Gillis Springs, Georgia
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Males: 676 | (49.6%) |
Females: 690 | (50.4%) |
Median resident age: | 38.1 years |
Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 30457
Gillis Springs: | $33,763 |
GA: | $66,559 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $26,289 (it was $13,960 in 2000)
Gillis Springs CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $108,547 (it was $52,800 in 2000)
Gillis Springs: | $108,547 |
GA: | $249,700 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $162,944; detached houses: $212,377; mobile homes: $61,487
Gillis Springs, GA residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gillis Springs, GA
- 1,23690.7%White alone
- 1057.7%Black alone
- 191.4%Hispanic
- 20.1%Two or more races
Races in Gillis Springs detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 297 feet
Land area: 92.5 square miles.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (very low).
Gillis Springs CCD: | 0.7% ($365) |
Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Macon, GA (71.7 miles , pop. 97,255).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (142.6 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (664.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 32.44 N, Longitude: 82.51 W
Here: | 4.2% |
Georgia: | 3.3% |
- Construction (17.5%)
- Health care (14.7%)
- Educational services (10.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.7%)
- Construction (32.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.0%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (8.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.8%)
- Apparel (6.0%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (5.1%)
- Public administration (4.7%)
- Health care (28.0%)
- Educational services (16.3%)
- Finance & insurance (10.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.9%)
- U. S. Postal service (5.4%)
- Social assistance (4.7%)
- Leather & allied products (3.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.7%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5.1%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.3%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.3%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (10.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (6.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (18.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (12.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10.1%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8.2%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (6.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.4%)
Average climate in Gillis Springs, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Gillis Springs-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/11/2008, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Gillis Springs place center .
On 5/11/2008, a category F3 tornado 19.4 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Gillis Springs-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from Gillis Springs center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 141.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 229.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 145.8 miles away from Gillis Springs center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from Gillis Springs center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 290.8 miles away from Gillis Springs center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Treutlen County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Gillis Springs:
- SCOTT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ADRIAN, GA)
- EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; SWAINSBORO, GA)
- EMANUEL COUNTY NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; SWAINSBORO, GA)
- UNITED HOSPICE INC- SWAINSBORO (Hospital, about 16 miles away; SWAINSBORO, GA)
- COMMUNITY HOSPICE, INC (Hospital, about 16 miles away; VIDALIA, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gillis Springs:
- East Georgia State College (about 17 miles; Swainsboro, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,345)
- Georgia Southern University (about 43 miles; Statesboro, GA; FT enrollment: 18,824)
- Georgia Military College-Distance Learning Campuses (about 61 miles; Milledgeville, GA; FT enrollment: 6,438)
- Georgia College and State University (about 62 miles; Milledgeville, GA; FT enrollment: 6,271)
- Central Georgia Technical College (about 68 miles; Warner Robins, GA; FT enrollment: 6,829)
- South Georgia State College (about 68 miles; Douglas, GA; FT enrollment: 2,507)
- Mercer University (about 72 miles; Macon, GA; FT enrollment: 6,297)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Gillis Springs: Jennings Turf Farm (A), Treutlen Fire Department Station 5 (B), Treutlen Fire Department Station 6 (C), Treutlen Fire Department Station 4 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gillis Springs include: Boiling Springs Church (A), Orianna Church (B), Blackville Church (C), Foursquare Church (D), Holtons Chapel (E), Johnson Chapel (F), Midway Church (G), Oak Chapel (H), Outlaw Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hutchinson Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Brinson Cemetery (3), Gillis Cemetery (4), Stewart Cemetery (5), Phillips Cemetery (6), Williamson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Herman Pond (A), Anderson Pond (B), Sand Hill Lake (C), Wildwood Lake (D), Trumell Pond (E), Dykes Pond (F), Paulk Dam (G), Courson Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thigpen Mill Creek (A), Thigpen Creek (B), Spring Branch (C), Reedy Creek (D), Camp Branch (E), Alligator Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.5 people |
Georgia: | 2.6 people |
This place: | 74.2% |
Whole state: | 68.5% |
This place: | 3.9% |
Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 25.1% |
Whole state: | 13.0% |
This place: | 10.3% |
Whole state: | 6.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Gillis Springs:
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 9.1%
For population 25 years and over in Gillis Springs:
- High school or higher: 58.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.7 minutes
Here: | 15.4 |
Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Gillis Springs, GA (based on Treutlen County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 1,480 | 10 |
Black Protestant | 1,057 | 5 |
Mainline Protestant | 339 | 3 |
Catholic | - | - |
None | 4,009 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Treutlen County: | 2.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Treutlen County: | 14.37 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 1.44 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Treutlen County: | 12.3% |
Georgia: | 10.4% |
Treutlen County: | 30.8% |
State: | 27.8% |
Here: | 15.0% |
Georgia: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Gillis Springs:
- WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WXRS (1590 AM; 3 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJAT (800 AM; 1 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gillis Springs:
- WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WELT (98.1 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
- WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKTM (106.1 FM; SOPERTON, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WXRS-FM (100.5 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTCQ (97.7 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
- WKKZ (92.7 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: KIRBY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDBN (107.5 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE, GA; Owner: D/B/A DOWDY PARTNERS)
- WLYU (100.9 FM; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING INC)
TV broadcast stations around Gillis Springs:
- WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WPHJ-CA (Channel 46; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
- 50.1%Electricity
- 41.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Utility gas
- 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.4%Wood
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 83.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.1%Electricity
- 3.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Gillis Springs compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below 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.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Gillis Springs on our top lists:
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Central America (population 500+)"
- #3 (30457) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of English first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #27 (30457) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Scotch-Irish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"