|
Population (year 2000): 1,465. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,777 (+21.3% change)
Males: 671 (45.8%), Females: 794 (54.2%)
Habersham County
Zip codes:
30535.
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $31,382 (year 2000)
Median house value: $84,300 (year 2000)
Races in Demorest:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
- Black (4.0%)
- Hispanic (3.3%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.0%), English
(10.7%), Irish (10.4%), German (7.7%), Scottish (3.8%), Italian
(3.1%).
Elevation: 1400 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Demorest
- High school or higher: 69.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
- Unemployed: 14.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Demorest city
- Never married: 33.4%
- Now married: 43.6%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 10.7%
7.6% Foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 2.3%
Europe, 1.2% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +302 (+26.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Demorest:
- HABERSHAM COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (HWY 441 BOX
37)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Demorest:
- STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TOCCOA,
GA)
- RABUN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
CLAYTON, GA)
- BANKS-JACKSON-COMMERCE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
COMMERCE, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Demorest:
- ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 47 miles; ATHENS, GA; ID:
AHN)
- ANDERSON RGNL (about 59 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID:
AND)
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 81 miles; MARIETTA,
GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Demorest:
- HABERSHAM COUNTY (about 5 miles; CORNELIA, GA; ID:
AJR)
- TOCCOA RG LETOURNEAU FIELD (about 19 miles; TOCCOA,
GA; ID: TOC)
- JACKSON COUNTY (about 28 miles; JEFFERSON, GA; ID:
19A)
Amtrak station near Demorest:
- 15 miles: TOCCOA (47 N. ALEXANDER ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Demorest:
- PIEDMONT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,302; Location: 165 CENTRAL AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.piedmont.edu; Offers
Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Demorest:
- NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31
miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,119)
- GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,181)
- UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 44 miles; ATHENS, GA;
FT enrollment: 28,464)
- GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT
enrollment: 15,962)
Public primary/middle schools in Demorest:
- DEMOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 571;
Location: 3116 DEMOREST - MT. AIRY HIGHW; Grades: PK -
05)
- FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 249;
Location: 901 FAIRVIEW SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
|
