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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
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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
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)
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| 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 | $18,816 | 1 | $266 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
17 | $37,169 | $26,237 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $9,454 | $18,908 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $4,962 | $19,848 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $886 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $5,497 | $65,964 | 5 | $2,201 |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $11,207 | $22,414 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
12 | $26,015 | $26,015 | 1 | $38 |
| Sewerage |
8 | $12,465 | $18,698 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $3,472 | $20,832 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $6,255 | $18,765 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
8 | $20,805 | $31,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
5 | $9,600 | $23,040 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
76 | $153,171 | $24,185 | 8 | $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:
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:
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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