Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  22.4% | | Whole state: |  19.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 12.2% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Georgetown, MS
Georgetown compared to Mississippi state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above 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.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Georgetown
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Presbyterian Church in America |
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| Adherents | 70.7% | 18.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 39.0% | 33.8% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 3.9% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
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| Congregations | 2.6% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 9.1% |
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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.
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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 | | 7 | $2,121 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,423 | $29,076 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,423 | $29,076 | 7 | $2,121 |
Georgetown government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Libraries: $15,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $76,000
Water Utilities: $59,000
Welfare - Other: $4,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
Sewerage: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $243,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $43,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $36,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $240,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000
Water Utilities: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $39,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $66,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $9,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
General Support: $30,000
Highways: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $26,000
Public Utilities: $7,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $51,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
5.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,556 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.74% | | Mississippi average: | 7.82% |
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:
5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,302 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.25% | | Mississippi average: | 8.35% |
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 Georgetown:
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WWDF (720 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RICHLAND, MS; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJDX (620 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTWZ (1120 AM; daytime; 8 kW; CLINTON, MS; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING CO.)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WIIN (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; RIDGELAND, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC)
- WSLI (930 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: SPORTSRAD, INC.)
- WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEEZ (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; LAUREL, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOAD (1300 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- WZRX (1590 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Georgetown:
- WMSI-FM (102.9 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSTZ-FM (106.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDBT (95.5 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMPN-FM (91.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WUSJ (96.3 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJKK (98.7 FM; VICKSBURG, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH RADIO, INC.)
- WJXN-FM (100.9 FM; UTICA, MS; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTYX (94.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: BACKYARD BROADCASTING MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
- WJMI (99.7 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
- WAKH (105.7 FM; MCCOMB, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRQO (102.1 FM; MONTICELLO, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKXI-FM (107.5 FM; MAGEE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO OF MISSISSIPPI, L.L.C.)
- WDXO (92.9 FM; HAZLEHURST, MS; Owner: THE O'NEAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMPR (90.1 FM; JACKSON, MS; Owner: J.C. MAXWELL BROADCASTING GROUP, INC)
- WCJU-FM (104.9 FM; PRENTISS, MS; Owner: SUNBELT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBKN (92.1 FM; BROOKHAVEN, MS; Owner: OLE BROOK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRJH (97.7 FM; BRANDON, MS; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Georgetown:
- WLBT (Channel 3; JACKSON, MS; Owner: CIVCO, INC.)
- WMPN-TV (Channel 29; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- WDBD (Channel 40; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WDBD LICENSE CORP.)
- WJTV (Channel 12; JACKSON, MS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJKO-LP (Channel 64; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
- WAPT (Channel 16; JACKSON, MS; Owner: WAPT HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
- WJMF-LP (Channel 53; JACKSON, MS; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJXF-LP (Channel 49; JACKSON, MS; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBXK-CA (Channel 8; JACKSON, ETC., MS; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WBMS-CA (Channel 10; JACKSON, MS; Owner: GENE A. BLAILOCK)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Approximately 700ft. North Of The Intersection Of Sr27 With Sr28, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKQ350
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 08/27/2002, Expiration Date: 10/01/2012, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- Edward G Roach, Nw Intersection Hwy 27 And Hwy 28, Type: Tower, Structure height: 125 m, Overall height: 125 m
Registrant: Sba Infrastructures, LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Bonnie K Clark, 38005 Hwy 28, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 93.3 m
Registrant: 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- DON R PURVIS, 5.5 Mi Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 114.6 m, Overall height: 114.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00242305
Registrant: Airgas Carbonic Enterprises Inc, 365 Carbide Ln, Keokuk, IA 52632, Phone: (319) 524-6510, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 11131 Sr #27, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.7 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- STATION, 5.5 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 114.3 m, Call Sign: WNEK226
Assigned Frequencies : 1855.00 MHz, 1865.00 MHz
Grant Date: 10/17/1995, Expiration Date: 10/17/2000, Cancelation Date: 08/21/1996
Registrant: Phone: (713) 795-1303
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4- Call Sign: WA5MGH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01107280
Grant Date: 03/23/2006, Expiration Date: 03/23/2016
Registrant: James A Maxwell, 1073 Brushy Creek Rd, Georgetown, MS 39078 - Call Sign: KD5QDX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00414471
Grant Date: 10/26/2001, Expiration Date: 10/26/2011, Certifier: James C Thompson
Registrant: James C Thompson, 2107 Sojourner Ln, Georgetown, MS 39078 - Call Sign: KD5QDY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00414472
Grant Date: 10/26/2001, Expiration Date: 10/26/2011, Certifier: James E Thompson
Registrant: James E Thompson, 2107 Sojourner Ln, Georgetown, MS 39078 - Call Sign: KD5QDZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00414473
Grant Date: 10/26/2001, Expiration Date: 10/26/2011, Certifier: Shelley D Thompson
Registrant: Shelley D Thompson, 2107 Sojourner Ln, Georgetown, MS 39078
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 26
- Good Intent Call: 1
Incident types - Georgetown
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Georgetown, MS
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