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Gilmer County
Georgia

RANK: 9 Southeast

POPULATION: 27977

POPULATION DENSITY: 64.79 per square mile

Special Features

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	COUNTY STATS	TOP 500 AVG.
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME	53,757	62,056
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SPENDING	42,642	45,526
COUNTY SALES TAX	6%	5.89%
AVERAGE HOME PRICE	159,000	149,097
JOB GROWTH	5514	2320
POVERTY PERCENTAGE	13.8%	12.73%
AVERAGE PARCEL SIZE	8.82	270.61

	COUNTY STATS	TOP 500 AVG.
STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO	14.55	14.59
COLLEGE BOUND PERCENTAGE	80%	61.52%
COLLEGE EDUCATION PERCENTAGE	19.49%	27.26%

	COUNTY STATS	TOP 500 AVG.
PERSONAL CRIME	13	40
PROPERTY CRIME	24	53
TOTAL CRIME	20	50

	COUNTY STATS	TOP 500 AVG.
HEALTH DENSITY	0.5	0.61

	COUNTY STATS	TOP 500 AVG.
AIR QUALITY INDEX	102	93
ANNUAL RAINFALL (INCHES)	60.76	38.1
MINIMUM JANUARY TEMPERATURE (AVG.)	28.04	19.2
MAXIMUM JULY TEMPERATURE (AVG.)	90.33	86.95

	COUNTY STATS	TOP 500 AVG.
LEISURE INDEX	3.4	2.95

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