Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  14.4% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Portal, GA
Portal compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Bulloch County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
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Religion statistics for Portal
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Progressive Primitive Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 50.6% | 21.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 31.9% | 15.3% | 9.7% | 5.6% | 1.4% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Presbyterian Church in America | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4.2% | 27.8% |
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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 |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,047 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $275 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,959 | $35,508 | 1 | $1,661 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,240 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,746 | $32,952 | 1 | $1,000 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,705 | $34,230 | 6 | $7,223 |
Portal government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $39,000
Solid Waste Management: $36,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $104,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Solid Waste Management: $46,000
Water Utilities: $42,000
Sewerage: $28,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
General - Other: $13,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $35,000
Highways: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $27,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $473,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $467,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $6,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $61,000
Interest Earnings: $13,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $34,000
Water Utilities: $21,000
Sewerage: $14,000
General - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $111,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $58,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $99,000
Other Selective Sales: $22,000
Public Utilities: $21,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $18,000
NEC: $9,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $132,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $25,000
10.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,523 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.02% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($349 average AGI)| Bulloch County: | 0.24% | | Georgia average: | 0.39% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,742 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.17% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($158 average AGI)| Bulloch County: | 0.09% | | Georgia average: | 0.09% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Portal:
- WPTB (850 AM; 1 kW; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF GEORGIA, LLC)
- WHCG (1360 AM; 1 kW; METTER, GA; Owner: RADIO METTER, INC.)
- WWNS (1240 AM; 1 kW; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WXRS (1590 AM; 3 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Portal:
- WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
- WPMX (102.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
- WHKN (94.9 FM; MILLEN, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
- WBMZ (104.9 FM; METTER, GA; Owner: WM. JIMMY PAGE, TR/AS RADIO METTER)
- WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- W257BG (99.3 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WVGS (91.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY)
- WZBX (106.5 FM; SYLVANIA, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Portal:
- WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- W48BH (Channel 48; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
- WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
- W25CQ (Channel 25; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
Portal fatal accident list:
Feb 9, 1998 02:10 AM, Us-Sr26, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Loree Reed, Coleman Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
Registrant: Usanenna, Inc., 3948 South Third Street; Suite 191, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, Phone: (904) 285-3239, Email:
- James E McDonald, 701 Bonnett Road (Portal), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00027703
Registrant: Georgia Rsa No. 8 Partnership D/B/A Alltel, One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KB4ZTK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00504480
Grant Date: 04/23/2002, Expiration Date: 05/12/2012
Registrant: Jason N Sapp, 200 Aycock Street, Portal, GA 30450 - Call Sign: KF4BSC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00188639
Grant Date: 04/19/2005, Expiration Date: 07/13/2015, Certifier: Casey N Brown
Registrant: Casey N Brown, 48 Williams St, Portal, GA 30450-0353 - Call Sign: KF4WPR, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/25/1998, Expiration Date: 03/25/2008
Registrant: Johnny D Coleman, 3103 Northwest Passage, Portal, GA 30450 - Call Sign: WA4IDS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00210648
Grant Date: 11/17/2000, Expiration Date: 11/27/2010
Registrant: Stacy J Aaron, Portal, GA 30450 - Call Sign: KG4HHR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00229736
Grant Date: 04/19/2000, Expiration Date: 04/19/2010, Certifier: Walter J Street
Registrant: Walter J Street, 134 Buck Hendrix Rd, Portal, GA 30450
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 4- Aircraft: CESSNA 172E (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3017U , Serial Number: 17250617, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 10/01/1963
Registrant (Individual): Swaine H Jr Nichols, 2158 Metter Rd, Portal, GA 30450 - Aircraft: MOONEY M20C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5836Q , Serial Number: 3127, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 07/19/1965
Registrant (Co-Owned): Ernest D Kemp, 22726 Hwy 80 West, Portal, GA 30450, Other Owners: Nancy J Kemp - Aircraft: NORTH AMERICAN NAVION (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E225 SERIES (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 91417 , Serial Number: NAV-4-254, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 01/27/1956
Registrant (Individual): Russell Pruitt Herrington, 660 Snoopy Ln, Portal, GA 30450 - Aircraft: RYAN NAVION A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9559Z , Serial Number: NAV-4-1320, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 07/25/1961
Registrant (Individual): James William Herrington, 660 Snoopy Ln, Portal, GA 30450
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