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Ambrose, GA map Population (year 2000): 320. Estimated population in July 2006: 329 (+2.8% change)
 

Males: 157  (49.1%)
Females: 163  (50.9%)

Coffee County

Median resident age:  32.0 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31512.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,400 (it was $22,206 in 2000)
Ambrose  $21,400
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $51,500 (it was $49,200 in 2000)
Ambrose  $51,500
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Ambrose:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.1%)
  • Hispanic (25.6%)
  • Black (25.0%)
  • Other race (15.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (15.6%), English (5.3%), Irish (4.7%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 306 feet

Land area: 3.07 square miles.

Population density: 107 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ambrose

  • High school or higher: 61.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ambrose city

  • Never married: 26.3%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

34 residents are foreign born (10.6% Latin America).

This city:  10.6%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Ambrose, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ambrose to the number of sex offenders is 82 to 1.

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

Ambrose:  0.8% ($375)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (79.0 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (128.3 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (777.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Holt, GA (6.5 miles ), Broxton, GA (9.0 miles ), Douglas, GA (12.8 miles ), Jacksonville, GA (15.4 miles) , Ocilla, GA (16.1 miles ), Willacoochee, GA (18.0 miles ), Fitzgerald, GA (18.5 miles ), West Green, GA (19.1 miles ).

Latitude: 31.59 N, Longitude: 83.02 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+10.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
  • Wood products (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Food (13%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (30%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)


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Ambrose-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the Ambrose city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 tornado 18.4 miles away from the city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ambrose:
  • COFFEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; DOUGLAS, GA)
  • IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OCILLA, GA)
  • DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; FITZGERALD, GA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ambrose:
  • MOODY AFB (about 45 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
  • VALDOSTA RGNL (about 60 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 81 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ambrose:
  • DOUGLAS MUNI (about 15 miles; DOUGLAS, GA; ID: DQH)
  • FITZGERALD MUNI (about 19 miles; FITZGERALD, GA; ID: FZG)
  • BERRIEN CO (about 31 miles; NASHVILLE, GA; ID: 4J2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ambrose:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 97 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
Public elementary/middle school in Ambrose:
  • AMBROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 352; Location: 3753 VICKERS CROSSING ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)

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Churches in Ambrose include: New Salem Church (A), New Hope Church (B), Mount Ebell Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

AMBROSE (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-01-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-06-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2001)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.1%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  23.3%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Ambrose compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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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
Firefighters 0$0 1$200
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$800
Water Supply 0$0 2$354
Totals for Government 0$0 10$1,354


Ambrose government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $24,000
    Central Staff Services: $19,000
    Sewerage: $16,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    Libraries: $3,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $39,000
    All Other: $38,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $20,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    Central Staff: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $393,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $12,000
    Other Selective Sales: $12,000
    Public Utilities: $10,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000

5.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,180 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.85%
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 Atkinson County, GA  0.47% ($24,527 average AGI)
from Bacon County, GA  0.28% ($22,424)
from Jeff Davis County, GA  0.27% ($28,063)


5.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,287 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.87%
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 Atkinson County, GA  0.50% ($18,492 average AGI)
to Bacon County, GA  0.29% ($23,235)
to Lowndes County, GA  0.28% ($27,242)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ambrose:
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WBHB (1240 AM; 1 kW; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ambrose:
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WULS (103.7 FM; BROXTON, GA; Owner: ROUNDTREE-CARVER ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WPNG (101.9 FM; PEARSON, GA; Owner: KM RADIO OF PEARSON, L.L.C.)
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WRDO (96.9 FM; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Ambrose:
  • W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

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