Branchville, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 1,090.

Males: 535	(49.2%)
Females: 555	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $30,662 (it was $23,309 in 2000)

Branchville:	$30,662
Georgia:	$47,590

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $15,513

Branchville CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $63,157 (it was $45,900 in 2000)

Branchville:	$63,157
Georgia:	$162,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $147,316; Detached houses: $237,560; Townhouses or other attached units: $112,546; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,791; Mobile homes: $34,861

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White alone - 779 (71.7%)
Black alone - 273 (25.1%)
Hispanic - 16 (1.5%)
Two or more races - 11 (1.0%)
Asian alone - 4 (0.4%)
American Indian alone - 3 (0.3%)

Races in Branchville detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Branchville: 81.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 140 feet

Land area: 98.5 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Branchville:

High school or higher: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 43.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Branchville CCD:

Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 7.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Branchville CCD:	1.1% ($520)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Dougherty, GA (32.2 miles , pop. 59,680).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (139.8 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (662.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Lime Sink, GA (2.8 miles ), Camilla, GA (3.5 miles ), Newton, GA (3.5 miles ), Bellview, GA (3.6 miles ), Pelham, GA (3.7 miles ), Milford, GA (3.7 miles ), Spence, GA (3.8 miles ), Meigs, GA (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 31.14 N, Longitude: 84.38 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

Branchville household income distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	9.4%
Georgia:	9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
Construction (21%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Utilities (5%)
Food (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Apparel (11%)
Personal and laundry services (9%)
Health care (8%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Farmers and farm managers (21%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Top executives (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other financial specialists (3%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Personal appearance workers (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Art and design workers (5%)

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Average climate in Branchville, Georgia

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Tornado activity:

Branchville-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 111% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Branchville place center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 3/20/2003, a category F3 tornado 7.3 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Mitchell County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Branchville:

MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; CAMILLA, GA)
PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; ALBANY, GA)
JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 33 miles away; THOMASVILLE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Branchville:

Albany Technical College (about 32 miles; Albany, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,526)
Darton College (about 33 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 2,874)
Albany State University (about 33 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 3,507)
Tallahassee Community College (about 49 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 7,553)
Florida State University (about 49 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 33,687)
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (about 50 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 10,978)
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (about 56 miles; Tifton, GA; FT enrollment: 2,475)

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Notable location: Hopeful Community Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Branchville include: Antioch Church (A), Branchville Church (B), Freewill Church (C), Greenwood Freewill Baptist Church (D), Hopeful Church (E), Delwood Church (F), Green Grove Church (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Evergreen Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Turkey Pen Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Gee Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Slough (A), Bay Pole Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Mitchell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	57.7%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	22.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	4.9%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Branchville, GA

Branchville compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above 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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County Georgia:

2008 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County Georgia:

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Religion statistics for Branchville (based on Mitchell County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.35%

Here		43.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	74.0%	13.1%	4.3%	3.9%	1.0%
Congregations	44.2%	14.0%	4.7%	9.3%	4.7%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	1.2%
Congregations	4.7%	2.3%	2.3%	4.7%	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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 13

Mitchell County:	5.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3

This county:	1.24 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:	0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21

Mitchell County:	8.70 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:	5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 11

This county:	4.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Mitchell County:	11.7%
Georgia:	10.4%

Adult obesity rate:

Mitchell County:	33.3%
State:	27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	12.7%
State:	14.6%

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
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 Dougherty County, GA	1.38% ($26,242 average AGI)
from Thomas County, GA	0.69% ($29,755)
from Colquitt County, GA	0.39% ($26,214)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
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 Dougherty County, GA	1.09% ($24,423 average AGI)
to Thomas County, GA	0.66% ($22,872)
to Grady County, GA	0.42% ($22,200)

Strongest AM radio stations in Branchville:

WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Branchville:

WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
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.)
WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBGE (101.9 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: JOHN H. WIGGINS)
WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; 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.)

TV broadcast stations around Branchville:

WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
W08DM (Channel 8; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
W69DO (Channel 69; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W26BM (Channel 26; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W45BL (Channel 45; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W51CQ (Channel 51; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Branchville on our top lists:

#22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Physicians and surgeons"
#37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores"
#64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Retail sales workers except cashiers"
#79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Religious workers"
#80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Personal and laundry services"

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