Adel, Georgia

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Population (year 2000): 5,307. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,389 (+1.5% change)

Males: 2,458	(46.3%)
Females: 2,849	(53.7%)

Cook County

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 31620.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,100 (it was $23,908 in 2000)

Adel	$23,100
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,200 (it was $58,500 in 2000)

Adel	$61,200
Georgia:	$147,500

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Races in Adel:

Black (48.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (46.2%)
Hispanic (3.8%)
Other race (1.4%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (14.8%), English (5.6%), Irish (5.3%), German (4.0%), Subsaharan African (3.2%), Italian (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 7.87 square miles.

Population density: 688 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Adel

High school or higher: 61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 8.9%
Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Adel city

Never married: 23.7%
Now married: 49.8%
Separated: 6.1%
Widowed: 11.1%
Divorced: 9.2%

163 residents are foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

This city:	3.1%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Adel, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Adel to the number of sex offenders is 301 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Adel:	0.8% ($462)
Georgia:	0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (59.4 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (133.9 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (795.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sparks, GA (2.3 miles ), Cecil, GA (6.7 miles ), Lenox, GA (9.6 miles ), Hahira, GA (10.9 miles ), Ellenton, GA (11.4 miles ), Barney, GA (11.7 miles ), Nashville, GA (13.2 miles ), Morven, GA (14.4 miles ).

Latitude: 31.14 N, Longitude: 83.43 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,069 (+39.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,152 (57.8%)

People in group quarters in Adel

89 people in nursing homes
54 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
35 people in other nonhousehold living situations
32 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 229

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Adel, Georgia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +139 (+2.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (11%)
Construction (10%)
Wood products (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Wood products (6%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Adel (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
2 rapes (36.9 per 100,000)
3 robberies (55.3 per 100,000)
30 assaults (553.1 per 100,000)
49 burglaries (903.4 per 100,000)
292 thefts (5383.5 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (18.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 436.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 20 (17 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.14
US city average:	3.00

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Adel-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 44% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Adel city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.7 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Adel:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF ADEL INC (706 N PARRISH AVE BOX 677)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Adel:

BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; NASHVILLE, GA)
SMITH NORTHVIEW HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; VALDOSTA, GA)
LOUIS SMITH MEMORIAL HISPITAL (about 24 miles; LAKELAND, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Adel, GA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Adel:

MOODY AFB (about 21 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
VALDOSTA RGNL (about 28 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 59 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Adel:

COOK COUNTY (about 2 miles; ADEL, GA; ID: 15J)
BERRIEN CO (about 16 miles; NASHVILLE, GA; ID: 4J2)
SPENCE (about 19 miles; MOULTRIE, GA; ID: MUL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Adel:

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 118 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)

Public high school in Adel:

Cook County High School (Students: 745; Location: 1200 North Hutchinson Street; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Adel:

Cook Primary School (Students: 939; Location: 1531 Patterson Street; Grades: PK-02)

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Notable locations in Adel: Adel City Hall (A), Cook County Courthouse (B), Cook County Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Adel include: Adel Assembly of God Church (A), Adel Church of God (B), Adel Methodist Church (C), Adel Presbyterian Church (D), Adel Primitive Baptist Church (E), West Side Baptist Church (F), Bethel Missionary Baptist Church (G), Salem Primitive Baptist Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Salem Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Thornhill Bay (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Adel Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Manager Res- Bingham State Park (Moultrie Highway).

Hotels: Days Inn I-75 (1200 West Fourth Street), Budget Lodge (1102 West Fourth Street), Hampton Inn Adel (1500 West 4th Street), Adel Super 8 Motel (1102 W 4th St # I-75).

Court: Cook County Offices - Magistrate Court Cook County (Courthouse).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Adel and their reported violations in the past:

PIDDLER`S RIDGE RV PARK (Population served: 10, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

7 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Adel that have no violations reported:

ADEL (Population served: 5100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
ELLENTON (Population served: 345, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
FULLER`S CATFISH HOUSE (Population served: 278, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
CHASERVILLE MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
PACIFIC COLLIER - CECIL (Population served: 27, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.2%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	27.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Adel compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Adel (2007 data):

The Citizens Bank: Adel Banking Branch at 101 North Hutchinson Avenue, branch established on 1929-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $253.3 mil, Deposits: $220.8 mil, headquarters in Nashville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Nashville Holding Company, The
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Adel Branch at 201 East 4th Street, branch established on 1986-06-30. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Bank of Lenox: Adel Branch at 607 West Fourth Street, branch established on 1985-11-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41.1 mil, Deposits: $37.6 mil, headquarters in Lenox, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Robinson Bancshares, Inc.
The Park Avenue Bank: Adel Branch at 301 West Fourth Street, branch established on 1948-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,119.1 mil, Deposits: $911.0 mil, headquarters in Valdosta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Pab Bankshares, Inc.
Bank of Alapaha: Cook Community Bank Branch at 206 East Fourth Street, branch established on 2002-04-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $92.8 mil, Deposits: $81.5 mil, headquarters in Alapaha, GA, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Alapaha Holding Company

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	5	$10,094	$24,226	0	$0
Firefighters	13	$30,410	$28,071	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	16	$36,668	$27,501	0	$0
Police - Other	6	$10,953	$21,906	0	$0
Gas Supply	3	$7,317	$29,268	0	$0
Electric Power	12	$32,017	$32,017	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$5,718	$34,308	0	$0
Water Supply	11	$21,941	$23,936	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	6	$14,607	$29,214	0	$0
Financial Administration	6	$11,600	$23,200	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$5,873	$35,238	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$10,798	$64,788	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	18	$24,018	$16,012	0	$0
Health	1	$1,413	$16,956	0	$0
Totals for Government	103	$223,425	$26,030	0	$0

Adel government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $575,000
Sewerage: $547,000

Parks & Recreation: $61,000

All Other: $34,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $43,000
Water Utilities: $11,000

Sewerage: $7,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $7,666,000
Gas Utilities: $1,899,000

Police Protection: $977,000

Water Utilities: $824,000

Solid Waste Management: $694,000

Fire Protection: $595,000

Sewerage: $549,000

Parks & Recreation: $388,000

Regular Highways: $246,000

Central Staff Services: $184,000

General - Other: $132,000

Financial Administration: $104,000

Housing & Community Development: $26,000

Libraries: $23,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $15,000
Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $211,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $269,000
Solid Waste Management: $185,000

Air Transportation: $32,000

Libraries: $23,000

General: $10,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $433,000
All Other: $235,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Gas Utilities: $4,350,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Gas Utilities: $4,075,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $275,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $379,000
General Revenue, NEC: $271,000
Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $219,000
Water Utilities: $147,000

General - Other: $136,000

Sewerage: $98,000

Solid Waste Management: $72,000

Police Protection: $69,000

Fire Protection: $23,000

Parks & Recreation: $22,000

Central Staff: $20,000

Regular Highways: $16,000

Gas Utilities: $16,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,921,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $8,208,000
Gas Utilities: $2,142,000

Water Utilities: $820,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $755,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $86,000
All Other: $23,000
Tax - Property: $612,000
Other Selective Sales: $223,000

Public Utilities: $148,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $131,000

NEC: $96,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,752,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

7.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,529 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.89%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lowndes County, GA	1.64% ($33,224 average AGI)
from Berrien County, GA	1.10% ($26,702)
from Tift County, GA	0.70% ($88,556)

7.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.62%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lowndes County, GA	2.19% ($25,540 average AGI)
to Berrien County, GA	0.72% ($18,459)
to Tift County, GA	0.66% ($29,794)

Strongest AM radio stations in Adel:

WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Adel:

WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVGA (105.9 FM; LAKELAND, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Adel:

WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)

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