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Notable locations in Vidalia: Vidalia Casting Field (A), Vidalia Industrial Park (B), Vidalia City Hall (C), Vidalia Public Library (D), Concordia Parish Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Vidalia Shopping Center (1), Concordia Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Vidalia include: First Baptist Church (A), Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church (B), Vidalia Church of Christ (C), Vidalia Methodist Church (D), Vidalia Presbyterian Church (E), Saint Stephen Baptist Church (F), Youngs Chapel Baptist Church (G), Zion Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Minorca Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Vidalia Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Concordia Parish - Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 405 Carter Street Rm 101), Bayou Gaming Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 201 Carter Street).
Hotels: Comfort Suites Riverfront (100 Front Street), Comfort Suites Vidalia (100 Front Street), Budget Inn (700 Carter Street).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 19.1% | | Whole state: | 19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 8.7% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vidalia, LA
Vidalia compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above 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 Vidalia (2009 data):
- Delta Bank: at 1617 Carter Street, branch established on 1986-01-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $175.1 mil, Deposits: $151.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Central Louisiana Capital Corporation
- Concordia Bank & Trust Company: at 904 Carter Street, branch established on 1903-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $491.2 mil, Deposits: $407.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Concordia Capital Corporation
- Tensas State Bank: 1607 Carter Street Branch at 1607 Carter Street, branch established on 2006-01-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $102.3 mil, Deposits: $82.1 mil, headquarters in Newellton, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Tensas Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Vidalia
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.48%
| Here |  | 49.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 73.0% | 5.9% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 41.5% | 7.3% | 2.4% | 4.9% | 4.9% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Other |
| Adherents | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 3.1% |
| Congregations | 9.8% | 4.9% | 2.4% | 9.8% | 12.2% |
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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $20,916 | $35,856 | 4 | $1,233 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $4,070 | $24,420 | 4 | $1,674 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
28 | $68,784 | $29,479 | 1 | $696 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $12,982 | $25,964 | 3 | $462 |
| Firefighters |
13 | $36,383 | $33,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
17 | $43,006 | $30,357 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
11 | $37,192 | $40,573 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
9 | $20,129 | $26,839 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,203 | $26,436 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $24,680 | $29,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
18 | $45,201 | $30,134 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
5 | $17,389 | $41,734 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,460 | $17,520 | 3 | $131 |
| Totals for Government |
128 | $334,395 | $31,350 | 15 | $4,196 |
Vidalia government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $449,000
All Other: $114,000
- Construction - General - Other: $2,483,000
Sewerage: $154,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $8,408,000
General - Other: $6,666,000
Gas Utilities: $1,554,000
Police Protection: $1,382,000
Regular Highways: $905,000
Water Utilities: $726,000
Local Fire Protection: $525,000
Solid Waste Management: $484,000
Health - Other: $407,000
Financial Administration: $391,000
Sewerage: $330,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $158,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $80,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $301,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $275,000
- Miscellaneous - Royalties: $9,554,000
Interest Earnings: $226,000
General Revenue, NEC: $202,000
Fines and Forfeits: $51,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,705,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,430,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $222,000
Regular Highways: $101,000
Local Fire Protection: $87,000
Police Protection: $82,000
General - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,588,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $8,549,000
Gas Utilities: $1,422,000
Water Utilities: $515,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $767,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,535,000
Health and Hospitals: $25,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,493,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $184,000
Property: $124,000
Public Utilities Sales: $36,000
Other License: $6,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,477,000
7.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,186 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.03% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
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:
6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,173 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.50% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
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 Vidalia:
- KVLA (1400 AM; 1 kW; VIDALIA, LA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNAT (1450 AM; 1 kW; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
- WMIS (1240 AM; 1 kW; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: NATCHEZ BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
- WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
- KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in Vidalia:
- WQNZ (95.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
- WASM (91.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KPXS (104.7 FM; VIDALIA, LA; Owner: VISION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNJJ (97.3 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WILL PERK BROADCASTING)
- W216AR (91.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- W220BN (91.9 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KFNV-FM (107.1 FM; FERRIDAY, LA; Owner: TOM GAY D/B/A THE RADIO GROUP)
- KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
- WTYJ (97.7 FM; FAYETTE, MS; Owner: NATCHEZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMAU-FM (88.9 FM; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
- KTYX (105.1 FM; JONESVILLE, LA; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Vidalia:
- W24CR (Channel 24; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W59DK (Channel 59; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
- KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- WMAU-TV (Channel 17; BUDE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Vidalia, Louisiana:
- Fatal accident count: 14
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 27
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 17
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 47
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Louisiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 113
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 167
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 32
- Fatalities: 123
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 296
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
See more detailed statistics of Vidalia fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 244 meters (801ft)
Total costs: $16,399,000
Total average daily traffic: 31,880
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,980
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 19,128
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Vidalia)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- New Courthouse On Hwy 84, Call Sign: KNEW973
Assigned Frequencies : 39.5000 MHz, 39.6800 MHz Grant Date: 08/11/1995, Expiration Date: 09/11/2000, Cancelation Date: 11/12/2000
Registrant: Concordia, Parish Of, New Courthouse, Vidalia, LA 71373, Phone: (318) 336-5231 - Hwy 84 2 Mi W, Call Sign: WDG485, Licensee ID: L00092435
Assigned Frequencies : 469.225 MHz Grant Date: 12/30/1997, Expiration Date: 01/13/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/20/2003
Registrant: Reagan Equipment Co, Vidalia, LA 71373
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Vidalia)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Vidalia)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 33
- Hazardous Condition: 18
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Vidalia, LA
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