Houston County GA Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Houston County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	47580
Fips County Code	13153
County Name	Houston
State	Georgia

This table provides the FIPS code for Houston County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	127,530	460
Population 2005	125,576	N/A
Population 2000	110,765	489
Population 1990	89,208	514

Represents population information for Houston County GA for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	371	295.44
Murder	4	3.19
Forcible Rape	39	31.06
Robbery	93	74.06
Aggravated Assault	235	187.14
Total Property Crimes	5,171	4,117.83
Burglary	1,145	911.80
Larceny Theft	3,700	2,946.42
Motor Vehicle Theft	326	259.60

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Houston County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	2.5%
Retail Trade	5.1%
Professional & Technical Services	8.0%
Health Care & Social Assistance	4.9%
Government	59.7%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Houston County GA in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	27 Million
% From Groundwater	96.1%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	21 Million

This table displays how much water Houston County GA used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	66,202	53,848	12,354
Unemployed Population	2,824	1,802	1,022
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	3.3%	1.0

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Houston County GA. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	7.4%	9,293
Age 5 to 14	14.5%	18,209
Age 15 to 24	15.0%	18,836
Age 25 to 34	14.4%	18,083
Age 35 to 44	15.8%	19,841
Age 45 to 54	14.0%	17,581
Age 55 to 64	9.0%	11,302
Age 65 to 74	6.0%	7,535
Age 75 and up	3.9%	4,897

This table provides the breakdown of Houston County GA's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	69.2%	86,899
African American	26.9%	33,780
Asian American	1.9%	2,386
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4%	502
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	126

This table provides the breakdown of Houston County GA's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$5.13 Million
Farm Count	360
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	48.6%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	10.3%
Total Farm Acres	75,445
Avg Farm Acres	210
Total Value of Farms	$23.60 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$65,567
% From Crops	34.0%
% From Livestock	66.0%

Provides data reguarding Houston County GA's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.