Wheeler County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 37.6%
(43.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Georgia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 59.9% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Glenwood, GA
61 people in nursing homes
Glenwood compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Glenwood (2011 data):
- Wheeler County State Bank: Glenwood Branch at Highway 280 And Georgia Highway 19, branch established on 1983/04/11. Info updated 2012/02/23: Bank assets: $95.8 mil, Deposits: $83.3 mil, headquarters in Alamo, GA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Wheeler Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (55%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wheeler County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Glenwood (based on Wheeler County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.53%
| Here |  | 47.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Other |
| Adherents | 62.2% | 19.6% | 12.4% | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| Congregations | 43.5% | 26.1% | 17.4% | 8.7% | 4.3% |
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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: | 5.90 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Wheeler County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | This county: | 5.90 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1 | Wheeler County: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Wheeler County: | 10.7% | | State: | 10.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.7% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,059 | $24,708 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $4,177 | $50,124 | 2 | $517 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $150 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $2,511 | $15,066 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,298 | $15,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $10,045 | $24,108 | 3 | $667 |
Glenwood government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $36,000 ($48.45)
Sewerage: $30,000 ($40.38)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $93,000 ($125.17)
Central Staff Services: $58,000 ($78.06)
Regular Highways: $32,000 ($43.07)
Water Utilities: $30,000 ($40.38)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($33.65)
Sewerage: $20,000 ($26.92)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($8.08)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $54,000 ($72.68)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $100,000 ($134.59)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $88,000 ($118.44)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $12,000 ($16.15)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $22,000 ($29.61)
Interest Earnings: $10,000 ($13.46)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,000 ($13.46)
Central Staff: $4,000 ($5.38)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $165,000 ($222.07)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $45,000 ($60.57)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000 ($33.65)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $92,000 ($123.82)
Highways: $19,000 ($25.57)
Public Welfare: $16,000 ($21.53)
All Other: $10,000 ($13.46)
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $32,000 ($43.07)
Public Utilities: $31,000 ($41.72)
Property: $25,000 ($33.65)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $24,000 ($32.30)
NEC: $13,000 ($17.50)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $150,000 ($201.88)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($5.38)
6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,680 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.61% | | 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:
7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,496 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.52% | | 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 Glenwood:
- WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WYIS (1410 AM; 1 kW; MCRAE, GA; Owner: CINECOM BROASCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Glenwood:
- WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
- WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTCQ (97.7 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKTM (106.1 FM; SOPERTON, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WYSC (102.7 FM; MCRAE, GA; Owner: CINECOM BROASCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WLYU (100.9 FM; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING INC)
- WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WELT (98.1 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMCG (104.9 FM; MILAN, GA; Owner: TEL-DODGE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WKKZ (92.7 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: KIRBY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVOH-FM (93.5 FM; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WMOC (88.7 FM; LUMBER CITY, GA; Owner: FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD WRITTEN)
TV broadcast stations around Glenwood:
- WPHJ-CA (Channel 46; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
- WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
Glenwood fatal accident list:
Oct 18, 2007 08:00 PM, Lat: 32.191347, Lon: -82.671197, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Dec 22, 2001 05:55 PM, Sr-19, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 6, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 4, 1997 06:20 PM, Sr30, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 11, 1992 01:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 30, 1985 09:59 PM, 19, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 22, 1975 04:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Glenwood)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - On N Side Of Sr30 Us 280 1.2 Mi W Of Sr 19 (Lat: 32.174611 Lon: -82.678750), Call Sign: KWI618, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies: 47.3000 MHz, 47.3200 MHz Grant Date: 06/08/2004, Expiration Date: 07/05/2014, Cancellation Date: 02/27/2007
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave 1704 West, Atlanta, GA 30334-9010, Phone: (404) 657-6950, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - Gilder T Imber Co Lowery Fire House Rd (Lat: 32.291833 Lon: -82.749833), Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WNTY958
Assigned Frequencies: 958.100 MHz, 959.000 MHz Grant Date: 06/28/2000, Expiration Date: 05/31/2010
Registrant: Phone: (912) 537-2884 - GLENWOOD, .9 Mi W St Hwy 19 Cr 173 (Lat: 32.090167 Lon: -82.663722), Overall height: 125.9 m, Call Sign: WHB575
Assigned Frequencies: 2124.80 MHz, 2118.40 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 07/29/2008, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - .9 Miles W Of State Hwy 19 On Cr 173 (Lat: 32.090167 Lon: -82.663722), Overall height: 125.9 m, Call Sign: KNKP793
Assigned Frequencies: 72.3800 MHz, 454.450 MHz Grant Date: 05/24/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancellation Date: 10/14/2008, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: WA4DZE, Licensee ID: L00177887
Grant Date: 11/25/1999, Expiration Date: 02/20/2010
Registrant: Harold M Clark, 5th St, Glenwood, GA 30428 - Call Sign: KI4MNR, Licensee ID: L01084253
Grant Date: 11/15/2005, Expiration Date: 11/15/2015, Certifier: Paul L Pratt Ii
Registrant: Paul L Pratt Ii, Rte 2 Box 113 C, Glenwood, GA 30428 - Call Sign: KI4QOV, Licensee ID: L01182999
Grant Date: 08/16/2006, Expiration Date: 08/16/2016, Certifier: Paul L Pratt
Registrant: Paul L Pratt, Rr 2 Box 113 D, Glenwood, GA 30421
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Glenwood
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Glenwood, GA
| Most common first names in Glenwood, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 32 | 71.0 years |
| Willie | 30 | 72.0 years |
| Mary | 25 | 78.5 years |
| John | 23 | 71.5 years |
| Annie | 16 | 82.4 years |
| William | 15 | 69.3 years |
| Robert | 12 | 73.1 years |
| Joe | 10 | 76.1 years |
| Henry | 9 | 79.4 years |
| Ruby | 9 | 85.4 years |
| Most common last names in Glenwood, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Clark | 25 | 75.3 years |
| Williams | 24 | 75.0 years |
| Smith | 23 | 73.7 years |
| Coleman | 18 | 78.7 years |
| Mcdaniel | 17 | 79.7 years |
| Gillis | 17 | 74.0 years |
| Adams | 16 | 79.4 years |
| Johnson | 16 | 78.2 years |
| Morrison | 15 | 73.5 years |
| Dixon | 12 | 77.0 years |
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Health care"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers:"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations:"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers"
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