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Effingham County

Population in July 2007: 7,454. Population change since 2000: +56.7%
Males: 3,553  (47.7%)
Females: 3,901  (52.3%)
Median resident age:  30.9 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31326.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,900 (it was $40,903 in 2000)
Rincon  $43,900
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $116,500 (it was $93,300 in 2000)
Rincon  $116,500
Georgia:  $164,500

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Races in Rincon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.4%)
  • Black (19.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Other race (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Rincon: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.9%), German (11.7%), English (6.9%), Irish (6.1%), French (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 73 feet

Land area: 6.71 square miles.

Population density: 1111 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rincon

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rincon city

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

164 residents are foreign born (1.6% Asia, 1.6% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This city:  3.7%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Rincon, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rincon to the number of sex offenders is 1065 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Rincon:  0.9% ($878)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (19.0 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (139.6 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (677.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Springfield, GA (7.4 miles ), Port Wentworth, GA (9.6 miles ), Hardeeville, SC (10.7 miles ), Guyton, GA (11.4 miles ), Bloomingdale, GA (12.7 miles ), Pooler, GA (13.1 miles ), Garden City, GA (14.2 miles ), Pooler-Burroughs, GA (15.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 65 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 1997: 48 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1998: 49 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 1999: 116 buildings, average cost: $112,300
  • 2000: 102 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2001: 102 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2002: 120 buildings, average cost: $110,200
  • 2003: 126 buildings, average cost: $110,200
  • 2004: 128 buildings, average cost: $110,200
  • 2005: 270 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2006: 268 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2007: 205 buildings, average cost: $100,000

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Latitude: 32.29 N, Longitude: 81.23 W


Area code: 912

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Rincon, Georgia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +1,346 (+44.4%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in Rincon by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 010
    per 100,000 0.021.90.0
Robberies 021
    per 100,000 0.043.719.0
Assaults 146
    per 100,000 22.387.4114.1
Burglaries 172214
    per 100,000 379.3480.8266.2
Thefts 124108121
    per 100,000 2766.62360.12300.4
Auto thefts 577
    per 100,000 111.6153.0133.1
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 150.6188.4149.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.61
US city average:  3.00

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Rincon-area historical tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 24% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.3 miles away from the Rincon city center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 10/27/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Artie Ulmer - 2005 NFL player (Atlanta Falcons, born: Jul 30, 1973).


Hospitals/medical centers near Rincon:
  • EFFINGHAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SPRINGFIELD, GA)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • COASTAL HARBOR TREATMENT CTR (about 24 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rincon:
  • SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 13 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
  • HUNTER AAF (about 22 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SVN)
  • BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 38 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: NBC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rincon:
  • RIDGELAND (about 22 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
  • PLANTATION ARPK (about 34 miles; SYLVANIA, GA; ID: JYL)
  • STATESBORO-BULLOCH COUNTY (about 37 miles; STATESBORO, GA; ID: TBR)

Amtrak station near Rincon:
  • 17 miles: SAVANNAH (2611 SEABOARD COAST LINE DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rincon:
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 25 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 93 miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 93 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 94 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
Public elementary/middle schools in Rincon:

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Family Health and Birth Center, 119 Chimney Road an out of hospital birth center

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Notable location: Rincon Town Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: Rincon South Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rincon include: Bethel Chapel (A), Saint Marys Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willowpeg Creek (A), Rincon Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Days Inn (582 South Columbia Avenue), Days Inn Of Rincon (583 N Columbia Ave).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.4%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Rincon compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Rincon (2007 data):
  • The Heritage Bank: Rincon Walmart Branch at 434 South Columbia Avenue, branch established on 2004-05-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $356.0 mil, Deposits: $326.4 mil, headquarters in Hinesville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Shares, Inc.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Rincon Branch at 470 South Columbia Avenue, branch established on 1995-02-13. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • The Coastal Bank: Rincon Branch Office at 5719 Highway 21 South, branch established on 2002-06-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $447.1 mil, Deposits: $370.6 mil, headquarters in Savannah, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Coastal Bankshares, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Rincon Branch at 119 North Columbia Avenue, branch established on 1971-10-04. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Atlantic Southern Bank: Rincon Branch at 597 S. Columbia Avenue, branch established on 2006-04-10. Info updated 2007-02-15: Bank assets: $669.5 mil, Deposits: $557.2 mil, headquarters in Macon, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Atlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc.
  • First Chatham Bank: Rincon Branch at 5633 Highway 21, South, branch established on 2006-03-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $386.8 mil, Deposits: $304.0 mil, headquarters in Savannah, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Fcb Financial Corp.
  • Citizens Bank of Effingham: South Columbia Avenue Branch at 600 South Columbia Avenue, branch established on 1998-11-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $175.5 mil, Deposits: $155.2 mil, headquarters in Springfield, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Effingham Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Effingham County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Rincon government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $525,000
    Solid Waste Management: $133,000
    Parks & Recreation: $121,000
    All Other: $61,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $587,000
    Water Utilities: $435,000
    Sewerage: $290,000
    Central Staff Services: $230,000
    Solid Waste Management: $208,000
    Regular Highways: $173,000
    Parks & Recreation: $139,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $66,000
    Financial Administration: $60,000
    Fire Protection: $37,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $525,000
    General Support: $425,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,587,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,435,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $152,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $361,000
    Interest Earnings: $273,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $648,000
    Parks & Recreation: $182,000
    Water Utilities: $155,000
    Fire Protection: $115,000
    Sewerage: $103,000
    Police Protection: $77,000
    Regular Highways: $26,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,675,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $788,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $202,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
    Highways: $4,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $216,000
    NEC: $159,000
    Other Selective Sales: $159,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $96,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $755,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $105,000

11.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,175 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.20%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($225 average AGI)
Effingham County:  0.06%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chatham County, GA  4.74% ($44,587 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA  0.59% ($38,559)
from Bulloch County, GA  0.41% ($29,281)


7.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,395 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.99%
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 Chatham County, GA  2.98% ($33,226 average AGI)
to Bulloch County, GA  0.62% ($39,564)
to Bryan County, GA  0.40% ($33,200)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rincon:
  • WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WSOK (1230 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNFO (1430 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RIDGELAND, SC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rincon:
  • WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSIS (103.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLVH (101.1 FM; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
  • WLXP (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWVV (104.9 FM; RIDGELAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WRHQ (105.3 FM; RICHMOND HILL, GA; Owner: THOROUGHBRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W201AU (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rincon:
  • WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
  • WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
  • WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WXSX-LP (Channel 13; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W55AW (Channel 55; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
  • W57CT (Channel 57; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WHDS-LP (Channel 32; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BROADCAST CORP. OF AMERICA)
  • WJWJ-TV (Channel 16; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Rincon fatal accident list for 2001:
Dec 16, 2001 12:17 AM, Fort Howard Rd, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


Rincon fatal accident list for 1997:
Apr 15, 1997 04:55 AM, 055305, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1


Rincon fatal accident list for 1996:
Mar 30, 1996 03:27 AM, 156, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Rincon fatal accident list for 1988:
Feb 27, 1988 02:56 AM, 566, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Rincon fatal accident list for 1984:
Oct 10, 1984 10:33 AM, 21, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Rincon fatal accident list for 1982:
Nov 6, 1982 11:15 AM, 21, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 3, Drunken drivers: 1

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