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Population (year 2000): 4,455. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,755 (+6.7% change)
 

Males: 2,023  (45.4%)
Females: 2,432  (54.6%)

Bleckley County

Median resident age:  32.7 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31014.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,600 (it was $25,545 in 2000)
Cochran  $24,600
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $66,300 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
Cochran  $66,300
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Cochran:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.0%)
  • Black (42.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (12.7%), English (5.6%), Irish (5.3%), German (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Subsaharan African (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 342 feet

Land area: 4.09 square miles.

Population density: 1163 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cochran

  • High school or higher: 67.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cochran city

  • Never married: 35.4%
  • Now married: 38.6%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

91 residents are foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.6% Asia, 0.4% Europe).

This city:  2.0%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 21 registered sex offenders living in Cochran, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cochran to the number of sex offenders is 226 to 1.

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

Cochran:  0.9% ($550)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Macon, GA (37.3 miles , pop. 97,255).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (119.3 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (718.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hartford, GA (10.3 miles ), Hawkinsville, GA (11.2 miles ), Chester, GA (13.6 miles ), Allentown, GA (16.5 miles ), Danville, GA (16.8 miles ), Eastman, GA (17.6 miles ), Finleyson, GA (17.7 miles ), Montrose, GA (18.1 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $92,900
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $83,500
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $127,500
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $106,800
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $116,900
  • 2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $116,900
  • 2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $97,000
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $193,600
  • 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $118,300
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $132,000

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Latitude: 32.39 N, Longitude: 83.35 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,343 (+30.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 805 (50.6%)


People in group quarters in Cochran
  • 350 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 89 people in nursing homes
  • 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code: 478

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Population change in the 1990s: -76 (-1.7%).


Historical population

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Most common industries for males:
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Religious workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)


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Crime in Cochran (2005):
  • 1 murder (21.1 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 robberies (84.2 per 100,000)
  • 8 assaults (168.4 per 100,000)
  • 52 burglaries (1094.7 per 100,000)
  • 177 thefts (3726.3 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (42.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 330.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 16 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.16
US city average:  3.00

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Cochran-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the Cochran city center killed 18 people and injured 300 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Cochran:
  • BLECKLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (408 PEACOCK STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cochran:
  • TAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HAWKINSVILLE, GA)
  • DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; EASTMAN, GA)
  • HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cochran:
  • ROBINS AFB (about 24 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; ID: WRB)
  • MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; MACON, GA; ID: MCN)
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 83 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cochran:
  • COCHRAN (about 6 miles; COCHRAN, GA; ID: 48A)
  • HAWKINSVILLE-PULASKI COUNTY (about 10 miles; HAWKINSVILLE, GA; ID: 51A)
  • HEART OF GEORGIA RGNL (about 21 miles; EASTMAN, GA; ID: EZM)

College/University in Cochran:
  • MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,488; Location: 1100 SECOND ST SE; Public; Website: WWW.MGC.PEACHNET.EDU)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cochran:
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MACON, GA; Full-time enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
  • GORDON COLLEGE (about 73 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 2,263)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
Public high school in Cochran:
  • BLECKLEY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 640; Location: 911 EAST DYKES STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Cochran:
  • BLECKLEY COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 667; Location: 1050 SOUTHWEST PETER STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
  • BLECKLEY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 581; Location: RR 6, BOX 480; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • BLECKLEY COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 544; Location: RR 6, BOX 385; Grades: 03 - 05)

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Notable locations in Cochran: Colonial Plantation (A), Bleckley County Courthouse (B), Roberts Memorial Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cochran include: Turner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Trinity Episcopal Church (B), Tabernacle Baptist Church (C), Southside Baptist Church (D), Church of Christ (E), Church of God (F), First Baptist Church (G), First United Methodist Church (H), Marthann Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Cedar Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Hill Lake (A), Phillips Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Budget Inn (806 North 2nd Street).

Courts: Bleckley County - Magistrate Court (Courthouse), Georgia State Government - Forestry Commission (Dublin Highway), Bleckley County - Clerk of Superior Court (Courthouse), Bleckley County - Probate Court (Courthouse), Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority (306 2nd Street Southeast).

 

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

COCHRAN (Population served: 5380, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2003 and JUL-01-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-10-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and OCT-09-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (SEP-25-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-09-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and JUL-12-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2001), St Public Notif requested (AUG-28-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-28-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-02-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1996 and SEP-09-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-1999), St Intentional no-action (AUG-28-2001)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  21.5%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

Cochran compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Cochran (2007 data):
  • The Citizens Bank of Cochran: The Citizens Bank Of Cochran at 303 North East Dykes Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $73.9 mil, Deposits: $56.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Putnam-Greene Financial Corporation
  • State Bank of Cochran: State Bank Of Cochran at 217 Beech Street, branch established on 1922-01-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $173.1 mil, Deposits: $148.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Central Georgia Banking Company
  • Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Cochran Branch at 128 Second Street, branch established on 1999-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $160.7 mil, Deposits: $134.8 mil, headquarters in Eastman, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Corporation



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Cochran government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $412,000
    Solid Waste Management: $389,000
    All Other: $16,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $18,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $2,232,000
    Police Protection: $750,000
    Regular Highways: $519,000
    Central Staff Services: $456,000
    Solid Waste Management: $440,000
    Water Utilities: $429,000
    Sewerage: $286,000
    Fire Protection: $244,000
    General - Other: $223,000
    Parks & Recreation: $95,000
    Financial Administration: $57,000
    Libraries: $39,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
    Housing & Community Development: $22,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $95,000
    General: $44,000
    Libraries: $39,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $526,000
    General Support: $456,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,891,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $36,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $137,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,838,000
    Other, NEC: $139,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $53,000
    Other, NEC: $33,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $123,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $90,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $622,000
    Central Staff: $26,000
    General Public Building: $15,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
    Police Protection: $5,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Sewerage: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,092,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $2,431,000
    Water Utilities: $618,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $574,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $581,000
    Housing & Community Development: $18,000
  • Tax - Property: $471,000
    Public Utilities: $236,000
    Other Selective Sales: $203,000
    NEC: $69,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $62,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,292,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $178,000

6.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,691 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.67%
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 Houston County, GA  1.17% ($32,267 average AGI)
from Dodge County, GA  0.73% ($25,071)
from Laurens County, GA  0.52% ($34,600)


5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,728 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.99%
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 Dodge County, GA  1.08% ($23,951 average AGI)
to Houston County, GA  0.55% ($36,048)
to Pulaski County, GA  0.50% ($32,842)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cochran:
  • WVMG (1440 AM; 1 kW; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
  • WXJO (1120 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCEH (610 AM; 1 kW; HAWKINSVILLE, GA; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPGA (980 AM; 5 kW; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
  • WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, 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.)
  • WLCG (1280 AM; 5 kW; MACON, GA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cochran:
  • WVMG-FM (96.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WMCG (104.9 FM; MILAN, GA; Owner: TEL-DODGE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WQIL (101.3 FM; CHAUNCEY, GA; Owner: GSW, INC.)
  • WUFF-FM (97.5 FM; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
  • WPEZ (93.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPWB (90.5 FM; BYRON, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INST., INC.)
  • WDEN-FM (99.1 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAYS (105.5 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQSY (103.9 FM; HAWKINSVILLE, GA; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBKG (88.9 FM; MACON, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WFXM (107.1 FM; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIBB-FM (97.9 FM; FORT VALLEY, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • W202BA (88.3 FM; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WPGA-FM (100.9 FM; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
  • WRBV (101.7 FM; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WELV-FM (102.5 FM; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cochran:
  • WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WPGA-TV (Channel 58; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
  • WMGT-TV (Channel 41; MACON, GA; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMAZ-TV (Channel 13; MACON, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
  • WGXA (Channel 24; MACON, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MACON LICENSE LLC)
  • WGNM (Channel 64; MACON, GA; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)
  • WDMA-LP (Channel 32; MACON, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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