Sumter County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.3%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 43.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 58.8% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Sumter County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Plains (based on Sumter County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.18%
| Here | | 41.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| 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 | LDS (Mormon) Church | The Wesleyan Church | Other |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | This county: | 2.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Sumter County: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Sumter County: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 25 | This county: | 7.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Sumter County: | 7.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Sumter County: | 20.7% | | 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 |
| 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 ($99.35)
Solid Waste Management: $41,000 ($52.90)
All Other: $4,000 ($5.16)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $299,000 ($385.81)
Water Utilities: $182,000 ($234.84)
Sewerage: $121,000 ($156.13)
Police Protection: $114,000 ($147.10)
Central Staff Services: $92,000 ($118.71)
Regular Highways: $54,000 ($69.68)
Solid Waste Management: $34,000 ($43.87)
General - Other: $13,000 ($16.77)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($5.16)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($3.87)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000 ($10.32)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $68,000 ($87.74)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $530,000 ($683.87)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $508,000 ($655.48)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $22,000 ($28.39)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000 ($23.23)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($7.74)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,000 ($5.16)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($2.58)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($2.58)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $141,000 ($181.94)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $116,000 ($149.68)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $62,000 ($80.00)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $245,000 ($316.13)
All Other: $65,000 ($83.87)
- Tax - Property: $128,000 ($165.16)
Other Selective Sales: $23,000 ($29.68)
Public Utilities: $12,000 ($15.48)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000 ($12.90)
NEC: $7,000 ($9.03)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $143,000 ($184.52)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $28,000 ($36.13)
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 07:44 AM, Us-280 (Sr 27), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 25, 1998 11:55 PM, Us-Sr27, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 25, 1997 01:00 PM, 45, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Plains)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - Univ Ga Expermnt Sta (Lat: 32.043500 Lon: -84.366583), 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 (Lat: 32.034333 Lon: -84.394083), Call Sign: KNDB797
Assigned Frequencies: 154.965 MHz
Grant Date: 05/30/1997, Expiration Date: 07/16/2002, Cancellation 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 (Lat: 32.037389 Lon: -84.398250), Type: Pole, Structure height: 8 m, Call Sign: WPOY732
Assigned Frequencies: 154.456 MHz
Grant Date: 09/07/1999, Expiration Date: 09/07/2004, Cancellation 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 (Lat: 32.032083 Lon: -84.391556), Call Sign: KAF257
Assigned Frequencies: 152.600 MHz
Grant Date: 08/17/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancellation 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, 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
Grant Date: 07/17/1995, Expiration Date: 07/17/2005, Cancellation Date: 07/18/2007
Registrant: Nathan P Buchanan, Box 342b, Plains, GA 31780 - Call Sign: WD4OBH, 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, Licensee ID: L00394762
Grant Date: 08/29/2001, Expiration Date: 08/29/2011, Cancellation Date: 09/18/2001, Certifier: Shannon L Webb
Registrant: Shannon L Webb, 180 Buchanan Rd, Plains, GA 31780 - Call Sign: KG4PBL, Licensee ID: L00394763
Grant Date: 08/29/2001, Expiration Date: 08/29/2011, Cancellation 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 Aircraft: 15 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Plains, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 30 | 70.2 years |
| Mary | 24 | 79.8 years |
| Annie | 24 | 82.8 years |
| Willie | 20 | 76.1 years |
| William | 19 | 72.1 years |
| John | 19 | 79.0 years |
| Robert | 18 | 74.0 years |
| George | 13 | 79.6 years |
| Mattie | 12 | 83.4 years |
| Ruby | 11 | 83.5 years |
| Most common last names in Plains, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Jackson | 31 | 76.3 years |
| Brown | 23 | 77.3 years |
| Johnson | 18 | 82.6 years |
| Smith | 16 | 79.9 years |
| Williams | 14 | 77.3 years |
| Sims | 13 | 66.0 years |
| Solomon | 12 | 77.8 years |
| Wise | 12 | 76.3 years |
| Davis | 12 | 73.2 years |
| Dodson | 11 | 82.2 years |
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Financial specialists:"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in nursing homes"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Motor vehicle and parts dealers"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Cashiers"
- #73 on the list of "Top 100 cities with the largest percentage of females"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Architecture and engineering occupations:"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components"
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