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Montgomery County

Population in July 2007: 168. Population change since 2000: +5.7%
 

Males: 81  (48.4%)
Females: 87  (51.6%)

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip code: 30412


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,591 (it was $41,250 in 2000)
Alston:  $50,591
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,645 (it was $60,800 in 2000)
Alston:  $108,645
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $110,299; Detached houses: $115,931; Mobile homes: $42,708

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Races in Alston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Black (13.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Alston: 73.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.3%), English (19.5%), Scotch-Irish (8.2%), Irish (6.3%), German (3.1%), French (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 2.86 square miles.

Population density: 59 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alston

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 38.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alston town

  • Never married: 13.5%
  • Now married: 66.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Georgia:  7.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Alston:  0.5% ($310)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (80.6 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (131.1 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (683.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Uvalda, GA (1.9 miles ), Ailey, GA (3.0 miles ), Higgston, GA (3.1 miles ), Mount Vernon, GA (3.1 miles ), Vidalia, GA (3.2 miles ), Santa Claus, GA (3.3 miles ), Lyons, GA (3.5 miles ), Glenwood, GA (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 32.08 N, Longitude: 82.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

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Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (25%)
  • Utilities (25%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Water transportation (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (31%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (23%)
  • Plant and system operators (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
  • Electricians (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)



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Alston-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.1 miles away from the Alston town center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 1/20/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alston:
  • MEADOWS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 11 miles; VIDALIA, GA)
  • WHEELER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; GLENWOOD, GA)
  • TATTNALL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; REIDSVILLE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alston:
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 83 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 87 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)

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Church in Alston: Mount Calvary Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

ALSTON (Population served: 160, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (OCT-04-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1998 and SEP-20-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-20-1999), St Intentional no-action (OCT-04-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and JUL-16-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-16-1997), St Intentional no-action (OCT-04-2001)

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  6.1%


Alston compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (63%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Wood (3%)


Religon statistics for Alston

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents65.7%17.9%13.0%2.0%1.5%
Congregations44.4%29.6%11.1%7.4%7.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll



Alston government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $6,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $6,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    General - Other: $2,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $60,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $9,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $6,000
    Public Utilities: $3,000
    NEC: $1,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,000

9.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,975 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.35%
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 Toombs County, GA  2.72% ($27,386 average AGI)
from Wheeler County, GA  0.54% ($26,929)
from Laurens County, GA  0.43% ($27,818)


8.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,896 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.28%
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 Toombs County, GA  3.34% ($23,024 average AGI)
to Wheeler County, GA  0.51% ($31,231)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alston:
  • WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBBT (1340 AM; 1 kW; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alston:
  • WLYU (100.9 FM; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING INC)
  • WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
  • WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WTCQ (97.7 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WVOH-FM (93.5 FM; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRBX (104.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, GA; Owner: WRBX / WTNL, INC.)
  • WMOC (88.7 FM; LUMBER CITY, GA; Owner: FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD WRITTEN)
  • WYSC (102.7 FM; MCRAE, GA; Owner: CINECOM BROASCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alston:
  • WPHJ-CA (Channel 46; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • W56DU (Channel 56; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)

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