Sale City, Georgia

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Population in 2011: 381. Population change since 2000: +19.4%

Males: 195	(51.3%)
Females: 186	(48.7%)

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Georgia median age:	40.0 years

Zip codes: 31784.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $28,261 (it was $33,542 in 2000)

Sale City:	$28,261
Georgia:	$47,590

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $12,340

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $46,369 (it was $40,000 in 2000)

Sale City:	$46,369
Georgia:	$162,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $74,085; Detached houses: $96,292; Townhouses or other attached units: $33,988; Mobile homes: $30,108

Median gross rent in 2009: $555.

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White alone - 276 (72.6%)
Black alone - 54 (14.2%)
Hispanic - 40 (10.5%)
Asian alone - 5 (1.3%)
American Indian alone - 2 (0.5%)
Two or more races - 2 (0.5%)
Other race alone - 1 (0.3%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Sale City: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (56.7%), English (5.6%), German (4.1%), Irish (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%), Scottish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 377 feet

Land area: 1.83 square miles.

Population density: 209 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sale City:

High school or higher: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sale City town:

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 64.3%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 6.7%

7 residents are foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This town:	2.2%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research of Georgia and other state lists there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Sale City, Georgia as of May 24, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Sale City to the number of sex offenders is 100 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $475 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $153 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (23.7 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (152.9 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (684.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Doerun, GA (2.7 miles ), Funston, GA (3.1 miles ), Bridgeboro, GA (3.2 miles ), Camilla, GA (3.4 miles ), Baconton, GA (3.4 miles ), Pelham, GA (3.5 miles ), Meigs, GA (3.7 miles ), Riverside, GA (3.8 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings

2003: 0 buildings

2004: 0 buildings

2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000

2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $32,000

2007: 0 buildings

2008: 0 buildings

2009: 0 buildings

2010: 0 buildings

2011: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.26 N, Longitude: 84.02 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 2 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:
3.15
Georgia average:
2.73
Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
9.4%
Georgia:
9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-1.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females

Transportation and warehousing (34%)

Other services, except public administration (23%)

Manufacturing (16%)

Construction (14%)

Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Health care and social assistance (3%)

Accommodation and food services (3%)

Manufacturing (22%)

Professional, scientific, and technical services (20%)

Health care and social assistance (20%)

Educational services (14%)

Information (11%)

Public administration (9%)

Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations (%)
Males Females

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Sale City-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the Sale City town center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

On 11/11/1968, a category F3 tornado 8.1 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Mitchell County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Wind: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Sale City:

MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; CAMILLA, GA)
COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; MOULTRIE, GA)
PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; SYLVESTER, GA)

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

Albany Technical College (about 23 miles; Albany, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,526)
Albany State University (about 23 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 3,507)
Darton College (about 25 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 2,874)
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (about 33 miles; Tifton, GA; FT enrollment: 2,475)
Valdosta State University (about 53 miles; Valdosta, GA; FT enrollment: 9,844)
Georgia Southwestern State University (about 57 miles; Americus, GA; FT enrollment: 2,141)
Florida State University (about 60 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 33,687)

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Notable location: Sale City Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Mitchell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.7. This is worse than average.

City:	38.7
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 27.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.

City:	27.6
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 12.2. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.

City:	12.2
U.S.:	9.6

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 31.7%
(12.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 78.9% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 88.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	65.8%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

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

Sale City compared to Georgia state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Sale City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (52%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
Utility gas (4%)
Wood (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County Georgia:

2008 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County Georgia:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Sale City (based on Mitchell County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.35%

Here		43.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	74.0%	13.1%	4.3%	3.9%	1.0%
Congregations	44.2%	14.0%	4.7%	9.3%	4.7%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Catholic Church	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	1.2%
Congregations	4.7%	2.3%	2.3%	4.7%	9.3%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 13

Mitchell County:	5.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3

This county:	1.24 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:	0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21

Mitchell County:	8.70 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:	5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 11

This county:	4.56 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Mitchell County:	11.7%
Georgia:	10.4%

Adult obesity rate:

Mitchell County:	33.3%
State:	27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	12.7%
State:	14.6%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	1	$1,581	$18,972	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$3,809
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,011	$24,132	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,953	$23,436	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$5,545	$22,180	7	$3,809

Sale City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $24,000 ($62.99)
Sewerage: $13,000 ($34.12)
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $36,000 ($94.49)
Central Staff Services: $36,000 ($94.49)

Solid Waste Management: $22,000 ($57.74)

Police Protection: $18,000 ($47.24)

Water Utilities: $12,000 ($31.50)

Sewerage: $8,000 ($21.00)

General - Other: $7,000 ($18.37)

Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($15.75)

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($5.25)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000 ($26.25)
All Other: $3,000 ($7.87)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $39,000 ($102.36)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $38,000 ($99.74)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000 ($5.25)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $13,000 ($34.12)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($7.87)

Rents: $1,000 ($2.62)
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($7.87)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($5.25)

Sewerage: $1,000 ($2.62)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $122,000 ($320.21)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,000 ($52.49)
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000 ($26.25)
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $5,000 ($13.12)
Tax - Property: $38,000 ($99.74)
Other Selective Sales: $12,000 ($31.50)

Public Utilities: $9,000 ($23.62)

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000 ($21.00)

NEC: $2,000 ($5.25)
Total Salaries & Wages: $57,000 ($149.61)
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($5.25)

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
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 Dougherty County, GA	1.38% ($26,242 average AGI)
from Thomas County, GA	0.69% ($29,755)
from Colquitt County, GA	0.39% ($26,214)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,445 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
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 Dougherty County, GA	1.09% ($24,423 average AGI)
to Thomas County, GA	0.66% ($22,872)
to Grady County, GA	0.42% ($22,200)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sale City:

WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHBS (1400 AM; 1 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY CHURCH, INC.)
WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sale City:

WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WRXZ (106.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJAD (103.5 FM; LEESBURG, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJIZ-FM (96.3 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Sale City:

WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
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.)
W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

Call Sign: K8NSS, Licensee ID: L00281841
Grant Date: 06/09/2003, Expiration Date: 08/31/2013, Certifier: Lawerance J Wood
Registrant: Lawerance J Wood, 375 N Gregory St, Sale City, GA 31784
Call Sign: KB4LMX
Grant Date: 06/04/1991, Expiration Date: 06/04/2001, Cancellation Date: 06/05/2003
Registrant: Mae M Wyatt, 536 N Barnes St, Sale City, GA 31784

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Sale City, GA among deceased individuals
James	12	69.6 years
John	10	74.6 years
William	7	71.6 years
Mary	6	80.9 years
George	4	75.2 years
Julia	3	68.3 years
Joyce	3	71.3 years
Thomas	3	76.4 years
Emmett	2	71.5 years
Betty	2	79.0 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Sale City, GA among deceased individuals
Shiver	8	75.1 years
Crosby	6	76.3 years
Eubanks	6	78.0 years
Thompson	6	78.5 years
Brown	5	77.8 years
Barnes	4	83.0 years
Branch	4	72.7 years
Burnett	4	87.5 years
Marchant	4	64.8 years
Mccook	4	70.7 years

Sale City on our top lists:

#93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Repair and maintenance"
#94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Chemicals"

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