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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Mershon, GA Alma, GA (City Center), Alma, GA (Rockingham/Coffee), Baxley, GA (Graham), Blackshear, GA (Homestead), Blackshear, GA (Town Center), Mershon, GA, Patterson, GA, Screven, GA, Surrency, GA, Waycross, GA (Dixie Union/Bickley)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $120,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to GA, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 1 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees, some Sales & Service workers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Portuguese speaking |
School Rating Information
PIERCE COUNTY School District
3,412 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of GA school districts |
93.4% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
4 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
39.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BLACKSHEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5217 NORTH HIGHWAY 121, BLACKSHEAR, GA 31516 (912) 449-2088 |
PK-05 |
| PATTERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3414 DRAWDY STREET, PATTERSON, GA 31557 (912) 647-5373 |
PK-05 |
| PIERCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 4850 COUNTY FARM ROAD, BLACKSHEAR, GA 31516 (912) 449-2055 |
09-12 |
| PIERCE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL 5216 COUNTY FARM ROAD, BLACKSHEAR, GA 31516 (912) 449-2077 |
06-08 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 83.9 | 49.2 |
| BLACK (%) | 9.9 | 39.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 53.4 | 49.8 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,052 | $17,237,000 | 60.0 |
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| STUDENT | $388 | $1,324,000 | 4.6 |
| STAFF | $280 | $955,000 | 3.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $249 | $849,000 | 3.0 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $458 | $1,563,000 | 5.4 |
| OPERATION | $585 | $1,996,000 | 6.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $287 | $978,000 | 3.4 |
| OTHER | $68 | $232,000 | 0.8 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,314 | $7,897,000 | 27.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,059 | $3,612,000 | 12.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,425 | $28,746,000 | 100.0 |
Mershon EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Mershon WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 7.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Mershon LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 33.2 |
Mershon Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO GA* |
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| Since 1990 |  449.20%
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About Mershon
Mershon is a tiny town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 834 people and just one neighborhood, Mershon is the 357th largest community in Georgia.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Mershon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.1% of the Mershon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Mershon is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mershon who work in office and administrative support jobs (9.30%), food service (9.07%), and teaching (8.14%).
In addition, many people in Mershon have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.
One downside of living in Mershon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.62 minutes every day commuting to work.
Mershon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Mershon Information and Demographics
The rate of college-level education in Mershon is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 9.96% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Mershon in 2000 was $16,156, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,624 for a family of four.
Mershon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mershon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mershon is White, followed by African-American. The main ancestry of people in Mershon is English.
The most common language spoken in Mershon is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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