Hart County
Community Profile
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December 7, 1853
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The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Hart County
29,645
29
645
27,320
25,213
22,997
19,712
18,585
2020 OPB Proj.
Proj
2015 OPB Proj.
Census 2010
2000
1990
1980
15,814
15,229
14,495
15,512
15 174
15,174
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses; GA Office of Planning & Budget projections.
Population Composition by Age
Hart County
100%
65 +
45-64
20-44
5-19
<5
5.2
14.5
34.3
7.3
16.1
33.2
84
8.4
19.0
30.1
97
9.7
20.8
12 9
12.9
20.8
15.9
21.3
16.5
25 0
25.0
18.0
28.9
30.1
33 0
33.0
35.1
34.9
30.5
31 4
31.4
30.0
26.3
32.7
28.4
20.8
19.5
18.7
11.1
12.9
11.1
94
9.4
70
7.0
68
6.8
63
6.3
61
6.1
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
0%
2010 Median Age
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Hart Co. = 42.6 yrs.
GA = 35.3 yrs.
2010 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq.mi.
land area
% Chg.
2000-10
Rank of
% Chg.
HART
25,213
73
103.6
9.6
89
BANKS
18,395
94
71.9
27.5
29
ELBERT
20 166
20,166
90
55 2
55.2
-1.7
17
138
FRANKLIN
22,084
82
82.6
8.9
92
MADISON
28,120
63
99.5
9.3
90
OGLETHORPE
14,899
109
32.5
17.9
56
STEPHENS
26,175
70
143.4
2.9
117
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/11)
Population Change: 1930-2010
30
Perce
entage Ch
hange
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
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
Hart Co.
2000-10
2000
10
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*
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
390
949
413
243
4,305
684,445
1,188
1,699
1,355
137
5,340
849,133
2.5
3.0
3.0
1.6
4.8
7.8
-5.2
5.2
3.8
2.8
1.0
5.5
Area
FRANKLIN
1,461
2,502
MADISON
OGLETHORPE 1,693
267
STEPHENS
Avg. County
10,330
GEORGIA
1,642,430
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (4/10)
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Selected Vital Statistics
2009 Rates
12.2
Total births per 1,000 pop
15.1
46.9
Unwed per 100 total births
45.2
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
g 10-19
females age
42.6
34 1
34.1
11.3
Deaths per 1,000 pop
7.2
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
4.9
14.9
Low birth weight per 100
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
12.0
9.6
Hart Co.
6.9
Georgia
8.4
8
10-yr. rates 2000-2009
2009 Hart Co. Natality Data
294 total births, 138 unwed births
18 induced terminations
62 teen pregnancies
29 low birth weight babies
2009 Hart Co. Mortality Data
273 total deaths
3 infant deaths
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2005-2009
5 Yr
Yr. Avg
Avg. – American Community Survey
5.5
Grad or Prof Degree
96
9.6
9.1
Bachelor's degree
17.5
6.5
6.4
Associate degree
15.3
Some college,
g , no degree
g
19 7
19.7
37.3
HS Grad
29.7
16.8
9th-12th no diploma
Hart Co.
Georgia
10.8
9.5
< 9th g
grade
6.2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Hart Co.
Not completing HS = 26.2%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 14.6%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2009
2009-10
10
Teachers w/adv degrees
62.7
53.8
College
g prep
p p certif
29.0
HOPE Eligible
70.5
77 7
77.7
38.2
73.4
Class '09 Grad Rate
80.8
10.9
9.8
9.0
10.3
Gifted
Special Ed
Econ Disadvantaged
59 6
59.6
56.9
2.8
3.7
Retained in grade
7.6
9.7
Absent >15 days
2.1
3.5
HS Dropout rate
0
10
0
20
0
30
Georgia
Primary data source:
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
40
0
50
60
Hart Co.
70
0
80
Percentage
Hart Co.
K12 enrollment
ll
t = 3,383
3 383
HS dropouts = 22
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $8,037
Per Capita Income: 2005-2009
$45,000
$40,000
$35 000
$35,000
$30,000
$25 000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
2005
2006
2007
Hart Co.
Co
2009 PCI
Hart Co. = $26,258
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
Georgia
2008
2009
US
Georgia
g = $34,129
US = $39,635
Per Capita Income: 2005-2009
Percentage Change
10
8
Perc
centage
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
2005-06
2006-07
Hart Co.
Co
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
2007-08
Georgia
2008-09
US
Per Capita Income: 2009
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2005-2009
HART
$26,258
101
76.9
12.1
BANKS
$31 137
$31,137
33
91 2
91.2
83
8.3
ELBERT
$28,615
66
83.8
15.5
FRANKLIN
$28,375
70
83.1
9.6
MADISON
$29 088
$29,088
60
85 2
85.2
64
6.4
OGLETHORPE $29,755
48
87.2
9.5
STEPHENS
$30,053
42
88.1
18.5
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
2010 Model-Based Estimates
$50,046
US
$46,252
GEORGIA
GA Avg. Co.
$39,196
$35,343
HART
BANKS
$43,026
ELBERT
$32,865
FRANKLIN
$35,021
MADISON
$40 871
$40,871
OGLETHORPE
$41,836
$32,426
,
STEPHENS
$0
$10,000
$20,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (11/11)
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
Transfer Receipts: 2009
Hart Co
Co. Total = $178,169,000
$178 169 000
41.5
Retirement/Disab
32 7
32.7
19.3
Medicare
22.2
Pub Med Assist
2.0
2.2
0.6
05
0.5
3.3
3.8
5.1
66
6.6
5.6
6.1
2.7
35
3.5
5.9
8.7
Supp Sec Inc
Familyy Assist
SNAP
Other Inc Maint
Unemp
Veteran Benefit
All Other
0
5
10
14.0
13 7
13.7
Hart Co.
Georgia
Hart Co.
$7,403 per capita
transfer receipts
28.2% of total personal income
9.3% change in total 2008-09
15
20
25
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
30
35
40
45
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2010 Model-Based
Model Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
HART
5,633
23.0
92
BANKS
3,004
16.4
33
ELBERT
,
4,863
24.5
104
FRANKLIN
3,865
18.0
47
MADISON
4 803
4,803
17 2
17.2
39
OGLETHORPE
2,440
16.6
37
STEPHENS
5,676
10 679
10,679
22.2
21 7
21.7
85
--
County
y
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
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%
Average
g Annual Unemployment
y
Rates
Rate per 100 in Labor Force
e
14
Hart Co.
Georgia
U. S.
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2001
2002
2010 Rates
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Hart Co. = 11.9
GA = 10.2
A g GA County
Avg.
Co nt = 11.1
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
103
1,380
$869
Ag, forestry, fishing
10
95
$590
Construction
63
217
$551
Manufacturing
29
1 068
1,068
$958
291
3,267
$549
Wholesale trade
23
237
$963
Retail trade
80
892
$381
Transp/Warehousing
3
--
--
Finance/Insurance
21
115
$693
Professional/Sci/Tech
30
90
$616
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
12
482
$575
Health care/Soc Svcs
26
569
$631
Accommodations/Food Svc
26
439
$229
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
30
1 215
1,215
$591
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
437
5,870
$633
Hart County
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/11)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2010
H tC
Hart
Co.
A
Avg.
GA C
County
t
G
Georgia
i
23.5
Goods Producing
21.9
13.9
55.7
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 2008* Property Tax Gross Digest
Hart
a t Cou
County
ty
*Hart County has not submitted their 2009 or 2010 digests to the State Revenue Commissioner
Residential
57.6%
Heavy
Equipment
0 01%
0.01%
Ag-PreferentialEnvironConserv
20.1%
Timber *
0 04%
0.04%
Mobile Home
0.8%
Motor Vehicle
5.7%
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Public Utility
2.8%
Commercial
6.7%
Industrial
40% Assessment Value of Property
6.3%
Gross Digest = $1,126,000,711
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $141,100,665
N t M&O Digest
Net
Di
t = $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
County
HART
BANKS
S
ELBERT
FRANKLIN
MADISON
OGLETHORPE
STEPHENS
2011 Countywide Millage*
2009 T
Taxes
Levied*
($000)
Sales Tax
Rate as of
LOST
Type*
1/2012
as of 1/2012
18.246
22.565
27.046
23 502
23.502
29.350
27.301
29.970
-$12,499
$14,554
$17 319
$17,319
$20,719
$11,348
$21,720
3
3
3
3
3
3
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LSE
LSE
LSE
LSE
LSE
LSE
*Countywide Includes .250 state millage. School includes bonds, if any.
Taxes levied, but not necessarily collected. Sales Tax: 4% State not
i l d d L=Local
included;
L L
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O ti
S=Special
S S
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P
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E Ed
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-- data not available
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2010
Hart Co
Co. Total Value = $282
$282,543,927
543 927
Fruits-NutsVeges
0.3%
Other
0.6%
Ornamental
Horticulture
3.2%
Poultry-Egg
88.4%
y
Forestry
0.2%
Livestock
5 4%
5.4%
Row-Forage
crops
1 9%
1.9%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (12/11)
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: 2005-2009
5 Yr. Average
g – American Community
y Survey
y
Percentage of:
Residents working in county
60 4
60.4
Residents working out of county
39.6
Residents driving
g to work alone
Residents carpooling
Residents working at home
Resident workers 16+ = 9,583
Residents working in county = 5,788
Residents working out of county = 3,795
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
82.0
10.5
5.0
Travel time to work for residents
not working at home:
< 20 min
min. = 57
57.6%
6%
20-44 min. = 28.2%
45+ min. = 14.1%
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community
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College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia • Athens,
Athens GA
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