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Tift County

Population in July 2007: 2,994.
Males: 1,562  (52.2%)
Females: 1,432  (47.8%)

Median resident age:  37.9 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip code: 31733

Estimated median household income in 2009: $48,037 (it was $43,871 in 2000)
Chula:

$48,037
Georgia:

$47,590
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,460

Chula CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $122,869 (it was $79,100 in 2000)
Chula:

$122,869
Georgia:

$162,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $174,764; Detached houses: $216,693; Townhouses or other attached units: $78,852; In 2-unit structures: $232,973; Mobile homes: $53,745

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Chula races chart
  • White alone - 2,179 (79.8%)
  • Hispanic - 289 (10.6%)
  • Black alone - 223 (8.2%)
  • Two or more races - 22 (0.8%)
  • American Indian alone - 10 (0.4%)
  • Asian alone - 8 (0.3%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Chula: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 385 feet

Land area: 61.7 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chula:

  • High school or higher: 79.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chula CCD:

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 69.6%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research of Georgia and other state lists there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Chula, Georgia as of May 23, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Chula to the number of sex offenders is 1,497 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.


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

Chula CCD:  1.0% ($803)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Chula satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (36.5 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (140.7 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (714.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Tifton, GA (2.5 miles ), Phillipsburg, GA (2.8 miles ), Ty Ty, GA (2.8 miles ), Unionville, GA (2.9 miles ), Brookfield, GA (3.0 miles ), Sycamore, GA (3.1 miles ), Irwinville, GA (3.3 miles ), Oak Ridge, GA (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 31.55 N, Longitude: 83.55 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.3%
Georgia:

9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Educational services (27%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Machinery (3%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Average climate in Chula, Georgia

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Tornado activity:

Chula-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the Chula place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/2003, a category F3 tornado 25.9 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Chula-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Tift County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3

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

Hospitals/medical centers near Chula:

  • TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; TIFTON, GA)
  • IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; OCILLA, GA)
  • PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; SYLVESTER, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Chula, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chula:

  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (about 6 miles; Tifton, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,475)
  • Albany State University (about 36 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 3,507)
  • Albany Technical College (about 38 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 2,526)
  • Darton College (about 40 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 2,874)
  • Valdosta State University (about 51 miles; Valdosta, GA; FT enrollment: 9,844)
  • Georgia Southwestern State University (about 53 miles; Americus, GA; FT enrollment: 2,141)
  • Middle Georgia College (about 59 miles; Cochran, GA; FT enrollment: 2,586)

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Notable location: Tift County Volunteer Fire Department Station 5 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Chula include: Friendship Church (A), Chula Baptist Church (B), Chula Methodist Church (C), Mount Olive Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Hickory Springs Church (F), Saint Johns Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fletcher Cemetery (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Hickory Springs Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Jones Lake Number Two (A), Jones Lake Number Three (B), Whiddons Millpond (C), Branch Lake (D), Stevens Lake (E), Garrison Lake (F), Allen Lake (G), Thornbill Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wiregrass Branch (A), Foxhead Branch (B), Daniels Creek (C), Heard Creek (D), Pine Log Creek (E), Old Field Creek (F), Mill Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Tift 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 Chula and their reported violations in the past:

RED CARPET INN (Population served: 425, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

7.1%
Whole state:

13.0%

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

4.6%
Whole state:

6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chula, GA


145 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Chula compared to Georgia state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (59%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Tift County Georgia:


2008 Presidential Election results in Tift County Georgia:
Detailed 2008 election results.


Religion statistics for Chula (based on Tift County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.61%
Here55.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)American Baptist AssociationEpiscopal Church
Adherents57.3%15.8%9.7%3.1%2.7%
Congregations32.4%14.7%10.3%4.4%1.5%
NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchChurches of ChristProgressive Primitive BaptistsOther
Adherents2.0%1.6%1.1%1.1%5.6%
Congregations1.5%1.5%2.9%5.9%25.0%
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: 9
This county:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Tift County:

0.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
Tift County:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
This county:

10.24 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 33
Tift County:

7.86 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

11.6%
Georgia:

10.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

32.0%
Georgia:

27.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Tift County:

17.5%
State:

14.6%

7.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,911 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.32%
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 Berrien County, GA  0.47% ($31,475 average AGI)
from Worth County, GA  0.45% ($25,136)
from Colquitt County, GA  0.44% ($26,561)


6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.70%
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 Colquitt County, GA  0.43% ($22,857 average AGI)
to Worth County, GA  0.42% ($24,818)
to Berrien County, GA  0.36% ($19,298)

Strongest AM radio stations in Chula:

  • WTIF (1340 AM; 1 kW; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chula:

  • WABR (91.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMM, COMMISSION)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WFFM (105.7 FM; ASHBURN, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WRDO (96.9 FM; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WRXZ (106.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WPLH (103.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Chula:

  • W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • W51AR (Channel 51; TIFTON, GA; Owner: NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
  • WSST-TV (Channel 55; CORDELE, GA; Owner: SUNBELT-SOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Chula)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: KD4RJY, Licensee ID: L00546269
    Grant Date: 10/18/2002, Expiration Date: 10/18/2012, Certifier: Cynthia A Curp
    Registrant: Cynthia A Curp, 787 Chula-Brookfield Rd, Chula, GA 31733
  • Call Sign: KJ4RQD, Licensee ID: L01541628
    Grant Date: 01/15/2010, Expiration Date: 01/15/2020, Certifier: Ben H Branch
    Registrant: Ben H Branch, 254 Willis Still Rd, Chula, GA 31733

FAA Registered Aircraft:

3
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-25-260 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4437Y , Serial Number: 25-4068, Year manufactured: 1966
    Registrant (Individual): Kermit T Gentry, Route 1, Chula, GA 31733
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-25-235 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4682Y , Serial Number: 25-4413, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 08/28/1967
    Registrant (Individual): James W Davis, Rt 1, Chula, GA 31733
  • Aircraft: CESSNA T182T (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 824RC , Serial Number: T18208305, Year manufactured: 2004, Airworthiness Date: 09/22/2004
    Registrant (Corporation): Superior Aircraft LLC, Po Box 111, Chula, GA 31733


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 1


Chula on our top lists:

  • #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms"
  • #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the greatest earthquake activity"
  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers"

State forum archive:
Top Patent Applicants
Top Patent Applicants
  • Wayne William Hanna (3)
  • William P. Rochfort (1)

Total of 4 patent applications in 2008-2013.

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