Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  25.6% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 13.1% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Plains, GA
100 people in nursing homes
Plains compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Plains (2009 data):
- The Citizens Bank of Americus: Plains Branch at Main And South Hudson Streets, branch established on 1974-12-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $227.7 mil, Deposits: $191.6 mil, headquarters in Americus, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Middle Georgia Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Sumter County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Plains
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Seventh-Day Adventist Church |
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| Adherents | 54.6% | 25.3% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
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| Congregations | 40.8% | 20.4% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 4.1% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Episcopal Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | The Wesleyan Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 6.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 18.4% |
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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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,227 | $26,724 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $2,812 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $332 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,130 | $25,560 | 6 | $2,221 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $777 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,534 | $18,408 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $5,891 | $23,564 | 17 | $6,142 |
Plains government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $77,000
Solid Waste Management: $41,000
All Other: $4,000
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $299,000
Water Utilities: $182,000
Sewerage: $121,000
Police Protection: $114,000
Central Staff Services: $92,000
Regular Highways: $54,000
Solid Waste Management: $34,000
General - Other: $13,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $68,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $530,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $508,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $22,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,000
Sewerage: $2,000
Water Utilities: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $141,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $116,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $62,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $245,000
All Other: $65,000
- Tax - Property: $128,000
Other Selective Sales: $23,000
Public Utilities: $12,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
NEC: $7,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $143,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $28,000
6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,194 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.11% | | 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:
7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,333 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.00% | | 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 Plains:
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WISK (1390 AM; daytime; 1 kW; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Plains:
- WISK-FM (98.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WDEC-FM (94.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WZIQ (106.5 FM; SMITHVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEAM-FM (100.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, GA; Owner: DAVIS BROADCASTING INC., OF COLUMBUS)
- WJIZ-FM (96.3 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJAD (103.5 FM; LEESBURG, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Plains:
- WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WTVM (Channel 9; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WRBL (Channel 3; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLTZ (Channel 38; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: LEWIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXTX (Channel 54; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Plains fatal accident list:
Nov 20, 2003 11:44 AM, Us-280 (Sr 27), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 25, 1998 04:55 AM, Us-Sr27, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 25, 1997 05:00 AM, 45, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- Ne Corner Bond & Washington Sts, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.9 m, Overall height: 66.7 m
Registrant: Citizens Telephone Company Inc, 134 Bailey Ave, Leslie, GA 31764, Phone: (912) 874-4145, Email:
- CLARENCE T BARINOWSKI, 1516 Us Hwy 280 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 107.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00158561
Registrant: Barinowski Investment Co., L. P., 2278 Wortham Lane, Grovetown, GA 30813, Phone: (706) 309-9670, Email:
- Sarah L Berry, 1000 Hwy 280, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Diamond Communications LLC, 245 Regency Ct., Suite 101, Brookfield, WI 53045, Phone: (262) 649-4429, Email:
- Sarah L Berry, 1000 Highway 280, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Diamond Communications LLC, 245 Regency Ct., Suite 101, Brookfield, WI 53045, Phone: (262) 649-4429, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- Univ Ga Expermnt Sta, Call Sign: KIB349, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies : 158.955 MHz
Grant Date: 04/09/2004, Expiration Date: 07/05/2014
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 254 Washington St Sw, Ground Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334-8400, Phone: (229) 824-4375, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
- City Hall Bldg Main St, Call Sign: KNDB797
Assigned Frequencies : 154.965 MHz
Grant Date: 05/30/1997, Expiration Date: 07/16/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/17/2002
Registrant: City Of Plains, City Hall Bldg, Plains, GA 31780, Phone: (912) 824-9111 - Well 152m N Of Paschall St & Thomasst Int, Type: Pole, Structure height: 8 m, Call Sign: WPOY732
Assigned Frequencies : 154.456 MHz
Grant Date: 09/07/1999, Expiration Date: 09/07/2004, Cancelation Date: 11/13/2004, Certifier: L E Godwin Jr
Registrant: Ericsson Inc, 5365 Oakbrook Pkwy, Norcross, GA 30093, Fax: (770) 717-0506
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Bond & Washington Streets, Call Sign: KAF257
Assigned Frequencies : 152.600 MHz
Grant Date: 08/17/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 03/06/2001
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7- Call Sign: KE4QHU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00300247
Grant Date: 06/30/2004, Expiration Date: 09/07/2014
Registrant: Bobbie W Phillips, 2124 Highway 280 West Villa 2, Plains, GA 31780 - Call Sign: KF4BVE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/17/1995, Expiration Date: 07/17/2005, Cancelation Date: 07/18/2007
Registrant: Nathan P Buchanan, Box 342b, Plains, GA 31780 - Call Sign: WD4OBH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00807041
Grant Date: 02/18/2004, Expiration Date: 02/18/2014
Registrant: Lynton E Godwin Iii, 205 Church, Plains, GA 31780 - Call Sign: KG4PBK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00394762
Grant Date: 08/29/2001, Expiration Date: 08/29/2011, Cancelation Date: 09/18/2001, Certifier: Shannon L Webb
Registrant: Shannon L Webb, 180 Buchanan Rd, Plains, GA 31780 - Call Sign: KG4PBL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00394763
Grant Date: 08/29/2001, Expiration Date: 08/29/2011, Cancelation Date: 09/18/2001, Certifier: Rahnee S Webb
Registrant: Rahnee S Webb, 180 Buchanan Rd, Plains, GA 31780 - Call Sign: KZ4NDN, Previous Call Sign: KG4PBL, Licensee ID: L00394763
Grant Date: 09/18/2001, Expiration Date: 09/18/2011, Certifier: Rahneee S Webb
Registrant: Rahnee S Webb, 180 Buchanan Rd, Plains, GA 31780 - Call Sign: KZ4EKG, Previous Call Sign: KG4PBK, Licensee ID: L00394762
Grant Date: 09/18/2001, Expiration Date: 09/18/2011, Certifier: Shannon L Webb
Registrant: Shannon L Webb, 180 Buchanan Rd, Plains, GA 31780
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Plains)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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