Habersham County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Pb
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.4. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00248. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Mount Airy and their reported violations in the past:
CLARKESVILLE MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 88, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-10-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-10-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-1999 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-2002)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-1998), St Public Notif received (AUG-07-1998)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1994 and JUL-14-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (NOV-18-1997), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUL-14-1998 to JUL-14-1998)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.1%
(16.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.7 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 73.2% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This town: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Airy, GA
Mount Airy compared to Georgia state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students 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:
- Utility gas (56%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Habersham County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Mount Airy (based on Habersham County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.54%
| Here | | 52.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 70.0% | 10.9% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
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| Congregations | 50.0% | 14.5% | 8.1% | 1.6% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 12.9% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Habersham County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Habersham County: | 0.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31 | Habersham County: | 7.36 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | Here: | 6.88 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.6% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Habersham County: | 25.9% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 19.7% | | State: | 14.6% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $797 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $709 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,100 | $37,200 | 4 | $997 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,064 | $24,768 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,396 | $28,752 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,560 | $30,240 | 6 | $2,503 |
Mount Airy government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $31,000 ($24.12)
Solid Waste Management: $21,000 ($16.34)
All Other: $2,000 ($1.56)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $98,000 ($76.26)
Water Utilities: $62,000 ($48.25)
Sewerage: $41,000 ($31.91)
Police Protection: $33,000 ($25.68)
Regular Highways: $33,000 ($25.68)
Solid Waste Management: $23,000 ($17.90)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($1.56)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $22,000 ($17.12)
General Revenue, NEC: $17,000 ($13.23)
Rents: $11,000 ($8.56)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $2,000 ($1.56)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $362,000 ($281.71)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $46,000 ($35.80)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000 ($3.89)
- Tax - Property: $32,000 ($24.90)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $27,000 ($21.01)
Other Selective Sales: $22,000 ($17.12)
NEC: $18,000 ($14.01)
Public Utilities: $16,000 ($12.45)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $62,000 ($48.25)
8.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,937 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.04% | | 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:
6.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,237 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.47% | | 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 Mount Airy:
- WCON (1450 AM; 1 kW; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WLET (1420 AM; 5 kW; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCHM (1490 AM; 1 kW; CLARKESVILLE, GA; Owner: BRIAN ROTHELL)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WJJC (1270 AM; 5 kW; COMMERCE, GA; Owner: BANKS-JACKSON BROADCASTING)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Airy:
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
- WPPR (88.3 FM; DEMOREST, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WAZX-FM (101.9 FM; CLEVELAND, GA; Owner: WAZX-FM, INC)
- WRAF (90.9 FM; TOCCOA FALLS, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WMJE (102.9 FM; CLARKESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIES, INC.)
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WHEL (105.1 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WTFH (89.9 FM; HELEN, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WBCX (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BRENAU COLLEGE)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Airy:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Mount Airy fatal accident list:
Sep 16, 2007 04:03 PM, Sunlit Hollow, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 27, 1998 05:43 PM, 075611, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 25, 1981 10:40 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $781,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,230
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Civil Defense Hdqtrs Chase Rd & Southern Rr (Lat: 34.515944 Lon: -83.512389), Call Sign: KYY905, Licensee ID: L00011960
Assigned Frequencies: 45.5600 MHz
Grant Date: 12/28/2004, Expiration Date: 11/14/2014
Registrant: State Of Georgia, Atlanta, GA 30316-0055, Phone: (404) 635-7221, Fax: (404) 635-7205, Email:
- Chase Rd & Southern Rr In Civil Def Hdq (Lat: 34.515944 Lon: -83.512389), Call Sign: KAA383
Assigned Frequencies: 155.265 MHz, 155.340 MHz
Grant Date: 02/14/2003, Expiration Date: 03/29/2013
Registrant: Habersham Central Communications, 175 E.O.C. Dr, Mount Airy, GA 30563, Phone: (706) 778-3911, Fax: (706) 778-1921, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, On Us 23 1 Mi N Of (Lat: 34.522583 Lon: -83.484056), Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: KQL97, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies: 6633.75 MHz
Grant Date: 09/15/2001, Expiration Date: 12/05/2011
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree St. Ne - Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 529-1493, Fax: (404) 527-2914, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Airy)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 14060 , Serial Number: 28-20333, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 09/18/1964
Registrant (Individual): Daniel R Skinner, 467 Glade Rd, Mount Airy, GA 30563 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172H (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3762R , Serial Number: 17255562, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/14/1967
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 195 Rolling Ridge Rd, Mount Airy, GA 30563 - Aircraft: CESSNA 152 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 68266 , Serial Number: 15282218, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 08/16/1978
Registrant (Co-Owned): Garry D Greene, 102 Tremont Trl, Mount Airy, GA 30563, Other Owners: Kathleen M Greene - Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540F1 SERIE (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7511D , Serial Number: 1252, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 08/22/2002
Registrant (Corporation): High Country Helicopters LLC, 1660 Demorest Mount Airy Hwy, Mount Airy, GA 30563 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 98494 , Serial Number: 17276301, Year manufactured: 1984, Airworthiness Date: 11/13/1984
Registrant (Co-Owned): Joe Dillard Jr Noggle, 5198 Camp Creek Rd, Mount Airy, GA 30563, Other Owners: Patricia O Noggle
| Most common first names in Mount Airy, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 27 | 74.4 years |
| James | 19 | 73.2 years |
| William | 14 | 75.7 years |
| Mary | 13 | 75.6 years |
| Robert | 12 | 72.8 years |
| George | 9 | 74.5 years |
| Frank | 7 | 74.4 years |
| Betty | 7 | 67.3 years |
| Ethel | 7 | 78.1 years |
| Ruth | 7 | 82.0 years |
| Most common last names in Mount Airy, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Loudermilk | 29 | 71.4 years |
| Franklin | 23 | 80.0 years |
| Smith | 21 | 75.8 years |
| Dill | 12 | 74.9 years |
| Dodd | 9 | 75.4 years |
| Pitts | 9 | 79.4 years |
| Anderson | 8 | 81.2 years |
| Cody | 8 | 84.2 years |
| Clark | 8 | 81.5 years |
| Cash | 8 | 81.1 years |
Mount Airy on our top lists:
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with most building permits per 1,000 residents in 2004-2006"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers"
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