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Population (year 2000): 2,665. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,650 (-0.6% change)
 

Males: 1,354  (50.8%)
Females: 1,311  (49.2%)

Chatham County

Median resident age:  35.2 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31302.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,200 (it was $44,300 in 2000)
Bloomingdale  $50,200
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $124,900 (it was $83,900 in 2000)
Bloomingdale  $124,900
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Bloomingdale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
  • Black (6.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (23.2%), Irish (9.0%), German (8.0%), English (5.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Scottish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 13.2 square miles.

Population density: 202 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bloomingdale

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bloomingdale city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 60.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

32 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Bloomingdale, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bloomingdale to the number of sex offenders is 177 to 1.

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

Bloomingdale:  1.0% ($820)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (14.9 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (127.1 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (689.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Pooler, GA (3.9 miles ), Pooler-Burroughs, GA (4.2 miles ), Port Wentworth, GA (9.2 miles ), Garden City, GA (9.9 miles ), Georgetown, GA (11.2 miles ), Rincon, GA (12.7 miles ), Richmond Hill, GA (12.9 miles ), Savannah, GA (14.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 20 buildings, average cost: $81,900
  • 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $91,600
  • 1999: 32 buildings, average cost: $88,600
  • 2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $112,400
  • 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $135,900
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $124,400
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $117,600
  • 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $139,100
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $219,500
  • 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $177,900
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $160,300

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Latitude: 32.12 N, Longitude: 81.31 W


13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

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Population change in the 1990s: +705 (+36.0%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (22%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (4%)


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Crime in Bloomingdale (2003):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (37.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (147.8 per 100,000)
  • 15 burglaries (554.3 per 100,000)
  • 45 thefts (1663.0 per 100,000)
  • 7 auto thefts (258.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 185.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.14
US city average:  3.00

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Bloomingdale-area historical tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 28% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the Bloomingdale city center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 9/13/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bloomingdale:
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • COASTAL HARBOR TREATMENT CTR (about 18 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • EFFINGHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SPRINGFIELD, GA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bloomingdale:
  • SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 8 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
  • HUNTER AAF (about 15 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SVN)
  • HILTON HEAD (about 44 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; ID: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomingdale:
  • LIBERTY COUNTY (about 33 miles; HINESVILLE, GA; ID: 2J2)
  • RIDGELAND (about 34 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
  • STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY (about 38 miles; STATESBORO, GA; ID: TBR)

Amtrak station near Bloomingdale:
  • 12 miles: SAVANNAH (2611 SEABOARD COAST LINE DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Local government website: WWW.BLOOMINGDALE-GA.COM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomingdale:
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 20 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 100 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 102 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 104 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
Public elementary/middle school in Bloomingdale:
  • BLOOMINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 564; Location: 101 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)

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Church in Bloomingdale: Piney Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Gravel Hill Cemetery (1), Horning Memorial (2), Wright Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

BLOOMINGDALE (Population served: 1690, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-03-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-03-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
EDWARDS MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-01-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-12-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-14-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-14-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-25-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-25-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-14-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-14-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-15-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-02-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2004)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-24-1999), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-1999)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  75.2%
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: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.7%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Bloomingdale compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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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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
Sewerage 1$3,385$40,6200$0
Other Government Administration 3$6,416$25,6648$3,379
Solid Waste Management 2$5,810$34,8601$930
Streets and Highways 3$6,270$25,0800$0
Police - Other 3$4,415$17,6601$299
Police Protection - Officers 10$25,820$30,9840$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,483
Other and Unallocable 2$6,212$37,2721$686
Water Supply 1$3,385$40,6200$0
Totals for Government 25$61,713$29,62212$6,777


Bloomingdale government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $165,000
    Sewerage: $131,000
    Parking Facilities: $16,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Construction - Central Staff Services: $359,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $621,000
    Solid Waste Management: $255,000
    Water Utilities: $208,000
    Central Staff Services: $150,000
    Sewerage: $139,000
    Regular Highways: $100,000
    Fire Protection: $41,000
    Parks & Recreation: $35,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $13,000
    General - Other: $11,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $643,000
    General Support: $510,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $440,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $399,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $41,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $415,000
    Interest Earnings: $165,000
    Rents: $22,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $104,000
    Central Staff: $54,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
    Water Utilities: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,691,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $196,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $111,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $195,000
    Public Welfare: $34,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $99,000
    Public Utilities: $93,000
    NEC: $28,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $664,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $20,000

9.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.42%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Chatham County:  0.28%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Effingham County, GA  0.54% ($33,226 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA  0.36% ($44,847)
from Liberty County, GA  0.28% ($22,704)


8.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.15%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($448 average AGI)
Chatham County:  0.10%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Effingham County, GA  0.90% ($44,587 average AGI)
to Bryan County, GA  0.51% ($46,069)
to Liberty County, GA  0.24% ($25,203)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bloomingdale:
  • WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WSOK (1230 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WHGM (1400 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: WHGM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bloomingdale:
  • WLVH (101.1 FM; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRHQ (105.3 FM; RICHMOND HILL, GA; Owner: THOROUGHBRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGCO (98.3 FM; MIDWAY, GA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • WLXP (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
  • WSIS (103.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • W201AU (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bloomingdale:
  • WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
  • WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
  • WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WHDS-LP (Channel 32; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BROADCAST CORP. OF AMERICA)
  • WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WXSX-LP (Channel 13; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W55AW (Channel 55; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
  • W57CT (Channel 57; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)

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