Wheeler County, GA, Community Profile

Wheeler CountyWheeler CountyCommunity ProfileCommunity Profile

148th in order of county creation

Nov. 5, 1912

Prepared for Wheeler County Cooperative Extensionby the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development

The University of Georgia • Athens, GA

Total PopulationWheeler County

8,5732020 OPB Proj.

Wheeler County

7 4217,8887,983

C 2010

2012 Estimate

2015 OPB Proj.

4,9036,179

7,421

1990

2000

Census 2010

5 3424,596

5,155

1960

1970

1980

8,5356,712

5,342

1940

1950

1960

9,1490 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000

1930

Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses and estimates; GA Office of Planning & Budget projections (2012 series).

Population Composition by AgeWheeler CountyWheeler County

4.8 6.6 9 5 12 9 12 7 11 9100%

13.4 16.2

6.6

20.1

9.5

22.9

12.9

18.7

14.7

18.9

16.2

23.1

12.7

27.4

11.9

65 + 45 64

34.132.2 25.1

25.0 29.7 33 1

45-64 20-44 5-19

36.2 32.7 35 4

33.139.3

39.5 < 5

11.5 12.4

32.7

10 0

35.4

8 5

30.7

8 8

28.0

7 5

24.4

5 9

19.0

5 5

15.711.5 12.4 10.0 8.5 8.8 7.5 5.9 5.50%1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2010 Median Age Wheeler Co. = 37.9 yrs. GA = 35.3 yrs.

Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau

2010 County Population Comparisons

County Total TotalRank

Densityper sq.mi.land area

% Chg.2000-10

Rank of% Chg.land area

WHEELER 7,421 144 23.5 20.1 47DODGE 21,796 85 39.5 13.7 72JEFF DAVIS 15 068 107 41 0 18 8 52JEFF DAVIS 15,068 107 41.0 18.8 52LAURENS 48,434 42 59.5 7.9 97MONTGOMERY 9,123 134 36.4 10.3 83TELFAIRTELFAIR 16,500 103 29.0 39.9 12TREUTLEN 6,885 145 35.2 0.5 1266,885 145 35.2 0.5 126

Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/11)

Population Change: 1930-201030

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-301930-40 1940-50 1950-60 1960-70 1970-80 1980-90 1990-00 2000-10

U.S. Georgia Wheeler Co.Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Change: 2000-2010LOSSGain < USGain > US but < GAGain > US but < GAGain > GAGain > 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 ChangeNatural Increase & Net Migration*g

Area

4/1/2010-7/1/2012

Numerical

4/1/2010-7/1/2012# NaturalIncrease

4/1/2010-7/1/2012

# Net

7/1/2011-7/1/2012

1-yr Natural Increase

7/1/2011-7/1/20121-yr Net

MigrationChange* Increase(Births-Deaths) Migration

IncreaseRate

Migration Rate

WHEELER 467 15 434 -1.0 -18.5DODGE -468 2 -531 0.0 -4.1JEFF DAVIS 88 184 -88 4.4 -3.4LAURENS -393 289 -740 2.9 -3.4MONTGOMERY -210 38 -272 1 9 -15 6MONTGOMERY -210 38 -272 1.9 -15.6TELFAIR -151 23 -189 -0.4 3.6TREUTLEN 116 17 130 1 0 10 1TREUTLEN -116 17 -130 1.0 -10.1Avg. County 1,461 861 571 2.8 -3.2GEORGIA 232 282 136 956 90 782 6 1 4 8GEORGIA 232,282 136,956 90,782 6.1 4.8

* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.Primary data source:U. S. Census Bureau (3/13)

Selected Vital Statistics2010 Rates

9.2

14.4

47.1

Total births per 1,000 pop

U d 100 t t l bi th

2010 Rates

43.8

45.1

31 5

Unwed per 100 total births

Teen pregnancy per 1,000females age 10-19

5.0

31.5

7.0

g

Deaths per 1,000 pop

4.7

9.4

14.8Induced terminations per1,000 females age 15-44

Low birth weight per 100

9.2

8.2

9.2g p

births

Infant deaths per 1,000 birthsWheeler Co. Georgia

8.2

2010 Wheeler Co. Natality Data68 total births, 32 unwed births6 induced terminations

2010 Wheeler Co. Mortality Data37 total deaths0 infant deaths

10-yr. rates 2001-2010

6 induced terminations16 teen pregnancies9 low birth weight babies

0 infant deaths

Primary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS

Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2006-20105 Yr Avg American Community Survey

9 72.8

Grad or Prof Degree

5 Yr. Avg. – American Community Survey

5 2

17.55.8

9.7

Bachelor's degree

20 19.8

6.65.2

Some college, no degree

Associate degree

19 2

29.646.1

20.1

HS Grad

6 111.1

10.419.2

< 9th grade

9th-12th no diploma Wheeler Co.Georgia

6.1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

Percent of Persons Age 25+


Wheeler Co. Not completing HS = 30.3%With a bachelor’s + degree = 8.6%

Selected Public School StatisticsSchool Year 2010-11

65.655.4Teachers w/adv degrees

School Year 2010-11

87 540.2

19.179.8

27.5

Cl '11 G d R t

HOPE Eligible

College prep certif

10 413.6

10.46.6

80.987.5

Special Ed

Gifted

Class '11 Grad Rate

3.6

57.578.5

10.4

Retained in grade

Econ Disadvantaged

Special Ed

N/A

3.70.7

8.87.9

HS Dropout rate

Absent >15 days

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90PercentageGeorgia Wheeler Co.Wheeler Co.

Primary data source:Governor’s Office of Student Achievement

K12 enrollment = 940HS dropouts = 2

General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $7,089

Per Capita Income: 2007-2011

$$40,000$45,000

$25 000$30,000$35,000

$15,000$20,000$25,000

$5,000$10,000

$02007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Wheeler Co. Georgia US

2011 PCIWheeler Co = $17 340

Georgia = $35,979US = $41 560

ee e Co Geo g a US

Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)

Wheeler Co. = $17,340 US = $41,560

Per Capita Income: 2007-2011Percentage ChangePercentage Change

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Wheeler Co. Georgia US

Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)

Per Capita Income: 2011% Change

County PCI Rank ofPCI

% PCI ofGA Total

% Changein PCI

2007-2011

WHEELER $17,340 159 48.2 -2.5DODGE $23 183 145 64 4 4 9DODGE $23,183 145 64.4 4.9JEFF DAVIS $24,979 135 69.4 7.3LAURENS $29,622 64 82.3 4.2MONTGOMERY $26 251 121 73 0 13 3MONTGOMERY $26,251 121 73.0 13.3TELFAIR $17,385 158 48.3 6.9TREUTLEN $24,686 138 68.6 14.0GA Avg Co $29 704 82 6 7 8GA Avg. Co. $29,704 -- 82.6 7.8

Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)

Median Household Income2011 Model-Based Estimates

$50,502US

2011 Model-Based Estimates

$38,797

$45,886GEORGIA

GA Avg. Co.

$31,696

$29,780WHEELER

DODGE

$34,865

$32,248JEFF DAVIS

LAURENS

$27,831$34,379MONTGOMERY

TELFAIR

$30,131

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000

TREUTLEN


Transfer Receipts: 2011Wheeler Co Total = $45 959 000

32 027.8Retirement/Disab

Wheeler Co. Total = $45,959,000

13 917.4

21.924.3

32.0

Pub Med Assist

Medicare

0 50.6

2.22.6

13.9

Family Assist

Supp Sec IncWheeler Co.

8 38.7

4.75.4

0.5

Other Inc Maint

SNAP

yGeorgia Wheeler Co.

$5,789 per capita

3 83.0

4.13.7

8.3

Veteran Benefit

Unemp transfer receipts

33.4% of total personal income

8.66.6

3.8

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

All Other 5.1% change in total 2010-11

Percentage

Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (4/13)

Persons Living Below Poverty Level2011 Model-Based Estimates2011 Model Based Estimates

County# of

Persons% of all Persons

Rankof %y Persons of %

WHEELER 2,230 42.2 159DODGEDODGE 5,459 27.4 117JEFF DAVIS 3,743 25.0 96,LAURENS 11,688 24.9 94MONTGOMERY 2 138 25 7 101MONTGOMERY 2,138 25.7 101TELFAIR 4,703 36.4 155TREUTLEN 1,804 28.0 122GA Avg Co 11 552 23 2GA Avg. Co. 11,552 23.2 --


Persons Living Below the Poverty Level2011 Model-Based Estimates2011 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%

Georgia1,836,715PersonsPersons

--19.2%

Weighted average poverty threshold for a -------------

US = 15.9%threshold for a

family household of 4 persons in 2011 = $23,021

Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (12/12)

2011 $23,021

Civilian Labor Force Average Annual Unemployment RatesUnemployment Rates

12 Wheeler Co. Georgia U. S.

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

2012 Rates Wheeler Co. = 10.2 GA = 9.0 US = 8.1A g GA Co nt 10 1Avg. GA County = 10.1

Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor

Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2011 Averages

Avg. # Avg. Monthly Avg. WageWheeler County

gEstablishments

g yEmployment

g gWeekly

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 26 192 $688Ag, forestry, fishing 21 -- --Construction 5 -- --Manufacturing 0 -- --Manufacturing 0 -- --

TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING 50 862 $594Wholesale trade 3 -- --Retail trade 12 70 $308Transp/Warehousing 12 78 $584Finance/Insurance 3Finance/Insurance 3 -- --Professional/Sci/Tech 1 -- --Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation 3 -- --Health care/Soc Svcs 6 199 $618Accommodations/Food Svc 4 19 $286

TOTAL GOVERNMENT 15 342 $503TOTAL GOVERNMENT 15 342 $503TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES 93 1,398 $584Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/12) -- data not available

Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2011

Wh l C A GA C t G i

13.7

Wheeler Co. Avg. GA County Georgia

21.9Goods Producing

13.9

61.7

50.7

68 0

Service Providing

24.5

68.0

27.3

17 8

Government

17.8

Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (7/12)

Components of 2011 Property Tax Gross DigestWheeler County

Ag-Preferential-Environ-Residential

Wheeler County

Environ-Conserv

48.9%

Residential17.8%

Ti b *

Mobile Home

Timber *2.6%

Mobile Home1.2%

Motor Vehicle6.5% Public Utility Industrial

Commercial16.6%

Public Utility5.9% 0.5% 40% Assessment Value of Property

Gross Digest = $165,328,581Homestead & Property Exemptions = $39,991,754

N t M&O Di t $125 336 827Net M&O Digest = $125,336,827Value of exempt property = $2,530,900

* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year salesPrimary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue

Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate

County2011 County-wide Millage*

2010 TaxesLevied*($000)

Sales Tax Rate as of

1/1/2013

LOST Type*as of

1/1/2013( ) 1/1/2013

WHEELER 31.863 $4,317 8 LSETDODGE 22.250 $9,127 8 LSETJEFF DAVIS 25.880 $7,293 8 LSET25.880 $7,293 8 LSETLAURENS 22.570 $30,108 8 LSETMONTGOMERYMONTGOMERY 24.946 $4,977 8 LSETTELFAIR 29.439 $8,779 8 LSET$ ,TREUTLEN 24.607 $2,958 7 LET*C t id I l d 250 t t ill T l i d b t t il

Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue

*Countywide Includes .250 state millage. Taxes levied, but not necessarily collected. L=Local Option, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational, T=Transportation

Farm Gate Value by Commodity Group: 2011Wheeler Co Total Value = $20 471 493Wheeler Co. Total Value = $20,471,493

Livestock29.4%

Forestry37.2%

Other14.9%9%

Ornamental Horticulture

9.7%

Fruits-Nuts8.7%

Primary data source: Center for Agribusiness & Economic Development, UGA (1/13)

1% Sales & Use Tax Distributions: 2011Wheeler Co. = $465,296

0.45

0.77

0.36

Utility

Wholesale

TOTAL

0 33

0.65

0.24

0.45

Other Retail

Other Svcs.

Utility

0.210.27

0.33

Home Furnishing

Manufacturing

Misc. Svcs.

0.21

0.160.12

Construction

Food/Bars

General Merchandise

0.00

0.33

0.21

Accommodations

Auto

Construction

0 1Pull Factor

A “pull factor” of 1.0 means that the county’s sales are what would be expectedbased upon the number of residents and their relative wealth.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: 2006-20105 Yr. Average – American Community Survey

53 5Residents working

Percentage of:

g y y

53.5

46.5

gin county

Residents working

82.0

46.5out of county

Residents drivingto work alone

12.2

to work alone

Residentscarpooling

4.1

carpooling

Residents workingat home

Resident workers 16+ = 1,746Residents working in county = 934

Travel time to work for residentsnot working at home:

< 20 min = 56 4%Residents working in county 934Residents working out of county = 812


< 20 min. = 56.4%20-44 min. = 39.2%

45+ min. = 4.5%

This study was developed to assist community leadership with their y p

future planning and decision making.

Special Area Report

Prepared for Wheeler County Cooperative Extension

p p# 13-07 May 2013

Prepared for Wheeler County Cooperative Extensionby Susan R. Boatright

Center for Agribusiness and Economic Developmentg pCollege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

The University of Georgia • Athens, GAGeorgia Cooperative Extensionwww.caes.uga.edu/center/caed/

To learn more about your county check the“G i St ti ti S t ” b it“Georgia Statistics System” website:

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