Thomas County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.2. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.333. This is about average. There were 67 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.39. This is about average. There were 116 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 15.3. This is significantly worse than average. There were 88 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 23.5. This is better than average. There were 24 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.4. This is better than average. There were 86 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.45. This is about average. There were 48 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 29.2%
(9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 42.6% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.6 people | | Georgia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.1% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.2% | | 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: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boston, GA
Boston compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Boston (2011 data):
- Synovus Bank: Boston Branch at 124 West Jefferson Street, branch established on 1934/01/01. Info updated 2011/01/25: Bank assets: $26,863.3 mil, Deposits: $22,415.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 296 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Thomas County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Boston (based on Thomas County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.47%
| Here |  | 53.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 59.0% | 12.1% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 28.6% | 12.2% | 5.1% | 9.2% | 3.1% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Charismatic Churches Independent | Other |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 7.7% |
| Congregations | 2.0% | 8.2% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 24.5% |
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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: 10 | Thomas County: | 2.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37 | Thomas County: | 8.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30 | This county: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Thomas County: | 12.8% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Thomas County: | 30.5% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $5,876 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $365 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $9,520 | $38,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,877 | $34,524 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $4,878 | $14,634 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,872 | $34,464 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $20,147 | $26,863 | 9 | $6,241 |
Boston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $71,000 ($53.95)
Sewerage: $66,000 ($50.15)
All Other: $5,000 ($3.80)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $184,000 ($139.82)
Police Protection: $175,000 ($132.98)
Water Utilities: $90,000 ($68.39)
Central Staff Services: $69,000 ($52.43)
Sewerage: $60,000 ($45.59)
General - Other: $40,000 ($30.40)
Parks & Recreation: $13,000 ($9.88)
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000 ($9.12)
Solid Waste Management: $12,000 ($9.12)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($3.80)
Corrections - Other: $3,000 ($2.28)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000 ($1.52)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $3,000 ($2.28)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $92,000 ($69.91)
All Other: $77,000 ($58.51)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $577,000 ($438.45)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $560,000 ($425.53)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $17,000 ($12.92)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000 ($14.44)
Interest Earnings: $9,000 ($6.84)
Property Sale Other: $2,000 ($1.52)
Rents: $1,000 ($0.76)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $24,000 ($18.24)
Water Utilities: $7,000 ($5.32)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($3.04)
Sewerage: $4,000 ($3.04)
Central Staff: $1,000 ($0.76)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $296,000 ($224.92)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $98,000 ($74.47)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,000 ($12.92)
- Tax - Property: $149,000 ($113.22)
Other Selective Sales: $51,000 ($38.75)
Public Utilities: $39,000 ($29.64)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $22,000 ($16.72)
NEC: $20,000 ($15.20)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $260,000 ($197.57)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $29,000 ($22.04)
6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,941 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.97% | | 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:
6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,687 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.83% | | 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 Boston:
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
- WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WPAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: LENROB ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WSFB (1490 AM; 1 kW; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: JIM CHION)
- WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
- WCVC (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Boston:
- WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
- WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- 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.)
- WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- 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)
- WFSL (90.7 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
- WAIB (103.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WWRQ-FM (107.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WSTI-FM (105.3 FM; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Boston:
- WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
- W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
- W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
- W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
- WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- W02CI (Channel 2; CAIRO/THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CEE, INC.)
Boston fatal accident list:
Dec 11, 2005 08:23 PM, Co Rd 151, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 22, 2003 12:47 AM, Sr-38, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 10, 2003 10:45 AM, Us-84 (Sr 38), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 11, 1999 10:21 PM, Us-84(Sr38), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 12, 1989 11:28 AM, Sr38, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 6, 1976 11:15 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Boston)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - 602 E Horn St (Lat: 30.794639 Lon: -83.781528), Overall height: 92.4 m, Call Sign: WPNL782
Assigned Frequencies: 952.343 MHz, 928.343 MHz Grant Date: 04/06/1998, Expiration Date: 04/06/2003, Cancellation Date: 07/06/2003
Registrant: Phone: (401) 827-5840
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KD4ZYS, Licensee ID: L00423709
Grant Date: 04/13/1993, Expiration Date: 04/13/2003, Cancellation Date: 03/07/2002
Registrant: James E Hancock, Rt 1 Box 795, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KF4CLE, Licensee ID: L01019386
Grant Date: 05/19/2005, Expiration Date: 08/14/2015, Certifier: Terry L Sadler
Registrant: Terry L Sadler, 3551 Five Forks Rd, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KF4HSM, Licensee ID: L01116981
Grant Date: 02/10/2006, Expiration Date: 03/16/2016, Certifier: Wynona L Sadler
Registrant: Wynona L Sadler, 3551 Five Forks Rd, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KJ4CQN, Licensee ID: L01378992
Grant Date: 03/12/2008, Expiration Date: 03/12/2018, Certifier: Lori L Cannon
Registrant: Lori L Cannon, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KJ4GOJ, Licensee ID: L01430350
Grant Date: 09/11/2008, Expiration Date: 09/11/2018, Certifier: David S Chandler
Registrant: David S Chandler, 3119 Five Forks Rd, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KJ4LOO, Licensee ID: L01486703
Grant Date: 04/27/2009, Expiration Date: 04/27/2019, Certifier: Zachary J Chandler
Registrant: Zachary J Chandler, 3119 Five Forks Road, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KJ4PIK, Licensee ID: L01520109
Grant Date: 09/23/2009, Expiration Date: 09/23/2019, Certifier: Brian P Donovan
Registrant: Brian P Donovan, 668 Bernice Glenn Rd, Boston, GA 31626
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: ECLIPSE AVIATION CORP EA500 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PW610F-A (950 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
N-Number: 54KJ , Serial Number: 000091, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 12/07/2007
Registrant (Corporation): Swu LLC, 751 Hallman Rd, Boston, GA 31626 - Aircraft: REICHERT CHARLES D VANS RV-9A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-320-D2G (160 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 75EC , Serial Number: 90739, Year manufactured: 2010, Airworthiness Date: 01/15/2011
Registrant (Individual): Charles D Reichert, 3478 Glasgow Rd, Boston, GA 31626
| Most common first names in Boston, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 48 | 76.3 years |
| Mary | 26 | 76.1 years |
| William | 22 | 72.5 years |
| John | 19 | 72.1 years |
| Annie | 16 | 79.8 years |
| Willie | 15 | 69.9 years |
| Frank | 13 | 74.9 years |
| Robert | 13 | 67.5 years |
| George | 12 | 73.4 years |
| Charles | 10 | 77.0 years |
| Most common last names in Boston, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Williams | 29 | 78.1 years |
| Smith | 29 | 76.8 years |
| Jones | 17 | 78.0 years |
| Brooks | 16 | 71.2 years |
| Brown | 16 | 77.6 years |
| Davis | 14 | 68.6 years |
| Johnson | 14 | 75.1 years |
| Jackson | 12 | 71.7 years |
| Cook | 12 | 80.3 years |
| Miller | 12 | 82.5 years |
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Florists"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Art and design workers"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Health technologists and technicians"
- #99 (31626) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of African first ancestries"
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