Community Profile
103rd in order of
county creation
December 7, 1853
Prepared for Hart County Cooperative Extension
by the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Hart County
29,645
,
27,320
24,067
22 997
22,997
19,712
18,585
2020 OPB Proj.
2015 OPB Proj.
2009 Estimate
2000
1990
1980
15,814
15,229
14,495
1970
1960
1950
15,512
15 174
15,174
1940
1930
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses & estimate; GA Office of Planning & Budget
projections.
Population Composition by Age
Hart County
100%
5.2
14.5
65 +
45-64
56
20-44
5-19
<5
34.3
34.9
7.3
16.1
33.2
30.5
8.4
19.0
30.1
31.4
9.7
20.8
30.1
30.0
12.9
20.8
33.0
26.3
15 9
15.9
16 5
16.5
17 4
17.4
+ 0.9
09
21.3
25.0
28 4
28.4
+ 3.4
34
32 7
32.7
29.1
- 3.6
- 0.3
35.1
20 8
20.8
19.5
19.2
11.1
12.9
11.1
9.4
7.0
6.8
6.3
5.9
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2009
est.
0%
2009 Estimated Median Age
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Change in
proportion
2000-2009
Hart Co. = 41.9 yrs.
- 0.4
GA = 34.9 yrs.
2009 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq. mi.
land area
% Chg.
2000-09
Rank of
% Chg.
HART
24,067
75
103.6
4.6
100
BANKS
16,799
98
71.9
16.5
46
ELBERT
20 372
20,372
89
55 2
55.2
-0 7
-0.7
130
FRANKLIN
21,748
84
82.6
7.2
88
MADISON
28,232
62
99.5
9.7
74
OGLETHORPE
14 328
14,328
108
32 5
32.5
13 4
13.4
55
STEPHENS
25,700
,
69
143.4
1.0
120
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/09)
Population Change: 1930-2009
30
Perce
entage Cha
ange
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
1930-40
1940-50
1950-60
U.S.
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
1960-70
1970-80
Georgia
1980-90
1990-00
2000-09
Hart Co.
Components of Population Change
Natural Increase & Net Migration*
g
2000-2009
Numerical
Change*
g
2000-2009
# Natural
Increase
(Bi th D th )
(Births-Deaths)
2000-2009
# Net
Migration
g
2008-09
1-yr Natural
Increase
Rate
2008-09
1 yr Net
Migration
Rate
HART
1,069
54
1,175
0.7
-8.2
BANKS
2 377
2,377
779
1 673
1,673
45
4.5
35
3.5
ELBERT
-139
148
-164
-0.8
-8.8
FRANKLIN
1,461
390
1,188
2.5
-5.2
2,502
1,693
267
10,330
1,642,430
949
413
243
4,305
684,445
1,699
1,355
137
5,340
849,133
3.0
3.0
1.6
4.8
7.8
5.2
3.8
2.8
1.0
5.5
Area
MADISON
OGLETHORPE
STEPHENS
Avg. County
GEORGIA
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (3/10)
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Population Change: 2000-2009
LOSS
0 – 9.1%
9 1 – 20.1%
9.1
20 1%
20.1 – 40.0%
40.0 – 77.4%
Avg. GA
County = 12.0%
GA = 20.1%
US = 9.1%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (3/10)
Selected Vital Statistics
2007 Rates
13.9
Total births per 1,000 pop
15.8
37.0
U
Unwed
d per 100 totall births
bi h
43.8
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
g 10-19
females age
30.9
35 3
35.3
11.4
Deaths per 1,000 pop
7.1
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
Low birth weight per 100
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
5.5
14.9
9.0
9.1
7.4
Hart Co.
Georgia
8.4
10-yr. rates 1998-2007
2007 Hart Co. Natality Data
2007 Hart Co. Mortality Data
337 total births, 100 unwed births 277 total deaths
10 induced terminations
1 infant deaths
44 teen pregnancies
20 low birth weight babies
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2000
5.5
Grad or Prof Degree
8.3
80
8.0
Bachelor's degree
16.0
4.8
5.2
Associate degree
15.9
Some college, no degree
20.4
36 9
36.9
HS Grad
28.7
19.5
9th-12th no diploma
Hart Co.
Co
Georgia
13 8
13.8
9.5
< 9th grade
7.6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Hart Co.
Not completing HS = 28.9%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 13.5%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2008-09
Teachers w/adv degrees
59.5
64 2
64.2
C ll
College
prep certif
tif
69.5
75.7
HOPE Eligible
38.0
47.3
74.5
78 9
78.9
Class '09
09 Grad Rate
11.1
9.3
8.7
10.6
Gifted
Special Ed
Econ Disadvantaged
55.5
53.9
Retained in grade
4.0
3.8
62
6.2
8.7
3.7
3.8
Absent >15 days
HS Dropout rate
0
10
20
Georgia
Primary data source:
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
30
40
50
60
Hart Co.
70
80
Percentage
Hart Co.
K12 enrollment = 3,499
HS dropouts = 40
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $8,106
Per Capita Income: 2003-2008
$45,000
$40,000
$35 000
$35,000
$30,000
$25 000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
2003
2004
2005
Hart Co.
Co
2008 PCI
Hart Co. = $26,195
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/10)
2006
Georgia
2007
2008
US
Georgia
g = $34,849
US = $40,166
Per Capita Income: 2003-2008
Percentage Change
8
Pe
ercentage
e
6
4
2
0
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
Hart Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/10)
2006-07
Georgia
2007-08
US
Per Capita Income: 2008
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2003-2008
HART
$26,195
102
75.2
20.2
BANKS
$31 437
$31,437
31
90 2
90.2
25 3
25.3
ELBERT
$27,886
78
80.0
23.4
FRANKLIN
$28,512
65
81.8
20.3
MADISON
$29 311
$29,311
54
84 1
84.1
16 9
16.9
OGLETHORPE
$30,075
44
86.3
28.4
STEPHENS
$29,139
57
83.6
23.0
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
$28 543
$28,543
--
81 9
81.9
20 1
20.1
County
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/10)
Median Household Income
2009 Model-Based Estimates
$50,221
US
$47,469
GEORGIA
GA Avg.
g Co.
$38,972
$
,
$35,343
HART
$43,026
BANKS
$32,865
ELBERT
FRANKLIN
$35,021
MADISON
$40,871
OGLETHORPE
$41,836
$32,426
STEPHENS
$0
$10,000
$20,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/10)
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
Transfer Receipts: 2008
Hart Co
Co. Total = $165
$165,651,000
651 000
40.3
Retirement/Disab
33.3
23.4
23.1
Medicare
15.0
15.5
Pub Med Assist
2.3
2.2
0.5
0.4
2.2
2.7
Supp Sec Inc
Family Assist
Food Stamps
Hart Co.
G
Georgia
i
Hart Co.
$6,830 per capita
transfer receipts
5.3
6.8
Other Inc Maint
1.9
2.6
2.6
3.4
Unemp
Veteran Benefit
27.4% of total personal income
10.8% change in total 2007-08
6.5
All Other
10.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/10)
30
35
40
45
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2009 Model-Based
Model Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
HART
4,612
19.7
61
BANKS
2 697
2,697
16 2
16.2
35
ELBERT
4,180
20.8
78
FRANKLIN
4,214
20.0
67
MADISON
5 103
5,103
18 3
18.3
54
OGLETHORPE
2,238
15.8
33
STEPHENS
5,194
21.0
81
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
9 969
9,969
21 0
21.0
--
County
y
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%
Unemployment
p y
Rates
Rate perr 100 in La
abor Forc
c
14
Hart Co.
Georgia
U. S.
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2000
2001
2002
2009 Rates
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Hart Co. = 13.0
GA = 9.6
A g GA County
Avg.
Co nt = 10.5
10 5
2008
2009
US = 9.3
Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2009 Averages
Avg. #
Establishments
Avg. Monthly
Employment
Avg. Wage
Weekly
106
1,415
$728
Ag forestry,
Ag,
forestr fishing
10
97
$508
Construction
66
267
$490
g
Manufacturing
29
1,051
$809
310
3,142
$512
Wholesale trade
26
263
$878
R t il trade
Retail
t d
79
890
$371
Transportation/Warehousing
4
--
--
Finance/Insurance
22
115
$
$673
Professional/Sci/Tech
29
86
$652
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
15
175
$393
Health care/Soc Svcs
29
609
$613
Accommodations/Food Svc
32
484
$219
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
31
1,274
$582
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
453
5,833
$580
HART COUNTY, GA
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (8/10)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2009
H tC
Hart
Co.
A
Avg.
GA C
County
t
G
Georgia
i
24.3
Goods Producing
22.1
14.6
53.9
Service Providing
50.2
67 4
67.4
21.8
Government
27.3
17 9
17.9
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (8/10)
Components of 2008 Property Tax Gross Digest
Hart County
Residential
57.6%
Timber *
0.04%
Ag-PreferentialEnviron-Conserv
20.1%
Heavy
y
Equipment
0.01%
Mobile Home
0.8%
Public Utility
2.8%
Motor Vehicle
Industrial
5.7%
6.3%
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Commercial
6.7%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $1,126,000,711
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $141,100,665
Net M&O Digest = $984,900,046
$984 900 046
Value of exempt property = $45,348,374
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate
’09
Countywide
g
Millage*
HART
’09 School
Millage*
’08 Taxes
Levied*
($000)
Sales Tax
Rate as of
LOST
Type*
7/10
as of 7/10
18.246
13.73**
$19,657
3
LSE
BANKS
21 798
21.798
13 24
13.24
$12 342
$12,342
3
LSE
ELBERT
25.916
15.95
$14,210
3
LSE
FRANKLIN
23 502
23.502
14 87
14.87
$16 230
$16,230
3
LSE
MADISON
30.155
17.82
$20,813
3
LSE
OGLETHORPE
26.619
18.69
$11,841
3
LSE
STEPHENS
29.970
18.40
$22,750
3
LSE
County
*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
Option,
S=Special
Special Purpose,
Purpose E
E=Educational
Educational
** 2008 school millage used—2009 unavailable as of 8/25/10
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2009
Hart Co
Co. Total Value = $278
$278,052,903
052 903
Other
0.3%
Ornamental
Horticulture
3.9%
Poultry-Egg
88.4%
Veges-FruitsN t
Nuts
0.3%
Forestry
0 2%
0.2%
Livestock
4.9%
Row-Forage
g
crops
1.9%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (5/10)
Retail Sales Analysis: 2008
Hart Co
Co. Total Retail Sales = $174
$174,172,000
172 000
0.58
Total Retail Sales
Health-Personal
Health
Personal Care
0.77
Bldg Mat-garden equip-supplies
0.42
Gas stations
0.69
0.18
Motor Vehicle-parts
Furniture-Home Furn-Appliance
0.32
0 64
0.64
Cl thi & Accessories
Clothing
A
i
General Merchandise
0.32
Food Services-Drinking
g Places
0.58
Food-Beverage Stores
0.98
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: 2000
Percentage of:
Residents working in
county
65.9
Residents working
out of county
34.1
Workers coming into
county
24.0
Residents driving to
work alone
78.9
Residents carpooling
Residents working at
home
15.0
3.5
Hartt C
H
County
t
Mean travel time to work = 20.7 min.
Ratio of IN to OUT = 0.61
Resident workers 16+ = 10,275
Residents working in county = 6,768
Residents working
g out of county
y = 3,507
,
Total working in county = 8,904
Workers commuting into county = 2,136
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
This study was developed to assist
community
y leadership
p with their
future planning and decision making.
Special Area Report
#1021 (update)
December 2010
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Prepared
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Cooperative
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Extension
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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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