Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | Georgia: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.4% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 24.9% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Preston, GA
2 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Preston 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.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Preston (2009 data):
- The Citizens Bank of Americus: Washington Street Branch at 301 Washington Street, branch established on 1930-01-02. 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 Webster County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Wood (3%)
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Religion statistics for Preston
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Baha'i | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 80.9% | 14.8% | 4.0% | 0.3% | N/A |
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| Congregations | 55.6% | 22.2% | 11.1% | N/A | 11.1% |
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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 | $2,201 | $26,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $328 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,494 | $29,928 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,695 | $28,170 | 1 | $328 |
Preston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $25,000
All Other: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $103,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $48,000
Police Protection: $33,000
Sewerage: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
Financial Administration: $17,000
Central Staff Services: $17,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
General - Other: $4,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $86,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $25,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $20,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $195,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $189,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $6,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $17,000
General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $15,000
Sewerage: $10,000
Central Staff: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $253,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $62,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $11,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $36,000
- Tax - Public Utilities: $20,000
Other Selective Sales: $16,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
NEC: $5,000
Property: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $60,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000
6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,056 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.85% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,667 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.85% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Strongest AM radio stations in Preston:
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMLF (1270 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Preston:
- WEAM-FM (100.7 FM; BUENA VISTA, GA; Owner: DAVIS BROADCASTING INC., OF COLUMBUS)
- WVFJ-FM (93.3 FM; MANCHESTER, GA; Owner: PROVIDENT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WDEC-FM (94.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WZIQ (106.5 FM; SMITHVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WISK-FM (98.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WCGQ (107.3 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Preston:
- 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)
Preston fatal accident list:
Sep 5, 2002 09:48 AM, Sr-41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 18, 1987 05:15 AM, 27, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 16, 1982 11:10 AM, 41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 18, 1979 06:39 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 12 meters (39ft)
Total average daily traffic: 1,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 152
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 2,850
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2- 800' E Of Sr-41 Immediately N Of, Call Sign: KNKN976
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
- Off Of Sr-41, 1 Mile N Of, Call Sign: KNKN744
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, One Verizon Place (Mc: Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4271, Fax: (678) 339-8552, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Jerri L Janjua, State Road 153, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 111.2 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Don E Bond, Hwy 153 E Of Hwy 41 N Of City, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, , Licensee ID: L00626197
Registrant: Public Service Towers, Inc., Reynolds, GA 31076, Phone: (478) 847-4111, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- Hwy 41 1 Mi N, Structure height: 34 m, Call Sign: KIF389, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies : 151.145 MHz, 159.285 MHz, 159.360 MHz, 159.390 MHz
Grant Date: 07/29/2003, Expiration Date: 07/22/2013
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave 1704 West, Atlanta, GA 30334-9010, Phone: (478) 751-3494, Fax: (478) 751-3465, Email:
- County Courthouse, Call Sign: KXB591
Assigned Frequencies : 155.370 MHz
Grant Date: 07/12/2004, Expiration Date: 03/28/2014
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544 - On Hwy 41 5 Mi N, Call Sign: KEE424
Assigned Frequencies : 49.0800 MHz
Grant Date: 02/25/1997, Expiration Date: 04/28/2002, Cancelation Date: 09/01/2002
Registrant: James Bearden, Rt 1, Preston, GA 31824, Phone: (912) 649-7241 - Center Point Rd 1.4 Mi N St Rt 41, Call Sign: KNCJ771, Licensee ID: L00459869
Assigned Frequencies : 151.565 MHz
Grant Date: 02/01/2002, Expiration Date: 02/01/2012
Registrant: Blankenship Farms, Rt 2 Box 103, Preston, GA 31824, Phone: (912) 828-6085
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- PRESTON, Hwy 153 E Of Hwy 41 N Of City, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WMN225
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- PRESTON, State Road 153, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.6 m, Overall height: 111.2 m, Call Sign: WMQ344
Assigned Frequencies : 6123.10 MHz, 6004.50 MHz
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- PRESTON, Hwy 153 E Of Hwy 41 N Of City, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WQHX806
Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz
Grant Date: 11/28/2007, Expiration Date: 05/26/2008, Cancelation Date: 01/08/2008, Certifier: James E Mcdonald
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KB4VOE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/08/1987, Expiration Date: 09/08/1997, Cancelation Date: 09/10/1999
Registrant: Lou Ann Mc Coy, Rt 2 Box 178, Preston, GA 31824 - Call Sign: KC4GKW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/26/1988, Expiration Date: 07/26/1998, Cancelation Date: 07/27/2000
Registrant: James P Mc Coy, Rt 2 Box 178, Preston, GA 31824 - Call Sign: KD4SOZ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/01/1992, Expiration Date: 09/01/2002, Cancelation Date: 09/02/2004
Registrant: Phillip N Cohen, Hamilton Vlg Apt 15 100 Hamilton Wy, Preston, GA 31824 - Call Sign: N4RBC, Previous Call Sign: KB4MAW
Grant Date: 09/08/1987, Expiration Date: 09/08/1997, Cancelation Date: 09/10/1999
Registrant: John H Mc Coy Jr, Rt 2 Box 178, Preston, GA 31824 - Call Sign: WD4ELV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00517119
Grant Date: 05/14/2002, Expiration Date: 08/04/2012
Registrant: Donald R Slocumb, Route 1 Box 26, Preston, GA 31824
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Preston, GA
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