Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Georgia: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 70.7% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 31.1% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.6% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ideal, GA
94 people in nursing homes
Ideal compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly 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.
- 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Macon County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Wood (3%)
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Religon statistics for Ideal
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches | Baha'i | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 59.8% | 15.7% | 6.6% | 4.5% | 3.2% |
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| Congregations | 38.7% | 19.4% | 6.5% | N/A | 3.2% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Mennonite; Other Groups | American Baptist Association | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3.8% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 19.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,571 | $18,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $357 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $383 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,219 | $26,628 | 2 | $1,609 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,459 | $17,508 | 1 | $546 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $774 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $5,249 | $20,996 | 12 | $3,669 |
Ideal government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $28,000
Solid Waste Management: $27,000
All Other: $20,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $75,000
Central Staff Services: $65,000
Sewerage: $50,000
General - Other: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $28,000
Police Protection: $27,000
Regular Highways: $22,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $47,000
All Other: $15,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $254,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $228,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $26,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $44,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000
Public Welfare: $6,000
- Tax - Property: $36,000
Other Selective Sales: $19,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
NEC: $4,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $85,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,606 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.03% | | 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:
7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,550 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.47% | | 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 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:
Feb 15, 1979 02:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 4, 1979 11:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 6, 1976 08:35 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 32 meters (105ft)
Total costs: $1,055,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,670
Total average daily truck traffic: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Stephanie I Jones, Old Ideal Road (Ideal), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 92.6 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 1571 George Hammock Rd, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 3.7 m, Call Sign: KBA430
Assigned Frequencies : 160.590 MHz
Grant Date: 01/04/2002, Expiration Date: 04/02/2012, Certifier: L W Allen
Registrant: Csx Transportation, 6735 Southpoint Drive South, 4th Flr J958, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5925, Fax: (904) 332-6013, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KE4SI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00216156
Grant Date: 12/01/2000, Expiration Date: 02/26/2011, Certifier: Robert S Johnson
Registrant: Robert S Johnson, 101 Anderson St, Ideal, GA 31041 - Call Sign: W7THF, Previous Call Sign: WB8THF, Licensee ID: L00726938
Grant Date: 06/10/1999, Expiration Date: 06/10/2009
Registrant: Hamilton W Lord, Box 5, Ideal, GA 31041
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: BEECH A36 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 442W , Serial Number: E-2356, Year manufactured: 1987, Airworthiness Date: 02/12/1987
Registrant (Co-Owned): Gary Simmons, 131 Simmons Kendrick Rd, Ideal, GA 31041, Other Owners: Gene Simmons
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