Sale City, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 320. Population change since 2000: -1.6%

Males: 161	(50.5%)
Females: 159	(49.5%)

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 31784.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,137 (it was $33,542 in 2000)

Sale City:	$41,137
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,477 (it was $40,000 in 2000)

Sale City:	$71,477
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,587; Detached houses: $150,564; Townhouses or other attached units: $54,802; Mobile homes: $28,790

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Races in Sale City:

White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
Black (10.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Sale City: 73.9 (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: 175 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: 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 there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Sale City:	1.2% ($480)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

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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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 31.26 N, Longitude: 84.02 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

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

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Public administration (15%)
Chemicals (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Personal and laundry services (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

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%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

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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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Sale City, Georgia

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Sale City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 (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 3 tornado 8.1 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Sale City:

MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CAMILLA, GA)
COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MOULTRIE, GA)
TURNING POINT HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MOULTRIE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Sale City, GA

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

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 78 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)

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

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.4%
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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This town:	4.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

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.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Sale City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (52%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%) Utility gas (4%) Wood (2%)

Religon statistics for Sale City

Adherents

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 religions
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.

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	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
Sewerage: $13,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $36,000
Central Staff Services: $36,000

Solid Waste Management: $22,000

Police Protection: $18,000

Water Utilities: $12,000

Sewerage: $8,000

General - Other: $7,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

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

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Water Utilities: $2,000

Sewerage: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $122,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $20,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $5,000
Tax - Property: $38,000
Other Selective Sales: $12,000

Public Utilities: $9,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000

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

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: 1

Call Sign: KB4LMX, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/04/1991, Expiration Date: 06/04/2001, Cancelation 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

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