Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  24.7% | | Whole state: |  13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Royston, GA
People in group quarters in Royston
- 142 people in nursing homes
- 46 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Royston 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 above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students 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 Royston (2009 data):
- Pinnacle Bank: Royston Branch at 861 Church Street, branch established on 1935-08-05; Dill's Market Branch at 721 Cook Street, branch established on 1993-09-29. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $581.3 mil, Deposits: $464.0 mil, headquarters in Elberton, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Pinnacle Financial Corporation
- Northeast Georgia Bank: Royston Branch at 155 Franklin Springs Street, branch established on 1978-06-05. Info updated 2009-03-09: Bank assets: $309.2 mil, Deposits: $268.4 mil, headquarters in Lavonia, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: First Security Bankshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Hart County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religon statistics for Royston
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Adherents | 70.7% | 14.9% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 1.4% |
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| Congregations | 44.7% | 21.3% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 2.1% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 2.0% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 12.8% |
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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 |
2 | $4,314 | $25,884 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $7,715 | $46,290 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $37,283 | $34,415 | 3 | $2,728 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $9,491 | $28,473 | 1 | $983 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $700 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $11,604 | $23,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $6,201 | $24,804 | 1 | $868 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,480 | $29,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $2,556 | $30,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $18,394 | $31,533 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
8 | $21,179 | $31,769 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $3,105 | $37,260 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
48 | $124,322 | $31,081 | 7 | $5,279 |
Royston government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $488,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $246,000
Solid Waste Management: $219,000
All Other: $10,000
- Construction - Gas Utilities: $72,000
Police Protection: $67,000
Central Staff Services: $53,000
Water Utilities: $34,000
Sewerage: $23,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,532,000
Police Protection: $672,000
Water Utilities: $356,000
Central Staff Services: $282,000
Regular Highways: $246,000
Sewerage: $237,000
Solid Waste Management: $190,000
General Public Buildings: $82,000
General - Other: $77,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $48,000
Fire Protection: $44,000
Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Libraries: $16,000
Corrections - Other: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $64,000
General: $23,000
Police Protection: $6,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $436,000
All Other: $128,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,025,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $500,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $477,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $965,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $60,000
Other, NEC: $23,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $86,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Rents: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $239,000
General - Other: $86,000
Police Protection: $38,000
Water Utilities: $20,000
Sewerage: $13,000
Central Staff: $12,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
Gas Utilities: $1,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,031,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $2,088,000
Water Utilities: $369,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $241,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000
- Tax - Property: $432,000
Public Utilities: $151,000
Other Selective Sales: $94,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $60,000
NEC: $54,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $273,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $63,000
6.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,000 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.69% | | 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:
5.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,781 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.66% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Royston:
- WBIC (810 AM; daytime; 0 kW; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: DIANE E. HAWKINS)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WKLY (980 AM; 1 kW; HARTWELL, GA; Owner: JAMES E. HICKS & BILLIE F. HICKS, PARTNERS)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
- WJJC (1270 AM; 5 kW; COMMERCE, GA; Owner: BANKS-JACKSON BROADCASTING)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WBKZ (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JEFFERSON, GA; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WRFC (960 AM; 5 kW; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Royston:
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPUP (103.7 FM; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC.)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WRAF (90.9 FM; TOCCOA FALLS, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
- WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
- WGMG (102.1 FM; CRAWFORD, GA; Owner: NEW BROADCAST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC)
- WWRK-FM (92.1 FM; ELBERTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ELBERTON, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Royston:
- W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W52AA (Channel 52; CARNESVILLE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Royston, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 35
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 90
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 138
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 97
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 231
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Royston fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5- b b carter, 8742 Royston Hwy (029330 / Royston), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 93.5 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
- Gail Crider, 280 Bennetts Circle, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 64 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Mcgasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Jennifer Binion, 740 Cheek Pulliam Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, , Licensee ID: L01481189
Registrant: Vertical Assets, LLC, 850 Mallor Street, Suite 6d, St. Simons Island, GA 31522, Phone: (770) 899-2877 - Turner Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 71 m, Overall height: 72.2 m
Registrant: Southern Broadcasting Of Athens, Inc. Dba , 255 S. Milledge Ave, Atnens, GA 30605, Phone: (706) 549-6222 - 1/4 Mi Off Ga Hwy 281, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103 m, Overall height: 110 m, , Licensee ID: L00283674
Registrant: R W Bennett Properties LLC, Royston, GA 30662, Phone: (706) 245-4444
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6- Victoria Bryant State Park, Call Sign: KJH525, Licensee ID: L00011952
Assigned Frequencies : 31.1000 MHz, 31.1400 MHz
Grant Date: 08/06/2002, Expiration Date: 08/19/2012
Registrant: State Of Georgia, 200 Piedmont Ave Se Ste 1402 W Twr, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-2040 - 1711 Royston Bypass, Type: Tank, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WPMF675
Assigned Frequencies : 173.237 MHz
Grant Date: 07/07/1998, Expiration Date: 07/07/2003, Cancelation Date: 09/07/2003, Certifier: Susan Brooks
Registrant: Erisson Inc, 2970 Clairmaont Rd Ste 825, Atlanta, GA 30329, Fax: (404) 636-1518 - 2.6 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 110 m, Call Sign: WNDD930, Licensee ID: L00008228
Assigned Frequencies : 451.400 MHz, 451.300 MHz, 451.350 MHz
Grant Date: 04/28/1997, Expiration Date: 03/13/2002, Cancelation Date: 04/04/2001
Registrant: Bellsouth Telecommunications Incorporated, 675 W Peachtree St Ne 24p73 Bsc, Atlanta, GA 30375, Phone: (706) 283-9022 - Church Street 160, Call Sign: KNAN714
Assigned Frequencies : 451.100 MHz, 451.100 MHz, 456.100 MHz, 456.125 MHz, 456.575 MHz
Grant Date: 05/18/2001, Expiration Date: 04/04/2011, Cancelation Date: 06/14/2002
Registrant: Mcdermott, Will & Emery, 600 13th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8281, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Lat: 34.284389 Lon: -83.124333, Call Sign: WPWA532
468.487 MHz, 468.762 MHz, 468.837 MHz, 469.137 MHz, 469.462 MHz, 469.662 MHz, 469.887 MHz, 457.512 MHz, 457.537 MHz, 457.562 MHz, 457.587 MHz, 457.612 MHz
Grant Date: 09/26/2002, Expiration Date: 09/26/2012, Certifier: William Graham
Registrant: Erc Parts Inc, 4001 Cobb International Blvd, Kennesaw, GA 30152, Phone: (800) 241-6880, Fax: (770) 951-1875, Email:
- .40 Km Off Hwy 281, Type: Tower, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 103 m, Call Sign: WQGX963
Assigned Frequencies : 155.520 MHz, 156.210 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2007, Expiration Date: 11/17/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/23/2008, Certifier: Terrell D Partain
Registrant: Hart County Board Of Commissioners, 800 Chandler St., Hartwell, GA 30643, Phone: (703) 376-3930, Fax: (706) 856-5316, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- RSA ROY, Oak St, Overall height: 60 m, Call Sign: WPNH394
Assigned Frequencies : 6590.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 02/05/2001
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N. Street Nw, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037-1128, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2- 0.6 Km Off Hwy 281 South & 4.8 Km South Of, Overall height: 110 m, Call Sign: KNKO447
Assigned Frequencies : 931.337 MHz
Grant Date: 05/11/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 04/21/2004, Certifier: Paul H Kuzia
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, N.W., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
- 3 Miles South Of, Overall height: 110 m, Call Sign: KNKS227
Assigned Frequencies : 931.312 MHz
Grant Date: 05/23/1997, Expiration Date: 02/24/2005, Cancelation Date: 03/09/2005
Registrant: O\'connor And Hannan, L.L.P., 1919 Pennsylvania Ave. Nw, Washington, DC 20006-3483, Phone: (202) 887-1431
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Royston)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Royston)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Royston, GA
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