Gordon County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.4%
(17.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 67.1% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairmount, GA
Fairmount compared to Georgia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Fairmount (2011 data):
- Synovus Bank: Fairmount Branch at 2764 Hwy. 411 South, branch established on 1996/07/08. Info updated 2011/01/25: Bank assets: $26,863.3 mil, Deposits: $22,415.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 296 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Gordon County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Fairmount (based on Gordon County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.52%
| Here | | 56.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | United Methodist Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Old Missionary Baptists Associations |
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| Adherents | 61.4% | 11.2% | 7.4% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 43.7% | 11.5% | 16.1% | 2.3% | 6.9% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ | Jasper Baptist and Pleasant Valley Baptist Association | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.4% |
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| Congregations | 1.1% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 11.5% |
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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: 10 | Gordon County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | Gordon County: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34 | Gordon County: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 28 | Here: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.5% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Gordon County: | 27.5% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.5% | | 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 |
3 | $7,749 | $30,996 | 4 | $100 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $350 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $7,306 | $29,224 | 4 | $266 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $664 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $177 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,882 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,657 | $31,884 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $17,712 | $30,363 | 12 | $3,439 |
Fairmount government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $41,000 ($57.02)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $117,000 ($162.73)
Regular Highways: $88,000 ($122.39)
Central Staff Services: $70,000 ($97.36)
Water Utilities: $64,000 ($89.01)
Sewerage: $43,000 ($59.81)
General - Other: $27,000 ($37.55)
Financial Administration: $25,000 ($34.77)
Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000 ($25.03)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($15.30)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($5.56)
Welfare - Other: $4,000 ($5.56)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000 ($4.17)
Libraries: $3,000 ($4.17)
Corrections - Other: $1,000 ($1.39)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $167,000 ($232.27)
Highways: $9,000 ($12.52)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $413,000 ($574.41)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $375,000 ($521.56)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $38,000 ($52.85)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $36,000 ($50.07)
Interest Earnings: $30,000 ($41.72)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $64,000 ($89.01)
Police Protection: $28,000 ($38.94)
General - Other: $15,000 ($20.86)
Central Staff: $4,000 ($5.56)
Welfare - Other: $4,000 ($5.56)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($1.39)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $237,000 ($329.62)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $62,000 ($86.23)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $16,000 ($22.25)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $28,000 ($38.94)
- Tax - Property: $126,000 ($175.24)
Public Utilities: $79,000 ($109.87)
Other Selective Sales: $27,000 ($37.55)
NEC: $25,000 ($34.77)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $24,000 ($33.38)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $175,000 ($243.39)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000 ($30.60)
7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,923 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.26% | | 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:
6.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,210 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.27% | | 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 Fairmount:
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEBS (1030 AM; 3 kW; CALHOUN, GA; Owner: RADIO WEBS, INC.)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fairmount:
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCCV (91.7 FM; CARTERSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WNSY (100.1 FM; TALKING ROCK, GA; Owner: CHARLES A. MCCLURE)
- WTSH-FM (107.1 FM; ROCKMART, GA; Owner: BROADCAST INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC)
- WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
- W265BD (100.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Fairmount:
- WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- WDNN-CA (Channel 43; DALTON, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- WCLP-TV (Channel 18; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Fairmount fatal accident list:
Aug 2, 1979 00:30 AM, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total average daily traffic: 13,600
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 20,400
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 0.34 Mi E Of Hwy 61 On Park Ave (Lat: 34.433139 Lon: -84.690778), Call Sign: WZU527
Assigned Frequencies: 451.425 MHz, 451.425 MHz, 456.125 MHz, 456.125 MHz, 456.425 MHz, 456.425 MHz, 456.525 MHz, 456.525 MHz
Grant Date: 08/30/1999, Expiration Date: 08/30/2004, Cancellation Date: 07/29/2002
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - Ramseaur Mountain, Near Fairmount (Lat: 34.433139 Lon: -84.689639), Call Sign: KIY529
Assigned Frequencies: 152.570 MHz
Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: Fairmount Telephone Company, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA 70895
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fairmount)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6436T , Serial Number: 17836, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 02/16/1960
Registrant (Individual): Buford J Wilson, 595 Yarborough Mill Rd, Fairmount, GA 30139 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6956G , Serial Number: 15072456, Year manufactured: 1970
Registrant (Individual): Kenneth E Lacey, 1314 Us Hwy 441 Se, Fairmount, GA 30319 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-30 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 139 mph), Engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8407Y , Serial Number: 30-1557, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 11/28/1967
Registrant (Individual): Buford J Wilson, 595 Yarborough Mill Rd Se, Fairmount, GA 30139 - Aircraft: CHAMPION 7GCAA (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9062L , Serial Number: 221-70, Year manufactured: 1970, Airworthiness Date: 06/22/1976
Registrant (Individual): Darvin D Poole, 83 Little John Ln Ne, Fairmount, GA 30139
| Most common first names in Fairmount, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 33 | 75.9 years |
| James | 27 | 73.3 years |
| John | 21 | 69.8 years |
| Mary | 19 | 78.0 years |
| Robert | 9 | 70.6 years |
| Charles | 9 | 70.0 years |
| Henry | 9 | 78.5 years |
| Dorothy | 9 | 75.2 years |
| Annie | 8 | 78.5 years |
| Walter | 8 | 73.6 years |
| Most common last names in Fairmount, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Young | 24 | 75.6 years |
| Johnson | 20 | 75.3 years |
| Townsend | 17 | 72.8 years |
| Wilson | 17 | 78.3 years |
| Champion | 13 | 80.0 years |
| Clark | 11 | 79.3 years |
| Evans | 11 | 81.2 years |
| Crowe | 10 | 79.3 years |
| Cochran | 9 | 76.9 years |
| Garland | 9 | 83.1 years |
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Textile mills and textile products"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Textile mills and textile products"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Fuel dealers"
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