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Dougherty County

Population in July 2007: 2,992.
Males: 1,472  (49.2%)
Females: 1,520  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31782.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,640 (it was $40,953 in 2000)
Putney:  $42,640
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,819
Putney:  $22,819
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,817 (it was $61,500 in 2000)
Putney:  $89,817
Georgia:  $164,500

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Races in Putney:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.3%)
  • Black (29.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Putney: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.6%), English (8.2%), German (5.5%), Irish (5.1%), French (2.8%), Italian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 195 feet

Land area: 21.5 square miles.

Population density: 139 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Putney

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Putney CDP

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

35 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
Georgia:  7.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Putney:  1.1% ($698)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (8.0 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (140.8 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (680.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: East Dougherty, GA (2.5 miles ), Baconton, GA (2.7 miles ), Albany, GA (2.8 miles ), West Dougherty, GA (2.9 miles ), Bridgeboro, GA (3.7 miles ), Sale City, GA (4.0 miles ), Doerun, GA (4.0 miles ), Newton, GA (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 31.47 N, Longitude: 84.12 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Chemicals (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electricians (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)



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Putney-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 97% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the Putney place center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.

On 11/11/1968, a category 3 tornado 14.2 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Putney:
  • PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ALBANY, GA)
  • HCA PALMYRA MEDICAL CENTERS (about 8 miles; ALBANY, GA)
  • PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; SYLVESTER, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Putney, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Putney:
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 75 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)

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Churches in Putney include: Williams Spring Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), Mount Moriah Number 2 Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  79.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  16.8%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Putney, GA



Putney compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Dougherty County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (81%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Putney

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents42.4%22.0%10.1%3.3%2.8%
Congregations26.2%10.7%1.2%9.5%6.0%
Name Charismatic Churches IndependentEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents2.8%2.7%2.6%1.9%9.3%
Congregations2.4%3.6%3.6%4.8%32.1%
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.


7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.50%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($410 average AGI)
Dougherty County:  0.14%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Lee County, GA  1.21% ($55,687 average AGI)
from Worth County, GA  0.49% ($24,506)
from Terrell County, GA  0.32% ($25,228)


8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,365 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.53%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)
Dougherty County:  0.10%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lee County, GA  1.82% ($43,796 average AGI)
to Worth County, GA  0.49% ($30,832)
to Mitchell County, GA  0.31% ($26,242)


Strongest AM radio stations in Putney:
  • WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WGPC (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSRA (1250 AM; 1 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIFELINE RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Putney:
  • WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJAD (103.5 FM; LEESBURG, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJIZ-FM (96.3 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W273AE (102.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNUQ (101.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRXZ (106.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WUNV (91.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WZIQ (106.5 FM; SMITHVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WWXC (90.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LAMAD MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WEGC (107.7 FM; SASSER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Putney:
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • WBKL-LP (Channel 35; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GWENDOLYN BOONE)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
  • WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, 2706 Moultrie Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 88.3 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Mitchell Steam Plant, Call Sign: KKL416
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.075 MHz, 456.075 MHz, 456.575 MHz, 451.275 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/06/2004, Expiration Date: 01/04/2014
    Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KR4CI, Previous Call Sign: KD4KVW, Licensee ID: L00349870
    Grant Date: 11/19/2003, Expiration Date: 02/15/2014, Certifier: Jimmie L Noble
    Registrant: Jimmie L Noble, Putney, GA 31782



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$97,24423$72,26946$74,7868$59,98316$55,2835$62,332
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$03$60,35314$66,1493$71,2372$55,9001$65,300
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$77,42013$64,23564$95,24512$70,3302$46,0051$28,690
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$90,0405$64,11430$100,7212$4,4502$108,8350$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$03$74,8633$152,3670$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$98,2808$84,0991$72,230
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$65,7952$82,1200$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$59,3600$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00

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