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Irwin County

Population in July 2007: 1,022.
Males: 497  (48.7%)
Females: 525  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,640 (it was $29,875 in 2000)
Holt:  $36,640
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,817
Holt:  $20,817
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,869 (it was $39,100 in 2000)
Holt:  $69,869
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $133,449; Detached houses: $179,438; Mobile homes: $17,521

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Races in Holt:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
  • Black (19.6%)
  • American Indian (19.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.0%)
  • Other race (3.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Holt: 70.5 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 89.2 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Holt

  • High school or higher: 63.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Holt CCD

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

21 residents are foreign born (2.0% Latin America).

This place:  2.0%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Holt:  1.6% ($617)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Holt satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (62.2 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (123.9 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (731.7 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ambrose, GA (2.4 miles ), Ocilla, GA (2.9 miles ), Fitzgerald, GA (3.4 miles ), Broxton, GA (3.6 miles ), Jacksonville, GA (4.0 miles) , Douglas, GA (4.1 miles ), Alapaha, GA (4.1 miles ), Little House Creek, GA (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 31.61 N, Longitude: 83.11 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

Holt household income distribution Holt home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (25%)
  • Health care (23%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)



Holt-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 58% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the Holt place center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 tornado 16.8 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Holt-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from Holt center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Holt:
  • IRWIN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; OCILLA, GA)
  • DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; FITZGERALD, GA)
  • COFFEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; DOUGLAS, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Holt:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 91 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 91 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)

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Churches in Holt include: Wray Church (A), Satilla Church (B), Lax Community Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Poplar Spring Church (E), Pleasant Grove Church (F), Eva Chapel (G), Friendship Church (H), New Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Paulk Cemetery (1), Lax Community Cemetery (2), Osierfield Cemetery (3), Holt Cemetery (4), Henderson Chapel Cemetery (5), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (6), Satilla Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Jowers Lake North (A), Mcwhorter Lake (B), Hopkins Lake (C), Shivers Lake North (D), Ewing Lake (E), Evans Lake North (F), Evans Lake (G), Paulk Lake North (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hunters Creek (A), Sand Hill Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.6%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  13.4%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Holt, GA



Holt compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Irwin County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (61%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Holt

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionProgressive Primitive BaptistsChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)United Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents67.1%10.9%10.5%9.1%2.5%
Congregations47.8%21.7%4.3%8.7%17.4%
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.


8.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.65%
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:
from Ben Hill County, GA  2.26% ($24,761 average AGI)
from Tift County, GA  1.38% ($23,195)
from Coffee County, GA  0.64% ($21,842)


8.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,573 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.16%
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:
to Ben Hill County, GA  2.10% ($25,484 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA  1.59% ($24,043)
to Coffee County, GA  0.61% ($31,278)


Strongest AM radio stations in Holt:
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WBHB (1240 AM; 1 kW; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Holt:
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WULS (103.7 FM; BROXTON, GA; Owner: ROUNDTREE-CARVER ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WRDO (96.9 FM; FITZGERALD, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WPNG (101.9 FM; PEARSON, GA; Owner: KM RADIO OF PEARSON, L.L.C.)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Holt:
  • W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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