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Population in July 2007: 5,726. Population change since 2000: -3.8%
 

Males: 2,664  (44.5%)
Females: 3,326  (55.5%)

Worth County

Median resident age:  32.3 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31791.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,200 (it was $24,114 in 2000)
Sylvester  $23,200
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,300 (it was $64,400 in 2000)
Sylvester  $67,300
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Sylvester:

  • Black (60.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (38.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Sylvester: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (8.4%), Irish (4.5%), English (3.3%), German (2.8%), Subsaharan African (2.3%), Italian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 426 feet

Land area: 5.71 square miles.

Population density: 1011 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sylvester

  • High school or higher: 63.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 11.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sylvester city

  • Never married: 30.5%
  • Now married: 44.1%
  • Separated: 4.2%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

41 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.7%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Sylvester, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sylvester to the number of sex offenders is 412 to 1.

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

Sylvester:  0.9% ($552)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, GA (22.9 miles , pop. 76,939).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (158.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (760.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Poulan, GA (3.3 miles ), Sumner, GA (6.9 miles ), Bridgeboro, GA (11.5 miles ), Ty Ty, GA (13.5 miles ), Doerun, GA (15.6 miles ), Sycamore, GA (16.9 miles ), Ashburn, GA (17.3 miles ), East Dougherty, GA (18.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $63,400
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $67,800
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $63,900
  • 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $103,800
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $87,400
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,300
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $88,800
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $114,300
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $94,800
  • 2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $87,100

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Latitude: 31.53 N, Longitude: 83.84 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +798 (+13.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,024 (45.5%)


People in group quarters in Sylvester
  • 117 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 27 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 15 people in other group homes
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 229

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Population change in the 1990s: -75 (-1.2%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Food (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Sylvester (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (16.3 per 100,000)
  • 35 assaults (570.6 per 100,000)
  • 64 burglaries (1043.4 per 100,000)
  • 188 thefts (3064.9 per 100,000)
  • 3 auto thefts (48.9 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 318.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Sylvester (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 22 assaults (351.3 per 100,000)
  • 54 burglaries (862.2 per 100,000)
  • 178 thefts (2842.1 per 100,000)
  • 4 auto thefts (63.9 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 249.4 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 22 (16 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.77
US city average:  3.00

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Sylvester-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Sylvester city center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.

On 11/11/1968, a category 3 tornado 14.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Sylvester:
  • PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER (807 SOUTH ISABELLA STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sylvester:
  • HCA PALMYRA MEDICAL CENTERS (about 23 miles; ALBANY, GA)
  • TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; TIFTON, GA)
  • COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; MOULTRIE, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Sylvester, GA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sylvester:
  • SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 25 miles; ALBANY, GA; ID: ABY)
  • MOODY AFB (about 60 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
  • VALDOSTA RGNL (about 66 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sylvester:
  • SYLVESTER (about 4 miles; SYLVESTER, GA; ID: SYV)
  • TURNER COUNTY (about 19 miles; ASHBURN, GA; ID: 75J)
  • HENRY TIFT MYERS (about 26 miles; TIFTON, GA; ID: TMA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sylvester:
  • ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
  • FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
  • TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
  • FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
  • MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
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Notable locations in Sylvester: Worth County Industrial Park (A), Worth County Jail (B), Worth County Courthouse (C), Margaret Jones Library (D), Sylvester City Hall (E), HH Woolard Community Center (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sylvester include: Brook Chapel Baptist Church (A), Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Pinson Memorial Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), Mount Sinai Church (F), Jones Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (G), Macedonia Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Heaven Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Sylvester include: Jeffords Park (1), Pope Park (2), Sylvester Commercial Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Sylvester Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sylvester and their reported violations in the past:

WEBB`S TRUCK STOP (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
PINE KNOLL COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.5%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  27.1%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.5%
Whole state:  6.1%

Sylvester compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Sylvester (2007 data):
  • SunTrust Bank: Sylvester Branch at 201 North Isabella Street, branch established on 1960-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Southwest Georgia Bank: Sylvester Banking Company Branch at 300 North Main Street, branch established on 1898-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $287.5 mil, Deposits: $228.3 mil, headquarters in Moultrie, GA, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation
  • Heritage Bank of the South: Sylvester Branch at 504 North Main Street, branch established on 2001-07-02. Info updated 2006-10-27: Bank assets: $399.8 mil, Deposits: $300.0 mil, headquarters in Albany, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
  • Colony Bank Worth: at 601 North Main Street, branch established on 1981-06-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $178.7 mil, Deposits: $160.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Colony Bankcorp, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police - Other 4$6,272$18,8161$266
Police Protection - Officers 17$37,169$26,2370$0
Streets and Highways 6$9,454$18,9080$0
Other and Unallocable 3$4,962$19,8480$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$886
Other Government Administration 1$5,497$65,9645$2,201
Financial Administration 6$11,207$22,4140$0
Firefighters 12$26,015$26,0151$38
Sewerage 8$12,465$18,6980$0
Parks and Recreation 2$3,472$20,8320$0
Water Supply 4$6,255$18,7650$0
Electric Power 8$20,805$31,2080$0
Gas Supply 5$9,600$23,0400$0
Totals for Government 76$153,171$24,1858$3,390


Sylvester government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $5,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $687,000
    Sewerage: $444,000
    All Other: $177,000
  • Construction - General: $243,000
    Water Utilities: $98,000
    Welfare - Other: $83,000
    Sewerage: $65,000
    Housing & Community Development: $30,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,411,000
    Police Protection: $1,072,000
    Gas Utilities: $974,000
    Solid Waste Management: $507,000
    Fire Protection: $469,000
    Regular Highways: $463,000
    Financial Administration: $456,000
    Water Utilities: $297,000
    General - Other: $218,000
    Sewerage: $198,000
    Central Staff Services: $62,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $50,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $50,000
    Parks & Recreation: $41,000
    Libraries: $35,000
    Health Services - Other: $33,000
    Housing & Community Development: $25,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
    Welfare - Other: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $72,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $101,000
    General: $38,000
    Libraries: $35,000
    Parks & Recreation: $25,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $413,000
    All Other: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $983,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $28,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $848,000
    Other, NEC: $26,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $137,000
    Other, NEC: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $184,000
    Interest Earnings: $124,000
    Rents: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $63,000
    General - Other: $53,000
    Water Utilities: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $16,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,492,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $6,372,000
    Gas Utilities: $1,309,000
    Water Utilities: $665,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $874,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $90,000
    Housing & Community Development: $26,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $545,000
    Other Selective Sales: $265,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $110,000
    Public Utilities: $99,000
    NEC: $91,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,177,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $50,000

6.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,791 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.82%
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  2.13% ($30,832 average AGI)
from Tift County, GA  0.75% ($24,818)
from Lee County, GA  0.44% ($23,906)


7.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,923 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.10%
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  2.11% ($24,506 average AGI)
to Tift County, GA  0.81% ($25,136)
to Lee County, GA  0.68% ($30,660)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sylvester:
  • WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
  • WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
  • WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKTF (1550 AM; 10 kW; VIENNA, GA; Owner: SANTILLANA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sylvester:
  • WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBJY (89.3 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WRXZ (106.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WAEF (90.3 FM; CORDELE, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WFFM (105.7 FM; ASHBURN, GA; Owner: ON TOP COMMUNICATIONS OF GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WUNV (91.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WJIZ-FM (96.3 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIF-FM (107.5 FM; OMEGA, GA; Owner: OMEGA BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WJAD (103.5 FM; LEESBURG, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNUQ (101.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WABR (91.1 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMM, COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Sylvester:
  • WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
  • WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSST-TV (Channel 55; CORDELE, GA; Owner: SUNBELT-SOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD)
  • W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
  • WBKL-LP (Channel 35; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GWENDOLYN BOONE)

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