Taliaferro County
Community Profile
69th in order of
county creation
Dec. 18, 1825
Prepared for the Taliaferro County Family Connection
by The Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Taliaferro County
1,891
1,708
1,896
2,077
1,915
2,032
2,423
2010 Trend CAED
2010 Proj. OPB
2004 Est.
2000
1990
1980
1970
3,370
1960
4,515
1950
6,278
6,172
1940
1930
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate; CAED (Center for
Agribusiness & Economic Development); OPB (State Office of Planning & Budget).
7,000
Population Composition by Age
Taliaferro County
100%
65 +
45-64
20-44
5-19
<5
7.1
15.4
10.2
13.4
17.5
21.0
19.2
18.9
20.9
19.7
24.8
22.1
28.6
22.8
32.4
27.5
30.8
23.6
23.4
29.9
31.9
30.3
-3.3
20.1
11.3
11.9
11.5
7.8
7.1
6.9
6.3
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
0%
2004 Median Age
+5.1
-1.0
22.3
35.2
-0.3
17.0
20.4
31.0
Change in
proportion
1990-2000
Taliaferro Co. = 42.1 yrs.
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
-0.6
GA = 33.8 yrs.
2004 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq.mi.
land area
TALIAFERRO
1,896
159
9.7
-8.7
158
GREENE
15,652
104
40.3
8.6
46
HANCOCK
9,811
131
20.7
-2.6
151
OGLETHORPE
13,557
108
30.7
7.3
53
WARREN
6,254
148
21.9
-1.3
144
WILKES
10,583
123
22.5
-1.0
138
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau
% Chg. Rank of
2000-04 % Chg.
Population Change: 1930-2000
30
Percentage Change
20
10
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
1930-40
1940-50
1950-60
U.S.
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
1960-70
Georgia
1970-80
1980-90
1990-2000
Taliaferro Co.
Components of Population Change: 2000-2004
Natural Increase & Net Migration*
Numerical
Change
# Natural
Increase
(BirthsDeaths)
Rate of
Natural
Increase
# Net
Migration
Rate of
Net Migration
TALIAFERRO
-181
-2
-0.2
-177
-21.0
GREENE
1,246
272
4.3
985
15.4
HANCOCK
-265
67
1.6
-322
-7.6
OGLETHORPE
922
205
3.7
727
13.1
WARREN
-82
61
2.3
-136
-5.1
WILKES
-104
-64
-1.4
-35
-0.8
Avg. GA Co.
4,041
1,878
4.8
2,156
8.4
642,567
298,562
8.3
342,818
9.5
Area
GEORGIA
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Average annual estimates of annual rates per 1,000 population
Population Change: 2000-2004
LOSS
0 – 4.3%
4.3 – 7.8%
7.8 – 15.7%
15.7 – 34%
GA = 7.8%
US = 4.3%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Vital Statistics
2003 Rates
Total births per 1,000 pop
10.2
15.6
75.0
Unwed per 100 total births
38.1
Teen pregnancy per 1,000 Rate calculation not appropriate
females age 10-19
35.1
12.3
Deaths per 1,000 pop
7.6
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
12.5
Low birth weight per 100
births
12.4
16.8
8.8
23.0
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
Taliaferro Co.
Georgia
8.8
10-yr. rates 1994-2003
2003 Taliaferro Co. Natality Data
20 total births, 15 unwed births
4 induced terminations
2 teen pregnancies
2 low-birth-weight babies
2003 Taliaferro Co. Mortality Data
24 total deaths
0 infant deaths
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2000
3.8
Grad or Prof Degree
Taliaferro Co.
Georgia
8.3
4.5
Bachelor's degree
16.0
5.7
5.2
Associate degree
9.6
Some college, no degree
20.4
32.6
HS Grad
28.7
22.4
9th-12th no diploma
13.8
21.4
< 9th grade
7.6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Taliaferro Co.
Not completing HS = 43.8%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 8.4%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2003-04
Teachers w/adv
degrees
30.8
51.8
13.3
Special Ed
12.1
94.1
Free/Reduc lunch
46.4
3.0
Retained in grade
3.9
18.1
Absent >15 days
Taliaferro Co.
Georgia
9.5
1.1
HS Dropout rate
5.1
0
10
20
30
Primary data sources: Governor’s Office of Student
Achievement, and GA Dept. of Education
40
50
60
Percentage
70
80
90
100
Taliaferro Co.
Enrollment, K-12 = 271
H.S. dropouts, grades 9-12 = 1
Expenditures per pupil = $9,262
Per Capita Income: 1998-2003
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
1998
1999
2000
Taliaferro Co.
2003 PCI
Taliaferro Co. = $19,163
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
2001
2002
Georgia
Georgia = $29,000
U.S. = $31,472
2003
U.S.
Per Capita Income: 1998-2003
Percentage Change
16
Percentage
12
8
4
0
-4
1998-99
1999-2000
Taliaferro Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
2000-01
2001-02
Georgia
2002-03
U.S.
Per Capita Income: 2003
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
1998-2003
TALIAFERRO
$19,163
143
66.1
23.5
GREENE
$24,549
34
84.7
16.4
HANCOCK
$15,673
158
54.0
21.4
OGLETHORPE
$22,979
65
79.2
19.4
WARREN
$19,830
129
68.4
24.9
WILKES
$20,598
111
71.0
6.6
GA Avg. Co.
$22,879
--
78.9
15.5
County
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Median Household Income
2002 Model-Based Estimates
US
$42,409
GEORGIA
$42,359
$34,153
GA Avg. Co.
$22,558
TALIAFERRO
$31,619
GREENE
$22,466
HANCOCK
$35,619
OGLETHORPE
$26,876
WARREN
$26,945
WILKES
$0
$9,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau
$18,000
$27,000
$36,000
$45,000
Transfer Receipts: 2003
Taliaferro Co. Total = $11,393,000
32.8
Retirement/Disab
35.8
27.3
Medicare
19.2
Taliaferro Co.
13.6
Pub Med Assist
18.9
4.1
2.7
Supp Sec Inc
Georgia
1.0
0.6
Family Assist
3.6
2.5
Food Stamps
Taliaferro Co.
$5,861 per capita
transfer receipts
7.7
Other Inc Maint
5.6
3.2
3.2
2.3
3.4
4.4
Unemp
Veteran Benefit
All Other
30.6% of total personal income
-1.6% change in total 2002-2003
8.2
0
5
10
15
20
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
25
30
35
40
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2002 Model-Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
452
23.3
146
GREENE
2,718
18.0
94
HANCOCK
2,206
25.8
154
OGLETHORPE
1,679
12.6
39
WARREN
1,171
19.4
108
WILKES
1,802
17.0
85
GA Avg. Co.
6,964
16.5
--
County
TALIAFERRO
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau
Persons Living Below the Poverty Level
2002 Model-Based Estimates
4.4 – 11.7%
11.7 – 15.0%
15.0 – 18.4%
18.4 – 21.6%
21.6 – 30.2%
GA = 13.0%
Weighted
average poverty
threshold for a
family of 4
persons in 2002
= $18,392
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
US = 12.1%
Unemployment Rates
Rate per 100 in Labor Force
12
Taliaferro Co.
Georgia
U. S.
10
8
6
4
2
0
1995
1996
2004 Rates
1997
1998
1999
2000
Taliaferro Co. = 6.2
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
2001
2002
GA = 4.6
2003
2004
US = 5.5
Business Establishments, Employment and Wages
Taliaferro County 2003 Annual Averages, % of Total
Estab
Emp
Wages
Retail trade
Health svc
All Other
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
Finance/Insur
All other svc
Prof-Sci-Tech Svc
Govt
Employment Comparisons by Industry: 2003
ALL GOODS Producing
7.9
18.0
31.4
ALL SERVICE Producing
65.3
Retail trade
8.4
Taliaferro Co.
11.8
23.0
All other svcs
Georgia
15.5
60.7
ALL GOVERNMENT
16.6
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
Components of Gross Property Tax Digest: 2004
Taliaferro Co. Gross Digest (40% Value) = $58,797,894
15.6
Residential
6.3
Commercial
52
58.7
20.7
Ag/Pref/Environ
3.3
40.6
13.1
22.6
0.3
Industrial
Utility
Motor Vehicle
Mobile Home
Timber
7.7
7.1
5.3
5.7
3.9
6.2
8.9
7.4
1.4
1.5
0.5
9.2
1.1
0.2
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Taliaferro Co.
GA Avg. Co. (prelim)
GA Total (prelim)
County Property Tax Digest Comparisons: 2004
County
% Resi- % Agri- % Com% In% Motor
dential cultural mercial dustrial Vehicle
%
Other
TALIAFERRO
15.6
58.7
3.3
0.3
6.2
6.2
GREENE
65.7
15.4
8.1
3.5
4.1
4.1
HANCOCK
37.0
35.2
3.4
0.0
4.5
4.5
OGLETHORPE 39.4
40.2
4.5
0.7
8.9
8.9
WARREN
21.4
31.1
6.4
17.3
8.6
8.6
WILKES
26.8
37.7
14.8
4.7
8.2
8.2
Avg. GA Co.
40.6
20.7
13.1
7.7
8.9
8.3
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax
’03 Countywide
Millage*
’03
School
Millage*
’03 Taxes
Levied*
($000)
as of
4/05
Sales
Tax Rate
LOST
Type*
TALIAFERRO
28.59
15.00
$1,994
7
LSE
GREENE
18.83
11.00
$19,213
7
LSE
HANCOCK
37.51
12.78
$9,506
6
LS
OGLETHORPE
20.92
13.50
$7,702
7
LSE
WARREN
29.01
14.98
$4,424
7
LSE
WILKES
24.73
16.69
$7,541
7
LSE
County
*All tax districts are assessed an additional .250 state millage. Taxes Levied, but not
necessarily collected. L=Local Option Sales Tax, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Retail Sales Analysis: 2004
Taliaferro Co. Total Retail Sales = $1,564,000
0.10
Total Retail Sales
0.87
Gas stations
0.06
Motor Vehicle-parts
0.02
Clothing & Accessories
Food Services-Drinking
Places
0.04
0.11
Food-Beverage Stores
0
0.5
1
Sales Activity Index-Wealth 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 source: “2005 Georgia Outshopping Report,” SBDC, Applied Research, The University of Georgia.
Commuting to Work: 2000
Percentage of:
Residents working in
county
29.3
Residents working
out of county
70.7
Workers coming into
county
30.6
Residents driving to
work alone
72.0
Residents carpooling
Residents working at
home
23.0
2.2
Taliaferro County
Mean travel time to work = 31.2 min.
Ratio of IN to OUT = 0.18
Resident workers 16+ = 744
Residents working in county = 218
Residents working out of county = 526
Total working in county = 314
Workers commuting into county = 96
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
This study was developed
to assist community leadership
with their future planning
and decision making.
Special County Area Report
# 05 -21 November, 2005
Prepared for:
Taliaferro County Family Connection
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 Service
706-542-0760 • 706-542-8938
www.caed.uga.edu AND www.georgiastats.uga.edu