Elbert
C
County
t
Community
Profile
13th in order of
county creation
Dec. 10, 1790
Prepared for Elbert Co.
Cooperative Extension
by the Center for
Agribusiness and
Economic Development
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA
Total Population
Elbert County
2020 OPB Proj.
21,136
21
136
20,906
20,166
20,511
18,949
18,758
17,262
17,835
18,585
19,618
18 485
18,485
2015 OPB Proj.
Census 2010
2000
1990
1980
1970
1960
1950
1940
1930
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses; GA Office of Planning & Budget projections.
Population Composition by Age
Elbert County
100%
65 +
45-64
45
64
20-44
5-19
<5
5.8
14.9
36.4
32.5
7.5
16.2
35.0
29.3
9.2
19.8
29.1
31.0
10.9
13 5
13.5
15 2
15.2
14 9
14.9
22.5
20.0
20.2
23.6
28.7
29 2
29.2
33.3
25.7
35 0
35.0
22.4
33.2
Change in
proportion
2000-2010
16 8
16.8
27 9
27.9
29.1
22.0
- 0.1
10.9
8.7
7.5
7.3
6.4
6.5
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Elbert Co. = 41.1 yrs.
- 4.1
19.7
12.1
2010 Median Age
+ 4.3
-2.3
23
10.4
0%
+ 1.9
GA = 35.3 yrs.
2010 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq.mi.
land area
% Chg.
2000-10
Rank of
% Chg.
ELBERT
20,166
90
55.2
-1.7
138
FRANKLIN
22,084
82
82.6
8.9
92
HART
25 213
25,213
73
103 6
103.6
96
9.6
89
LINCOLN
7,996
142
37.5
-4.2
146
MADISON
28,120
63
99.5
9.3
90
OGLETHORPE
14,899
109
32.5
17.9
56
WILKES
10,593
125
21.8
-0.9
0.9
129
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/11)
Population Change: 1930-2010
30
Perce
entage Change
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
2000-10
Elbert 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
ELBERT
FRANKLIN
HART
LINCOLN
MADISON
OGLETHORPE
WILKES
A County
Avg.
C
t
GEORGIA
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (4/10)
2000-2009
Numerical
Change*
2000-2009
# Natural
Increase
(Births-Deaths)
2000-2009
# Net
Migration
2008-09
1-yr Natural
Increase
Rate
2008-09
1 yr Net
Migration
Rate
-139
1,461
1,069
-435
2,502
1,693
-419
10 330
10,330
1,642,430
148
390
54
-65
949
413
-76
4 305
4,305
684,445
-164
1,188
1,175
-326
1,699
1,355
-291
5 340
5,340
849,133
-0.8
2.5
0.7
-0.9
3.0
3.0
-0.9
48
4.8
7.8
-8.8
-5.2
-8.2
-10.8
5.2
3.8
-4.8
10
1.0
5.5
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Selected Vital Statistics
2009 Rates
12.7
Total births per 1,000 pop
15.1
50.4
U
Unwed
d per 100 ttotal
t l births
bi th
45.2
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
g 10-19
females age
35.5
34 1
34.1
11.7
Deaths per 1,000 pop
7.2
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
Low birth weight per 100
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
36.1
14.9
13.1
9.6
Elbert Co.
7.4
Georgia
8.4
10-yr. rates 2000-2009
2009 Elbert Co. Natality Data
258 total births, 130 unwed births
24 induced terminations
48 teen pregnancies
25 low birth weight babies
2009 Elbert Co. Mortality Data
239 total deaths
1 infant death
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2005-2009
5 Yr
Yr. Avg
Avg. – American Community Survey
3.9
Grad or Prof Degree
96
9.6
5.3
Bachelor's degree
17.5
5.8
5
8
6.4
Associate degree
13.7
Some college, no degree
19 7
19.7
43.9
HS Grad
29.7
18 6
18.6
9th-12th no diploma
Elbert Co.
Georgia
10.8
8.8
< 9th grade
62
6.2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Elbert Co.
Not completing HS = 27.4%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 9.2%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2009-10
Teachers w/adv degrees
62.7
59 1
59.1
C ll
College
prep certif
tif
30.8
HOPE Eligible
68.4
77.7
38.2
74.0
Class '09
09 Grad Rate
80 8
80.8
8.0
9.8
9.2
10.3
Gifted
Special Ed
Econ Disadvantaged
56.9
67.7
4.8
3.7
Retained in grade
12.3
12
3
9.7
Absent >15 days
5.4
3.5
HS Dropout rate
0
10
20
Georgia
Primary data source:
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
30
40
50
60
Elbert Co.
70
80
Percentage
Elbert Co.
K12 enrollment = 3,256
HS dropouts = 60
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $8,840
Per Capita Income: 2005-2009
$45,000
$40,000
$35 000
$35,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
2005
2006
2007
Elbert Co.
Co
2009 PCI
Elbert Co. = $28,615
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
2008
Georgia
Georgia
g = $34,129
US = $39,635
2009
US
Per Capita Income: 2005-2009
Percentage Change
8
6
Perc
centage
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
6
2005-06
2006-07
Elbert Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/11)
2007-08
Georgia
g
2008-09
US
Per Capita Income: 2009
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2005-2009
ELBERT
$28,615
66
83.8
15.5
FRANKLIN
$28 375
$28,375
70
83 1
83.1
96
9.6
HART
$26,258
101
76.9
12.1
LINCOLN
$27,980
75
82.0
11.6
MADISON
$29 088
$29,088
60
85 2
85.2
64
6.4
OGLETHORPE
$29,755
48
87.2
9.5
WILKES
$28,142
73
82.5
13.9
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
$32,865
ELBERT
FRANKLIN
$35,021
HART
$35,343
LINCOLN
$36,179
MADISON
$40 871
$40,871
OGLETHORPE
$41,836
$29,587
,
WILKES
$0
$10,000
$20,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (11/11)
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
Transfer Receipts: 2009
Elbert Co
Co. Total = $174
$174,068,000
068 000
34.5
32 7
32.7
Retirement/Disab
26.3
Medicare
22.2
14.3
13 7
13.7
Pub Med Assist
3.0
2.2
0.5
05
0.5
3.5
3.8
Supp Sec Inc
Familyy Assist
SNAP
Elbert Co.
Georgia
5.6
66
6.6
5.1
6.1
Other Inc Maint
Unemp
2.1
35
3.5
Veteran Benefit
29.9% of total personal income
10.7% change in total 2008-09
5.1
All Other
Elbert Co.
$8,544 per capita
transfer receipts
8.7
0
5
10
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 %
ELBERT
4,180
20.8
78
FRANKLIN
4,214
20.0
67
HART
4,612
19.7
61
LINCOLN
1,639
20.9
80
MADISON
5 103
5,103
18 3
18.3
54
OGLETHORPE
2,238
15.8
33
WILKES
2,337
23.2
101
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
10 679
10,679
18 0
18.0
--
County
y
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
16
Elbert Co.
14
Georgia
U. S.
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2001
2002
2010 Rates
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Elbert Co. = 13.6
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
166
2,256
$597
Ag, forestry, fishing
4
30
$399
Construction
48
115
$614
Manufacturing
96
1 958
1,958
$598
324
2,248
$479
Wholesale trade
57
400
$652
Retail trade
77
578
$376
Transp/Warehousing
22
73
$651
Finance/Insurance
26
188
$703
Professional/Sci/Tech
25
56
$436
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
7
25
$650
Health care/Soc Svcs
38
403
$493
Accommodations/Food Svc
26
369
$243
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
50
1 473
1,473
$628
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
552
5,987
$560
Elbert County
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/11)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2010
Elb t Co.
Elbert
C
A
Avg.
GA C
County
t
G
Georgia
i
37.7
Goods Producing
21.9
13.9
37.5
Service Providing
50.7
68 0
68.0
24.6
Government
27.3
17 8
17.8
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/11)
Components of 2010 Property Tax Gross Digest
Elbert County
Residential
39 4%
39.4%
Ag-PreferentialEnviron-Conserv
C
29.0%
Timber *
0.3%
Mobile Home
1.1%
Motor Vehicle
7.0%
Industrial
6.7%
Public Utility
3.7%
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Commercial
12.8%
8%
40% Assessment Value of Property
Gross Digest = $637,155,532
Homestead & Property Exemptions = $101,885,535
Net M&O Digest = $535,269,997
Value of exempt property = $244,856,128
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate
2010 Countywide Millage*
2009 T
Taxes
Levied*
($000)
Sales Tax
Rate as of
10 / 2011
LOST
Type* as
of 10/2011
ELBERT
25.902
$14,150
3
LSE
FRANKLIN
23 502
23.502
$17 601
$17,601
3
LSE
HART
18.246
$19,657
3
LSE
LINCOLN
27.531
$8,074
3
LSE
SO
MADISON
30.167
30
6
$$20,589
0,589
3
LSE
S
OGLETHORPE
27.302
$11,356
3
LSE
WILKES
25 649
25.649
$10 546
$10,546
3
LSE
County
*Countywide Includes .250 state millage. School includes bonds, if any. Taxes
l i d but
levied,
b t nott necessarily
il 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, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue
Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2009
Elbert Co
Co. Total Value = $108
$108,316,407
316 407
Fruits-Nuts-Veges
0.1%
Other
1 1%
1.1%
Ornamental
Horticulture
3.3%
Forestry
1.7%
Livestock
4.8%
Row-Forage crops
2.0%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (5/10)
Poultry-Egg
y gg
87.0%
Retail Sales Analysis: 2008
Elbert Co
Co. Total Retail Sales = $177
$177,422,000
422 000
0.75
Total Retail Sales
Health-Personal
Health
Personal Care
1.27
Bldg Mat-garden equip-supplies
0.36
Gas stations
0.51
0.88
Motor Vehicle-parts
Furniture-Home Furn-Appliance
0.37
0 08
0.08
Cl thi & Accessories
Clothing
A
i
General Merchandise
0.51
Food Services-Drinking
g Places
0.60
Food-Beverage Stores
1.65
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: “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
71 1
71.1
Residents working out of county
28.9
Residents driving
g to work alone
80.0
Residents carpooling
Residents working at home
Resident workers 16+ =
Residents working in county =
Residents working out of county =
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
12.9
2.8
Travel time to work for residents
not working at home:
< 20 min
min. = 63
63.1%
1%
20-44 min. = 25.7%
45+ min. = 11.3%
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t Cooperative
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ti 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
706-542-0760 • 706-542-8938
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