia
2.9
< 9th grade
62
6.2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Oconee Co.
Not completing HS = 11.8%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 44.0%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2008-09
Teachers w/adv degrees
62.7
70.4
C ll
College
prep certif
tif
77.7
HOPE Eligible
86 9
86.9
68.5
38.2
93.1
80 8
80.8
Class '09
09 Grad Rate
Gifted
9.8
8.6
10.3
Special Ed
Econ Disadvantaged
18.8
20.3
56.9
2.1
3.7
67
6.7
9.7
1.2
3.5
Retained in grade
Absent >15 days
HS Dropout rate
0
10
20
Georgia
Primary data source:
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
30
40
50
60
Oconee Co.
70
80
Percentage
Oconee Co.
K12 enrollment = 6,421
HS dropouts = 26
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $8,227
Per Capita Income: 2005-2009
$50,000
$45,000
$40 000
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15 000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
2005
2006
2007
Oconee Co.
Co
2009 PCI
Oconee Co. = $46,233
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
2008
Georgia
Georgia
g = $34,129
US = $39,635
2009
US
Per Capita Income: 2005-2009
Percentage Change
10
8
Pe
ercentage
e
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
2005 06
2005-06
2006 07
2006-07
Oconee Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
2007 08
2007-08
Georgia
2008 09
2008-09
US
Per Capita Income: 2009
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2005-2009
OCONEE
$46,233
2
135.5
17.9
BARROW
$27 855
$27,855
78
81 6
81.6
68
6.8
CLARKE
$25,222
123
73.9
4.7
GREENE
$36,831
12
107.9
25.4
MORGAN
$33 494
$33,494
19
98 1
98.1
70
7.0
OGLETHORPE
$29,755
48
87.2
9.5
WALTON
$30,947
34
90.7
11.5
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
$28 581
$28,581
--
83 7
83.7
16 6
16.6
County
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
Median Household Income
2009 Model-Based Estimates
$50,221
US
$47,469
GEORGIA
GA Avg. Co.
$38,972
$74,630
OCONEE
BARROW
CLARKE
$47,864
$32,727
GREENE
$38,613
$44 296
$44,296
MORGAN
$41,836
OGLETHORPE
$50 321
$50,321
WALTON
$0
$25,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/10)
$50,000
$75,000
Transfer Receipts: 2009
Oconee Co
Co. Total = $147
$147,063,000
063 000
43.7
Retirement/Disab
32 7
32.7
23.5
22.2
Medicare
8.2
Pub Med Assist
13 7
13.7
1.1
2.2
Familyy Assist 0.2
05
0.5
1.5
SNAP
3.8
4.2
Supp Sec Inc
Other Inc Maint
Oconee Co.
Georgia
6.6
6
6
5.5
6.1
Unemp
9.5% of total personal income
14.6% change in total 2008-09
3.2
35
3.5
Veteran Benefit
9.0
8.7
All Other
0
5
10
Oconee Co.
$4,414 per capita
transfer receipts
15
20
25
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
30
35
40
45
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2009 Model-Based
Model Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
OCONEE
2,780
8.4
7
BARROW
8,724
12.2
17
CLARKE
38,764
,
36.3
158
GREENE
3,079
19.9
66
MORGAN
2 863
2,863
15 5
15.5
31
OGLETHORPE
2,238
15.8
33
WALTON
10,784
9 969
9,969
12.5
21 0
21.0
19
--
County
y
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/10)
Persons Living Below the Poverty Level
2009 Model-Based Estimates
5.5 – 15.5%
15.5 – 19.9%
19.9 – 23.0%
23.0 – 26.5%
26.5 – 40.8%
Weighted
average poverty
threshold for a
family household
of 4 persons in
2009 = $21,954
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (12/10)
Georgia
1,585,116
Persons
16 6%
16.6%
------------US = 14.3%
Ra
ate per 10
00 in Lab
bor Force
Average
g Annual Unemployment
y
Rates
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Oconee Co.
2001
2002
2010 Rates
2003
2004
Georgia
2005
2006
2007
U. S.
2008
Oconee Co. = 6.6
GA = 10.2
Avg. GA County = 11.1
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
2009
2010
US = 9.6
Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2010 Averages
Avg.
g #
Establishments
Avg.
g Monthly
y
Employment
Avg.
g Wage
g
Weekly
184
895
$710
Ag, forestry, fishing
13
78
$551
Construction
134
400
$705
Manufacturing
36
412
$744
725
5,235
$624
Wholesale trade
63
288
$781
Retail trade
83
1,092
$432
Transp/Warehousing
23
43
$494
Finance/Insurance
54
304
$1 102
$1,102
Professional/Sci/Tech
126
498
$704
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
69
355
$696
Health care/Soc Svcs
80
710
$795
Accommodations/Food Svc
41
512
$229
42
1 608
1,608
$688
1,000
7,775
$649
Oconee County
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/11)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2010
O
Oconee
Co.
C
A
Avg.
GA C
County
t
G
Georgia
i
11.5
Goods Producing
21.9
13.9
67.3
Service Providing
50.7
68 0
68.0
20.7
Government
27.3
17 8
17.8
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/11)
Components of 2010 Property Tax Gross Digest
Oconee County
Residential
57.1%
Timber *
0.03%
Ag-PreferentialAg
Preferential
EnvironConserv
22.2%
Mobile Home
0 1%
0.1%
Motor Vehicle
5.4%
Public Utility
1.7%
Industrial
1.2%
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Commercial
12 2%
12.2%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $1,866,756,420
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $320,952,398
N t M&O Di
Net
Digestt = $1
$1,545,804,022
545 804 022
Value of exempt property = $140,748,364
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate
2010 Countywide Millage*
2009 Taxes
Levied*
($000)
Sales Tax
Rate as of
LOST
Type*
10/2011
as of 10/2011
OCONEE
24.436
$40,217
3
LSE
BARROW
29 088
29.088
$51 938
$51,938
3
LSE
CLARKE
33.950
$121,179
3
LSE
GREENE
16.170
$28,738
3
LSE
MORGAN
22 393
22.393
$22 129
$22,129
3
LSE
OGLETHORPE
27.302
$11,356
3
LSE
WALTON
32.082
$89,627
3
LSE
County
*Countywide Includes .250 state millage. School includes bonds, if any. Taxes
l i d but
levied,
b t nott necessarily
il collected.
ll t d Sales
S l Tax:
T
4% State
St t nott included;
i l d d L=Local
L L
l
Option, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2009
Oconee Co
Co. Total Value = $112
$112,311,013
311 013
Other
0.6%
Poultry-Egg
73.2%
Fruits Nuts
Fruits-Nuts
0.6%
Ornamental
Horticulture
12.5%
Veges
0.2%
Forestry
0.7%
Livestock
8 8%
8.8%
Row-Forage
crops
3.3%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (5/10)
Retail Sales Analysis: 2008
Oconee Co
Co. Total Retail Sales = $397
$397,644,000
644 000
0.59
Total Retail Sales
Health-Personal
Health
Personal Care
0.80
Bldg Mat-garden equip-supplies
0.69
Gas stations
0.54
0.75
Motor Vehicle-parts
Furniture-Home Furn-Appliance
0.30
0 39
0.39
Cl thi & Accessories
Clothing
A
i
General Merchandise
0.91
Food Services-Drinking
g Places
0.18
Food-Beverage Stores
0.59
0
1
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.
Commuting to Work: 2005-2009
5 Yr. Average
g – American Community
y Survey
y
Percentage of:
Residents working in county
35 5
35.5
Residents working out of county
64.5
Residents driving
g to work alone
Residents carpooling
Residents working at home
Resident workers 16+ = 15,241
Residents working in county = 5,408
Residents working out of county = 9,833
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
82.4
8.8
6.3
Travel time to work for residents
not working at home:
< 20 min
min. = 53
53.2%
2%
20-44 min. = 37.2%
45+ min. = 9.7%
This study was developed to assist
community
y leadership
p with their
future planning and decision making.
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by Susan R. Boatright
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia • Athens,
Athens GA
Georgia Cooperative Extension
706-542-0760 • 706-542-8938
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