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Putnam County

Population in July 2007: 6,223.
Males: 3,183  (51.2%)
Females: 3,040  (48.8%)

Median resident age:  47.4 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,635 (it was $42,917 in 2000)
Phoenix:  $52,635
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,057
Phoenix:  $32,057
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $211,929 (it was $118,600 in 2000)
Phoenix:  $211,929
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $320,806; Detached houses: $388,137; Townhouses or other attached units: $389,940; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,356; Mobile homes: $71,822; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $32,500

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Races in Phoenix:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
  • Black (5.0%)
  • American Indian (5.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Phoenix: 84.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 392 feet

Land area: 112.8 square miles.

Population density: 55 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Phoenix

  • High school or higher: 83.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Phoenix CCD

  • Never married: 16.6%
  • Now married: 70.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
Georgia:  7.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Phoenix:  0.9% ($1,009)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Phoenix satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens, GA (41.9 miles , pop. 76,500).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (71.5 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (634.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Eatonton, GA (2.7 miles ), Devereux, GA (3.3 miles ), Little River, GA (3.5 miles ), White Plains, GA (4.0 miles ), Greensboro, GA (4.0 miles ), Buckhead, GA (4.0 miles ), Siloam, GA (4.1 miles ), Sparta, GA (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 33.35 N, Longitude: 83.26 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

Phoenix household income distribution Phoenix home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)



Phoenix-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 37% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.8 miles away from the Phoenix place center killed 5 people and injured 86 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 12/24/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.9 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Phoenix-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.4 miles away from Phoenix center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 24.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 31.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/13/2003 at 20:15:16, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from Phoenix center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from Phoenix center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Phoenix:
  • PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; EATONTON, GA)
  • MINNIE G BOSWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; GREENSBORO, GA)
  • CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL PSYC SVCS DIV (about 19 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Phoenix:
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 4,028)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 42 miles; ATHENS, GA; FT enrollment: 28,464)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
  • MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
  • CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
  • GORDON COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 2,263)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 62 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)

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Churches in Phoenix include: Wesley Chapel (A), Lone Oak Church (B), Ward Chapel (C), Texas Church (D), Saint Pauls Church (E), Concord Church (F), Crooked Creek Church (G), Pinkerton Grove Church (H), Philadelphia Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Dennis Lake (A), Basil Lake (B), Beall Lake (C), Beall Pond One (D), Beall Pond Two (E), Kraft Lake (F), Reeses Lake (G), Rossee Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rush Creek (A), Sugar Creek (B), Herndon Branch (C), Dance Branch (D), Highlog Branch (E), Tanyard Branch (F), Lick Creek (G), Hurricane Branch (H), Jacks Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Phoenix: Oconee Springs Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.9%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.9%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Phoenix, GA


8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Phoenix compared to Georgia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Putnam County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (56%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Phoenix

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents53.9%29.6%4.8%3.0%2.9%
Congregations28.6%32.1%7.1%3.6%3.6%
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaChurch of God of ProphecyChurch of God (Anderson, Indiana)International Church of the Foursquare GospelOther religions
Adherents2.6%1.1%0.6%0.6%0.9%
Congregations3.6%3.6%3.6%3.6%10.7%
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.


8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,036 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.78%
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:
from Baldwin County, GA  1.09% ($29,829 average AGI)
from Greene County, GA  0.50% ($61,229)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.42% ($53,966)


7.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.51%
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:
to Baldwin County, GA  1.04% ($33,113 average AGI)
to Morgan County, GA  0.57% ($34,359)
to Jones County, GA  0.41% ($37,607)


Strongest AM radio stations in Phoenix:
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WKVQ (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EATONTON, GA; Owner: CRAIG BAKER)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WXJO (1120 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GORDON, GA; Owner: ROBERTS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Phoenix:
  • WMGZ (97.7 FM; EATONTON, GA; Owner: MIDDLE GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPMA (102.7 FM; BUCKHEAD, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
  • WDDK (103.9 FM; GREENSBORO, GA; Owner: BRIARPATCH RADIO INC.)
  • WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLRR (100.7 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: PRESTON W. SMALL)
  • WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKZR (102.3 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: WMVG, INC.)
  • W201BN (88.1 FM; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WJDS (88.7 FM; SPARTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE INC)



FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Marin Fettman, 25 Smith Dr. (9at0733a), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m


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