Spence, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 1,514.

Males: 741	(49.0%)
Females: 773	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $38,779 (it was $33,947 in 2000)

Spence:	$38,779
Georgia:	$47,590

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,581

Spence CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $94,489 (it was $63,500 in 2000)

Spence:	$94,489
Georgia:	$162,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $175,375; Detached houses: $261,368; Townhouses or other attached units: $70,643; Mobile homes: $73,216; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,455

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White alone - 1,312 (91.2%)
Black alone - 90 (6.3%)
Hispanic - 20 (1.4%)
American Indian alone - 14 (1.0%)
Two or more races - 2 (0.1%)

Races in Spence detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Spence: 80.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 322 feet

Land area: 53.6 square miles.

Population density: 28 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Spence:

High school or higher: 80.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spence CCD:

Never married: 16.3%
Now married: 68.7%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 9.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Spence CCD:	0.8% ($522)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: West Dougherty, GA (37.8 miles , pop. 59,680).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (154.2 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (674.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Meigs, GA (2.4 miles ), Pelham, GA (2.6 miles ), Ochlocknee, GA (2.8 miles ), Lime Sink, GA (3.1 miles ), Cairo, GA (3.3 miles ), Whigham, GA (3.7 miles ), Camilla, GA (3.7 miles ), Branchville, GA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 31.03 N, Longitude: 84.17 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	7.7%
Georgia:	9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
Construction (17%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Utilities (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Educational services (20%)
Health care (18%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Average climate in Spence, Georgia

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Tornado activity:

Spence-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the Spence place center killed 6 people and injured 15 people and caused $5 million in damages.

On 2/13/2000, a category F3 tornado 11.1 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Grady County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Spence:

MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; CAMILLA, GA)
JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; THOMASVILLE, GA)
COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; MOULTRIE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spence:

Albany Technical College (about 37 miles; Albany, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,526)
Albany State University (about 38 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 3,507)
Darton College (about 39 miles; Albany, GA; FT enrollment: 2,874)
Florida State University (about 42 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 33,687)
Tallahassee Community College (about 42 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 7,553)
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (about 43 miles; Tallahassee, FL; FT enrollment: 10,978)
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (about 50 miles; Tifton, GA; FT enrollment: 2,475)

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Notable location: Grady County Volunteer Fire Department Spence Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Spence include: Macedonia Church (A), Pine Forest Church (B), Pineview Church (C), Saint Peters Church (D), Union Hill Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Banks Cemetery (1), Macedonia Cemetery (2), Pine Forest Cemetery (3), Saint James Cemetery (4), Dollar Cemetery (5), Pilcher Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cypress Pond (A), Pritchard Pond (B), Spence Millpond (C), None None Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spence Mill Creek (A), Big Branch (B), Pilcher Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	68.6%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	10.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	6.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spence, GA

Spence compared to Georgia state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (58%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Utility gas (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Wood (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Grady County Georgia:

2008 Presidential Election results in Grady County Georgia:

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Religion statistics for Spence (based on Grady County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.41%

Here		54.4%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	USA National Primitive Baptist Convention
Adherents	67.5%	12.6%	5.6%	3.7%	3.0%
Congregations	39.7%	19.0%	3.4%	3.4%	5.2%

Name	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Church of the Nazarene	LDS (Mormon) Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Other
Adherents	1.8%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	3.3%
Congregations	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%	1.7%	20.7%

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: 4

Grady County:	1.61 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18

Grady County:	7.22 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:	5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 11

This county:	4.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Grady County:	12.1%
Georgia:	10.4%

Adult obesity rate:

Grady County:	31.3%
State:	27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	15.0%
State:	14.6%

7.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,312 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
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 Thomas County, GA	1.69% ($29,748 average AGI)
from Leon County, FL	0.68% ($42,373)
from Decatur County, GA	0.59% ($34,477)

6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,258 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
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:

to Thomas County, GA	1.34% ($26,790 average AGI)
to Decatur County, GA	0.62% ($23,478)
to Leon County, FL	0.48% ($26,806)

Strongest AM radio stations in Spence:

WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WGRA (790 AM; 1 kW; CAIRO, GA; Owner: LOVETT BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, INC)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Spence:

WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBGE (101.9 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: JOHN H. WIGGINS)

TV broadcast stations around Spence:

WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
W02CI (Channel 2; CAIRO/THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CEE, INC.)
WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)

Spence on our top lists:

#54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants"
#86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest maximum monthly morning or afternoon humidity"

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