Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | Georgia: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.3% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 25.5% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 17.6% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gay, GA
Gay compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Meriwether County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Wood (6%)
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Religion statistics for Gay
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene | United Church of Christ |
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| Adherents | 65.1% | 23.5% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
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| Congregations | 37.7% | 34.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1.9% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 1.9% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 9.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,116 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $307 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,423 |
Gay government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $12,000
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $46,000
Water Utilities: $19,000
Sewerage: $12,000
Housing & Community Development: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $121,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $119,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $145,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $17,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
- Tax - NEC: $22,000
Property: $12,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000
7.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,318 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.94% | | 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:
7.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,248 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.71% | | 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 Gay:
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WGSE (720 AM; daytime; 8 kW; HOGANSVILLE, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WHIE (1320 AM; 5 kW; GRIFFIN, GA; Owner: CHAPPELL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gay:
- WVFJ-FM (93.3 FM; MANCHESTER, GA; Owner: PROVIDENT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKEU-FM (88.9 FM; THE ROCK, GA; Owner: GEORGIA FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJSP-FM (88.1 FM; WARM SPRINGS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WKZJ (95.7 FM; GREENVILLE, GA; Owner: DAVIS B/CASTING OF COLUMBUS, INC)
- WALR-FM (104.1 FM; LA GRANGE, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WEKS (92.5 FM; ZEBULON, GA; Owner: SPALDING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHTA (107.9 FM; HAMPTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WPZE (97.5 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: ROA LICENSES, LLC)
- WBZY-FM (96.7 FM; PEACHTREE CITY, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTGA-FM (101.1 FM; THOMASTON, GA; Owner: RADIO GEORGIA, INC.)
- WMGP (98.1 FM; HOGANSVILLE, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- W290AG (105.9 FM; GRIFFIN, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Gay:
- WJSP-TV (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W04DB (Channel 4; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VVILPTV, INC.)
- WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- WSWS-TV (Channel 66; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF OPELIKA)
- WLTZ (Channel 38; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: LEWIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WXTX (Channel 54; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
Gay fatal accident list:
Oct 8, 2002 10:32 AM, Sr-74, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 2, 1991 03:00 AM, 74, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Dwane L Rigg, Clark Road In City, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 103.6 m
Registrant: Towersafe International, Bradenton, FL 34280, Phone: (941) 795-8259, Email:
- Michael D Easterly, 0.75 Mi Se Of Intersection Of Rooks Road And Red Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Overall height: 152 m
Registrant: Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 800 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 331-3100, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- Fire Sta 7 Caldwell Rd, Call Sign: WNWE278, Licensee ID: L00032611
Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 07/10/2001, Expiration Date: 04/25/2011, Cancelation Date: 10/10/2002
Registrant: Gay, Town Of, Gay, GA 30218, Phone: (404) 538-6097 - Bcp 30 Ft N Of Caldwell Rd W Side Of Track, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: KNNR227, Licensee ID: L00258361
Assigned Frequencies : 935.887 MHz, 935.937 MHz, 935.987 MHz, 936.887 MHz, 936.937 MHz, 936.987 MHz
Grant Date: 02/11/1998, Expiration Date: 02/11/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/12/2001
Registrant: Association Of American Railroads, 55500 Dot Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001, Phone: (202) 639-2217 - Se 1500 N Of E R Mann Xing 1 Mi S, Type: Pole, Structure height: 14 m, Call Sign: KNNR233, Licensee ID: L00258361
Assigned Frequencies : 896.887 MHz, 896.937 MHz, 896.987 MHz, 897.887 MHz, 897.937 MHz, 897.987 MHz
Grant Date: 02/11/1998, Expiration Date: 02/11/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/18/2003
Registrant: Association Of American Railroads, 55500 Dot Rd, Pueblo, CO 81001, Phone: (202) 639-2217 - Rr Milepost Anb 805 2 Mi S, Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: KTN339, Licensee ID: L00003681
Assigned Frequencies : 161.100 MHz, 160.590 MHz
Grant Date: 01/04/2002, Expiration Date: 03/05/2012
Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc., 6735 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5965, Fax: (904) 332-6048, Email:
- Lat: 33.096528 Lon: -84.570750, Call Sign: WQCZ554
Assigned Frequencies : 451.262 MHz
Grant Date: 06/29/2005, Expiration Date: 06/29/2015, Certifier: Sharon Richmond
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., 801-278-9728, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: WB4HXG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/14/1992, Expiration Date: 04/14/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/15/2004
Registrant: Steve E Owen, Owens Vineyard, Gay, GA 30218
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4442A , Serial Number: 22-3772, Year manufactured: 1956, Airworthiness Date: 03/26/1956
Registrant (Individual): Stiles D Brown, 899 Garner Rd, Gay, GA 30218 - Aircraft: STINSON 108-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 84 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8463K , Serial Number: 108-1463, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): Stiles D Brown, 899 Garner Rd, Gay, GA 30218
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