Decatur County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.8 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Attapulgus and their reported violations in the past:
ATTAPULGUS (Population served: 780, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-20-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2001)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 35.2%
(10.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 45.0% for Black residents, 54.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 67.3% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.6 people | | Georgia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 72.4% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Attapulgus, GA
Attapulgus 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Decatur County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Attapulgus (based on Decatur County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.88%
| Here |  | 47.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 59.8% | 14.1% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 36.2% | 17.2% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 5.2% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 7.6% |
| Congregations | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 17.2% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Decatur County: | 3.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32 | Decatur County: | 11.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 16 | This county: | 5.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Decatur County: | 11.8% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Decatur County: | 32.1% | | State: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,980 | $23,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,007 | $36,084 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,718 | $20,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $168 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,705 | $26,820 | 1 | $168 |
Attapulgus government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($66.96)
Sewerage: $19,000 ($42.41)
All Other: $4,000 ($8.93)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $24,000 ($53.57)
Water Utilities: $14,000 ($31.25)
Sewerage: $11,000 ($24.55)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $43,000 ($95.98)
Police Protection: $35,000 ($78.13)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($71.43)
Regular Highways: $32,000 ($71.43)
Water Utilities: $17,000 ($37.95)
General - Other: $12,000 ($26.79)
Sewerage: $11,000 ($24.55)
Financial Administration: $7,000 ($15.63)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($13.39)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($6.70)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($2.23)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $91,000 ($203.13)
All Other: $90,000 ($200.89)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($13.39)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($4.46)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $3,000 ($6.70)
Central Staff: $1,000 ($2.23)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $573,000 ($1279.02)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($62.50)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $20,000 ($44.64)
All Other: $8,000 ($17.86)
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $18,000 ($40.18)
Public Utilities: $13,000 ($29.02)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $11,000 ($24.55)
NEC: $2,000 ($4.46)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $91,000 ($203.13)
6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,737 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.75% | | 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:
6.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,037 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.07% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Attapulgus:
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
- WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WCVC (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
- WHBT (1410 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
- WNLS (1270 AM; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWSD (1230 AM; 1 kW; QUINCY, FL; Owner: TUFF-STARR JAM COMMUNICATION, INC.)
- WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
- WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Attapulgus:
- WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGWD (93.3 FM; GRETNA, FL; Owner: DE-COL INCORPORATED)
- WBWT (100.7 FM; MIDWAY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WBGE (101.9 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: JOHN H. WIGGINS)
- WHTF (104.9 FM; HAVANA, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WBZE (98.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFSQ (91.5 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WAIB (103.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WXSR (101.5 FM; QUINCY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEGT (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W250AF (97.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
- W224AT (92.7 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: THE BD OF REGENTS OF FLORIDA STATE)
TV broadcast stations around Attapulgus:
- WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
- WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
- WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
- WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WFSU-TV (Channel 11; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- W35BN (Channel 35; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: DEEPAK VISWANATH)
- WBXT-CA (Channel 56; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- W21BK (Channel 21; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: JOSEPH W. SHAFFER)
- WWWF-LP (Channel 47; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Attapulgus fatal accident list:
Oct 9, 1982 07:40 AM, 1, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 32 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Attapulgus)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Engelhard Corp Plant (Lat: 30.744083 Lon: -84.499917), Call Sign: KFV675
Assigned Frequencies: 49.5400 MHz Grant Date: 11/01/2000, Expiration Date: 12/10/2005, Cancellation Date: 02/11/2006
Registrant: Porocel Corporation, 101 Wood Ave, Iselin, NJ 08830-0770, Phone: (908) 205-6087 - Lat: 30.745611 Lon: -84.501944, Call Sign: WPYM921
Assigned Frequencies: 451.625 MHz, 456.625 MHz Grant Date: 09/11/2003, Expiration Date: 09/11/2013, Certifier: William A Terry
Registrant: Lao 20311108, 102 East Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER/L A AIR INC PA-18-150 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 102LA , Serial Number: 18-853
Registrant (Corporation): L A Air Inc, Rt 1 Box 545, Attapulgus, GA 31715
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Attapulgus, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 18 | 73.1 years |
| James | 13 | 74.7 years |
| Mary | 13 | 73.1 years |
| William | 10 | 75.0 years |
| Robert | 7 | 73.3 years |
| Willie | 7 | 74.0 years |
| Hattie | 6 | 70.3 years |
| Charlie | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Annie | 5 | 70.2 years |
| Ethel | 5 | 68.2 years |
| Most common last names in Attapulgus, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Spooner | 13 | 74.8 years |
| Taylor | 11 | 73.8 years |
| Miller | 11 | 55.7 years |
| Strickland | 9 | 68.8 years |
| Smith | 9 | 69.0 years |
| Bouie | 8 | 76.9 years |
| Johnson | 8 | 70.5 years |
| Harris | 8 | 69.0 years |
| Scott | 7 | 68.6 years |
| White | 7 | 73.9 years |
Attapulgus on our top lists:
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Chemicals"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Computer specialists"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers:"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Business operations specialists"
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