Ideal, Georgia
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(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 69.1% for Black residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ideal, GA
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 1 (1 officers - 1 male; 0 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.10 |
Georgia average: | 2.73 |
Here: | 4.5% |
Georgia: | 3.3% |
- Health care (20.8%)
- Public administration (10.8%)
- Food (7.7%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (6.9%)
- Construction (6.9%)
- Educational services (5.4%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (3.8%)
- Public administration (22.6%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (17.0%)
- Construction (17.0%)
- Food (9.4%)
- Truck transportation (5.7%)
- Health care (5.7%)
- Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers (3.8%)
- Health care (31.2%)
- Educational services (9.1%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (6.5%)
- Food (6.5%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.2%)
- Jewelry, luggage, leather goods stores (5.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (5.4%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (15.1%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.5%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10.4%)
- Registered nurses (9.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.8%)
- Cashiers (5.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.2%)
- Customer service representatives (5.2%)
Average climate in Ideal, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Ideal-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 36% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/13/1954, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.2 miles away from the Ideal city center killed 5 people and injured 75 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/30/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.8 miles away from the city center killed 18 people and injured 300 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Ideal-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 11% greater 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 143.0 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 168.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 200.9 miles away from Ideal center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 191.9 miles away from Ideal center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 168.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 237.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Macon County (9) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Ideal:
Other hospitals and medical centers near Ideal:
- MONTEZUMA NH (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; MONTEZUMA, GA)
- FLINT RIVER HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; MONTEZUMA, GA)
- MONTEZUMA HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; MONTEZUMA, GA)
- TAYLOR COUNTY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; BUTLER, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ideal:
- Fort Valley State University (about 21 miles; Fort Valley, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,200)
- Georgia Southwestern State University (about 22 miles; Americus, GA; FT enrollment: 2,689)
- Central Georgia Technical College (about 33 miles; Warner Robins, GA; FT enrollment: 6,829)
- Middle Georgia State College (about 41 miles; Macon, GA; FT enrollment: 7,091)
- Mercer University (about 45 miles; Macon, GA; FT enrollment: 6,297)
- Columbus State University (about 45 miles; Columbus, GA; FT enrollment: 6,876)
- Gordon State College (about 47 miles; Barnesville, GA; FT enrollment: 3,336)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Ideal: Ideal City Hall (A), Ideal Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sand Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This city: | 2.3 people |
Georgia: | 2.6 people |
This city: | 61.5% |
Whole state: | 68.5% |
This city: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 5.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
94 people in nursing homes in 2000
Here: | 14.5 |
Georgia average: | 12.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Ideal, GA (based on Macon County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 2,585 | 18 |
Black Protestant | 1,927 | 11 |
Mainline Protestant | 624 | 8 |
Other | 222 | 1 |
Catholic | 210 | 1 |
None | 9,172 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Macon County: | 5.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.48 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.97 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Macon County: | 3.71 / 10,000 pop. |
Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 13.9% |
State: | 10.4% |
Here: | 33.1% |
Georgia: | 27.8% |
Macon County: | 16.1% |
Georgia: | 14.6% |
Health and Nutrition:
Ideal: | 46.7% |
State: | 48.9% |
This city: | 41.3% |
Georgia: | 46.5% |
This city: | 30.6 |
Georgia: | 28.9 |
Here: | 19.6% |
State: | 20.4% |
This city: | 14.8% |
Georgia: | 10.8% |
Ideal: | 6.6 |
Georgia: | 6.7 |
Here: | 38.7% |
Georgia: | 33.5% |
This city: | 48.6% |
Georgia: | 56.2% |
Ideal: | 82.1% |
Georgia: | 80.8% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Ideal, GA Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 3 | $6,554 | $26,216 | 3 | $3,273 |
Other Government Administration | 1 | $1,063 | $12,756 | 0 | $0 |
Streets and Highways | 1 | $1,417 | $17,004 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 1 | $2,188 | $26,256 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 1 | $2,188 | $26,256 | 0 | $0 |
Judicial and Legal | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,329 | |
Totals for Government | 7 | $13,410 | $22,989 | 4 | $4,601 |
Ideal government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $50,000 ($125.94)
Solid Waste Management: $35,000 ($88.16)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($15.11)
Ideal government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $37,000 ($93.20)
Solid Waste Management: $35,000 ($88.16)
Other: $11,000 ($27.71)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $40,000 ($100.76)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,000 ($5.04)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($2.52)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $56,000 ($141.06)
- Tax - Property: $57,000 ($143.58)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000 ($15.11)
Ideal government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $153,000 ($385.39)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $153,000 ($385.39)
Ideal government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,000 ($62.97)
Strongest AM radio stations in Ideal:
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPGA (980 AM; 5 kW; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ideal:
- WVFJ-FM (93.3 FM; MANCHESTER, GA; Owner: PROVIDENT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJSP-FM (88.1 FM; WARM SPRINGS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WEAM-FM (100.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, GA; Owner: DAVIS BROADCASTING INC., OF COLUMBUS)
- WIBB-FM (97.9 FM; FORT VALLEY, GA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WISK-FM (98.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WJTG (91.3 FM; FORT VALLEY, GA; Owner: JOY PUBLIC B/CNG CORP)
- WPGA-FM (100.9 FM; PERRY, GA; Owner: RADIO PERRY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ideal:
- WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WLTZ (Channel 38; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: LEWIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXTX (Channel 54; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WJSP-TV (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Ideal fatal accident list:
Dec 11, 2019 02:11 PM, Cr-288 Whitewater Rd, Lat: 32.377792, Lon: -84.172317, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 14, 2001 05:24 PM, Sr-90, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Feb 15, 1979 09:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Nov 4, 1979 11:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 16Number of bridges
- 128ft / 39.0mTotal length
- $41,545,000Total costs
- 5,531Total average daily traffic
- 499Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11910-1919
- 11930-1939
- 21940-1949
- 11950-1959
- 11960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 21980-1989
- 41990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ideal)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
58 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- MACGA0216 (End Site), Old Ideal Road (Ideal) (Lat: 32.362278 Lon: -84.159056), Type: Gtower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92.6 m, Call Sign: WQPK367,
Assigned Frequencies: 11265.0 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, Grant Date: 07/12/2022, Expiration Date: 06/12/2032, Certifier: Jeffrey R Strenkowski, Registrant: Southern Light, LLC, 107 St. Francis Street, Suite 1800, Mobile, AL 36602, Phone: (877) 652-2321, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
7- Call Sign: KE4SI, Licensee ID: L00216156, Grant Date: 12/01/2000, Expiration Date: 02/26/2011, Cancellation Date: 02/27/2013, Certifier: Robert S Johnson, Registrant: Robert S Johnson, 101 Anderson St, Ideal, GA 31041
- Call Sign: KF4CKX, Licensee ID: L01148637, Grant Date: 05/12/2018, Expiration Date: 05/12/2028, Registrant: David H Bonner, 202 Gordon Street, Ideal, GA 31041
- Call Sign: W7THF, Previous Call Sign: WB8THF, Licensee ID: L00726938, Grant Date: 06/10/1999, Expiration Date: 06/10/2009, Cancellation Date: 06/11/2011, Registrant: Hamilton W Lord, Box 5, Ideal, GA 31041
- Call Sign: KJ4MYT, Licensee ID: L01499805, Grant Date: 04/04/2019, Expiration Date: 06/18/2029, Certifier: G Mack Bentley, Registrant: G Mack Bentley, Ideal, GA 31041
- Call Sign: KK4EEX, Licensee ID: L01662104, Grant Date: 09/08/2021, Expiration Date: 09/19/2031, Certifier: Laverne F Bentley, Registrant: Laverne F Bentley, Ideal, GA 31041
- Call Sign: KK4EFG, Licensee ID: L01662112, Grant Date: 09/19/2011, Expiration Date: 09/19/2021, Certifier: Andy G Schneider, Registrant: Andy G Schneider, Ideal, GA 31041
- Call Sign: KK4RQH, Licensee ID: L01792999, Grant Date: 06/03/2013, Expiration Date: 06/03/2023, Certifier: William J Weaver, Registrant: William J Weaver, 1156 Plantation Rd, Ideal, GA 31041
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Ideal, GA
- 5550.0%Outside Fires
- 4540.9%Structure Fires
- 109.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
Most common first names in Ideal, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 21 | 79.4 years |
Willie | 16 | 73.3 years |
Charlie | 13 | 73.6 years |
John | 12 | 76.3 years |
William | 12 | 74.5 years |
James | 12 | 74.7 years |
Henry | 10 | 72.4 years |
Annie | 9 | 74.6 years |
Robert | 9 | 72.3 years |
Jessie | 8 | 83.5 years |
Most common last names in Ideal, GA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Williams | 15 | 71.3 years |
Turner | 10 | 71.8 years |
Smith | 10 | 78.5 years |
Raines | 9 | 75.3 years |
Nelson | 9 | 72.5 years |
Cromer | 8 | 73.9 years |
Layfield | 8 | 75.1 years |
Jones | 7 | 80.0 years |
Duncan | 7 | 74.3 years |
Tookes | 7 | 69.3 years |
- 44.4%Electricity
- 29.2%Utility gas
- 26.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 84.5%Electricity
- 15.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Ideal compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.