Rabun County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.6. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.450. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 35.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.67. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.5%
Average household size:
| This city: |  1.9 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 68.3% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sky Valley, GA
Sky Valley compared to Georgia state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (81%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Rabun County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Sky Valley (based on Rabun County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.77%
| Here | | 47.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 65.3% | 13.5% | 6.6% | 5.9% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 40.5% | 16.7% | 11.9% | 2.4% | 14.3% |
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| Name | Episcopal Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.4% | - |
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| Congregations | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 4.8% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Rabun County: | 3.65 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Rabun County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Rabun County: | 7.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 27 | Here: | 16.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.9% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Rabun County: | 25.5% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.9% | | State: | 14.6% |
| 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 |
2 | $4,718 | $28,308 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,284 | $51,408 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $8,728 | $34,912 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,070 | $30,420 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,765 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,321 | $39,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $3,321 | $39,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $29,442 | $35,330 | 3 | $1,765 |
Sky Valley government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $97,000 ($356.62)
Sewerage: $58,000 ($213.24)
All Other: $3,000 ($11.03)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $279,000 ($1025.74)
Central Staff Services: $96,000 ($352.94)
Water Utilities: $92,000 ($338.24)
Regular Highways: $85,000 ($312.50)
Sewerage: $62,000 ($227.94)
Solid Waste Management: $51,000 ($187.50)
Fire Protection: $31,000 ($113.97)
General Public Buildings: $13,000 ($47.79)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $9,000 ($33.09)
Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000 ($25.74)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000 ($69.85)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $26,000 ($95.59)
General Revenue, NEC: $21,000 ($77.21)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $21,000 ($77.21)
Water Utilities: $14,000 ($51.47)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($36.76)
Central Staff: $2,000 ($7.35)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($7.35)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $423,000 ($1555.15)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $87,000 ($319.85)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000 ($3.68)
- Tax - Property: $500,000 ($1838.24)
Public Utilities: $35,000 ($128.68)
Other Selective Sales: $20,000 ($73.53)
NEC: $16,000 ($58.82)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000 ($22.06)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $380,000 ($1397.06)
7.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,904 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.22% | | 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:
6.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,375 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.80% | | 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 Sky Valley:
- WALH (1340 AM; 1 kW; MOUNTAIN CITY, GA; Owner: VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGHC (1370 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WPFJ (1480 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: DRAKE ENTERPRISES, LTD.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sky Valley:
- WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
- WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Sky Valley:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W27BD (Channel 62; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W06AE (Channel 6; CLAYTON, ETC., GA; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Alex Mountain Way (Lat: 34.971472 Lon: -83.326833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 23 m, Overall height: 31 m, Call Sign: WPME756
Assigned Frequencies: 451.625 MHz
Grant Date: 04/08/2003, Expiration Date: 06/23/2013, Certifier: V Bruce Wilkes
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- Highland Rd 4 Mi E Of Us Hwy 441 (Lat: 34.999250 Lon: -83.355444), Call Sign: WNHT685
Assigned Frequencies: 456.625 MHz
Grant Date: 12/27/2001, Expiration Date: 01/20/2012
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - 1 Alex Mtn Way (Lat: 34.971472 Lon: -83.326806), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WPNA937
Assigned Frequencies: 6795.00 MHz, 6730.00 MHz
Grant Date: 09/13/2001, Expiration Date: 08/15/2011
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9791W , Serial Number: 28-23284, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 06/09/1967
Registrant (Co-Owned): John O Williams, 456 Sky Valley Way #213, Sky Valley, GA 30537, Other Owners: Richard A Williams, William A Stapler
Sky Valley on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Business operations specialists"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Operations specialties managers except financial managers"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Protective service occupations:"
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- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with most building permits per 1,000 residents in 2004-2006"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Lawyers"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most users submitting photos to our site per 10,000 residents"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest average yearly precipitation"
- #100 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents"
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