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Population (year 2000): 6,089. Estimated population in July 2006: 8,139 (+33.7% change)
Males: 3,035  (49.8%)
Females: 3,054  (50.2%)

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Median resident age:  28.3 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30813.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,300 (it was $33,382 in 2000)
Grovetown  $39,300
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,700 (it was $85,600 in 2000)
Grovetown  $108,700
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Grovetown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.5%)
  • Black (19.9%)
  • Hispanic (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.7%)
  • Other race (3.1%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (14.6%), Irish (9.2%), German (8.4%), English (6.8%), Italian (2.6%), French (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 2.88 square miles.

Population density: 2584 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grovetown

  • High school or higher: 75.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grovetown city

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

361 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 1.6% Asia, 1.6% Europe).

This city:  5.9%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 27 registered sex offenders living in Grovetown, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grovetown to the number of sex offenders is 276 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Grovetown:  1.0% ($844)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Augusta-Richmond County, GA (12.1 miles , pop. 195,182).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (153.1 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (663.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Fort Gordon, GA (3.8 miles ), Evans, GA (5.8 miles ), Martinez, GA (8.1 miles ), Harlem, GA (8.3 miles ), Gracewood, GA (10.5 miles ), Blythe, GA (10.7 miles ), Augusta-Richmond County, GA (12.1 miles ), Hephzibah, GA (12.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 112 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 1997: 90 buildings, average cost: $90,500
  • 1998: 91 buildings, average cost: $97,100
  • 1999: 80 buildings, average cost: $101,600
  • 2000: 63 buildings, average cost: $108,100
  • 2001: 74 buildings, average cost: $111,200
  • 2002: 107 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2003: 121 buildings, average cost: $116,900
  • 2004: 272 buildings, average cost: $130,900
  • 2005: 319 buildings, average cost: $143,600
  • 2006: 301 buildings, average cost: $130,100

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Latitude: 33.45 N, Longitude: 82.20 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,712 (-28.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 216 (8.2%)


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Grovetown, Georgia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +2,198 (+56.5%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Grovetown by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 3522
    per 100,000 47.175.729.528.1
Robberies 3351
    per 100,000 47.145.473.714.1
Assaults 181799
    per 100,000 282.7257.4132.6126.6
Burglaries 37251940
    per 100,000 581.1378.5280.0562.6
Thefts 9694142133
    per 100,000 1507.81423.22092.51870.6
Auto thefts 126126
    per 100,000 188.590.8176.884.4
Arson 0N/A00
    per 100,000 0.0N/A0.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.8) 224.4216.4189.7173.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 30 (18 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.42
US city average:  3.00

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Grovetown-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Grovetown city center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 11/22/1992, a category 3 tornado 25.2 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Eric Marshall - College basketball player (Wofford Terriers).


Hospitals/medical centers near Grovetown:
  • MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GA HOSPIT&CLINICS (about 9 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; AUGUSTA, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grovetown:
  • AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 18 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; ID: AGS)
  • ANDERSON RGNL (about 80 miles; ANDERSON, SC; ID: AND)
  • COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; ID: CAE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grovetown:
  • DANIEL FIELD (about 12 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; ID: DNL)
  • WRENS MEMORIAL (about 21 miles; WRENS, GA; ID: 65J)
  • THOMSON-MCDUFFIE COUNTY (about 22 miles; THOMSON, GA; ID: HQU)

Local government website: www.grovetown.ga.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grovetown:
  • AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,778)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 36 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
  • PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
  • LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
Public elementary/middle schools in Grovetown:
  • COLUMBIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 716; Location: 6000 COLUMBIA ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • GROVETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 643; Location: 300 FORD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BROOKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 594; Location: 455 SOUTH OLD BELAIR ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • EUCHEE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 521; Location: 795 LOUISVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • GROVETOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 495; Location: 5463 HARLEM GROVETOWN ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • SAND HILLS PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM (Location: 6000 COLUMBIA ROAD; Grades: 00 - 00)
  • COLUMBIA COUNTY CROSSROADS ACADEMY (Location: 5996 COLUMBIA ROAD; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private elementary/middle school in Grovetown:
  • GREATER AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 16; Location: 4406 WRIGHTSBORO ROAD; Grades: 1 - 10)

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Notable location: Grovetown City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Grovetown include: Mount Pleasant Church (A), Jerusalem Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Cawley Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Grovetown Museum (106 East Robinson Avenue).

Hotels: Best Western Augusta Inn (452 Park West Drive), Best Suites (461 Park 20 West).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.5%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.6%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Grovetown compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Grovetown (2007 data):
  • Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company: Grovetown Branch at 5049 Wrightsboro Road, branch established on 2002-06-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $648.9 mil, Deposits: $543.6 mil, headquarters in Louisville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Queensborough Company, The
  • Regions Bank: Grovetown Branch at 101 West Robinson Avenue, branch established on 1989-08-28. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 6$9,292$18,5840$0
Correction 0$0 3$3,503
Firefighters 5$11,212$26,9090$0
Other and Unallocable 3$5,145$20,5800$0
Police - Other 3$4,610$18,4402$1,486
Financial Administration 4$7,189$21,5670$0
Other Government Administration 5$11,632$27,9170$0
Police Protection - Officers 13$32,743$30,2240$0
Water Supply 3$6,974$27,8960$0
Sewerage 4$7,421$22,2630$0
Solid Waste Management 10$15,644$18,7730$0
Totals for Government 56$111,862$23,9705$4,988


Grovetown government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $424,000
    Solid Waste Management: $299,000
    All Other: $158,000
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $522,000
    Regular Highways: $229,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $796,000
    Solid Waste Management: $573,000
    Water Utilities: $533,000
    Sewerage: $355,000
    Central Staff Services: $339,000
    Regular Highways: $269,000
    General Public Buildings: $225,000
    Financial Administration: $127,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $119,000
    General - Other: $109,000
    Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,501,000
    All Other: $652,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,703,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,675,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $28,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $144,000
    Interest Earnings: $22,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $96,000
    Water Utilities: $89,000
    Sewerage: $60,000
    General Public Building: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,450,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $636,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $537,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $76,000
    Highways: $75,000
  • Tax - Property: $355,000
    Other Selective Sales: $262,000
    Public Utilities: $221,000
    NEC: $107,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $103,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,488,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $85,000

11.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,504 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.56%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.45% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,719 average AGI)
Columbia County:  0.45%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Richmond County, GA  4.25% ($42,199 average AGI)
from Aiken County, SC  0.42% ($44,258)
from McDuffie County, GA  0.19% ($37,694)


9.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,954 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.15%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,161 average AGI)
Columbia County:  0.21%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Richmond County, GA  2.87% ($31,685 average AGI)
to Aiken County, SC  0.42% ($39,569)
to McDuffie County, GA  0.22% ($39,050)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grovetown:
  • WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTHB (1550 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA)
  • WPCH (1380 AM; 4 kW; NORTH AUGUSTA, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WKIM (1230 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FREDDIE LEE HANDY)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WINZ (1340 AM; 1 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grovetown:
  • WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
  • WGOR (93.9 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: WGOR LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAEG (92.3 FM; EVANS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
  • WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCHZ (95.1 FM; HARLEM, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE,LLC)
  • WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSLT (98.3 FM; CLEARWATER, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFXA-FM (103.1 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
  • WTHB-FM (100.9 FM; WAYNESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
  • WTHO-FM (101.7 FM; THOMSON, GA; Owner: CAMELLIA CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKSX-FM (92.7 FM; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: EDGEFIELD-SALUDA RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
  • WACG-FM (90.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WYFA (107.1 FM; WAYNESBORO, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grovetown:
  • WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WAAU-LP (Channel 18; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: THOMAS J. PIPER)
  • WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
  • W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBEK-CA (Channel 16; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AVN, INC.)

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