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Brooks County

Population in July 2007: 895.
Males: 460  (51.4%)
Females: 435  (48.6%)

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

Zip code: 31625


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,626 (it was $38,833 in 2000)
Barney:  $47,626
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,360
Barney:  $17,360
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,710 (it was $55,800 in 2000)
Barney:  $99,710
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $165,366; Detached houses: $200,287; Townhouses or other attached units: $109,605; Mobile homes: $60,385

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Races in Barney:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.3%)
  • Black (25.9%)
  • American Indian (25.9%)
  • Hispanic (7.0%)
  • Other race (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Barney: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 239 feet

Land area: 44.2 square miles.

Population density: 20 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Barney

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barney CCD

  • Never married: 30.7%
  • Now married: 47.7%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 12.1%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

21 residents are foreign born (2.3% Latin America).

This place:  2.3%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Barney, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Barney to the number of sex offenders is 298 to 1.

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

Barney:  0.6% ($317)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Barney satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (55.0 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (120.8 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (712.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Morven, GA (2.1 miles ), Berlin, GA (2.7 miles ), Cecil, GA (2.9 miles ), Hahira, GA (3.1 miles ), Adel, GA (3.3 miles ), Ellenton, GA (3.5 miles ), Sparks, GA (3.6 miles ), Pavo, GA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 31.00 N, Longitude: 83.53 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Furniture and related products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Social assistance (12%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)



Barney-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Barney place center killed 6 people and injured 15 people and caused $5 million in damages.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 tornado 30.2 miles away from the place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Barney:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF ADEL INC (about 11 miles; ADEL, GA)
  • SMITH NORTHVIEW HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; VALDOSTA, GA)
  • BROOKS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; QUITMAN, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Barney, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barney:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 107 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)

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Churches in Barney include: Welcome Hope Church (A), Salem Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoirs: Burton Lake (A), Alderman Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Downing Creek (A), Pike Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

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

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barney, GA


22 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms


Barney compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Brooks County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


Religion statistics for Barney

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents68.8%14.1%8.1%2.5%1.3%
Congregations41.9%20.9%11.6%2.3%2.3%
NameAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.3%1.2%0.9%0.8%1.1%
Congregations2.3%4.7%2.3%2.3%9.3%
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.


10.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.00%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($609 average AGI)
Brooks County:  0.24%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lowndes County, GA  3.59% ($25,779 average AGI)
from Thomas County, GA  0.93% ($27,596)
from Colquitt County, GA  0.38% ($29,947)


9.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,662 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.06%
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  3.79% ($25,503 average AGI)
to Thomas County, GA  0.92% ($22,696)
to Colquitt County, GA  0.40% ($26,950)


Strongest AM radio stations in Barney:
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
  • WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSFB (1490 AM; 1 kW; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: JIM CHION)
  • WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barney:
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
  • WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WVGA (105.9 FM; LAKELAND, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WWRQ-FM (107.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WWET (91.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WSTI-FM (105.3 FM; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Barney:
  • 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)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
  • W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Barney fatal accident list:
Jul 5, 1995 07:31 AM, 122, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 20, 1984 11:03 AM, 122, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Edward G Roach, 13086 Adel Hwy, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 86.9 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, 0.68 Mi N Of State Route 122 And 0.37 Mi W Of State Route 333, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.1 m
    Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • N Of Milepost 11, Structure height: 58 m, Call Sign: KIL362, Licensee ID: L00008014
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.950 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/15/2001, Expiration Date: 07/30/2011, Cancelation Date: 09/12/2001
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 99 Spring St Sw, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404) 749-6061

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • STATION, N Of Milepost 11, Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: KNV85
    Assigned Frequencies : 6595.00 MHz, 6705.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/15/2001, Expiration Date: 12/05/2011
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Comapny, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne / Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 529-1493, Fax: (404) 527-2914, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB7GUN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00130445
    Grant Date: 09/13/2000, Expiration Date: 01/09/2010, Certifier: Lawrence G Skaling
    Registrant: Lawrence G Skaling, 3049 Connally Rd, Barney, GA 31625
  • Call Sign: N7UWG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00441196
    Grant Date: 01/29/2003, Expiration Date: 11/19/2012, Certifier: Wendy A Skaling
    Registrant: Wendy A Skaling, Rr 1 Box 288, Barney, GA 31625
  • Call Sign: WD4JJJ, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 04/25/1995, Expiration Date: 04/25/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/26/2007
    Registrant: Clarence W Cordell, Rt 1 Box 404, Barney, GA 31625


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 85161 , Serial Number: 7AC-3893, Year manufactured: 1946
    Registrant (Individual): Jeffrey M Cooper, 4840 Connally Rd, Barney, GA 31625


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