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Notable locations in Fitzgerald: Fitzgerald Fire Department Station 2 (A), Ben Hill County Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 (B), Fitzgerald Fire Department (C), Ben Hill County Courthouse (D), Ben Hill County Jail (E), Fitzgerald City Hall (F), Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Library (G), Ben Hill County Emergency Medical Services (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Colony Square Shopping Center (1), Hills Midtown Mall Shopping Center (2), Mann Shopping Center (3), Village Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Fitzgerald include: Zion Rest Primitive Baptist Church (A), Salem Baptist Church (B), Saint Mathews Episcopal Church (C), New Providence Baptist Church (D), Mount Olive Baptist Church (E), Holsee Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (F), Holiness Church (G), First Presbyterian Church (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Fitzgerald City Lake (A), Fitzgerald West Lake (B), County Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Fitzgerald include: Blue and Gray Park (1), American Legion Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Jeff Davis State Historic Site (Museums; 338 Jeff Davis Park Road).
Hotels: Colony Motel (716 North Grant Street), Country Hearth Inn - Fitzgerald (125 Stuart Way).
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Ben Hill 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 Fitzgerald and their reported violations in the past:
BEN HILL CO-QUEENSLAND COMM. (Population served: 73, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-11-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-11-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2003 and AUG-02-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-01-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between FEB-21-2002 and FEB-25-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-21-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-25-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and AUG-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-31-2001)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.7%
(24.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 39.8% for Black residents, 68.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 69.7% for other race residents, 97.1% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 64.9% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fitzgerald, GA
189 people in nursing homes
37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fitzgerald 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.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students 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 Fitzgerald (2011 data):
- Colony Bank: Southside Branch at U.S. Highway 129 And Roanoke Drive, branch established on 1977/12/01; at 302 South Main Street, branch established on 1976/04/15. Info updated 2011/04/20: Bank assets: $1,192.8 mil, Deposits: $1,001.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Colony Bankcorp, Inc.
- Community Banking Company of Fitzgerald: South Main Street Branch at 220 South Main Street, branch established on 1998/01/05; Community Banking Company Of Fitzger at 102 West Roanoke Drive, branch established on 1996/04/19. Info updated 2009/02/27: Bank assets: $110.6 mil, Deposits: $96.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Cbc Holding Company
- Bank of America, National Association: Fitzgerald Branch at 115 East Central Avenue, branch established on 1931/07/22; Central Avenue Drive-Thru at 215 West Central Avenue, branch established on 1964/04/28. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Fitzgerald at 301 West Central Avenue, branch established on 1988/07/21. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- PlantersFIRST: Fitzgerald Main Office Branch at 2212 East Central Ave, branch established on 2004/04/16. Info updated 2008/01/29: Bank assets: $288.5 mil, Deposits: $269.8 mil, headquarters in Cordele, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Mid State Banks, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Fitzgerald, Georgia:
- Jameson Inn Fitzgerald, 111 Bull Run Rd, Fitzgerald, GA 31750
 , Phone: (229) 424-9500
- Inn At Fitzgerald, 235 Ocilla Hwy, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 , Phone: (229) 423-6661
- Uptown Motel, 315 S Grant St, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 , Phone: (229) 423-4351
- Holiday Inn Express, 265 Ocilla Hwy, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 , Phone: (800) 465-4329
- Country Hearth Inn Fitzgerald, 125 Stuart Way, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 , Phone: (229) 409-9911, Fax: (229) 409-4430
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Fitzgerald, Georgia
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (53%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- No fuel used (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ben Hill County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Fitzgerald (based on Ben Hill County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.93%
| Here | | 58.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 62.8% | 13.5% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 48.5% | 9.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 9.1% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | Catholic Church | Progressive Primitive Baptists | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 3.0% | 3.0% | 6.1% | 3.0% | 12.1% |
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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: 4 | Here: | 2.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Ben Hill County: | 3.40 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | This county: | 9.06 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Ben Hill County: | 3.40 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Ben Hill County: | 12.0% | | State: | 10.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.2% | | Georgia: | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $17,805 | $35,610 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $6,133 | $73,596 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
30 | $84,646 | $33,858 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $15,863 | $23,795 | 2 | $999 |
| Firefighters |
22 | $60,513 | $33,007 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $27,954 | $27,954 | 2 | $3,131 |
| Airports |
2 | $4,760 | $28,560 | 2 | $695 |
| Welfare |
1 | $2,431 | $29,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
2 | $3,596 | $21,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
15 | $29,079 | $23,263 | 4 | $2,415 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $9,496 | $37,984 | 1 | $1,120 |
| Parks and Recreation |
19 | $38,444 | $24,280 | 8 | $4,977 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
2 | $12,157 | $72,942 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $18,834 | $32,287 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
14 | $39,841 | $34,149 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
10 | $28,178 | $33,814 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
5 | $12,810 | $30,744 | 6 | $3,020 |
| Totals for Government |
159 | $412,540 | $31,135 | 25 | $16,357 |
Fitzgerald government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $326,000 ($35.98)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,935,000 ($213.58)
All Other: $1,476,000 ($162.91)
Sewerage: $860,000 ($94.92)
Parks & Recreation: $109,000 ($12.03)
- Construction - General: $582,000 ($64.24)
Solid Waste Management: $576,000 ($63.58)
Air Transportation: $164,000 ($18.10)
General Public Buildings: $45,000 ($4.97)
Parks & Recreation: $35,000 ($3.86)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($0.11)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $14,725,000 ($1625.28)
Gas Utilities: $6,429,000 ($709.60)
Police Protection: $1,354,000 ($149.45)
Solid Waste Management: $1,180,000 ($130.24)
Water Utilities: $1,073,000 ($118.43)
Fire Protection: $742,000 ($81.90)
Sewerage: $715,000 ($78.92)
Parks & Recreation: $559,000 ($61.70)
Regular Highways: $503,000 ($55.52)
General - Other: $478,000 ($52.76)
Central Staff Services: $404,000 ($44.59)
Housing & Community Development: $174,000 ($19.21)
Air Transportation: $116,000 ($12.80)
Financial Administration: $102,000 ($11.26)
Libraries: $97,000 ($10.71)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $52,000 ($5.74)
General Public Buildings: $33,000 ($3.64)
Corrections - Other: $29,000 ($3.20)
Health Services - Other: $25,000 ($2.76)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($0.77)
Welfare - Other: $7,000 ($0.77)
- General - Interest on Debt: $40,000 ($4.42)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $341,000 ($37.64)
Libraries: $96,000 ($10.60)
Air Transportation: $29,000 ($3.20)
Corrections: $29,000 ($3.20)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,090,000 ($120.31)
All Other: $598,000 ($66.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,280,000 ($362.03)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $663,000 ($73.18)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,751,000 ($303.64)
Other, NEC: $483,000 ($53.31)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $529,000 ($58.39)
Other, NEC: $180,000 ($19.87)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,542,000 ($170.20)
Interest Earnings: $468,000 ($51.66)
Special Assessments: $28,000 ($3.09)
Rents: $6,000 ($0.66)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $387,000 ($42.72)
Electric Utilities: $347,000 ($38.30)
Regular Highways: $305,000 ($33.66)
Solid Waste Management: $129,000 ($14.24)
Police Protection: $120,000 ($13.25)
Water Utilities: $89,000 ($9.82)
Gas Utilities: $78,000 ($8.61)
Sewerage: $59,000 ($6.51)
Parks & Recreation: $31,000 ($3.42)
Air Transportation: $24,000 ($2.65)
Fire Protection: $17,000 ($1.88)
Housing & Community Development: $1,000 ($0.11)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,885,000 ($759.93)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $15,453,000 ($1705.63)
Gas Utilities: $6,543,000 ($722.19)
Water Utilities: $1,290,000 ($142.38)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $555,000 ($61.26)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $76,000 ($8.39)
- Tax - Property: $914,000 ($100.88)
Other Selective Sales: $375,000 ($41.39)
Public Utilities: $310,000 ($34.22)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $188,000 ($20.75)
NEC: $134,000 ($14.79)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,242,000 ($357.84)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $109,000 ($12.03)
6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,597 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.06% | | 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:
5.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,448 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.71% | | 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 Fitzgerald:
- WBHB (1240 AM; 1 kW; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
- WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fitzgerald:
- WRDO (96.9 FM; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WULS (103.7 FM; BROXTON, GA; Owner: ROUNDTREE-CARVER ENTERPRISES, INC)
- WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WFFM (105.7 FM; ASHBURN, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Fitzgerald:
- W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
- WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Fitzgerald, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 22
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 33
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 23
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 56
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 90
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 140
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 98
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 235
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Fitzgerald fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 15 meters (49ft)
Total average daily traffic: 34,170
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1960-1969: 2
- 1970-1979: 2
- 1980-1989: 2
- 1990-1999: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Fitzgerald, GA
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Fitzgerald, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 200 | 71.1 years |
| Mary | 172 | 79.0 years |
| John | 170 | 74.1 years |
| William | 149 | 73.0 years |
| Willie | 95 | 71.0 years |
| Robert | 86 | 67.6 years |
| Annie | 84 | 81.2 years |
| George | 68 | 74.9 years |
| Henry | 54 | 76.3 years |
| Charlie | 48 | 72.9 years |
| Most common last names in Fitzgerald, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 173 | 74.0 years |
| Brown | 85 | 75.4 years |
| Walker | 77 | 73.4 years |
| Taylor | 75 | 73.4 years |
| Young | 73 | 72.0 years |
| Davis | 62 | 77.7 years |
| Williams | 59 | 74.4 years |
| Jones | 50 | 76.4 years |
| Johnson | 49 | 70.6 years |
| Griffin | 40 | 68.6 years |
| Businesses in Fitzgerald, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Nike | 2 | | | |
Fitzgerald on our top lists:
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28 (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #49 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 (population 5,000+)"
- #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Black residents (pop 5,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of police officers in 2006 per 1000 residents (population 5,000+)"
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