Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 45.4% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 21.9% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Meigs, GA
3 people in nursing homes
Meigs compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly 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 Meigs (2009 data):
- CBC NATIONAL BANK: The Georgia Bank Branch at 2023 East Depot Street, branch established on 1903-11-23. Info updated 2008-09-26: Bank assets: $474.6 mil, Deposits: $366.8 mil, headquarters in Fernandina Beach, FL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Coastal Banking Company, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Thomas County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (55%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
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Religon statistics for Meigs
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 59.0% | 12.1% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 28.6% | 12.2% | 5.1% | 9.2% | 3.1% |
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| Name | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Charismatic Churches Independent | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 7.7% |
| Congregations | 2.0% | 8.2% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 24.5% |
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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,726 | $28,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,329 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $15,032 | $45,096 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,532 | $18,384 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,763 | $21,156 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $1,439 | $17,268 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $24,492 | $32,656 | 1 | $1,329 |
Meigs government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $63,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $37,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $184,000
Gas Utilities: $152,000
Central Staff Services: $125,000
Water Utilities: $93,000
Sewerage: $62,000
Regular Highways: $56,000
General - Other: $42,000
Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Fire Protection: $12,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $8,000
Corrections: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $71,000
General Support: $69,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $232,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $213,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $19,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $8,000
General - Other: $4,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $195,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $116,000
Water Utilities: $94,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $29,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $500,000
- Tax - Property: $92,000
Other Selective Sales: $40,000
Public Utilities: $30,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $24,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $294,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000
6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,941 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.97% | | 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:
6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,687 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.83% | | 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 Meigs:
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
- WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
- WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, 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.)
- WPAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: LENROB ENTERPRISES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Meigs:
- 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)
- WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFSL (90.7 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
TV broadcast stations around Meigs:
- WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
- WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
- WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
- W02CI (Channel 2; CAIRO/THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CEE, INC.)
Meigs fatal accident list:
Jun 8, 1997 06:02 AM, 111, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 14, 1997 06:46 AM, Sr3, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Sep 3, 1993 09:35 AM, 923, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 28, 1989 10:30 AM, 923, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 24, 1978 06:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- Candice L Summey, 3.5 Km W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 27.1 m, Overall height: 27.1 m
Registrant: Robert D. Summey, Inc., 15127 North Main Street, Jacksonville, FL 32218-1749, Phone: (904) 751-1576, Email:
- James E McDonald, Us. Hwy 19 & Palmer Rd (Meigs - Ga Rsa 13b1), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.1 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
- Kellye E Abernathy, 169 Midway Church Road, Type: Pole, Structure height: 68.6 m, Overall height: 71.6 m
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 17330 Preston Road, Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2092, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- Lat: 31.120167 Lon: -84.046833, Call Sign: WPVW579
Assigned Frequencies : 159.555 MHz Grant Date: 08/28/2002, Expiration Date: 08/28/2012, Certifier: James R Culpepper
Registrant: Washington Radio Reports Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road Ste 7, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-0668, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Well Site On Hwy 3, 1 Km S Of Meigs, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPYJ353
Assigned Frequencies : 452.837 MHz Grant Date: 08/20/2003, Expiration Date: 08/20/2013, Certifier: Jimmy Layton
Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates Inc., 910 Ploof Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (204) 491-4751, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- MEIGS, 2.2 Miles West Of, Overall height: 69.2 m, Call Sign: KJL39
3750.00 MHz, 3830.00 MHz, 3910.00 MHz, 3990.00 MHz, 4070.00 MHz, 10955.0 MHz, 3750.00 MHz, 3830.00 MHz, 3910.00 MHz, 3990.00 MHz, 4070.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/16/1990, Expiration Date: 02/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 01/27/1998
Registrant: At&t Communications Of The Southern States, 1200 Peachtree Street Ne, Atlanta, GA 30309
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: WB4TKX, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/11/1999, Expiration Date: 02/11/2009
Registrant: Carroll E Wilkes, 1738 Vinson Rd, Meigs, GA 31765
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Meigs, GA
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