Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 28.9% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 9.5% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Omega, GA
5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Omega compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below 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 Omega (2009 data):
- South Georgia Banking Company: at 5515 Alabama Avenue, branch established on 1937-06-14. Info updated 2007-01-09: Bank assets: $304.3 mil, Deposits: $260.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: South Georgia Bank Holding Company
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Tift County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (63%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- No fuel used (4%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Omega
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | American Baptist Association | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 57.3% | 15.8% | 9.7% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 32.4% | 14.7% | 10.3% | 4.4% | 1.5% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Churches of Christ | Progressive Primitive Baptists | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 5.6% |
| Congregations | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 25.0% |
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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,936 | $35,232 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $9,164 | $27,492 | 2 | $700 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $4,845 | $19,380 | 1 | $788 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,949 | $23,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $4,779 | $28,674 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $23,673 | $25,825 | 3 | $1,488 |
Omega government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $79,000
Sewerage: $73,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $318,000
Sewerage: $212,000
Regular Highways: $24,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $127,000
Water Utilities: $109,000
Central Staff Services: $90,000
Sewerage: $73,000
Solid Waste Management: $67,000
Regular Highways: $67,000
General - Other: $34,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $8,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $187,000
All Other: $122,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $500,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $490,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $70,000
Interest Earnings: $42,000
Rents: $7,000
Property Sale Other: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $32,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Water Utilities: $22,000
Sewerage: $15,000
General - Other: $7,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,071,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $109,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $53,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $491,000
All Other: $25,000
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $49,000
Public Utilities: $42,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $40,000
NEC: $8,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $211,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000
7.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,911 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.32% | | 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:
6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,938 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.70% | | 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 Omega:
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
- WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WTIF (1340 AM; 1 kW; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHBS (1400 AM; 1 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY CHURCH, INC.)
- WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
- WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Omega:
- WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
- WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WABR (91.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMM, COMMISSION)
- WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRXZ (106.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Omega:
- W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
- WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
- W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
- W51AR (Channel 51; TIFTON, GA; Owner: NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH)
- W05AZ (Channel 5; TIFTON, GA; Owner: WOAZ, INC.)
Omega fatal accident list:
Oct 4, 2008 10:35 AM, Meders Dr, Brooks Dr, Lat: 31.334558, Lon: -83.592631, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 21, 1995 10:40 AM, 050401, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 22, 1984 03:40 AM, 35, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- Edward G Roach, 1785 Crossland & Lenox Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- CHRISTINE A VERRE, 7199 U.S. Highway 319n, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 112.7 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
- b b carter, 6766 U.S. Highway 319 N., Type: Tower, Structure height: 98.7 m, Overall height: 103.3 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770 - Jerri L Janjua, 6727 Us 319 North (Adjacent Address), Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- Hwy 319 N, Call Sign: KIC876, Licensee ID: L00023598
Assigned Frequencies : 43.1000 MHz Grant Date: 03/19/2002, Expiration Date: 03/19/2012
Registrant: Pond O Gold Inc, Hwy 319 N Box 205, Omega, GA 31775, Phone: (912) 528-6767 - Ty County Rd, Call Sign: KUW681, Licensee ID: L00076978
Assigned Frequencies : 151.595 MHz Grant Date: 07/16/1998, Expiration Date: 08/09/2003, Cancelation Date: 10/12/2003
Registrant: Eaglehead Farms Inc, Tifton, GA 31794 - Lat: 31.357694 Lon: -83.593083, Call Sign: WQDJ372
Assigned Frequencies : 457.662 MHz Grant Date: 09/09/2005, Expiration Date: 09/09/2015, Certifier: Steve Whittington
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
- Lat: 31.357528 Lon: -83.593083, Call Sign: WQEL562
Assigned Frequencies : 456.412 MHz Grant Date: 02/28/2006, Expiration Date: 02/28/2016, Certifier: Steve Whittington
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Near Highway 319 5 Miles South Of Tifton, Call Sign: KRS711
Assigned Frequencies : 152.840 MHz Grant Date: 08/10/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005
Registrant: Lukas, Mcgowan, Nace, & Gutierrez, Charter, 1111 19th Street Nw, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 857-3500
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: KD4MFP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00443081
Grant Date: 01/03/2002, Expiration Date: 03/31/2012, Certifier: James E Gray
Registrant: James E Gray, 857 Rocky Creek Church Rd, Omega, GA 31775 - Call Sign: WA4LHC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01226344
Grant Date: 12/21/2006, Expiration Date: 02/21/2017, Certifier: Wilbur L Castleberry
Registrant: Wilbur L Castleberry, 154 Crosland Scooterville Rd, Omega, GA 31775 - Call Sign: WB3JEC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01426591
Grant Date: 08/26/2008, Expiration Date: 02/19/2018, Certifier: David J Flenner
Registrant: David J Flenner, Omega, GA 31775
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 9
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 2
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Omega, GA
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