Spence, Georgia

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Population (year 2000): 1,438

Males: 704	(49.0%)
Females: 734	(51.0%)

Grady County

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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,700 (it was $33,947 in 2000)

Spence	$32,700
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,300 (it was $88,300 in 2000)

Spence	$92,300
Georgia:	$147,500

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Races in Spence:

White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
Black (6.3%)
American Indian (6.3%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Other race (1.0%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 322 feet

Land area: 53.6 square miles.

Population density: 27 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: 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%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.5%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Spence:	0.6% ($522)
Georgia:	0.8% ($919)

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

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (171.3 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (775.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Meigs, GA (6.4 miles ), Pelham, GA (6.7 miles ), Ochlocknee, GA (9.1 miles ), Cairo, GA (10.9 miles ), Lime Sink, GA (11.2 miles ), Camilla, GA (13.9 miles ), Whigham, GA (14.5 miles ), Branchville, GA (16.2 miles ).

Latitude: 31.03 N, Longitude: 84.17 W

Most common industries for males:

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%)

Most common industries for females:

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 for males

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%)

Most common occupations for females

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%)

Spence-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/13/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.9 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 3 tornado 11.6 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 175 people and caused $20 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Spence:

GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CAIRO, GA)
MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CAMILLA, GA)
JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spence:

SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 35 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)
TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; ID: TLH)
VALDOSTA RGNL (about 66 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spence:

CAIRO-GRADY COUNTY (about 11 miles; CAIRO, GA; ID: 70J)
CAMILLA-MITCHELL COUNTY (about 13 miles; CAMILLA, GA; ID: CXU)
THOMASVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA; ID: TVI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spence:

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 80 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)

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

Cemeteries: Banks Cemetery (1), Macedonia Cemetery (2), Saint James Cemetery (3), Dollar Cemetery (4), Pilcher Cemetery (5), Pine Forest 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

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 1999:

This place:	10.9%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	6.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

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

2004 Presidential Election results in Grady County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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.)
WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WCVC (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)

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.)
WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

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.)
W02CE (Channel 2; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: MITCHELL COUNTY TELEVISION)
W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
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.)

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