Madison County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Comer and their reported violations in the past:
COMER (Population served: 1116, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUN-13-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2003)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.2%
(19.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.7% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% 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: | 68.5% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.0% | | 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: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Comer, GA
115 people in nursing homes
12 people in other group homes
Comer compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Comer (2011 data):
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Comer Branch at 36 Hwy 72 E, branch established on 1934/01/01. Info updated 2011/08/24: Bank assets: $8,104.0 mil, Deposits: $6,880.8 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, 197 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Madison County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Comer (based on Madison County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.34%
| Here |  | 38.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 81.9% | 14.0% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| Congregations | 68.6% | 17.1% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 2.9% |
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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: 3 | Madison County: | 1.07 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Madison County: | 0.72 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Madison County: | 5.73 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 2.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.9% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Madison County: | 26.8% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.1% | | 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 |
1 | $3,698 | $44,376 | 1 | $545 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $4,890 | $29,340 | 1 | $912 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,367 | $26,202 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,254 | $27,048 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,587 | $43,044 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $18,796 | $32,222 | 2 | $1,457 |
Comer government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $75,000 ($66.43)
Solid Waste Management: $50,000 ($44.29)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $118,000 ($104.52)
Central Staff Services: $110,000 ($97.43)
Water Utilities: $104,000 ($92.12)
Regular Highways: $93,000 ($82.37)
Sewerage: $69,000 ($61.12)
Solid Waste Management: $68,000 ($60.23)
General - Other: $19,000 ($16.83)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $121,000 ($107.17)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $392,000 ($347.21)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $14,000 ($12.40)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $391,000 ($346.32)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000 ($13.29)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000 ($31.00)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($0.89)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $71,000 ($62.89)
Fire Protection: $42,000 ($37.20)
Police Protection: $18,000 ($15.94)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $108,000 ($95.66)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $113,000 ($100.09)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $40,000 ($35.43)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000 ($9.74)
- Tax - Property: $70,000 ($62.00)
Public Utilities: $43,000 ($38.09)
Other Selective Sales: $38,000 ($33.66)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $36,000 ($31.89)
NEC: $7,000 ($6.20)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $227,000 ($201.06)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000 ($15.06)
8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,689 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.52% | | 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:
7.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,131 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.90% | | 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 Comer:
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRFC (960 AM; 5 kW; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBKZ (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JEFFERSON, GA; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WJJC (1270 AM; 5 kW; COMMERCE, GA; Owner: BANKS-JACKSON BROADCASTING)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
Strongest FM radio stations in Comer:
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGMG (102.1 FM; CRAWFORD, GA; Owner: NEW BROADCAST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUGA (91.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WWRK-FM (92.1 FM; ELBERTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ELBERTON, INC.)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPUP (103.7 FM; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC.)
- WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WEHR (105.1 FM; ELBERTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WMSL (88.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: PRINCE AVENUE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
- W250AC (97.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WUOG (90.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA)
- W209BJ (89.7 FM; DANIELSVILLE, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Comer:
- W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W42AO (Channel 42; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMUNITY TV)
Comer fatal accident list:
Sep 2, 1984 03:35 PM, 274, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 30, 1981 05:50 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Comer)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Comer, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - COMER, Hwy 72 W (Lat: 34.066861 Lon: -83.138528), Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 92 m, Call Sign: WPJE599
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 6835.00 MHz, 6745.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- STATION, On Spring Circle Rd 0.3 Miles Ne Of Ga Hwy 72 (Lat: 34.066222 Lon: -83.115694), Overall height: 83.8 m, Call Sign: WGX822
Assigned Frequencies: 2194.40 MHz, 2186.40 MHz, 2181.60 MHz Grant Date: 07/08/1996, Expiration Date: 07/08/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/07/2001
Registrant: Phone: (404) 506-7330
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Comer)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172G (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3867L , Serial Number: 17254036, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/20/1965
Registrant (Corporation): Coile Systems Inc, 1576 Coile Rd, Comer, GA 30629 - Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 46075 , Serial Number: 15282995, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 12/21/1978
Registrant (Individual): Andrew S Woods, 175 Collier Church Rd, Comer, GA 30629 - Aircraft: ALLIANT AVIATION XLT 582 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 5122A , Serial Number: 1C0283
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 182, Comer, GA 30629 - Aircraft: BLACKMON JODY PC 2000 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 5548W , Serial Number: 111POW
Registrant (Individual): Jody Blackmon, 869 Highway 72 E, Comer, GA 30629
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 06/20/2005 - Aircraft: HUGHES 269A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 65 mph), Engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 90270 , Serial Number: 66-18283, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 04/05/1979
Registrant (Individual): Robert K Askew, 172 Brickyard Road Ext, Comer, GA 30629
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Comer, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 51 | 74.8 years |
| William | 47 | 73.8 years |
| John | 33 | 75.0 years |
| Mary | 29 | 84.8 years |
| George | 23 | 78.0 years |
| Willie | 21 | 80.5 years |
| Robert | 21 | 75.3 years |
| Annie | 16 | 83.9 years |
| Ruby | 15 | 87.1 years |
| Joe | 12 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Comer, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 55 | 76.2 years |
| Parham | 22 | 78.4 years |
| Kidd | 21 | 78.2 years |
| Brown | 21 | 76.5 years |
| Johnson | 19 | 76.6 years |
| Booth | 15 | 76.9 years |
| Graham | 15 | 76.8 years |
| Coile | 14 | 80.1 years |
| Mccannon | 13 | 75.2 years |
| Patton | 12 | 82.7 years |
Businesses in Comer, GA
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other group homes"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in nursing homes"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other protective service workers including supervisors"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers"
- #66 (30629) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of European first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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