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Gwinnett County, Georgia

Located 24 miles northeast of Atlanta.

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  Population
Latest data available  
YearCountyGA (millions)U.S. (millions)
2007776,3809.5304
2005726,2739.1296
2004700,7948.8296

  Per Capita Income
YearCountyGAU.S.
2006$32,309$32,095$36,714
2005$31,186$30,914$34,471
2004$30,570$29,782$33,050


  Education
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 92 county public schools with 9,192 teachers, 134,761 students, and 6,579 high school graduates in 2005; 27 private schools with 7,553 students in 2005; Buford had 4 city public schools with 165 teachers, 2,384 students, and 135 high school graduates in 2005.
HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Atlanta at Atlanta (24 miles) with 4,500 students; Gwinnett at Lawrenceville (local) with 3,900 students.

2-yr: Atlanta Metropolitan College at Atlanta (24 miles) with 1,995 students.

4-yr: Georgia Institute of Technology at Atlanta (24 miles) with 15,575 students; Georgia State University at Atlanta (24 miles) with 24,300 students.

There are 27 colleges and universities in the Atlanta area with a total enrollment of more than 100,000 students.

  Local Taxes
PROPERTY: Property taxes are determined by tax rates and assessment ratios which vary by location. The only realistic way to compare property taxes from different locations is to use 'effective tax rates' (tax rate multiplied by assessmen ratio). Effective tax rates combine city, county, school, and state tax rates into one convenient figure -- the annual tax for each $1000 of property at its fair market value. This rate applies to all property: land, buildings, machinery, equipment, and inventory.
Effective Rates:
City   Year   Within City   Outside City
Buford   2007   $9.85   $12.91
Norcross   2007   $15.16   $12.91
SALES: Cities and counties have 2% sales tax in addition to the 4% state sales tax.

  Incentives/Exemptions
INVENTORY (Freeport): Freeport is the general term used for the exemption of ad valorem tax on inventories as defined by Georgia law. The law offers manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and warehouse operations an attractive inventory tax exemption on three classes of property.
Gwinnett County exempts 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation.
JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 4, Amount: $750 as of 2009
Tier refers to the economic well-being of a county. For more information go to http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/TaxCredits/programs/taxcredit.asp

JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Yes

  Municipal Services
FIRE PROTECTION: 461 authorized full-time personnel and 18 stations. At least 75% of personnel are EMT's. Fire insurance classification 4 county-wide.
ZONING: County-wide zoning ordinance and subdivision design standards.

  Transportation
COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (24 miles) service by Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, AirTran, America West, American, ASA, British Airways, Continental, Comair, Corporate, Delta, Frontier, Hooters, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Midwest, Northwest, South African, United, US Airways. Home of Phoenix Air Group, an international light jet transport service.

GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (24 miles) with a 11,889 feet Bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, 24-hour manned control tower; Lawrenceville Airport (local) with a 4,000 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR.
RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (24 miles); CSX rail - Gwinnett County (local); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Atlanta (24 miles); Norfolk Southern rail - Gwinnett County (local).
WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (130 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (267 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet.

  Utilities
ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Gwinnett County has excellent ability to supply industrial demands. Compared to 47% for the U.S., coal accounts for 84% of fuel used by the state's power generating plants. This assures long-term continuity.
Gwinnett County is served by Georgia Power and 3 electric membership cooperatives, thus giving electricity users a very competitive market from which to choose. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
NATURAL GAS: Majority of county is supplied by Atlanta Gas Light Co. Gas is available in industrial quantities on an interruptible basis. Lawrenceville and Buford have city-owned gas supplies.
WATER: Plant capacity: 100,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 34,905,000 gal/day average, 66,750,000 gal/day maximum. Storage capacity: 28,500,000 gal. elevated, 8,500,000 gal. ground. Source: Lake Lanier. In addition, the Duluth Plant has 15,000,000 gal/day capacity.
SEWER: Plant Capacity: 47,000,000 gal/day; Advanced wastewater treatment plant.



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