Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 27.6% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 15.4% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thomson, GA
168 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
125 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Thomson 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Thomson (2009 data):
- Regions Bank: Hill Street Branch, Washington Road Branch, Thomson Main Office. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- First Bank of Georgia: Messenger Service Branch at 110 East Hill Street, branch established on 1999-03-01; Hill Street Branch at 110 East Hill Street, branch established on 2005-09-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $460.7 mil, Deposits: $377.6 mil, headquarters in Augusta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Georgia-Carolina Bancshares, Inc.
- SunTrust Bank: Washington Road/Thomson Branch at 658 Main Street, branch established on 1974-07-18; Jackson Branch at 201 Jackson Street, branch established on 1902-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-30: Bank assets: $185,098.8 mil, Deposits: $120,116.4 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1782 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company: Thomson/West Hill Branch at 549 West Hill Street, branch established on 2001-02-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $860.6 mil, Deposits: $724.3 mil, headquarters in Louisville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Queensborough Company, The
- First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc.: Thomson Branch at 235 Main Street, branch established on 1997-09-15. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $6,743.5 mil, Deposits: $5,585.9 mil, headquarters in Columbia, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 182 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Thomson, Georgia
- Scottish Inn, 1847 Washington Rd, Thomson, GA 30824, Phone: (706) 595-8700, Fax: (706) 595-9642
- Best Western White Columns Inn Thomson, 1890 Washington Rd, Thomson, GA 30824, Phone: (706) 595-8000, Fax: (706) 595-8822
- Econo Lodge, 130 N Seymour Dr, Thomson, GA 30824, Phone: (706) 595-7144
- Holiday Inn Express, 1893 Washington Rd NW, Thomson, GA 30824, Phone: (706) 595-6500
- Days Inn Thomson, 2658 Cobbham Rd, Thomson, GA 30824, Phone: (706) 595-2262, Fax: (706) 595-8968
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Thomson, Georgia
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in McDuffie County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Thomson
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church | Other religions |
| Adherents | 68.0% | 17.6% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| Congregations | 50.0% | 21.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 21.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $13,771 | $27,542 | 1 | $228 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $25,335 | $50,670 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $25,833 | $31,000 | 1 | $399 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $18,932 | $37,864 | 4 | $1,851 |
| Firefighters |
7 | $19,118 | $32,774 | 4 | $4,176 |
| Fire - Other |
3 | $8,604 | $34,416 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $22,636 | $27,163 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
18 | $34,955 | $23,303 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
11 | $27,447 | $29,942 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
19 | $59,619 | $37,654 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
8 | $22,691 | $34,037 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $9,102 | $36,408 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
107 | $288,043 | $32,304 | 10 | $6,654 |
Thomson government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,074,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $22,000
All Other: $5,000
- Construction - Housing and Community Development: $296,000
General - Other: $124,000
Gas Utilities: $32,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $10,255,000
Water Utilities: $3,418,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,032,000
Police Protection: $781,000
Regular Highways: $650,000
Local Fire Protection: $614,000
Central Staff Services: $380,000
Financial Administration: $117,000
Housing and Community Development: $91,000
General - Other: $85,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $69,000
Libraries: $55,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $16,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks and Recreation: $195,000
Public Welfare - Other: $76,000
General - Other: $54,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,154,000
All Other: $193,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $182,000
Fines and Forfeits: $168,000
Rents: $64,000
General Revenue, NEC: $58,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $53,000
Solid Waste Management: $29,000
Local Fire Protection: $25,000
General - Other: $21,000
Gas Utilities: $6,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,155,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $10,616,000
Water Utilities: $3,539,000
- State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $196,000
All Other: $28,000
- Tax - Property: $520,000
Other Selective Sales: $358,000
Public Utilities Sales: $355,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $101,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $96,000
Other License: $31,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $2,277,000
6.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,576 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.43% | | 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:
6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,206 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.12% | | 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 Thomson:
- WTWA (1240 AM; 1 kW; THOMSON, GA; Owner: CAMELLIA CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Thomson:
- WTHO-FM (101.7 FM; THOMSON, GA; Owner: CAMELLIA CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCHZ (95.1 FM; HARLEM, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE,LLC)
- WRFN (93.1 FM; WARRENTON, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAEG (92.3 FM; EVANS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WGOR (93.9 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: WGOR LICENSE, LLC)
- WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKXC-FM (99.5 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLPE (91.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WXKT (100.1 FM; WASHINGTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Thomson:
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
- WFXG (Channel 54; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WAAU-LP (Channel 18; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: THOMAS J. PIPER)
- W56EE (Channel 56; JOHNSTON, SC; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Thomson, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 26
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 37
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 26
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 78
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 92
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 143
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 100
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 239
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 13
See more detailed statistics of Thomson fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Thomson)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 24 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Thomson, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 38 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Thomson)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1- QUALITYAIRPLANES.COM LLC, 501 John T Lane Rd, Thomson, GA 30824
Certificate: 01-1119 (Corporation), Certificate Issue Date: 06/12/2001, Expiration Date: 06/11/2002
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 6- Aircraft: CESSNA 172S (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 124CK , Serial Number: 172S9808, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 03/29/2005
Registrant (Corporation): Spirit Aircraft LLC, 454 John T Lane Rd, Thomson, GA 30824 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 21DS , Serial Number: 28-24322, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 03/07/1968
Registrant (Individual): Pamela Anne K Wester, 2127 Folly Lake Dr, Thomson, GA 30824 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172RG (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4709R , Serial Number: 172RG0013, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 10/10/1979
Registrant (Individual): Benji C Cranford, 167 Knox Rivers Rd, Thomson, GA 30824 - Aircraft: FAIRCHILD M-62A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 60907 , Serial Number: 298HO, Year manufactured: 1943
Registrant (Individual): Eugene C Gunby, 408 Arnold St, Thomson, GA 30824 - Aircraft: MOONEY M20C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7104V , Serial Number: 200028, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 08/03/1998
Registrant (Individual): Pamela Anne K Wester, 2127 Folly Lake Dr, Thomson, GA 30824 - Aircraft: HELM-LESTER BENSEN B-8M (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: MCCULLOCH 4318A&E/0-100 (72 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8183 , Serial Number: 8183, Year manufactured: 1978
Registrant (Individual): Lester C Jr Helm, Rt 2 Box 234, Thomson, GA 30824
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 74
- Hazardous Condition: 49
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Thomson, GA
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