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Grady County

Population in July 2007: 622.
Males: 309  (49.7%)
Females: 313  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $27,448 (it was $24,028 in 2000)
Lime Sink:

$27,448
Georgia:

$47,590
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $16,785

Lime Sink CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $97,912 (it was $65,800 in 2000)
Lime Sink:

$97,912
Georgia:

$162,800
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $147,326; Detached houses: $182,727; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $113,378; Mobile homes: $64,093

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Lime Sink races chart
  • White alone - 477 (80.7%)
  • Black alone - 91 (15.4%)
  • Hispanic - 13 (2.2%)
  • Two or more races - 6 (1.0%)
  • American Indian alone - 4 (0.7%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Lime Sink: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 12 feet

Land area: 47.0 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lime Sink:

  • High school or higher: 73.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lime Sink CCD:

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 66.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 4.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Lime Sink CCD:  0.9% ($600)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Lime Sink satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Dougherty, GA (38.5 miles , pop. 59,680).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (146.5 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (664.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Branchville, GA (2.8 miles ), Spence, GA (3.1 miles ), Whigham, GA (3.2 miles ), Climax, GA (3.5 miles ), Pelham, GA (3.6 miles ), Cairo, GA (3.6 miles ), Meigs, GA (3.9 miles ), Camilla, GA (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 31.03 N, Longitude: 84.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.7%
Georgia:

9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
  • Construction (20%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Apparel (12%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Farmers and farm managers (16%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (11%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)

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Average climate in Lime Sink, Georgia

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Tornado activity:

Lime Sink-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Lime Sink place center killed 6 people and injured 15 people and caused $5 million in damages.

On 2/13/2000, a category F3 tornado 10.2 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Grady County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Lime Sink:

  • MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; CAMILLA, GA)
  • JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; THOMASVILLE, GA)
  • COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 35 miles away; MOULTRIE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lime Sink:

  • Albany Technical College (about 38 miles; Albany, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,526)
  • Albany State University (about 39 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 3,507)
  • Darton College (about 39 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 2,874)
  • Tallahassee Community College (about 41 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 7,553)
  • Florida State University (about 42 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 33,687)
  • Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (about 43 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 10,978)
  • Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (about 57 miles; Tifton, GA; FT enrollment: 2,475)

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Notable locations in Lime Sink: Peoples Still (A), County Line Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lime Sink include: Allen Chapel (A), Bethel Church (B), Saint Paul Church (C), Mizpah Church (D), Mount Vernon Church (E), Pine Hill Church (F), Spring Hill Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mizpah Cemetery (1), Springhill Cemetery (2), Wilder Cemetery (3), Maxwell Cemetery (4), New Hope Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Whigham Lake (A), Terrell Lake (B), Bearden Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Kelly Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Grady County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  59.5%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

18.7%
Whole state:

13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

9.8%
Whole state:

6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lime Sink, GA


Lime Sink compared to Georgia state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (57%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
  • Wood (14%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Grady County Georgia:


2008 Presidential Election results in Grady County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Lime Sink (based on Grady County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.41%
Here54.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian Churches and Churches of Christ USA National Primitive Baptist Convention
Adherents67.5%12.6%5.6%3.7%3.0%
Congregations39.7%19.0%3.4%3.4%5.2%
NameInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of the NazareneLDS (Mormon) ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsOther
Adherents1.8%0.9%0.8%0.8%3.3%
Congregations3.4%1.7%1.7%1.7%20.7%
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Grady County:

1.61 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Grady County:

7.22 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
This county:

4.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Grady County:

12.1%
Georgia:

10.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Grady County:

31.3%
State:

27.8%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.0%
State:

14.6%

7.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,312 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.27%
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 Thomas County, GA  1.69% ($29,748 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL  0.68% ($42,373)
from Decatur County, GA  0.59% ($34,477)


6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.66%
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 Thomas County, GA  1.34% ($26,790 average AGI)
to Decatur County, GA  0.62% ($23,478)
to Leon County, FL  0.48% ($26,806)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lime Sink:

  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lime Sink:

  • WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBGE (101.9 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: JOHN H. WIGGINS)
  • WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Lime Sink:

  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
  • WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
  • WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
  • W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W08DM (Channel 8; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69DO (Channel 69; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W26BM (Channel 26; COLQUITT, GA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W02CI (Channel 2; CAIRO/THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CEE, INC.)


Lime Sink on our top lists:

  • #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Pharmacies and drug stores"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Child care workers"
  • #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Postsecondary teachers"
  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers"
  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores"
  • #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"

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