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Housing Needs and the Demand for Housing in Moultrie, Georgia ... Monthly Housing Payments. by Housing Type. Preliminary Draft. HDRC, UGA 03/06. Household ...
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1. Housing Needs and the Demand for Housing in Moultrie, Georgia Housing and Demographics Research Center - University of Georgia
March 2006
2. Acknowledgements UGA’s Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach: Archway Project
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Carrie Eaves, Dept. of
Housing and Consumer
Economics
3. About the Survey Poultry processing plant
515 surveyed
July - August 2005
Spanish translator
4. About the Data Data summary is purely descriptive; between group comparisons do not indicate statistical differences
Percentage of non responses was very low: less than 1% overall
5. General Demographics
6. Residence by County
7. Demographics
8. Persons per Household
9. Household Type
10. Housing Type
11. Housing Tenure
12. Monthly Housing Payments by Owner/Renter
13. Monthly Housing Payments by Housing Type
14. Household Net Monthly Income
15. Demographic and Housing Data by Race and Housing Type
16. Median Age by Race
17. Percentage with a High School Diploma by Race
18. Households with 5 or More Members by Race
19. Percentage who Live with “Others” by Race
20. Homeownership Rates by Race
21. Ownership by Housing Type
22. Housing Type by Race
23. Housing Needs and Conditions
24. Definitions Overcrowded - more than one person per room; rooms include all common rooms and bedrooms but not bathrooms
Major housing problem – a significant problem with the exterior, electricity, central heating, or plumbing within the last year
25. Housing Needs and Conditions by Race
26. Housing Needs and Conditions by Homeownership
27. Housing Needs and Conditions Nearly one-quarter of the respondents (118) indicated being unhappy with their current housing
Reasons Cited:
28. Housing Demand Indicators
29. Desire to Move 28 percent of all respondents expressed a desire to move.
This translates into about 420 workers potentially looking for a new place to live.
30. Lived with Extended Family or Non-Relatives 25 percent of those surveyed lived with extended family or non-relatives
Therefore, the workforce will include potentially 375 employees living with people other than immediate family members.
31. Wages and Cost of Rental Housing in Moultrie
32. Wages and Cost of Homeownership
33. Housing Costs in Moultrie
34. Summary
35. Summary: Housing Demand Indicators Preferences: An estimated 28 percent of new hires (420) may be looking to move from their current residence
Housing condition indicator: Another 25 percent (375) may be in need of a new place to live (due to overcrowding, home dissatisfaction, sharing housing, need of repairs)