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Dixie County

Population

Population Change, 2002-2003
Town 2002 2003 Change
Cross City 1,838 1,815 -1.3%
Horseshoe Beach 225 241 7.1%
Unincorporated 12,396 12,632 1.9%
Total 14,459 14,688 1.6%

Components of change, 2002-2003
Natural Increase -1 (0.0%)
Net Migration 862 (100.0%)

Population age, April 1, 2003
0-14 3,098 (21.0%)
15-24 1,797 (20.6%)
25-44 4,078 (27.8%)
45-64 1,914 (13.0%)
65+ 2,564 (17.5%)

Vital statistics
Births, 2003 157
Deaths, 2003 188
AIDS cases, (1981-2003) 19
Marriages, 2003 137
Divorces, 2003 38

Households, April 1, 2003
Total 5,509
Change, 2002-2003 1.3%
Average size 2.44
Average home cost (change from 2002) $121,864 (13.7%)

Per capita personal income
2001 $16,223
2002 $18,505
Change 14.1%

Employment

Jobs by type, 2003 (preliminary)
All Industries 1,264
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries 146
Mining NA
Construction 122
Manufacturing 358
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 51
Wholesale Trade 15
Retail Trade 201
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 25
Services/Other 339
Government 1,018

Major Employers
Cross City Correctional Institution 337
Dixie County School Board 312
Anderson-Columbia 250
Suwanee Lumber Co. 200
Dixie County 160
Georgia-Pacific Corp. 107
Knight's Sawmill 82
Cross City Rehabilitation 75
Cross City Veneer Co. 65

Sales & Income

Gross and taxable sales (in thousands)
  2002 2003 Change
Gross Sales 257,761 166,488 -35.4%
Taxable Sales 50,944 54,809 7.6%

Earnings, 2002 (in thousands)
Total earnings 134,325
Farms 1,263
Agriculture Services NA
Government 36,275
Manufacturing 13,660
Mining 50
Construction 44,652
Wholesale Trade NA
Retail Trade 6,143
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate NA
Transportation, Communications, Utilities 4,097
Services 12,921

Construction

Building permit activity, 2003 (values rounded to thousands of dollars)
Location No. of Months Reported Total Residential Value Single Units Multiple Units
Horseshoe Beach 12 385 3 0
Unincorporated 12 6,552 60 0
Total NA 6,937 63 0
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