Ray City, Georgia

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Population in July 2008: 797. Population change since 2000: +6.8%

Males: 381	(47.9%)
Females: 416	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	30.0 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 31645.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,604 (it was $25,769 in 2000)

Ray City:	$31,604
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,337

Ray City:	$15,337
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,381 (it was $48,900 in 2000)

Ray City:	$87,381
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $83,849; Detached houses: $90,345; Townhouses or other attached units: $75,880; Mobile homes: $36,273
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Races in Ray City:

White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
Black (20.8%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Ray City: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.9%), Irish (10.5%), English (9.5%), German (7.5%), French (5.5%), Italian (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 190 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 1000 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ray City

High school or higher: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ray City city

Never married: 15.7%
Now married: 55.3%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 10.1%
Divorced: 16.5%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Ray City, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ray City to the number of sex offenders is 80 to 1.

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

Ray City:	0.7% ($361)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (67.1 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (105.3 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (732.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Moody AFB, GA (2.6 miles ), Lakeland, GA (2.8 miles ), Barretts, GA (3.0 miles ), Nashville, GA (3.1 miles ), East River, GA (3.4 miles ), Cecil, GA (3.4 miles ), Hahira, GA (3.4 miles ), Adel, GA (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $43,700
1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $40,700
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $42,500
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $42,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $42,300
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $42,300
2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $53,300
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $74,100
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 31.08 N, Longitude: 83.20 W

Area code: 229

Population change in the 1990s: +143 (+23.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (20%)
Health care (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Cashiers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other healthcare support occupations (5%)

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Crime in Ray City by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	5
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	662.3
Burglaries	0	6	6
per 100,000	0.0	769.2	794.7
Thefts	2	13	14
per 100,000	261.8	1666.7	1854.3
Auto thefts	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	128.2	0.0
Arson	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	10.5	130.8	262.3

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Average climate in Ray City, Georgia

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Ray City-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 46% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Ray City city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1988, a category 3 tornado 37.7 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 18 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ray City:

LOUIS SMITH MEMORIAL HISPITAL (about 7 miles; LAKELAND, GA)
BERRIEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; NASHVILLE, GA)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF ADEL INC (about 15 miles; ADEL, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Ray City, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ray City:

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 106 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 106 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)

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Church in Ray City: First Baptist Church of Ray City (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Ray City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Batterbee Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ray City and their reported violations in the past:

CROW`S MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 296, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-11-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-11-2001)

RAY`S MILLPOND CAFE (Population served: 248, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.9%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	30.0%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.1%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ray City, GA

Ray City 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 below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ray City (2009 data):

The Citizens Bank: Ray City Branch at Ellen And Main Streets, branch established on 1948-02-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $285.9 mil, Deposits: $230.8 mil, headquarters in Nashville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Nashville Holding Company, The

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2004 Presidential Election results in Berrien County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (65%) Utility gas (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Ray City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Old Missionary Baptists Associations	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	53.6%	19.0%	15.4%	4.5%	7.4%
Congregations	20.0%	23.3%	23.3%	13.3%	20.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	2	$3,676	$22,056	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,126	$25,512	1	$1,329
Streets and Highways	1	$1,594	$19,128	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,126	$25,512	0	$0
Totals for Government	5	$9,522	$22,853	1	$1,329

Ray City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $55,000
Sewerage: $46,000

All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $61,000
Solid Waste Management: $55,000

Police Protection: $51,000

Regular Highways: $43,000

Water Utilities: $34,000

Welfare - Other: $29,000

Sewerage: $23,000

Financial Administration: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $13,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

General - Other: $12,000

General Public Buildings: $8,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000

Libraries: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $53,000
All Other: $45,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $508,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $487,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $21,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $31,000
Rents: $4,000

Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $16,000
Parks & Recreation: $15,000

Central Staff: $14,000

Fire Protection: $10,000

Police Protection: $8,000

Regular Highways: $7,000

Sewerage: $2,000

Water Utilities: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $73,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $68,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $84,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $159,000
Tax - Property: $48,000
Other Selective Sales: $27,000

Public Utilities: $24,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $16,000

NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $224,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $25,000

8.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,466 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.36%
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:

from Lowndes County, GA	1.37% ($24,986 average AGI)
from Tift County, GA	0.87% ($19,298)
from Cook County, GA	0.69% ($18,459)

8.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.68%
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:

to Lowndes County, GA	1.81% ($25,316 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA	1.13% ($31,475)
to Cook County, GA	1.05% ($26,702)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ray City:

WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ray City:

WVGA (105.9 FM; LAKELAND, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
WQPW (95.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WHLJ (97.5 FM; STATENVILLE, GA; Owner: LATAURUS PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED)
WPNG (101.9 FM; PEARSON, GA; Owner: KM RADIO OF PEARSON, L.L.C.)
WBTY (98.7 FM; HOMERVILLE, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING & INVESTMENT CO., INC.)
WWET (91.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WWRQ-FM (107.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Ray City:

WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)

Ray City fatal accident list:
Oct 12, 2002 10:03 AM, Sr-37, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 27, 1998 04:46 AM, Us-Sr11, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total average daily traffic: 10,730
Total average daily truck traffic: 262
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 16,095

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ray City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 38
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

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