Marion County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Buena Vista and their reported violations in the past:
BUENA VISTA (Population served: 1660, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-12-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-03-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2003), State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-11-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and AUG-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2002), State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2002), St Compliance achieved (AUG-27-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and AUG-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (SEP-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-27-2002)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1998 and OCT-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-30-2000), St Intentional no-action (OCT-31-2001)
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 38.4%
(37.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.5% for Black residents, 72.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 56.5% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Georgia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 60.4% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.7% | | 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 Buena Vista, GA
18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Buena Vista compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age 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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Banks with branches in Buena Vista (2011 data):
- PNC Bank, National Association: Buena Vista Branch at 103 North Broad Street, branch established on 1887/01/01. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Ameris Bank: Buena Vista Branch at 114 West 6th Avenue, branch established on 2007/06/15. Info updated 2012/02/27: Bank assets: $3,003.2 mil, Deposits: $2,595.8 mil, headquarters in Moultrie, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Ameris Bancorp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (43%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Buena Vista (based on Marion County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.11%
| Here |  | 30.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 63.6% | 26.5% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 3.5% |
| Congregations | 40.9% | 22.7% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 27.3% |
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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: 2 | This county: | 2.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | This county: | 8.60 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Marion County: | 5.73 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Marion County: | 14.1% | | State: | 14.6% |
| 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 |
8 | $13,187 | $19,781 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $554 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $30,830 | $92,490 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $14,059 | $56,236 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,525 | $54,300 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,771 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $6,921 | $41,526 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,829 | $33,948 | 1 | $1,720 |
| Totals for Government |
19 | $72,351 | $45,695 | 3 | $4,045 |
Buena Vista government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $223,000 ($103.62)
Solid Waste Management: $98,000 ($45.54)
All Other: $6,000 ($2.79)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($1.86)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $31,000 ($14.41)
Sewerage: $20,000 ($9.29)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $349,000 ($162.17)
Regular Highways: $314,000 ($145.91)
Water Utilities: $305,000 ($141.73)
Sewerage: $203,000 ($94.33)
Police Protection: $196,000 ($91.08)
Corrections - Other: $41,000 ($19.05)
Fire Protection: $41,000 ($19.05)
Parks & Recreation: $23,000 ($10.69)
General - Other: $7,000 ($3.25)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $57,000 ($26.49)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,000 ($2.32)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $157,000 ($72.96)
All Other: $144,000 ($66.91)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,171,000 ($544.14)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,138,000 ($528.81)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $33,000 ($15.33)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000 ($19.98)
Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($6.04)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($7.43)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($4.65)
General - Other: $9,000 ($4.18)
Central Staff: $4,000 ($1.86)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $175,000 ($81.32)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $334,000 ($155.20)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $62,000 ($28.81)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $50,000 ($23.23)
Housing & Community Development: $16,000 ($7.43)
- Tax - Property: $296,000 ($137.55)
Public Utilities: $126,000 ($58.55)
Other Selective Sales: $64,000 ($29.74)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $43,000 ($19.98)
NEC: $13,000 ($6.04)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $429,000 ($199.35)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $51,000 ($23.70)
7.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,863 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.71% | | 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:
7.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,671 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.67% | | 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 Buena Vista:
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WMLF (1270 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHAL (1460 AM; 4 kW; PHENIX CITY/COLUMBUS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Buena Vista:
- WEAM-FM (100.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, GA; Owner: DAVIS BROADCASTING INC., OF COLUMBUS)
- WVFJ-FM (93.3 FM; MANCHESTER, GA; Owner: PROVIDENT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCGQ (107.3 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
- WJSP-FM (88.1 FM; WARM SPRINGS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WKZJ (95.7 FM; GREENVILLE, GA; Owner: DAVIS B/CASTING OF COLUMBUS, INC)
- WISK-FM (98.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Buena Vista:
- WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLTZ (Channel 38; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: LEWIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXTX (Channel 54; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WCGT-LP (Channel 16; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJSP-TV (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WSWS-TV (Channel 66; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF OPELIKA)
- W55CR (Channel 55; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
Buena Vista fatal accident list:
Aug 24, 2002 08:50 PM, Sr-41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 8, 2001 02:15 AM, Sr-26, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
May 25, 1994 03:00 PM, 050901, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jan 16, 1991 06:15 AM, 41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 8, 1985 02:40 PM, Sixthave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 19, 1978 03:40 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 20, 1975 01:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,780
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 7,170
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Buena Vista)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Ga Hwy 41 City Limits S (Lat: 32.307917 Lon: -84.516583), Structure height: 11 m, Call Sign: KIB793, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies: 151.145 MHz, 159.285 MHz, 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz Grant Date: 07/29/2003, Expiration Date: 07/30/2013
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 47 Trinity Ave 130-07, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
- Hwy 26 3/4 Mi Sw (Lat: 32.301806 Lon: -84.526306), Structure height: 34 m, Call Sign: KIH279, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies: 151.145 MHz, 159.285 MHz, 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz Grant Date: 10/29/1997, Expiration Date: 01/05/2003, Cancellation Date: 08/23/2002
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave Ste 1402 West, Atlanta, GA 30334-9010, Phone: (912) 744-3252 - Nw Cor Of Broadway & 4th Ave (Lat: 32.318750 Lon: -84.518528), Call Sign: KKQ555
Assigned Frequencies: 451.525 MHz, 456.125 MHz, 456.525 MHz, 456.575 MHz Grant Date: 08/19/1997, Expiration Date: 08/19/2002, Cancellation Date: 06/14/2002
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - BUENA VISTA, East Of Intersection Of Sr 41 And Sr 26 (Lat: 32.311722 Lon: -84.494944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m, Call Sign: WPQN522
Assigned Frequencies: 2165.20 MHz Grant Date: 06/14/2000, Expiration Date: 06/14/2010, Cancellation Date: 12/27/2007, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
- STATION, Along C Of Ga Rr Tracks (Lat: 32.315972 Lon: -84.514361), Type: Tower, Overall height: 69.8 m, Call Sign: KRA21
Assigned Frequencies: 6615.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz Grant Date: 07/24/2001, Expiration Date: 09/10/2011
Registrant: Central Of Georgia Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree St. Ne - Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 529-1493, Fax: (404) 527-2914, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KD4SOY, Licensee ID: L00584809
Grant Date: 10/22/2002, Expiration Date: 09/01/2012, Certifier: Nina R Colburn
Registrant: Nina R Colburn, 307 Geneva Road Apt. 529, Buena Vista, GA 31803 - Call Sign: KE4UOJ, Licensee ID: L01038580
Grant Date: 07/08/2005, Expiration Date: 07/08/2015
Registrant: Scott D Koning, 1616 Brady Road, Buena Vista, GA 31803 - Call Sign: W4TMK
Grant Date: 05/28/1997, Expiration Date: 05/28/2007, Cancellation Date: 05/29/2009
Registrant: Ross A Pinson, Rt 3 Box 159ab, Buena Vista, GA 31803 - Call Sign: WA3ZEH, Licensee ID: L00584810
Grant Date: 10/22/2002, Expiration Date: 04/07/2012, Certifier: Louis P Colburn Sr
Registrant: Louis P Colburn Sr, 307 Geneva Road Apt . 529, Buena Vista, GA 31803
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: BEECH 58 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 707LA , Serial Number: TH-1685, Year manufactured: 1993, Airworthiness Date: 12/03/2001
Registrant (Corporation): Wells Air Inc, 240 Cool Springs Rd, Buena Vista, GA 31803
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Buena Vista, GA
| Most common first names in Buena Vista, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 49 | 78.6 years |
| John | 43 | 72.5 years |
| James | 43 | 66.8 years |
| Willie | 43 | 72.4 years |
| Annie | 35 | 79.7 years |
| William | 32 | 75.1 years |
| Henry | 20 | 73.3 years |
| Robert | 20 | 71.8 years |
| Charlie | 20 | 71.5 years |
| Mattie | 17 | 84.0 years |
| Most common last names in Buena Vista, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 29 | 71.0 years |
| Williams | 28 | 72.5 years |
| Welch | 26 | 81.0 years |
| Brown | 26 | 75.4 years |
| Johnson | 22 | 79.0 years |
| Jackson | 20 | 76.2 years |
| Jones | 19 | 76.4 years |
| Davis | 17 | 76.2 years |
| Sales | 16 | 74.9 years |
| Sampson | 16 | 74.0 years |
| Businesses in Buena Vista, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| FedEx | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Subway | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| True Value | 1 | | | |
Buena Vista on our top lists:
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Food"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products"
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