Thomas County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.3%
(18.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.7 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 70.0% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This town: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ochlocknee, GA
4 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Ochlocknee compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood (8%)
- Utility gas (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Thomas County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Ochlocknee (based on Thomas County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.47%
| Here | | 53.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church |
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| Adherents | 59.0% | 12.1% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
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| Congregations | 28.6% | 12.2% | 5.1% | 9.2% | 3.1% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Charismatic Churches Independent | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 7.7% |
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| 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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Thomas County: | 2.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37 | Thomas County: | 8.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30 | This county: | 6.64 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Thomas County: | 12.8% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Thomas County: | 30.5% | | State: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,762 | $33,144 | 1 | $757 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $540 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,880 | $22,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,880 | $22,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,157 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,522 | $26,088 | 8 | $3,454 |
Ochlocknee government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $26,000 ($38.40)
Sewerage: $20,000 ($29.54)
All Other: $20,000 ($29.54)
- Construction - General: $3,000 ($4.43)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $57,000 ($84.19)
Police Protection: $40,000 ($59.08)
Regular Highways: $37,000 ($54.65)
Solid Waste Management: $30,000 ($44.31)
Water Utilities: $28,000 ($41.36)
Sewerage: $19,000 ($28.06)
General - Other: $17,000 ($25.11)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($7.39)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000 ($59.08)
General Support: $36,000 ($53.18)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $47,000 ($69.42)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $45,000 ($66.47)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000 ($2.95)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($7.39)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($2.95)
Rents: $1,000 ($1.48)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $143,000 ($211.23)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($44.31)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $5,000 ($7.39)
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $22,000 ($32.50)
Public Utilities: $16,000 ($23.63)
NEC: $3,000 ($4.43)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $119,000 ($175.78)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($2.95)
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 Ochlocknee:
- 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.)
- WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
- WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WPAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: LENROB ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, 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.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCVC (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ochlocknee:
- WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; 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.)
- WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WFSL (90.7 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
- WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ochlocknee:
- WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- 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.)
- W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
- WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W02CI (Channel 2; CAIRO/THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CEE, INC.)
- WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
- WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
- W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
Ochlocknee fatal accident list:
Apr 15, 2009 05:09 PM, Sr-3, Brayton Rd, Lat: 30.97488611, Lon: -84.05459444, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 10, 1995 04:10 AM, 304, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 3, 1986 10:45 AM, 304, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ochlocknee)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KB4JAN
Grant Date: 07/03/1995, Expiration Date: 07/03/2005, Cancellation Date: 07/04/2007
Registrant: Terry P Taylor, 4084 Clark St, Ochlocknee, GA 31773 - Call Sign: KE4HYU
Grant Date: 12/14/1993, Expiration Date: 12/14/2003, Cancellation Date: 12/15/2005
Registrant: Mark A Jones, Rt 2 Box 28 Egg & Butter Rd, Ochlocknee, GA 31773 - Call Sign: KE4QPS, Licensee ID: L00252850
Grant Date: 10/07/2004, Expiration Date: 09/14/2014, Certifier: Randle B Smith
Registrant: Randle B Smith, Third St, Ochlocknee, GA 31773 - Call Sign: KF4DZY
Grant Date: 10/16/1995, Expiration Date: 10/16/2005, Cancellation Date: 10/17/2007
Registrant: William P Slaughter, 200 Deerlake Rd, Ochlocknee, GA 31773 - Call Sign: N4UXV, Licensee ID: L00985604
Grant Date: 08/16/2008, Expiration Date: 10/14/2018
Registrant: John Q Godbehere, 186 Deer Hill Drive, Ochlocknee, GA 31773-1545
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Ochlocknee)
| Most common first names in Ochlocknee, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 31 | 71.1 years |
| John | 29 | 74.0 years |
| William | 23 | 69.3 years |
| Robert | 17 | 69.5 years |
| Willie | 15 | 76.7 years |
| Mary | 13 | 74.7 years |
| George | 13 | 71.6 years |
| Charles | 11 | 66.8 years |
| Henry | 10 | 71.1 years |
| Annie | 10 | 77.6 years |
| Most common last names in Ochlocknee, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 15 | 77.8 years |
| Singletary | 14 | 80.1 years |
| Hurst | 13 | 73.6 years |
| Turner | 12 | 75.8 years |
| Lewis | 11 | 65.1 years |
| Groover | 11 | 83.4 years |
| Rehberg | 10 | 76.5 years |
| Chastain | 10 | 74.6 years |
| Watson | 10 | 76.1 years |
| Carter | 10 | 71.1 years |
Ochlocknee on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Cashiers"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Cashiers"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Retail sales workers except cashiers"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers"
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