Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 33.3% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 16.1% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Metter, GA
People in group quarters in Metter
- 290 people in nursing homes
- 37 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Metter compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below 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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Banks with branches in Metter (2009 data):
- Pineland State Bank: at 257 North Broad Street, branch established on 1959-09-08; Lanier Street Branch at 200 Lanier Street, branch established on 1998-07-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.9 mil, Deposits: $56.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: South Banking Company
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Metter Main Branch at 2 Southeast Broad Street, branch established on 1934-01-01; Drive-In Facility at 205 South Lewis Street, branch established on 1975-02-25. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Durden Banking Company, Incorporated: Metter Branch at 900 South Lewis Street, branch established on 2002-04-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $162.1 mil, Deposits: $145.9 mil, headquarters in Twin City, GA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Durden Bankshares, Inc.
- Sea Island Bank: Metter Branch at 47 South Lewis Street, branch established on 2002-07-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $781.6 mil, Deposits: $649.7 mil, headquarters in Statesboro, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
- Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company: Metter Branch at 24-28 North Broad Street, branch established on 2001-06-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $860.6 mil, Deposits: $724.3 mil, headquarters in Louisville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Queensborough Company, The
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Metter, Georgia
- Comfort Inn, Fortner Rd Hwy 121, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-4100, Fax: (912) 685-3740
- Holiday Inn Express-metter, I-16 & Ga Hwy 121, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-3000, Fax: (912) 685-3141
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Metter, Georgia
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Candler County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (72%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Metter
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Progressive Primitive Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | National Association of Free Will Baptists |
| Adherents | 60.5% | 12.4% | 9.4% | 7.9% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 36.0% | 8.0% | 16.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% |
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| Name | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Eastern Pennsylvanian Mennonite Church | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Congregations | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 12.0% |
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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 |
5 | $16,932 | $40,637 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,950 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $27,814 | $33,377 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,082 | $24,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $4,442 | $26,652 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $13,708 | $23,499 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $1,661 | $19,932 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $6,590 | $19,770 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $9,071 | $36,284 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $15,081 | $36,194 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,826 | $31,304 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
41 | $105,207 | $30,792 | 6 | $1,950 |
Metter government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $337,000
Solid Waste Management: $177,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $228,000
Sewerage: $152,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $717,000
Police Protection: $512,000
Central Staff Services: $419,000
Water Utilities: $313,000
Sewerage: $209,000
Housing & Community Development: $111,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
Parks & Recreation: $75,000
Fire Protection: $71,000
General - Other: $68,000
Corrections - Other: $43,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
Libraries: $23,000
Welfare - Other: $20,000
Health Services - Other: $15,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $12,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
General Support: $6,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $75,000
Corrections: $43,000
Air Transportation: $29,000
Libraries: $23,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $504,000
All Other: $21,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,439,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $167,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,515,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $91,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $202,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $126,000
General - Other: $75,000
Fire Protection: $55,000
Police Protection: $44,000
Water Utilities: $37,000
Central Staff: $34,000
Sewerage: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $798,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $506,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $162,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $257,000
Highways: $220,000
Public Welfare: $64,000
All Other: $39,000
- Tax - Property: $472,000
Other Selective Sales: $224,000
Public Utilities: $162,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $104,000
NEC: $83,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $971,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $79,000
8.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,423 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.76% | | 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:
7.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,941 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.41% | | 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 Metter:
- WHCG (1360 AM; 1 kW; METTER, GA; Owner: RADIO METTER, INC.)
- WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WPTB (850 AM; 1 kW; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF GEORGIA, LLC)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WXRS (1590 AM; 3 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WJAT (800 AM; 1 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Metter:
- WBMZ (104.9 FM; METTER, GA; Owner: WM. JIMMY PAGE, TR/AS RADIO METTER)
- WPMX (102.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
- WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
- WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
- WCLA-FM (107.3 FM; CLAXTON, GA; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMM., INC.)
- WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WRBX (104.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, GA; Owner: WRBX / WTNL, INC.)
- WTCQ (97.7 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WHKN (94.9 FM; MILLEN, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
- WXRS-FM (100.5 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W257BG (99.3 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WVGS (91.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Metter:
- WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
- WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
- W48BH (Channel 48; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W25CQ (Channel 25; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- WPHJ-CA (Channel 46; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Metter, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 13
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 21
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 15
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 42
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 92
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 143
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 100
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 239
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13
See more detailed statistics of Metter fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 48 meters (157ft)
Total average daily traffic: 65,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 322
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Metter)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- Georgia Hwy 121 N Lewis St, Call Sign: KII368, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies : 31.1000 MHz, 31.1400 MHz, 31.3000 MHz Grant Date: 08/06/2002, Expiration Date: 08/06/2012, Cancelation Date: 09/11/2002
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave Ste 1402 West, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-3510 - Trapnell St At Railroad, Call Sign: KQT833, Licensee ID: L00094311
Assigned Frequencies : 43.0800 MHz Grant Date: 12/19/1996, Expiration Date: 01/17/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Evans Concrete Products Company Inc Dba Metter Concrete Products Company, Claxton, GA 30417, Phone: (912) 739-3733 - 11 S Broad St, Call Sign: KNCA287
Assigned Frequencies : 451.050 MHz, 456.050 MHz, 456.075 MHz, 456.125 MHz Grant Date: 11/07/1996, Expiration Date: 11/07/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/14/2002
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Emc Ofc Hwy 46 E, Call Sign: WNCB822
Assigned Frequencies : 154.463 MHz Grant Date: 01/26/2005, Expiration Date: 03/29/2015
Registrant: Oglethorpe Power Corp, 2100 East Exchange Place, Tucker, GA 30085, Phone: (770) 270-7461, Fax: (770) 270-7770, Email:
- 1215 S Lewis Street, Call Sign: WPWT531
469.337 MHz, 464.062 MHz, 464.362 MHz, 469.012 MHz, 469.212 MHz, 469.237 MHz, 469.062 MHz, 469.262 MHz, 469.087 MHz, 469.287 MHz... (+21 more) Grant Date: 01/17/2003, Expiration Date: 01/17/2013, Certifier: Jeffrey T Rader
Registrant: Panasonic Information Systems, 1707 N Randall Rd E1-D9, Elgin, IL 60123, Phone: (847) 468-5318, Fax: (847) 574-7614, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1- Lat: 32.399611 Lon: -82.044000, Call Sign: KIY701
Assigned Frequencies : 26.2300 MHz Grant Date: 07/26/2000, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
Registrant: Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP, 2101 L Street Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 955-6631, Fax: (202) 887-0689, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- STATION, 0.25 Mi E Of City Limits On Sh46, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WNES483
Assigned Frequencies : 954.850 MHz, 954.250 MHz, 955.350 MHz, 955.650 MHz Grant Date: 03/08/2008, Expiration Date: 03/09/2018
Registrant: Excelsior Emc, 986 South East Broad Street, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-2115, Fax: (912) 685-5782, Email:
- STATION, Hwy 46 .25 Mi E Of, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: WNES484
Assigned Frequencies : 952.837 MHz, 928.837 MHz Grant Date: 06/08/2002, Expiration Date: 08/06/2012
Registrant: Excelsior Emc, 986 South East Broad Street, Metter, GA 30439, Phone: (912) 685-2115, Fax: (912) 685-5782, Email:
- DT METTER/I-16, 2 Mathews Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 125.5 m, Call Sign: WPZI444
6093.45 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz... (+4 more) Grant Date: 01/15/2004, Expiration Date: 01/15/2014, Cancelation Date: 07/21/2004, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verzion Wireless, One Verizon Place (Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4269, Fax: (678) 339-8552 - STATION, Gpc Substn 0.55 Mi N Of Int Ga Hwy 23 & 46, Overall height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WEE718
Assigned Frequencies : 1955.00 MHz, 1985.00 MHz Grant Date: 05/22/1997, Expiration Date: 07/31/2002, Cancelation Date: 06/16/1997
Registrant: Phone: (404) 526-6083
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1- Metter Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 18 m, Call Sign: WRLB3199
Assigned Frequencies : 0.43251 MHz Grant Date: 07/13/2005, Expiration Date: 08/24/2015
Registrant: City Of Metter, Douglas, GA 31534-0557, Phone: (912) 384-1784, Fax: (912) 384-7486, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Metter)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Metter)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 1
- Hazardous Condition: 1
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