Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 33.3% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 16.1% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
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 (2007 data):
- 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 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- 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: $71.3 mil, Deposits: $60.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: South Banking Company
- Sea Island Bank: Metter Branch at 47 South Lewis Street, branch established on 2002-07-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $584.3 mil, Deposits: $496.6 mil, headquarters in Statesboro, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
- Durden Banking Company, Incorporated: Metter Branch at 900 South Lewis Street, branch established on 2002-04-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $137.3 mil, Deposits: $115.4 mil, headquarters in Twin City, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Durden Bankshares, Inc.
- 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: $648.9 mil, Deposits: $543.6 mil, headquarters in Louisville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Queensborough Company, The
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,982 | $47,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $10,931 | $32,793 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $1,590 | $19,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $9,168 | $18,336 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,754 | $21,048 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $32,310 | $38,772 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,224 | $43,344 | 6 | $1,400 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $7,618 | $30,472 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,110 | $24,660 | 1 | $766 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $7,977 | $31,908 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $4,407 | $17,628 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
36 | $91,069 | $30,356 | 7 | $2,166 |
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.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WXRS (1590 AM; 3 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
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)
- WCLA-FM (107.3 FM; CLAXTON, GA; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMM., INC.)
- WRBX (104.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, GA; Owner: WRBX / WTNL, INC.)
- WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
- WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WHKN (94.9 FM; MILLEN, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
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)
- W48BH (Channel 48; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Metter fatal accidents for 1975 - 2006 here
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