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Lowndes County

Population in July 2008: 1,027. Population change since 2000: +21.3%
Males: 458  (44.6%)
Females: 569  (55.4%)

Median resident age:  23.4 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31601.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,957 (it was $22,411 in 2000)
Remerton:  $27,957
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,357
Remerton:  $17,357
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,344 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
Remerton:  $124,344
Georgia:  $164,500

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Races in Remerton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.1%)
  • Black (19.5%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Remerton: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (11.0%), Irish (10.6%), United States (9.3%), German (8.3%), Italian (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 190 feet

Land area: 0.21 square miles.

Population density: 4993 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Remerton

  • High school or higher: 87.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Remerton city

  • Never married: 67.8%
  • Now married: 20.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 1.7%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

37 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.8% Asia).

This city:  4.4%
Georgia:  7.1%


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

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

Remerton:  0.7% ($541)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tallahassee, FL (63.5 miles , pop. 150,624).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (104.6 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (724.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Valdosta, GA (1.2 miles ), Dasher, GA (2.9 miles ), Barretts, GA (2.9 miles ), Naylor, GA (3.2 miles ), Hahira, GA (3.3 miles ), Moody AFB, GA (3.3 miles ), Lake Park, GA (3.6 miles ), Morven, GA (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $31,400
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $87,200
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $46,000
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $46,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 30.84 N, Longitude: 83.31 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

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Population change in the 1990s: +377 (+80.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)



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Crime in Remerton by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2005
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.0119.90.0
Assaults 1920
    per 100,000 115.31015.8239.80.0
Burglaries 6754
    per 100,000 692.0790.1599.5465.7
Thefts 24312726
    per 100,000 2768.23498.93237.43026.8
Auto thefts 2201
    per 100,000 230.7225.70.0116.4
Arson N/A000
    per 100,000 N/A0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 200.7416.5255.4163.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.84
US city average:  3.00

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Remerton-area historical tornado activity is near Georgia state average. It is 41% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the Remerton city center killed 4 people and injured 18 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/22/1967, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Remerton:
  • SOUTH GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; VALDOSTA, GA)
  • SMITH NORTHVIEW HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; VALDOSTA, GA)
  • BROOKS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; QUITMAN, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Remerton:
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 99 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)

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Average household size:
This city:  1.9 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  28.2%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  38.2%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  21.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Remerton, GA



Remerton compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Lowndes County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (79%)
  • Utility gas (20%)


Religion statistics for Remerton

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurches of ChristChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents42.7%18.8%10.1%8.1%4.5%
Congregations26.3%11.4%0.9%16.7%8.8%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Episcopal Church Charismatic Churches IndependentChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Other religions
Adherents2.2%2.2%1.6%1.5%8.2%
Congregations3.5%2.6%0.9%2.6%26.3%
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.


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
Financial Administration 3$6,375$25,5001$221
Other Government Administration 1$4,165$49,9800$0
Judicial and Legal 1$2,975$35,7002$1,148
Police Protection - Officers 8$20,825$31,2380$0
Firefighters 0$0 12$170
Streets and Highways 1$1,870$22,4400$0
Sewerage 1$1,870$22,4400$0
Water Supply 1$2,975$35,7000$0
Totals for Government 16$41,055$30,79115$1,539



Remerton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $103,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $337,000
    Water Utilities: $148,000
    Central Staff Services: $113,000
    Sewerage: $98,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    General Public Buildings: $26,000
    Financial Administration: $16,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Regular Highways: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $9,000
    Corrections - Other: $7,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $135,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Water Utilities: $71,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Corrections: $7,000
    General: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $123,000
    General Support: $92,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $342,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $398,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $244,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
    Rents: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $148,000
    Sewerage: $84,000
    Central Staff: $83,000
    Regular Highways: $36,000
    Water Utilities: $3,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $212,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $155,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $25,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $22,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $38,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • Tax - NEC: $76,000
    Property: $51,000
    Public Utilities: $44,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $33,000
    Other Selective Sales: $31,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $353,000

10.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.01%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,779 average AGI)
Lowndes County:  0.52%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Brooks County, GA  0.59% ($25,503 average AGI)
from Cook County, GA  0.35% ($25,540)
from Berrien County, GA  0.31% ($25,316)


9.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,540 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.68%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.48% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,903 average AGI)
Lowndes County:  0.48%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Brooks County, GA  0.57% ($25,779 average AGI)
to Lanier County, GA  0.35% ($23,937)
to Cook County, GA  0.27% ($33,224)


Strongest AM radio stations in Remerton:
  • WVLD (1450 AM; 1 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
  • WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
  • WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Remerton:
  • WWET (91.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
  • WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WVVS-FM (90.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE)
  • WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
  • WWRQ-FM (107.9 FM; VALDOSTA, 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.)
  • WQPW (95.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WVGA (105.9 FM; LAKELAND, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WHLJ (97.5 FM; STATENVILLE, GA; Owner: LATAURUS PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED)
  • WSTI-FM (105.3 FM; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXHT (102.7 FM; MADISON, FL; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WVHT (105.7 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Remerton:
  • WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WFXU (Channel 57; LIVE OAK, FL; Owner: WFXU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)


FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 1202 W Gordon St, Call Sign: WNMN867
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.850 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/05/1998, Expiration Date: 09/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 10/18/2008
    Registrant: American Dynamics Group Inc, Valdosta, GA 31603, Phone: (912) 244-9402

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 1740 W Gordon St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121 m, Overall height: 127 m, Call Sign: WPMC317
    Assigned Frequencies : 72.1000 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/27/1998, Expiration Date: 05/27/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/07/2003, Certifier: Vernon Maloney
    Registrant: A 1 Communications Inc, 1740 W Gordon St, Remerton, GA 31601, Phone: (912) 247-8488, Fax: (912) 247-9765

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2
  • 1202 West Gordon Street, Call Sign: KNKM834
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.720 MHz
    Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
    Registrant: Southeastern Communications, Inc., Valdosta, GA 31601-0000, Phone: (202) 223-3772
  • 1202 West Gordon Street, Call Sign: KNLR965
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.780 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/26/1995, Expiration Date: 10/26/2005, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005
    Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens, 2120 L Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$91,0274$116,0151$39,2201$4,638,5406$95,732
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$31,2200$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$48,3300$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$110,1000$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0113.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$77,4401$32,110
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2006 2005

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0113.01

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