2009 BLUE RIDGE GEORGIA STATISTICS
POPULATION
►The EDIS (Economic Development Intelligence System) demographic for 2008 shows Fannin county’s population at 27,045. The population has an annual percentage increase of 3.9%
►The median value of Fannin county owner occupied units is $86,200.
►Compared to a national average cost of living scale set at 100, Fannin county cost of living is 82.0
►As of Feb. 2009, the unemployment rate in Fannin County, GA is 9.3 percent. This is the same as the Ga state percentage of 9.3 but more than the National average of 8.1 percent.
►The median age in Fannin county, GA as of 2008 is 45. The US median is 33.4.
►83.3 percent of couples are married and 36.1 percent have children. 6.0 percent of households have children but are single.
►52.57% Of people in Fannin County are married and 16.94% are divorced.
►The average household size as of 2000 is 2.4 people. The GA average is 2.6 people.
►The Fannin County population is currently 97.3% White, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.9% Black, 0.4% Asian, and 0.4% Native American. 1.0% claim “Other.”
►69.45% of residents claim that they are religious. The US average is 50.03%.
►Air quality in Fannin County, GA is 79 on a national scale of 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
►Water quality in Fannin County, GA is 72 on a national scale of 100 (higher is better. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 different indicators.)
►Superfund index is 100 on a scale of 100 (higher is better) This is based upon the number and impact of EPA superfund pollution sites in the country, including spending on cleanup efforts.
CRIME
►Fannin County violent crime on a scale of 1 (low) – 10 (high) is 3. Violent crime is defined as consisting of one of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The national average is 3
►Property crime on a scale of 1 (low) – 10 (high) in Fannin County is 2. Property crime includes offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The us average is 3.
CLIMATE
►Fannin County gets an average of 57.5 in of rain per year. The US average is 36.6. Snowfall is 1.2 in. the average US city gets 25 inches per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 133.
►On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Fannin County. The US average is 205 days.
►The July high in Fannin county is 85 degrees and the January low is 27. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during hot months, is 40 out of 100 (higher is more comfortable). The US average comfort index 44.
EDUCATION
►Fannin county, GA schools spend an average of $6,562 per student. The average school expenditure in the US is $6,603.
►There are 17 students per teacher, 355 pupils per librarian and 598 children per counselor in Fannin county schools.
►61.09% of students graduate high school annually compared to a national average of 79.62%
POLITICS
►28.21% Of people in Blue Ridge, GA are registered as Democrats and 70.99% are registered as Republican