Fannin County
Community
Profile
107th in order of
county creation
Jan. 21, 1854
Prepared for Fannin County Cooperative Extension
by the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development
The University of Georgia • Athens, GA
Total Population
Fannin County
26,348
,
24,850
23,708
23 682
23,682
2020 OPB Proj.
j
2015 OPB Proj.
2011 Estimate
C
Census
2010
19,798
15,992
14,748
13,357
13 620
13,620
15,192
14,752
12,969
2000
1990
1980
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 and estimates; GA Office of Planning &
Budget projections (2012 series).
Population Composition by Age
Fannin County
100%
5.0
13.0
65 +
45 64
45-64
20-44
5-19
<5
6.3
92
9.2
12 5
12.5
15.1
17.9
14.8
19.0
21.9
19.1
22.8
32.4
23 9
23.9
23.7
28.2
33.0
32.9
29.0
28 9
28.9
31.9
36.5
32.9
32.7
29.8
24.2
33 2
33.2
28.5
23.0
20.0
17.6
16.3
13.2
13.0
96
9.6
73
7.3
62
6.2
58
5.8
54
5.4
4.8
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
0%
2010 Median Age
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Fannin Co.
Co = 48.3
48 3 yrs.
yrs
GA = 35.3
35 3 yrs.
yrs
2010 County Population Comparisons
Total
Total
Rank
Density
per sq.mi.
land area
% Chg.
2000-10
Rank of
% Chg.
FANNIN
23,682
75
59.5
19.6
51
DAWSON
22,330
81
106.9
39.6
13
GILMER
28 292
28,292
62
68 0
68.0
20 6
20.6
45
LUMPKIN
29,966
57
96.8
42.6
10
MURRAY
39,628
50
117.9
8.6
94
PICKENS
29,431
58
134.7
28.1
28
UNION
21,356
87
65.9
23.5
37
County
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/11)
Population Change: 1930-2010
30
25
Perce ntage Cha
ange
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
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
Fannin 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
FANNIN
DAWSON
GILMER
LUMPKIN
MURRAY
PICKENS
UNION
Avg. County
GEORGIA
4/1/20107/1/2011
Numerical
Change*
4/1/20107/1/2011
# Natural
Increase
(Births-Deaths)
4/1/20107/1/2011
# Net
Migration
7/1/20107/1/2011
1-yr Natural
Increase
Rate
7/1/20107/1/2011
1-yr Net
Migration
Rate
26
-90
123
-2.7
4.3
120
127
-4
4.4
--
32
56
-23
2.0
-2.4
65
-71
-7
-222
222
802
127 550
127,550
80
166
19
-67
67
500
79 524
79,524
-13
-240
-22
-146
146
297
47 182
47,182
2.1
39
3.9
0.8
-2.4
24
3.1
65
6.5
-0.5
-3 6
-3.6
-1.9
-6.9
69
-2.1
40
4.0
* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.
Primary data source:
U. S. Census Bureau (4/12)
Selected Vital Statistics
2010 Rates
8.0
Total births per 1,000 pop
14.4
36.8
U
Unwed
d per 100 total
t t l bi
births
th
45.1
Teen pregnancy per 1,000
females age
g 10-19
23.5
31 5
31.5
11.8
Deaths per 1,000 pop
Induced terminations per
1,000 females age 15-44
7.0
4.3
14.8
g p
per 100
Low birth weight
births
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
7.8
9.2
Fannin Co.
5.2
Georgia
8.2
10-yr. rates 2001-2010
2010 Fannin Co. Natality Data
190 total births, 70 unwed births
14 induced terminations
29 teen pregnancies
9 low birth weight babies
2010 Fannin Co. Mortality Data
280 total deaths
1 infant
a t deat
death
Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS
Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2006-2010
5 Yr
Yr. Avg
Avg. – American Community Survey
7.2
Grad or Prof Degree
97
9.7
8.9
Bachelor's degree
17.5
6.3
6
3
6.6
Associate degree
15.7
Some college, no degree
20 1
20.1
39.7
HS Grad
29.6
13 3
13.3
9th-12th no diploma
Fannin Co.
Georgia
10.4
8.8
< 9th grade
61
6.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Percent of Persons Age 25+
Fannin Co.
Not completing HS = 22.1%
With a bachelor’s + degree = 16.2%
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Selected Public School Statistics
School Year 2010-11
Teachers w/adv degrees
65.6
47 5
47.5
C ll
College
prep certif
tif
75.1
79.8
44.7
40.2
HOPE Eligible
82.2
80 9
80.9
Class '11
11 Grad Rate
3.2
Gifted
Special Ed
10.4
12.0
10.4
Econ Disadvantaged
60.0
57.5
1.0
3.6
Retained in grade
9.7
9
7
8.8
Absent >15 days
2.7
3.7
HS Dropout rate
0
10
20
Georgia
Primary data source:
Governor’s Office of Student Achievement
30
40
50
60
70
Fannin Co.
80
90
Percentage
Fannin Co.
K12 enrollment = 3,033
HS dropouts = 26
General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $9,345
Per Capita Income: 2006-2010
$45,000
$40,000
$
$35,000
$30,000
$25 000
$25,000
$20,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$0
2006
2007
2008
Fannin Co.
2010 PCI
Fannin Co. = $28,195
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/12)
2009
Georgia
g
2010
US
Georgia = $34,747
US = $39
$39,937
937
Per Capita Income: 2006-2010
Percentage Change
8
6
Pe
ercentage
e
4
2
0
-2
-4
-6
2006 07
2006-07
2007 08
2007-08
Fannin Co.
Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/12)
2008 09
2008-09
Georgia
2009 10
2009-10
US
Per Capita Income: 2010
PCI
Rank of
PCI
% PCI of
GA Total
% Change
in PCI
2006-2010
FANNIN
$28,195
75
81.1
11.1
DAWSON
$32 376
$32,376
31
93 2
93.2
-0.2
02
GILMER
$28,469
68
81.9
11.2
LUMPKIN
$26,731
98
76.9
4.6
MURRAY
$24 568
$24,568
129
70 7
70.7
22
2.2
PICKENS
$35,425
16
102.0
3.8
UNION
$30,653
41
88.2
10.1
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
$28 786
$28,786
--
82 8
82.8
96
9.6
County
Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/12)
Median Household Income
2011 Model-Based Estimates
$50,502
US
$45,886
GEORGIA
$38,797
GA Avg. Co.
$34,775
FANNIN
$53,339
DAWSON
$36,359
GILMER
$44,422
LUMPKIN
$36,230
MURRAY
$50,282
PICKENS
$39,206
UNION
$0
$10,000
$20,000
Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/12)
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
Transfer Receipts: 2010
Fannin Co
Co. Total = $211
$211,630,000
630 000
41.5
Retirement/Disab
32 1
32.1
28.3
Medicare
21.4
10.8
Pub Med Assist
13 5
13.5
1.6
2.1
Familyy Assist 0.1
05
0.5
1.7
Supp Sec Inc
SNAP
Fannin Co.
Georgia
4.4
4.7
Other Inc Maint
82
8.2
3.8
Unemp
5.6
2.9
36
3.6
4.6
Veteran Benefit
All Other
Fannin Co.
$8,939 per capita
transfer receipts
31.7% of total personal income
5.4% change in total 2009-10
8.5
0
5
10
15
20
25
Percentage
Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/12)
30
35
40
45
Persons Living Below Poverty Level
2011 Model-Based
Model Based Estimates
# of
Persons
% of all
Persons
Rank
of %
FANNIN
5,048
21.5
65
DAWSON
SO
2,696
12.2
9
GILMER
,
7,370
26.3
106
LUMPKIN
5,092
18.0
35
MURRAY
9 694
9,694
24 8
24.8
93
PICKENS
4,251
14.6
18
UNION
GA Avg
Avg. Co.
Co
3,813
18.4
11 552
11,552
23 2
23.2
37
--
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%
Civilian Labor Force Average Annual
Unemployment Rates
Ra
ate per 10
00 in Labo
or Force
12
Fannin Co.
Georgia
U. S.
10
8
6
4
2
0
2002
2003
2011 Rates
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Fannin Co. = 10.3
GA = 9.8
Avg. GA County = 10.8
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor
2010
2011
US = 8.9
Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2011 Averages
Avg.
g #
Establishments
Avg.
g Monthly
y
Employment
Avg.
g Wage
g
Weekly
97
519
$512
Ag, forestry, fishing
3
--
--
Construction
70
213
$589
Manufacturing
24
201
$516
417
3,738
$523
Wholesale trade
23
170
$635
Retail trade
99
916
$430
Transp/Warehousing
17
117
$533
Finance/Insurance
28
192
$686
Professional/Sci/Tech
51
150
$657
Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation
15
194
$584
Health care/Soc Svcs
49
951
$698
Accommodations/Food Svc
57
679
$254
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
36
964
$615
TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES
579
5,240
$539
Fannin County
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING
TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/12)
Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2011
F
Fannin
i Co.
C
A
Avg.
GA C
County
t
G
Georgia
i
9.9
Goods Producing
21.9
13.9
71.3
Service Providing
50.7
68 0
68.0
18.4
Government
27.3
17 8
17.8
Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/12)
Components of 2011 Property Tax Gross Digest
Fannin County
Mobile Home
0.1%
Timber *
0.001%
Residential
72.2%
Motor Vehicle
4.7%
Public Utility
1.6%
Industrial
0 5%
0.5%
Commercial
8.4%
Primary data source:
GA Dept. of Revenue
Ag-Preferential40% Assessment Value of Property
EnvironGross Digest = $1,330,538,877
Conserv
12.5% Homestead & Property Exemptions = $180,732,448
Nett M&O Digest
N
Di
t = $1,149,806,429
$1 149 806 429
Value of exempt property = $113,833,860
* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales
Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate
LOST
Type*
2011 Countywide Millage*
2010 Taxes
Levied*
(($000))
Sales Tax
Rate as of
1/1/2013
as of
1/1/2013
FANNIN
18.310
$21,304
7
LSE
DAWSON
24.334
$31,850
7
LSE
GILMER
25.583
$28,761
7
LSE
LUMPKIN
22.361
$23,885
7
LSE
MURRAY
21.550
$19,245
7
LSE
PICKENS
22.480
$$33,468
,
7
LSE
UNION
17.467
$19,570
7
LSE
County
*Countywide
Countywide Includes .250
250 state millage.
millage Taxes levied,
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
Fannin Co
Co. Total Value = $37
$37,701,659
701 659
Other
12.6%
Fruits-Nuts
Fruits
Nuts
10.9%
Poultry-Egg
64.9%
Ornamental
Horticulture
1 6%
1.6%
Veges
0.7%
Forestry
0.1%
Livestock
7 5%
7.5%
Row-Forage
Row
Forage
crops
1.7%
Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (1/13)
1% Sales & Use Tax Distributions: 2011
Fannin Co. = $3,534,241
TOTAL
0.92
Wholesale
1.01
Utilit
Utility
0 18
0.18
1.25
Other Svcs.
Other Retail
1.17
Misc. Svcs.
1.28
Manufacturing
0.86
0.72
Home Furnishing
General Merchandise
0.31
1.09
Food/Bars
Construction
0 23
0.23
Auto
1.51
Accommodations
1.27
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
64 0
64.0
Residents working out of county
36.0
Residents driving
g to work alone
82.4
Residents carpooling
Residents working at home
13.1
1.4
Resident workers 16+ = 9,247
Residents working in county = 5,916
Residents working out of county = 3,331
Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau
Travel time to work for residents
not working at home:
< 20 min. = 47.1%
20 44 min. = 3
20-44
37.5%
%
45+ min. = 15.4%
This study was developed to assist
community
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p with their
future planning and decision making.
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# 13-03
February 2013
Prepared for Fannin 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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