Gilmer County
Community
Profile
85th in order of
county creation
December 3, 1832
Prepared for Gilmer County Cooperative Extension
by the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Gilmer County
39,743
2020 OPB Proj.
34,636
2015 OPB Proj.
28,324
28 292
28,292
2011 Estimate
Census 2010
23,456
2000
13,368
11,110
8,956
8,922
9,963
9,001
7 344
7,344
1990
1980
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses and estimates; GA Office of Planning &
Budget projections.
Population Composition by Age
Gilmer County
100%
65 +
45-64
20-44
5-19
<5
5.8
13.6
34.3
6.8
15.0
88
8.8
19.5
11 2
11.2
13 1
13.1
13.6
13 1
13.1
21.2
20.7
22.6
25.6
17.7
30.2
32.9
29.5
30.8
34 8
34.8
35.6
34.6
27.8
34.0
32.8
31 7
31.7
28.6
24.4
21.7
19.6
18.4
12.3
12.5
10 6
10.6
84
8.4
70
7.0
65
6.5
72
7.2
59
5.9
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
0%
2010 Median Age
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Gilmer Co. = 43.4 yrs.
GA = 35.3 yrs.
2010 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq.mi.
land area
% Chg.
2000-10
Rank of
% Chg.
GILMER
28,292
62
68.0
20.6
45
DAWSON
22,330
81
106.9
39.6
13
FANNIN
23 682
23,682
75
59 5
59.5
19 6
19.6
51
GORDON
55,186
39
149.9
25.1
35
LUMPKIN
29,966
57
96.8
42.6
10
MURRAY
39,628
50
117.9
8.6
94
PICKENS
29,431
58
134.7
28.1
28
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/11)
Population Change: 1930-2010
80
70
Perce
entage Ch
hange
60
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
Gilmer 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
Area
GILMER
DAWSON
FANNIN
GORDON
LUMPKIN
MURRAY
PICKENS
4/1/20107/1/2011
Numerical
Change*
32
120
26
435
65
-71
-77
Avg. County
802
GEORGIA
127 550
127,550
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (4/12)
4/1/20107/1/2011
# Natural
Increase
(Births-Deaths)
4/1/20107/1/2011
# Net
Migration
7/1/20107/1/2011
1-yr Natural
Increase
Rate
7/1/20107/1/2011
1-yr Net
Migration
Rate
56
127
-90
352
80
166
19
500
79 524
79,524
-23
-4
123
87
-13
-240
-22
22
297
47 182
47,182
2.0
4.4
-2.7
5.2
21
2.1
3.9
08
0.8
3.1
65
6.5
-2.4
-4.3
2.6
-0 5
-0.5
-3.6
-1.9
19
-2.1
40
4.0
* Numerical change includes “residual”
not represented in either NI or NM.
Selected Vital Statistics
2009 Rates
11.6
Total births per 1,000 pop
14.4
36.4
U
Unwed
d per 100 total
t t l bi
births
th
45.1
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
females age
g 10-19
33.7
31 5
31.5
8.6
Deaths per 1,000 pop
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
g p
per 100
Low birth weight
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
7.0
4.4
14.8
14.3
9.2
Gilmer Co.
9.5
Georgia
8.2
10-yr. rates 2000-2009
2009 Gilmer Co. Natality Data
338 total births, 123 unwed births
24 induced terminations
57 teen pregnancies
26 low birth weight babies
2009 Gilmer Co. Mortality Data
251 total deaths
2 infant deaths
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2005-2009
Yr Avg
Yr.
Avg. – American Community Survey
3.7
Grad or Prof Degree
96
9.6
8.4
Bachelor's degree
17.5
39
3.9
Associate degree
6.4
18.7
19 7
19.7
Some college, no degree
36.6
HS Grad
29.7
15 1
15.1
9th-12th no diploma
Gilmer Co.
Georgia
10.8
13.6
< 9th grade
62
6.2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Gilmer Co.
Not completing HS = 28.7%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 12.1%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2010-11
Teachers w/adv degrees
65.6
62 8
62.8
C ll
College
prep certif
tif
71.7
79.8
42.6
40.2
HOPE Eligible
86.4
80 9
80.9
Class '11
11 Grad Rate
8.6
10.4
9.4
10.4
Gifted
Special Ed
Econ Disadvantaged
57.5
64.4
2.6
3.6
Retained in grade
10.0
10
0
8.8
Absent >15 days
1.9
3.7
HS Dropout rate
0
10
20
Georgia
Primary data source:
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
30
40
50
60
70
Gilmer Co.
80
90
Percentage
Gilmer Co.
K12 enrollment = 4,247
HS dropouts = 25
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $7,928
Per Capita Income: 2006-2010
$45,000
$40,000
$
$35,000
$30,000
$25 000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
2006
2007
2008
Gilmer Co.
2010 PCI
Gilmer Co. = $28,469
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/12)
2009
Georgia
g
Georgia
g = $34,747
US = $39,937
2010
US
Per Capita Income: 2006-2010
Percentage Change
10
8
Pe
ercentage
e
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
2006 07
2006-07
2007 08
2007-08
Gilmer Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/12)
2008 09
2008-09
Georgia
2009 10
2009-10
US
Per Capita Income: 2010
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2006-2010
GILMER
$28,469
68
81.9
11.2
DAWSON
$32 376
$32,376
31
93 2
93.2
-0.2
02
FANNIN
$28,195
75
81.1
11.1
GORDON
$27,970
79
80.5
10.2
LUMPKIN
$26 731
$26,731
98
76 9
76.9
46
4.6
MURRAY
$24,568
129
70.7
2.2
PICKENS
$35,425
16
102.0
3.8
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
$28 786
$28,786
--
82 8
82.8
96
9.6
County
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/12)
Median Household Income
2010 Model-Based Estimates
$50,221
US
$46,252
GEORGIA
GA Avg. Co.
$39,196
GILMER
$39,710
$51,127
DAWSON
FANNIN
$33,253
GORDON
$40,656
$44 309
$44,309
LUMPKIN
$39,911
MURRAY
$48 532
$48,532
PICKENS
$0
$10,000
$20,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (11/11)
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
Transfer Receipts: 2010
Gilmer Co
Co. Total = $228
$228,861,000
861 000
38.4
Retirement/Disab
32.1
28 8
28.8
Medicare
21.4
12.0
13.5
Pub Med Assist
1.3
2.1
Family Assist 0.2
0.5
1.9
Supp Sec Inc
SNAP
Gilmer Co.
G
Georgia
i
4.4
5.4
Other Inc Maint
Gilmer Co.
$8,077 per capita
transfer receipts
8.2
4.2
5.6
2.9
36
3.6
5.0
Unemp
Veteran Benefit
All Other
28.4% of total personal income
6.0% change in total 2009-10
8.5
0
5
10
15
20
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/12)
25
30
35
40
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2010 Model-Based
Model Based Estimates
County
y
GILMER
DAWSON
SO
FANNIN
GORDON
LUMPKIN
MURRAY
PICKENS
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
4,454
3 044
3,044
4,262
,
10,045
4 653
4,653
7,491
3,939
10 679
10,679
15.9
13 9
13.9
18.2
18.5
16 5
16.5
19.1
13.6
18 0
18.0
31
19
49
52
35
59
18
--
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (11/11)
Persons Living Below the Poverty Level
2010 Model-Based Estimates
6.7 – 12.7%
12 7 – 19.8%
12.7
19 8%
19.8 – 25.2%
25.2 – 30.6%
30 6 – 38.1%
30.6
38 1%
Weighted
average poverty
threshold for a
family household
of 4 persons in
2010 = $21,954
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (11/11)
Georgia
1,698,004
Persons
-18.0%
------------US = 15.3%
Rate per 100 in Lab
bor Force
e
12
Civilian Labor Force Average Annual
Unemployment Rates
Gilmer Co.
Georgia
U. S.
10
8
6
4
2
0
2002
2003
2011 Rates
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Gilmer Co. = 10.9
GA = 9.8
A g GA County
Avg.
Co nt = 10.8
10 8
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
2010
2011
US = 8.9
Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2010 Averages
Avg.
g #
Establishments
Avg.
g Monthly
y
Employment
Avg.
g Wage
g
Weekly
115
2,224
$588
Ag, forestry, fishing
6
--
--
Construction
71
197
$819
Manufacturing
35
1 785
1,785
$558
428
3,925
$485
Wholesale trade
23
79
$694
Retail trade
96
1,092
$424
Transp/Warehousing
10
32
$661
Finance/Insurance
28
295
$884
Professional/Sci/Tech
53
144
$634
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
17
54
$412
Health care/Soc Svcs
45
495
$640
Accommodations/Food Svc
63
1,199
$253
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
42
1 459
1,459
$609
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
608
7,623
$539
Gilmer County
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/11)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2010
Gil
Gilmer
Co.
C
A
Avg.
GA C
County
t
G
Georgia
i
29.2
Goods Producing
21.9
13.9
51.5
Service Providing
50.7
68 0
68.0
19.1
Government
27.3
17 8
17.8
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/11)
Components of 2010 Property Tax Gross Digest
Gilmer County
Residential
60.4%
Timber *
0.03%
Ag-PreferentialA
P f
ti l
EnvironConserv
21 8%
21.8%
Mobile Home
0.8%
Motor Vehicle
4.2%
Public Utility
1.5%
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Industrial
1 2%
1.2%
Commercial
10.0%
%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $1,615,883,652
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $266,989,880
N t M&O Digest
Net
Di
t = $1,348,893,772
$1 348 893 772
Value of exempt property = $102,972,152
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate
County
GILMER
DAWSON
FANNIN
GORDON
LUMPKIN
MURRAY
PICKENS
2011 Countywide Millage*
2010 Taxes
Levied*
($000)
Sales Tax
Rate as of
LOST
Type*
7/2012
as of 7/2012
25.583
24 334
24.334
18.310
29.278
22 361
22.361
21.550
22.480
$28,761
$31 850
$31,850
$21,304
$44,441
$23 885
$23,885
$19,245
$33,468
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
LSE
LSE
LSE
LSE
LSE
LSE
LSE
*Countywide Includes .250 state millage. Taxes levied, but not necessarily
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,
O ti
S=Special
S S
i l Purpose,
P
E=Educational
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2010
Gilmer Co
Co. Total Value = $200
$200,011,655
011 655
Other
0.6%
Veges-FruitsNuts
1.9%
Ornamental
Horticulture
0.4%
Forestry
F
t
0.2%
Livestock
2.0%
Row-Forage
crops
0.7%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (12/11)
Poultry-Egg
94.2%
Retail Sales Analysis: 2008
Gilmer Co
Co. Total Retail Sales = $581
$581,814,000
814 000
1.47
Total Retail Sales
Health-Personal
Health
Personal Care
1.56
Bldg Mat-garden equip-supplies
2.89
Gas stations
1.69
1.55
Motor Vehicle-parts
Furniture-Home Furn-Appliance
0.43
0 20
0.20
Cl thi & Accessories
Clothing
A
i
General Merchandise
1.19
Food Services-Drinking
g Places
0.86
Food-Beverage Stores
1.72
0
1
2
3
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
68 1
68.1
Residents working out of county
31.9
Residents driving
g to work alone
72.2
Residents carpooling
Residents working at home
Resident workers 16+ = 11,858
Residents working in county = 8,071
Residents working out of county = 3,787
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
20.3
4.3
Travel time to work for residents
not working at home:
< 20 min
min. = 46
46.0%
0%
20-44 min. = 31.9%
45+ min. = 22.1%
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community
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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
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