Newton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.8. This is about average.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.61. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.0 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.1%
(17.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.3% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.6 people | | Georgia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.1% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Porterdale, GA
Porterdale compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Newton County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Porterdale (based on Newton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.43%
| Here |  | 41.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church |
| Adherents | 42.1% | 30.7% | 6.6% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Congregations | 27.4% | 34.2% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 4.1% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
| Adherents | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 4.2% |
| Congregations | 8.2% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 16.4% |
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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: 15 | This county: | 1.57 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | This county: | 0.73 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49 | Newton County: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 32 | Newton County: | 3.34 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 32.2% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Newton County: | 12.4% | | Georgia: | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $16,418 | $49,254 | 6 | $310 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $19,213 | $38,426 | 1 | $1,382 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $6,564 | $26,256 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,194 | $32,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,878 | $22,536 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
17 | $52,267 | $36,894 | 7 | $1,692 |
Porterdale government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $142,000 ($99.30)
Solid Waste Management: $72,000 ($50.35)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $227,000 ($158.74)
Police Protection: $174,000 ($121.68)
Water Utilities: $129,000 ($90.21)
Sewerage: $86,000 ($60.14)
Solid Waste Management: $83,000 ($58.04)
Regular Highways: $65,000 ($45.45)
Welfare - Other: $5,000 ($3.50)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($3.50)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($0.70)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000 ($2.10)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $195,000 ($136.36)
All Other: $1,000 ($0.70)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,821,000 ($1273.43)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,726,000 ($1206.99)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $94,000 ($65.73)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $79,000 ($55.24)
Rents: $4,000 ($2.80)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($1.40)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $12,000 ($8.39)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $334,000 ($233.57)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $214,000 ($149.65)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000 ($0.70)
- Tax - Property: $127,000 ($88.81)
Public Utilities: $70,000 ($48.95)
Other Selective Sales: $47,000 ($32.87)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000 ($5.59)
NEC: $3,000 ($2.10)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $335,000 ($234.27)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $87,000 ($60.84)
13.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,867 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.41% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($73 average AGI)| Newton County: | 0.03% | | Georgia average: | 0.39% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.46% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($87 average AGI)| Newton County: | 0.04% | | Georgia average: | 0.09% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Porterdale:
- WGFS (1430 AM; 5 kW; COVINGTON, GA; Owner: IPS, INC.)
- WPBS (1050 AM; 12 kW; CONYERS, GA; Owner: MIDWAY HOLINESS CHURCH, INC,)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, 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)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Porterdale:
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WABE (90.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WVEE (103.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WZGC (92.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ATLANTA)
- WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WMVV (90.7 FM; GRIFFIN, GA; Owner: LIFE RADIO MINISTRIES, INC)
- WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLTM (94.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WRFG (89.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: RADIO FREE GEORGIA BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC)
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WJGA-FM (92.1 FM; JACKSON, GA; Owner: EARNHART BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WRAS (88.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WPMA (102.7 FM; BUCKHEAD, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)
- WMOQ (92.3 FM; BOSTWICK, GA; Owner: BOSTWICK BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Porterdale:
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
- WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
- WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
- WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)
- WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W52CL (Channel 52; MACON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
- WANX-LP (Channel 26; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WGTV (Channel 8; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W24AL (Channel 24; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
Porterdale fatal accident list:
Jan 25, 1975 11:10 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total average daily traffic: 8,950
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 13,425
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 1 1/2 Mi S (Lat: 33.542889 Lon: -83.905472), Call Sign: KIF416, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies: 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz Grant Date: 07/29/2003, Expiration Date: 08/11/2013
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 47 Trinity Ave 130-07, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
- Water Tank On Forest Tower Rd (Lat: 33.546222 Lon: -83.912417), Call Sign: WNFA789
Assigned Frequencies: 453.125 MHz Grant Date: 12/12/1995, Expiration Date: 02/05/2001, Cancellation Date: 04/08/2001
Registrant: Newton General Hospital, 5126 Hospital Dr, Covington, GA 30209, Phone: (404) 786-7053
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Various Locations (Lat: 33.600111 Lon: -83.966556), Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPOU256
Assigned Frequencies: 952.068 MHz Grant Date: 06/17/2009, Expiration Date: 06/22/2019
Registrant: City Of Covington, 2194 Emory St, Covington, GA 30014, Phone: (770) 385-2000
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KA4ZVP
Grant Date: 07/25/1997, Expiration Date: 07/25/2007, Cancellation Date: 07/28/2009
Registrant: Jimmie S Gose, Porterdale, GA 30270
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Porterdale
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Porterdale, GA
| Most common first names in Porterdale, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 10 | 71.4 years |
| James | 7 | 73.1 years |
| Charles | 7 | 54.0 years |
| William | 7 | 74.9 years |
| John | 6 | 62.7 years |
| Thomas | 6 | 69.6 years |
| Robert | 5 | 72.4 years |
| David | 4 | 71.8 years |
| Willie | 3 | 60.7 years |
| Hattie | 3 | 84.3 years |
| Most common last names in Porterdale, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 7 | 64.6 years |
| Brown | 5 | 65.8 years |
| Hadaway | 3 | 73.0 years |
| Allen | 3 | 67.3 years |
| Hewell | 3 | 61.3 years |
| Knight | 3 | 77.7 years |
| Daprano | 3 | 70.3 years |
| Hodges | 3 | 63.7 years |
| Bowen | 3 | 78.0 years |
| Powell | 3 | 77.0 years |
Porterdale on our top lists:
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of likely gay men couples (counted as self-reported male-male unmarried-partner households)"
- #69 (30070) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Greek first ancestries"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
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