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
39,777
36,207
33,619
32 808
32,808
2020 OPB Proj.
2015 OPB Proj.
2012 Estimate
C
Census
2010
26,225
2000
17,618
1990
12,427
1980
7,915
6,304
7,009
7,576
8 082
8,082
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
0
5,000
10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses and estimates; GA Office of Planning &
Budget projections (2012 series).
Population Composition by Age
Oconee County
100%
65 +
45 64
45-64
20-44
5-19
<5
7.0
85
8.5
16.3
17.6
10 3
10.3
10 3
10.3
20.8
18.0
87
8.7
92
9.2
85
8.5
15.5
18.1
24.0
10 9
10.9
29.6
33.9
31.9
27.5
35.8
42.1
41.3
34 8
34.8
28.7
32 9
32.9
30 3
30.3
30 8
30.8
26.7
26.1
23.4
25.8
25.0
99
9.9
11.7
10 5
10.5
93
9.3
77
7.7
79
7.9
70
7.0
59
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.
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
GREENE
15 994
15,994
106
40 5
40.5
11 0
11.0
82
JACKSON
60,485
38
185.6
45.4
7
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 (3/11)
Population Change: 1930-2010
70
60
Percentage Cha
ange
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
4/1/20107/1/2012
Numerical
Change*
4/1/20107/1/2012
# Natural
Increase
(Births-Deaths)
4/1/20107/1/2012
# Net
Migration
7/1/20117/1/2012
1-yr Natural
Increase
Rate
7/1/20117/1/2012
1-yr Net
Migration
Rate
OCONEE
804
307
485
3.8
5.0
BARROW
802
1,242
-472
8.0
-3.7
GREENE
98
-61
156
-0.9
4.0
718
136
24
657
861
136 956
136,956
-776
-111
-327
192
571
90 782
90,782
5.3
37
3.7
0.2
27
2.7
2.8
61
6.1
-4.7
-6 7
-6.7
-9.9
15
1.5
-3.2
48
4.8
Area
JACKSON
MORGAN
86
13
OGLETHORPE
-281
WALTON
807
Avg. County
1,461
GEORGIA
232 282
232,282
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (3/13)
Selected Vital Statistics
2010 Rates
10.7
Total births per 1,000 pop
14.4
22.0
U
Unwed
d per 100 total
t t l bi
births
th
45.1
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
females age
g 10-19
Deaths per 1,000 pop
10.5
31 5
31.5
6.2
7.0
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
6.7
g p
per 100
Low birth weight
births
7.1
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
14.8
Oconee Co.
9.2
Georgia
5.6
8.2
10-yr. rates 2001-2010
2010 Oconee Co. Natality Data
350 total births, 77 unwed births
47 induced terminations
28 teen pregnancies
25 low birth weight babies
2010 Oconee Co. Mortality Data
205 total deaths
3 infant deaths
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2006-2010
5 Yr
Yr. Avg
Avg. – American Community Survey
23.0
Grad or Prof Degree
97
9.7
21.9
Bachelor's degree
17.5
5.5
5
5
6.6
Associate degree
19.6
20 1
20.1
Some college, no degree
18.7
HS Grad
29.6
8.4
8
4
10.4
9th-12th no diploma
Oconee Co.
Georgia
2.9
< 9th grade
61
6.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Oconee Co.
Not completing HS = 11.3%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 44.9%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2010-11
Teachers w/adv degrees
65.6
72.4
84 2
84.2
79.8
C ll
College
prep certif
tif
HOPE Eligible
63.8
40.2
91.6
Class '11
11 Grad Rate
80 9
80.9
Gifted
10.4
9.1
10.4
Special Ed
18.8
Econ Disadvantaged
22.0
57.5
1.0
3.6
52
5.2
8.8
0.9
3.7
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
70
Oconee Co.
80
90
Percentage
Oconee Co.
K12 enrollment = 6,437
HS dropouts = 19
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $7,945
Per Capita Income: 2007-2011
$60,000
$50,000
$
,
$40,000
$30,000
$20,000
$10,000
$0
2007
2008
2009
Oconee Co.
2011 PCI
Oconee Co.
Co = $53,361
$53 361
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)
2010
Georgia
g
2011
US
Georgia = $35,979
US = $41
$41,560
560
Per Capita Income: 2007-2011
Percentage Change
10
8
Pe
ercentage
e
6
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
-8
2007 08
2007-08
2008 09
2008-09
Oconee Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)
2009 10
2009-10
Georgia
2010 11
2010-11
US
Per Capita Income: 2011
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2007-2011
OCONEE
$53,361
2
148.3
16.8
BARROW
$30 556
$30,556
52
84 9
84.9
71
7.1
GREENE
$38,429
15
106.8
14.2
JACKSON
$30,048
57
83.5
2.6
MORGAN
$35 966
$35,966
21
100 0
100.0
23
2.3
OGLETHORPE
$30,618
50
85.1
7.9
WALTON
$34,236
28
95.2
8.5
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
$29 704
$29,704
--
82 6
82.6
78
7.8
County
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)
Median Household Income
2011 Model-Based Estimates
$50,502
US
$45,886
GEORGIA
$38,797
GA Avg. Co.
$71 707
$71,707
OCONEE
BARROW
$50,996
GREENE
$39,209
JACKSON
$49,400
$46,176
MORGAN
$44,066
OGLETHORPE
WALTON
$0
$52,747
$20,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/12)
$40,000
$60,000
Transfer Receipts: 2011
Oconee Co
Co. Total = $170
$170,161,000
161 000
43.7
Retirement/Disab
32 0
32.0
24.4
21.9
Medicare
8.1
Pub Med Assist
13 9
13.9
Supp Sec Inc 1.2
2.2
Familyy Assist 0.2
05
0.5
1.8
SNAP
Oconee Co.
Georgia
Oconee Co.
$5,100 per capita
transfer receipts
4.7
5.4
Other Inc Maint
83
8.3
3.7
4.1
3.3
38
3.8
Unemp
Veteran Benefit
9.6% of total personal income
4.4% change in total 2010-11
8.3
8.6
All Other
0
5
10
15
20
25
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)
30
35
40
45
50
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2011 Model-Based
Model Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
OCONEE
2,923
8.8
4
BARROW
O
10,818
15.6
23
GREENE
,
3,961
25.0
95
JACKSON
9,462
15.6
24
MORGAN
2 939
2,939
16 5
16.5
29
OGLETHORPE
2,524
17.4
31
WALTON
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
12,765
15.3
11 552
11,552
23 2
23.2
21
--
County
y
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/12)
Persons Living Below the Poverty Level
2011 Model-Based Estimates
8.0 – 17.5%
17 5 – 21.3%
17.5
21 3%
21.3 – 25.0%
25.0 – 28.5%
28 5 – 42.2%
28.5
42 2%
Weighted
average poverty
threshold for a
family household
of 4 persons in
2011 = $23,021
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (12/12)
Georgia
1,836,715
Persons
-19.2%
------------US = 15.9%
Rate per 100 in Lab
bor Force
e
12
Civilian Labor Force Average Annual
Unemployment Rates
Oconee Co.
Georgia
U. S.
10
8
6
4
2
0
2003
2004
2011 Rates
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Oconee Co. = 5.5
GA = 9.0
A g GA County
Avg.
Co nt = 10.1
10 1
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
2011
2012
US = 8.1
Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2011 Averages
Avg.
g #
Establishments
Avg.
g Monthly
y
Employment
Avg.
g Wage
g
Weekly
170
847
$732
11
71
$578
Construction
124
361
$749
Manufacturing
34
410
$743
734
5,423
$641
Wholesale trade
63
289
$773
Retail trade
75
1,113
$421
Transp/Warehousing
23
29
$609
Finance/Insurance
58
332
$1 293
$1,293
Professional/Sci/Tech
127
476
$746
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
71
399
$649
Health care/Soc Svcs
86
753
$830
Accommodations/Food Svc
43
546
$227
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
41
1 571
1,571
$685
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
985
7,874
$663
Oconee County
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
Ag, forestry, fishing
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/12)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2011
O
Oconee
Co.
C
A
Avg.
GA C
County
t
G
Georgia
i
10.8
Goods Producing
21.9
13.9
68.9
Service Providing
50.7
68 0
68.0
20.0
Government
27.3
17 8
17.8
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/12)
Components of 2011 Property Tax Gross Digest
Oconee County
Residential
57 6%
57.6%
Timber *
0.04%
Ag-PreferentialAg
Preferential
EnvironConserv
20.5%
Mobile Home
0.1%
Motor Vehicle
6.0%
Public Utility
2.0%
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Commercial
12 7%
12.7%
I d
Industrial
i l
1.0%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $1,732,745,070
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $265,048,808
N t M&O Digest
Net
Di
t = $1,467,696,262
$1 467 696 262
Value of exempt property = $137,104,327
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate
County
OCONEE
BARROW
GREENE
JACKSON
MORGAN
OGLETHORPE
WALTON
LOST
Type*
2011 Countywide Millage*
2010 Taxes
Levied*
($000)
Sales Tax
Rate as of
1/1/2013
as of
1/1/2013
24.436
29 680
29.680
17.906
32.258
24 785
24.785
27.301
34.225
$38,672
$48 401
$48,401
$28,252
$75,248
$21 061
$21,061
$11,348
$107,336
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
LSE
LSE
LS
LSE
LSE
LSE
LSE
*Countywide Includes .250 state millage. Taxes levied, but not necessarily
collected. L=Local Option, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2011
Oconee Co
Co. Total Value = $123
$123,253,187
253 187
Poultry Egg
Poultry-Egg
73.6%
Other
0.7%
Fruits-Nuts
Fruits
Nuts
0.5%
Ornamental
Horticulture
11.7%
Forestry
0.4%
Veges
V
0.02%
Livestock
8 9%
8.9%
Row-Forage
crops
4 2%
4.2%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (1/13)
1% Sales & Use Tax Distributions: 2011
Oconee Co. = $5,352,329
TOTAL
0.99
Wholesale
1.26
Utility
0.70
0.84
Other Svcs.
Other Retail
0.54
Misc. Svcs.
1 05
1.05
Manufacturing
0.48
1.86
Home Furnishing
General Merchandise
1.36
0.96
Food/Bars
Construction
0.49
Auto
0.87
Accommodations
0.20
0
1
2
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: Georgia Dept. of Revenue, Sales & Use Tax Unit. Pull factor calculations by Center for
Agribusiness and Economic Development.
Commuting to Work: 2006-2010
5 Yr. Average
g – American Community
y Survey
y
Percentage of:
Residents working in county
36 6
36.6
Residents working out of county
63.4
Residents driving
g to work alone
83.7
Residents carpooling
7.8
Residents working at home
6.8
Resident workers 16+ = 14,975
Residents working in county = 5,486
Residents working out of county = 9,489
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Travel time to work for residents
not working at home:
< 20 min
min. = 54
54.3%
3%
20-44 min. = 36.4%
45+ min. = 9.4%
This study was developed to assist
community
y leadership
p with their
future planning and decision making.
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# 13-08
May 2013
Prepared for Oconee County Cooperative Extension
by Susan R. Boatright
Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University
y of Georgia
g • Athens,, GA
Georgia Cooperative Extension
www.caes.uga.edu/center/caed/
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