Georgia's Congressional Districts SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL $ DISTRICT Georgia's Congressional Districts: Sixth Congressional District Facts At A Glance Prepared by 'Ihe Georgia Departnent of camumi.ty Affairs Intergovernrrental Assistarx:e Division. 40 Marietta Street, N. W., Eighth Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 An EquaZ Opportunity EmpZoyer Table of Contents In'trOOuction ~ : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Congressional Districts, Counties and Selected Places Uni ts of (;c)Ven1II'eI1t 6- 3 Counties and Municipalities in Georgia Population Characteristics ............................ 6-6 Counties by Population Size Groups Rural and Urban Populatioo by County Counties Experiencing Population Olanges Racial Ccxq:xJsition Black Population Distribution Black. Population by County Population by Age categories Years of School Carpleted Family Type by Presence of 0Nn Qllldren Military and Veteran Status Population Disability Status Incare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Incidence of Poverty by County M=dian Family Incare Ranking Median Per capita Incorre Ranking Household InCaTE Family InCClITe by Race Enployrrent and Labor Force C1aracteristics 6-18 Labor Force Status Labor Force Status by sex Class of v:>rkers v:>rkers in Family occupatdons Enployrrent by Industry HOllSing C1aracteristics 6-22 Housing Inventory by Type Median Value of ONner-O:cupied Housing Median Cost of Renter-O:cupied Housing C1aracteristics of Year-Round Housing Water Sources for Year-Round Housing Waste Disposal for Year-Round Housing Appendices A - Area Planning and Developrent B - Job Training Program C - District Six Grant AwaJ:ds Introduction 'Ibis report is one of a series that describes the ten u. S. Congres- sional Districts in Georgia. Data that may be of interest to the Georgia nernbers of the u. S. House of Fepresentatives and their staff rrembers are provided. '!he Congressional Districts described are those established by the Georgia General Assembly in special session in August of 1982, and which are currently in effect. Statistics, maps, and graphs are used to illustrate the characteristics of the POPUlation in each District, and to slxM canparisons with characteristics of Georgia I s populatdon, statewide. Major problems and issues that have been identified by 'the Area Planning and Deve.loprrent, carmi.ssions are listed in Appendix A. Also included in ApPendix B* and C are descriptions of programs offered by the Georgia Departrrent, of carmunity Affairs (OCA) to local goverrurents in each District, and grants awarded by OCA within each District. * '!he Job Training Program described in Appendix B will be rroved to the Georgia Departm:nt of Labor in 1985. 6-1 Congressional Districts, Counties, and Selected Places 10 8' 11 Al I I 3sT BI I ! i c l I i I 3.f- o TENN ESSEE NORTH C AR OLI NA SCA LE 0 20 0 60 80 tOO Kilomete r I 0 20 .a 60 80 ! I I I I -2 @ LEGEND Cong,nl lonll district number CongresltOnal d istr ict boundary P IKIOf 100.000 o r mora inh. tutlnts (il PI... 01 50 .000 10 100.000 ;nll. bIla nli Plac. 01 25 .000 10 50 .000 ," hablla nt o l lr on. placl W'I congrnaionll (I lst r lct .It" out plaiCI of a. ... .. 25.000 in h. bl . a n tl Stl.e c a pll I' und et ltned c See Inset mlp of coun ty with 2 or ,,"or. congressional dist ric ts ~. o ALAB AMA E SOU TH CAROLINA I 'l HI I I ! I I ,I 31 1- i I ! KEY I CHATT AH OOCH EE COU N T Y Ki 'CH ATT AH O O CH EE ! U S Oeo . "ment of Commerce es- C OL Q UI TT , '.-.,-- ..:.....,,c;:0,....l..'." I -"' . BROOKS~ THOMAS Valdo,l a ~QWNOE SI-. ......... ~ FL ORI DA 8. e Ono r. Ulon., Cllat n c ts establiShed Aug us t 26 1982: I II ot h., bou nda,. r. I' 01 January 1. 1980 . GEORGIA 6-2 G H , i I -lI 31 I ! K CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS OFTHE 98TH CONGRESS Uni ts of Q:>vernment '!he Sixth Congressional District consists of 11 counties and a portion of Fulton County, and 57 mmicipalities. Clayton County has the largest nurrber of residents with 150,357. Heard County has the smallest population of the District's counties, with 6,520. '!he rnedi an county population of the Sixth District is 37.,788, considerably higher than the rredi.an of 15,255 for all counties in the state. College Park is ~ largest city in the District with 24,632 residents. Corinth is the snallest incorporaterl municipality with 75 residents. 'IWentyone of the District's mmicipalities have fewer than 1,000 residents. Following is a list of units of governrrent in the Sixth Congressional District. 6-3 COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN GEORGIA'S SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT POPULATION ESTIMATED !IY8!Q!~I!Q~ !2Q !2~ CARROLL COUNTY 56346 59026 BOWDEN CITY 1743 1801 BREMEN CITY 3966 4048 CARROLLTON CITY 14078 14836 MOUNT ZION CITY 445 511 ROOPVILLE CITY 229 264 TEMPLE CITY 1520 1603 VILLA RICA CITY 3420 3589 WHITESBURG CITY 775 797 CLAYTON COUNTY 150357 155625 COLLEGE PARK CITY 24632 25348 FOREST PARK CITY 18782 18186 JONESBORO CITY 4132 4232 LAKE CITY CITY 2963 3075 LOVEJOY CITY 205 228 MORROW CITY 3791 3692 RIVERDALE CITY 7121 7498 COWETA COUNTY 39268 41122 GRANTVILLE CITY 1110 1163 HARALSON CITY 123 113 MORELAND CITY 358 370 NEWNAN CITY 11449 11772 PALMETTO CITY 2086 2341 SENOIA CI1'Y 900 953 SHARPSBURG CITY 194 193 TURIN CITY 260 247 DOUGLAS COUNTY 54573 58587 AUSTELL CITY 3939 3880 DOUGLASVILLE CITY 7641 8182 VILLA RICA CITY 3420 3589 FAYETTE COUNTY 29043 33732 BROOKS CITY 199 222 FAYETTEVILLE CITY 2715 3218 PEACHTREE CITY CITY 6429 7860 TYRONE CITY 1038 1345 WOOLSEY CITY 99 100 FULTON COUNTY 589904 601287 ATLANTA CITY 425022 428153 COLLEGE PARK CITY 24632 25348 FAIRBURN CITY 3466 3912 UNION CITY CITY 4780 5082 bg~eb 5b5~I!g~ QeI5 SECOND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST MONDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER SEPTEMBER, NO DATE GIVEN FIRST SATURDAY, APRIL FIRST TUESDAY, OCTOBER FIRST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER FIRST THURSDAY, NOVEMBER FOURTH MONDAY, OCTOBER FOURTH SATURDAY, OCTOBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER SECOND SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THIRD SATURDAY, NOVEMBER SECOND SATURDAY, OCTOBER SECOND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER SECOND SATURDAY, DECEMBER FOURTH TUESDAY, OCTOBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FOURTH TUESDAY, OCTOBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER SECOND WEDNESDAY, JANUARY SECOND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER SECOND WEDNESDAY, JULY FIRST TUESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FOURTH MONDAY, OCTOBER SECOND WEDNESDAY, JANUARY SECOND TUESDAY, AUGUST 6-4 HARALSON COUNTY 18422 BREMEN CITY 3966 BUCHANAN CITY 1019 TALLAPOOSA CITY 2647 WACO CITY 471 HEARD COUNTY 6520 CENTRALHATCHEE CITY 240 CORINTH CITY 75 EPHESUS CITY 184 FRANKLIN CITY 711 HENRY COUNTY 36309 HAMPTON CITY 2059 LOCUST GROVE CITY 1479 MCDONOUGH CITY 2778 STOCKBRIDGE CITY 2103 PAULDING COUNTY 26110 DALLAS CITY 2508 HIRAM CITY 1030 POLK COUNTY 32386 ARAGON CITY 855 BRASWELL CITY 282 CEDARTOWN CITY 8619 ROCKMART CITY 3623 VAN WERT CITY 303 SPALDING COUNTY 47899 GRIFFIN CITY 20728 ORCHARD HILL CITY 162 SUNNYSIDE CITY 338 18924 4048 1068 2760 516 6609 241 70 196 720 38141 2378 1724 3014 2246 27325 2566 1240 32820 856 289 8715 3621 NA 50132 21538 191 349 SECOND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, MARCH FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER SECOND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST MONDAY, FEBRUARY SECOND MONDAY, JANUARY THIRD SATURDAY, JUNE FIRST WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY SECOND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FOURTH WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST MONDAY, DECEMBER FIRST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER SECOND TUESDAY, AUGUST FIRST WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER FIRST MONDAY, DECEMBER SECOND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER DATE NOT GIVEN SECOND TUESDAY, DECEMBER FIRST SATURDAY, DECEMBER DATE NOT GIVEN SECOND TUESDAY, NOVEMBER FIRST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER DATE NOT GIVEN FIRST SATURDAY, JANUARY 6-5 Population Cllaracteristics 'll1is section of the report describes the denographic characteristics of the people who live in the Sixth Congressional District. It shows where they live, hCM they ccropare to people in the rest of the state, and changes whi.ch are taking place in the District. '!he characteristics of the people that live in the Sixth Congressional District are sorrewhat different than those of the rest of the State of Georgia. Race, occupation and type of enployrrent are different than that of the state. Similarities can be observed in age, incare and educational attai.rurent. '!he following nap shCMS the popul.atdon distribution of the District: Counties by PoPulation Size Groups~ 1980 r" \,'> , r r.J JI I -m Population Size Groups 100,000 and above 50,000 - 99,999 W1 25,000 - 49,999 15,000 - 24,999 nn 10,000 - 14,999 '0 less than 10,000 Source: Georgia County & rh.lniciPal Population Rankings, 1980 (Revised) Table V, Page 9 Over 40 percent of the District's popul.atrion lives in rural areas. Clayton County, which includes Forest Park and parts of Atlanta and College Park. has nearly 30 percent of the District's population. '!he follCMing chart shows the popul.at.ion of each county in the District. 6-6 Rural and Urban Population by COunty, 1980 COunty 'Ibtal (Rural/Urban) Population District 6 'Ibtal: 548,959 _ Rural: (231,036/ DUrban: /317,923) carroll IIDIIIIlIDIllIIIIIIIIIII 56,346 (38, 854/17 , 492) Clayton mmlll 150,357 {9,066/141,291ij OOweta ~39,268{27,769/11,499) Douglas mrnmmwn I 54,573{17,153/37,420) Fayette IDllillllllU! I 29,043{18, 746/10,297) I Fulton (Part) r 51,726 (0/51, 726) Haralson Heard Henry mmIDCJ18,4i2{11,833/ 6,589) lIIII 6,520 (6, 520/0) IIIIIllIIiiIIII 36,309 (30, 275/6,034) Paulding Polk DllillllJlIIlIIl 26,110 (23, 602/2,508) lilII1IIIII1IIC 32,386 (20,142/12,244) Spalding [11011111I11111I I 47,899{23,440/24,459) Source: 1980 census of Population, General Social and Ecx:>ncrnic Olaracteristices - Georgia, Table 188, Page 12-757 6-7 population Growth Between 1970 and 1980, the Sixth CongressioP~l District gained 160,779 in population -- an increase of 41 percent. '!his was the fastest grCMing District in the state. Fayette County was the growth leader with a 155 Percent increase. No counties in the District lost popul.at.i.on., During this Period, Georgia's overall population increased by 19 Percent. '!he following map shows those counties experiencing population changes: Counties Experiencing Population Olanges, 1970 - 1980 Population Changes Increase (10% or more or 10,000 people or more) o Little or no Increase (less than 10% increase) II Decrease 1980 District 6 PoPulation: 548,959 1970 District 6 PoPulation: 388,180 1970 - 1980 Population Change:160,779 Source: Georgia County and M.miciPai Population Rankings - 1980 (Revised Fdition) Table II, Page 3 6-8 Race The Sixth Congressional District has much lower percentaqes of black and other non-\,hite Dopulations than does the State of Georgia as a whole. The follrnving figures show the proportion and distribution of the District's and state's population: Racial Composition, 1980 0.7% Race " o h'hite ezJ Black ~ Other District 6 State Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-6 Black Pop.1lation Distri.butioo, 1980 Percent of County Population III 50% or rrore m 40 - 49% ~ 30 - 39% l 20 - 29% II] 10 - 19% 0 less than 10% Source: 1980 Census of Population am Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-7 6-9 Black Pcpulation By County, 1980 District Tbtal: 548,959 ~ Black: 81,943 9,679 1IIIW --lJ 10,377 W- -112,966 11--_ _-.111, 117 Fulton (Part) II.IIUnllllnmI&l.IIW1l1nllllll'--_ _--J119, 13 9 Haralson t==J.- l ,3 05 Heard D 1,118 Henry Idll I 6,363 Paulding 8 1l,041 Polk WI 14,832 Spalding lJUIKUI 113,002 Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional District, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-5 6-10 '!he rredi.an age of District Six's population is about the same as the state's: 28.5 for the District CCITpa.red with 28.7 for Georgia as a whole. However, a higher percent of District residents in the 35 - 44 and the 5-14 age groups seems to indicate the presence of a higher proportion of families in the District than is the case statewide. '!he fo1100.ng figure shows the District's population categorized in age groups: Population By Age categories Population Age Group Over 85i 0.6 0.7 75 - 84 c:=l.mIlIlIIIIIDlIl\ 2.2 2. 7 65 - 74C Dill II 1I111111!ln~ lilllIl. lIlIlII3 I6 1 E-oPu1ation c:J District Percent in kJe Group m State Percent in Age Group District Median Age: 28.5 State lwEdian kJe: 28.7 Il U. 55 - 64 hIlIlUnmlllllllilUmIll 88. 5 45 - 54 _IIUtllllllllnnmmIIDIiIii1ll ~: ~ 35-44=13.0 _ll.S" 25 - 34 C UI:W ::= 11-=1= l1=ll= !1=l1=1-I-I-I/-P--'_-1'177:0.8 15 -24 ~ll/lllllll~i~:~ 5 - 14 18.0 Under 5 cD:l=U:1::ll:l=lll:l:ll:W:::1J.77..68 Source: 1980 Census of Population arrl Housing, Congressional Districts of the 98th Congress, Table 1, Page 12-3 6-11 District 6 Years of ~l ~leted, 1980 (Percent of Persons Years and Over) ('Ibtal in this category: 309,113) Education State Corrpleted elementary Corrpleted high school, carpleted 4 or nore years of college other education SOurce: 1980 census of Population and Housing, COngressional Districts, 98th COngress, Table 4, Page 12-9 District 6 Family Type ~ Presence. of o..m Olildren, 1980 Percent of Famtlies) (Total in this category: 149,366) Family Type State o Married-couple families ~ Fermle-headed families II Other related Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, COngressional Districts, 98th COngress, Table 3, Page 12-8 6-12 Milital:)' and Veteran Status, 1980 (Percent of Persons 16 Years and over) (Tbtal in this category: 396,464) Status ~ In milltal:y service ~ Military veterans State . . Source: Census of Population ani Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 4, Page 12-9 Populatioo Disability Status, 1980 (Percent of tbn-institutional persons 16-64 Years) (Tbtal in this category: 351,013) District 6 Disability State ~ \';Tork-related ~ Prevented from work Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 4, Page 12-9 6-13 InCOllE '!he level of per capita incarre in the Sixth Congressional District is sliqhtly higher than the a.verage for the state ($6,622 corpared to $6,402). '!he -average family incare in the District .is also higher than for the state ($21,544 ccropared to $20,713). Correspondingly, the percent of families with incare below the FOverty level in 1979 was lower (9 percent eatpared to 13 percent). '!he fol.Iowiriq rnap shows counties wi thin the District . with noderate arrl severe incidences of poverty: Incidence of Poverty by County, 1979 Incidence of Poverty I I I Severe (25% or rrore of households) ~ r-bderate (15-25% of households) D IJ::M (less than 15% of households) Number of persons in District be low poverty level: 63,417 Number of families in District bela.... pover-ty level: 13,808 with children under 18 years: 9,862 with ferrale head and children under 18: 4,622 Source: 1980 census of Population and Housino, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11 6-14 ~diM Family Income Ranking, 1979 1. District 4 t 2 District 7 [ ]$24,538 1$20,296 3 District 6 F ~19,410 4 District 10 1$17,935 H State Ullillllllllnll!lIll!llllllllUllulIlI!IlIllIlIlullilIlIIlIIl!lIIl1nlllUl!UUI1\Unn $17,414 5 District 9 1$16,943 6 District 3 r 7 District 5 ]$16,069 1$15,431 8 District 1 9 District 8 1$15,112 I $15,075 10 District 2 t $14,440 Source: 1980 Cens~s of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11 6-15 ~~dian Per Capi t a Income Ranking, 1979 1 District 4 ! $9,212 2 District 7 r$7,370 3 r District 5 [$6,637 4 District 6 f ($6,622 M State DlIIlIlIll\\\IlllDlIlllllllU( $6, 402 5 District 10 6 District 9 7 District . 3 8 District 1 1 1$6,269 I $6,105 l $5, 708 I $5,618 9 District 8 J $5,294 10 District 2 $5,190 Source : 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congre ssiona l Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11 6-16 Household Incare, 1979 Incare Distribution o Percent of District Households Percent of State Households Household Incare Less than $5,000 12.3% 19.6% $5,000 - $9,999 $10,000 - $14,999 IcI=I=II:I::I:I::I=Il:=II:I::I 14.6% 20.2% 15.6% 17.2% $15,000 - $24,999 ~nnn.uJlUl\lllI!UII\[jIlIl!l[lDmmllllIm IIU~~:i;% $25,000 - $34,999 c:::::::::::..._ ...I17. 7% lll1l.l1lll1.l. 11.1% $35,000 or rrore 10.3% 7.8% Source: 1980 Census of P:::>pulation and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 6, Page 12-11 District Family InCCJ're by Race, 1979 Family Incorre Less then $5,000 $5,000 - $9,999 White Number of Families 7,261 15,408 Black 3,179 3,936 $10,000 - $14,999 3,330 $15,000 - I----------~~'.LLL",,5,155 $25,000 - $34,999 $35,000 or rrore 16, 964 L- -f.I~ Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 7, Page 12-12 6-17 Enploym:nt and Labor Force Characteristics In 1980, nearly two-thirds of the Sixth District's population 16 years and older was in the labor force: sore 262,000 workers. M:m. outnumbered w::>rren in the District's labor force by a substantial margin (57 percent to 43 percent). Of the people included in the civilian labor force, 5.5 percent were unenployed. The largest category of workers was in teclmical, sales and administrative support occupations (77,637), followed by the category of operators, fabricators and laborers (58,293). Following are depicticns of the labor force, occupational categories and number of 'WOrkers in the Congressional District erployed in each type of industry: District 6 Labor Force*"Status, 1980 (Percent, of Persons 16 Years and Over) ('lbtal in this category: 396,464) State Status o ElTployed J!,lZI Unercployed f3 Not in Labor force *i.ncludes mi.litaJ:y and civilian labor force Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10 Labor Force Status by Sex, 1980 (Percent of Persals 16 Years am Over) ('Ibtal in this category: 396,464) District 6 State Status o f1ales in labor force r:-:-l L....J Females force in labor E3 Males oot in labor force Fenales not in labor force Source: 19 80 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts. 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10 6-18 Class of \'hrkers, 1980 (Percent of Enployed Persons 16 Years and Over) (Tbtal in this category: 246,076) District 6 Class o f \'Jorker O Private wage am. salary ~ Governrrent ~ Self-employed ~ and family State SOurce: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10 District 6 \'hrkers in Farnil, 1979 (Percent of FanuHes) (Tbtal in this category: 149,366) State Nurrber of \\Torkers o No workers fZj 1 worker 2 or rrore 56.1% Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 5, Page 12-10 6-19 r..ation, ccmnunication, and utilities [ t 35,672 Wholesale and re- tail trade I 52,446 ) Finance, insurance, and r eal estate [ I 12,176 Business, repair services, personal . entertaimrent, and recreati.on ser- vices [ { 18,646 Professional and related services t r34,641 Public adminis- tration t 113,974 Source: 1980 Census o f Population and Hous ing , Congressional Districts, 98th COngress, Table 5, Page 12-10 6-21 Housing O1.aracteristics '!he housin g characteristics of the Sixth Congressional District reflect the surburban am outlying areas around a large urban area. Two major air- ports and a substantial corrmuting population contribute to the growing number of multi-family attached. housing in the District. '!he following charts indicate the number and characteristics of housing units in the Sixth Congressional District. Housing Inventory by Type, 1980 Housing Type ~ M::>bile hares District. 6 Total Housing Units: 195,768 IIIIIIIIII Multi-family attached. housing 0 Single-family detached. housing carroll Clayton MnllUIll 120,321 fEOIlIlIllltllll 11I11I III 11I11II11Il111II Un IUllllro gJlIIlII 53,014 DJuglas MIIUI Fayette BIilf-----e] 9,619 Fulton (Part) IIlll\ll1l1 Haralson mil I 6,990 ::120, 949 Heard I[J 2,459 Henry Mil JJ.2, 273 Paulding MIl Polk mITl I 9,167 _ 12,062 Spalding lllIllJ_1 117,037 Source: 1980 census of Housing, Detiai.Led Housing O1.aracteristics - Georgia Table, 93, Page 12-149 6-22 Median Value of ONner - Ocx:upied Housing, 1980 State District 6 carrol:'_ $36,900 L~~l1$38,200 '-- -JJ $32,000 Clayton Ca.-Jeta L--_----'1-- ..J. $40,000 1$33,800 Douglas _---- Fayette 1 fulton (Part) IL..- , $41,200 --t $40,700 Haralson Hearr'i Henry Paulding Polk Spalding $26,900 lo-----_~l $22,800 1-- ] $43,600 1-- ---1 $34, 300 1-- -'1 $24,200 [ ---.&1 $32,500 --'1$64,800 Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-6 6-23 M:dianCost of Renter - CX:cupied Housing, 1980 State District 6 carroll Clayton Coweta Ibuglas Fayette: DlIllI1l1lnullUlOlIlID1II1IIWllmlllln1llU1811111111111111ll1l1U1DlIIIIII!UIIIIUU$153 F 1$177 r~ - __--JI $128 C ---~I$218 C_- J$116 C_------------:J$192 1: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- ~180 ---11 $209 L--- J $127 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _1$115 Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 2, Page 12-6 6-24 Characteristics of Year-RolU1d Housing, 1980 Percent of Units Lacking Facilities r:::::J Partial or no Bath E3 Partial or no Kitchen State f J 4.3 % 3.6% I District 1 : :J 5.3% 4.6% f District 2 b District 3 k::b District 4 1. 1% 1. 3% ] 6.3% 5. 4% 1 6.4% 1 5.4% f District 5 Iii. District 6 ( 2.1% ] 2.4 % l 3.4 % 2.5% E District 7 ] 2.2% 1.8% k- District 8 h District 9 ] r 5.0% 3.2% ] 7.8% 6.3% E District 10 3. 8% 3. 2 ~ Source: 1980 Census of Population and Hous ing , Oongressional Districts, 98th Oongress, Tab l e 8, Page 12-15 6-25 Water Sources for Year-Round Housing, 1980 District 6 \vater Source O Public or Private System f23 Drilled Well EJ Dug \vell or ~ Other State Source: 1980 census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 8, Page 12-15 Waste Disposal for Year-Round Housing, 1980 District 6 Sevlace Dis;:osal O Public Sewer System V7A septic Tank or lLLJ cesspool Other rreans State Source: 1980 Census of Population and Housing, Congressional Districts, 98th Congress, Table 8, Page 12-15 6-26 APPENDIX A Area ?lanning and Developnent Planning and developrerre prorroting services have been available to GeOrgia oounties and municipalities since the late 1950s when the Area Planning and Developrrent camri.ssions (APOCs) were established _:.. the first in the nation. Currently, there are eighteen APOCs serving Georgia's oounties and cities. '!hey identify problans, trends and issues that affect (or likely will affect) people in their respect.ive jurisdictional areas, and prepare plans to Irrprove upon the identified situations. Four APOCs serve the Sixth Congressional District. '!hey are: Atlanta Regional, O1attahoodlee-Flint, Coosa Valley, and M:Intosh Trail. 'lhe jurisdictional areas of these APOCs, and the major issues that they have identified in their areas as needing at.tentdon follow: 6-27 Atlanta Regional Commission Major Issues: 1. Economic Development 2. Natural Resource Protection 3. Governmental Affairs 4. Transport~tion 5. Housing mSixth District Counties (Reprinted from Chapter III, "Issues and Alter nanves", 1983 Atlanta Region Area Development Prof,'e, prepared by the Atlanta Regional Comm iSSiOn ,) -I ,- i . I ~ I I i 6-28 t=: :iYNERGISTICS Chattahoochee Flint Area Planning and Development Commission Major Issues: 1. Availability of Useable Water 2. High Finance Rates for Construction and Housing Loans 3. Lack of White Collar Jobs 4. High lncldence of Crime 5. Problems of Small, Incorporated Communities ~ sixth District Counties (Repnnled lorm Chapter III, " Issues and Aller. nallves ", 1983 Area Development Profile , prepared by the Chanahoochee Flint Area PlannIng and Development Commission.) 6-29 Coosa Valley Area Planning and Development Commission Major Issues: 1. Creation and Retention of Jobs 2. Diversification of the Region's Manufacturing Sector 3. Management of the Region's Natural Resources 4. Transportation 5. Provision of Affordable, Quality Housing riA Sixth District Counties (TYPed .!rom Chapter III. " Issues and Aller . natIves . 1983 Area D8VfIlopmenr Profile prepared by the Coosa Valley Area Planning and O_lopment CommIssIon .) ,- \ j 6-30 Mcintosh Trail Area Planning and Development Commission Major Issues: 1. Deterioration of Central Business Districts 2. Lack or Loss of Employment Base 3. Levels of Economic Development Efforts 4. Inadequate Public Water Supplies 5. Inadequate Public Facilities 6. Lack of Affordable Housing Alternatives 7. Substandard Housing 8. Scattered Residential Growth mSixth District Counties (Reprinted from Chapter III, " Issues and Alternatives ", 1983 Area Deve/opmtmt Profile, prepared by the Mcintosh Trail Area Plann ing and Development Comm ission .) ,- J i 6-31 APPENDIX B Job Training Program GeOrgia's Job Training Program is a partnership between business and governrrent designed to train and errploy econanically disadvantaged and dislocated workers. '!he concept is realized through sixteen Service Delivery Areas (SDAs), each with a Private Industry Council (PIC). '!he PICs consisting of business and local camunity leaders, are responsible to identify errploynent and training needs, to plan programs to neet these needs, and to oversee their operation. Four Service Delivery Areas, 1, 3, 5, and 16, are operating in the Sixth Congressional District. In addition, the Jobs Training Program funds stateside programs that benefit the District. Grant awards in the arrount of $777,925 were made to specific service providers within the District in 1984. '!his arrount does not include matching funds that ~ local PICs ITUlSt provide. Also, another $2,719,788 was awarded in 1984 to statewide agencies, such as the Georgia Depart:Irent of Labor. '!he statewide programs that serve the District are: EIrploYnent Training Assistance for Dislocated WOrkers (Title III), State Education Coordination and Grants, and ~ Older WOrkers Program. since the percentage of people in the 25-34 age group in the District is high, these programs are i.nportant to the Sixth Congressional District. 6-32 JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP PFtOGRAM SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS f!lJ Sixth Congressional District 1- Northwest Georgia 2. Georgia M:>Untains 3. H:tropolitan Atlanta 4. Northeast Georgia 5. West Central Georgia 6. Lo.oJer Chattahcochee/Middle Flint 7. Middle Georgia 11. Savannah/01atharn COUnty 12. Southwest Georgia 8. Heart of Georgia/Q::onee 13. South/Southeast Georgia 9. Central Savarmah River Area 14. City of Atlanta 10. Georgia Southern - Coastal 6-33 15. Deka1b County 16. Clayton County APPENDIX C District Six Grant Awards 'Ihrough OCA FISCAL YEAR 1982 (bunty Recipients carroll paulding '.1DTAL Type of Grant COOG-Single Activity CIl3G-Single Activity M..micipal Recipients Ibuglasville District 'lbtal - 1982 COOG-COntinuing Crnprehensive (bunty Recipients Clayton OJweta 'IDI'AL FISCAL YEAR 1983 'IyPe of Grant CIl3G-Public Facilities CIl3G-Single Activity Municipal Recipients Brerren Buchanan cedartown Ibuglasville R:x:::krrart Tallapoosa Terrple 'IDI'AL District Tbtal - 1983 CffiG-M.l1.t i- A c t iv it y CIl3G-Single Activity COOG-M.l1. t i- A c t i v i t y CffiG-COntinuing Crnprehensive CmG-Single Activity mEG-Single Activity mEG-Single Activity Anount $ 260,660 400,000 $ 660,660 $1,150,000 $1,810,660 Anount $ 400,000 51,925 $ 451,925 $ 663,300 297,982 640,000 1,100,000 400,000 400,000 191,000 $3,692,282 $4,144,207 6-34 FISCAL YEAR 1984 county Recipients Clayton Haralson Heard Heard Polk 'IUI'AL JTPA-Jobs Training CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities flTploymant Incentive (E. I P ) CDBG-Mul t i- A c t i v i t y MJniciPal Recipients carrollton [buglasville Grantville Newnan Stockbridge Villa Rica 'IOI'AL CDBG-Housing CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-Public Facilities CDBG-M..1lti- Activity Enployment Incentive (E. LP.) CDBG-M..1lt i- A c t i v i t y APOC Recipients N:>ne District Tbtal - 1984 $ 777 J925 389,792 223,968 . 200, 000 700.000 $.4,291,685 370,968 340,560 389,588 700,000 180,466 587,020 $2,568,602 $4,860,287 6-35 IIlr~I)I~rl~'~ll~II~~~~~'~lli~~~~ll~II 3 2108 05689 6528