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Population in July 2008: 858. Population change since 2000: -3.5%
 

Males: 408  (47.6%)
Females: 450  (52.4%)

Median resident age:  38.6 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31637.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,911 (it was $18,681 in 2000)
Lenox:  $22,911
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,565
Lenox:  $14,565
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,687 (it was $36,200 in 2000)
Lenox:  $64,687
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $71,625; Detached houses: $80,897; Townhouses or other attached units: $109,605; Mobile homes: $27,979
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Races in Lenox:

  • White Non-Hispanic (58.3%)
  • Black (38.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Lenox: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.1%), Irish (5.2%), Subsaharan African (4.6%), English (2.5%), German (2.4%), Arab (1.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 284 feet

Land area: 1.24 square miles.

Population density: 692 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lenox

  • High school or higher: 49.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lenox town

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 50.1%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

35 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America).

This town:  3.9%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Lenox, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lenox to the number of sex offenders is 286 to 1.

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

Lenox:  1.0% ($358)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (46.6 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (125.9 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (717.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Sparks, GA (2.7 miles ), Oak Ridge, GA (2.9 miles ), Omega, GA (3.0 miles ), Adel, GA (3.1 miles ), Ellenton, GA (3.1 miles ), Unionville, GA (3.4 miles ), Phillipsburg, GA (3.5 miles ), Enigma, GA (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $66,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $38,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,000
  • 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,300

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Latitude: 31.27 N, Longitude: 83.47 W

Area code: 229

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Population change in the 1990s: +106 (+13.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)



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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.17
US city average:  3.00

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Lenox-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Lenox town center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/11/1968, a category 3 tornado 28.0 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Lenox:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF ADEL INC (about 10 miles; ADEL, GA)
  • TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; TIFTON, GA)
  • BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; NASHVILLE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Lenox, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lenox:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)

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Hotel: Baymont Inns & Suites (2535 Chantilly Drive Northeast).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.8%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  27.7%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lenox, GA



Lenox 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.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Lenox (2009 data):
  • Bank of Lenox: Bank Of Lenox at 50 West Central Ave, branch established on 1907-06-25. Info updated 2008-12-10: Bank assets: $38.5 mil, Deposits: $35.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Robinson Bancshares, Inc.



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (53%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Lenox

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Assemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents70.5%15.9%6.0%2.7%4.8%
Congregations45.2%12.9%6.5%3.2%32.3%
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.


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
Financial Administration 2$10,772$64,6320$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$2,925
Police Protection - Officers 3$12,634$50,5360$0
Firefighters 0$0 9$720
Sewerage 1$2,161$25,9320$0
Water Supply 4$8,817$26,4510$0
Totals for Government 10$34,384$41,26115$3,645


Lenox government finances in 2006:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $155,000
    Solid Waste Management: $44,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $2,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $485,000
    Sewerage: $323,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $199,000
    Police Protection: $141,000
    Sewerage: $133,000
    Central Staff Services: $120,000
    Solid Waste Management: $43,000
    Regular Highways: $39,000
    Local Fire Protection: $34,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $606,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $14,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $68,000
    General Local Government Support: $65,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $72,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $29,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $20,000
    Rents: $13,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,355,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,283,000
    Intergovernmental to Local NEC – Correctional Institutions: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $478,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $232,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,000
  • Tax - Property: $107,000
    Other Selective Sales: $47,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $39,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $27,000
    Occupation and Business License, NEC: $11,000
    Other License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $215,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $53,000

7.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,529 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.89%
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 Lowndes County, GA  1.64% ($33,224 average AGI)
from Berrien County, GA  1.10% ($26,702)
from Tift County, GA  0.70% ($88,556)


7.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,947 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.62%
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 Lowndes County, GA  2.19% ($25,540 average AGI)
to Berrien County, GA  0.72% ($18,459)
to Tift County, GA  0.66% ($29,794)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lenox:
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTIF (1340 AM; 1 kW; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lenox:
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WVGA (105.9 FM; LAKELAND, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WABR (91.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMM, COMMISSION)
  • WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
  • WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Lenox:
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • W51AR (Channel 51; TIFTON, GA; Owner: NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH)


Lenox fatal accident list:
Feb 21, 1999 02:50 AM, Us-41(Sr7), Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 10, 1997 05:55 AM, 051205, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 14, 1990 09:05 AM, I75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 18, 1989 06:35 AM, I75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Apr 8, 1984 04:00 AM, 75-401, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total average daily traffic: 42,440
Total average daily truck traffic: 398

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Route 2 County Road 275, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN933
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Edward G Roach, Us Hwy 41 North & Staunton Cemetery Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
  • Jerri L Janjua, Rt 2 Box 66 Sugar Hill Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Lat: 31.272000 Lon: -83.464778, Call Sign: WQCN847
    Assigned Frequencies : 456.562 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/19/2005, Expiration Date: 04/19/2015, Certifier: Teresa A Barber
    Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
  • LENOX, Cr-200 Rr Crossing At Rr Mp 116.43g, Type: Bant, Structure height: 2.5 m, Overall height: 3.1 m, Call Sign: WQDE585
    Assigned Frequencies : 161.535 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/05/2005, Expiration Date: 08/05/2015, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
    Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 99 Spring St Sw, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: KG4CAX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01440687
    Grant Date: 11/25/2008, Expiration Date: 02/22/2019, Certifier: Harry Van Brackle
    Registrant: Harry Van Brackle, Rt 1 Box 614, Lenox, GA 31639
  • Call Sign: KK4RB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01234968
    Grant Date: 10/31/1997, Expiration Date: 10/31/2007
    Registrant: Emory L Peters, 32 Briarwood Ct, Lenox, GA 31637


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 14

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Lenox, GA

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