Demographics
Hall County is located in Northeast Georgia and encompasses 392 square miles. Gainesville , the county seat, is situated 50 miles northeast of Atlanta and 40 miles northwest of Athens. Bordered on the west by Lake Sidney Lanier, Hall County lies at the southern edge of the Chattahoochee Natural Forest and the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Population
| Hall County
|
(2005 Estimate)
|
175,000
|
| Gainesville
|
(2005 Estimate)
|
31,000
|
| Growth Rate
|
(1990 - 2000)
|
45.9%
|
| Gainesville-Hall County MSA Growth Rate
|
(2000 - 2004)
|
14.5%
|
Wealth
| Median Household Income
|
(2004)
|
$48,250
|
| Per Capita Income
|
(2003)
|
$20,595
|
| Average Household
|
(2004)
|
$60,762
|
| Median Effective Buying Income
|
|
$48,959
|
Climate
| Average Annual Temp.
|
61
|
| Avg. Mean Temp. (Nov.-Feb.)
|
46
|
| Avg. Mean Temp. (May-Sept.)
|
76
|
| Avg. Annual Rainfall
|
52"
|
| Avg. Annual Snowfall
|
3.1"
|
Industry Mix
| Services
|
38.6%
|
| Manufacturing
|
14.03%
|
| Government
|
3.08%
|
| Retail Trade
|
13.84%
|
| Construction
|
7.64%
|
| Wholesale Trade
|
8.7%
|
| Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
|
5.71%
|
| Transportation and Warehousing
|
2.85%
|
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
|
0.44%
|
| Utilities
|
0.31%
|
| Mining
|
0.08%
|
Demographics ( Hall County )
| Homeownership Rate
|
71%
|
| People Over the Age of 65
|
9%
|
| People Under the Age of 18
|
27%
|
| Bachelor's Degree or higher
|
19%
|
| Voter Participation in 2000 Election
|
67.1%
|
| Unemployment Rate (January 2005)
|
4.2%
|
| Ratio of Persons to Physicians
|
505
|
| Hospital Bed Capacity
|
461
|
