Waresboro, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 6,706.

Males: 3,882	(57.9%)
Females: 2,824	(42.1%)

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip code: 31564

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,685 (it was $32,402 in 2000)

Waresboro:	$38,685
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,968 (it was $53,900 in 2000)

Waresboro:	$91,968
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $108,878; Detached houses: $111,328; Townhouses or other attached units: $123,441; In 2-unit structures: $116,536; Mobile homes: $57,468

Waresboro, GA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Waresboro:

White Non-Hispanic (81.9%)
Black (16.0%)
American Indian (16.0%)
Hispanic (2.3%)
Other race (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Waresboro: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 145 feet

Land area: 127.2 square miles.

Population density: 53 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Waresboro

High school or higher: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waresboro CCD

Never married: 11.1%
Now married: 74.8%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 7.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.3%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Waresboro:	0.9% ($461)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jacksonville, FL (82.7 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (732.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Dixie Union, GA (2.9 miles ), Deenwood, GA (3.0 miles ), Waycross, GA (3.2 miles ), Sunnyside, GA (3.3 miles ), Axson, GA (3.4 miles ), Manor, GA (3.7 miles ), Argyle, GA (3.9 miles) , Blackshear, GA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 31.26 N, Longitude: 82.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Rail transportation (6%)
Wood products (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Waresboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Waresboro place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 2/25/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Waresboro:

SATILLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; WAYCROSS, GA)
BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ALMA, GA)
BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ALMA, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Waresboro, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waresboro:

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 83 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA (about 86 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 9,256)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 99 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)

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Notable location: Baptist Village Nursing Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Waresboro include: Zion Hill Church (A), Sweat Memorial Church (B), Pine View Church (C), Ezekiel Church (D), Pebble Hill Church (E), Friendship Church (F), Full Gospel Assembly Church (G), Hargrave Chapel (H), Mount Green Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bennett Cemetery (1), Waresboro Cemetery (2), Walden Cemetery (3), Crestwood Memorial Gardens (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Gator Head Pond (A), Baptist Village Lake (B), Shriners Club Lake (C), Musket Bay (D), Huckleberry Bay (E), Bennett Bay (F), Long Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hog Creek (A), Fullwood Creek (B), Mill Branch (C), Red Bluff Creek (D), Coon Branch (E), Cox Creek (F), Seventeen Mile River (G), Perch Creek (H). 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:	68.3%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.7%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	10.6%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Waresboro, GA

People in group quarters in Waresboro

1274 people in state prisons
315 people in nursing homes
54 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Waresboro compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Ware County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (71%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Utility gas (7%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religon statistics for Waresboro

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Catholic Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents	54.8%	18.5%	5.8%	3.5%	2.0%
Congregations	31.5%	16.4%	11.0%	1.4%	5.5%

Name	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.9%	1.8%	1.6%	8.2%
Congregations	5.5%	1.4%	1.4%	8.2%	17.8%

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.

7.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,997 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.09%
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 Pierce County, GA	1.25% ($25,567 average AGI)
from Brantley County, GA	0.42% ($27,043)
from Duval County, FL	0.28% ($23,906)

7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,121 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.20%
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 Pierce County, GA	1.54% ($36,184 average AGI)
to Brantley County, GA	0.64% ($30,861)
to Glynn County, GA	0.28% ($46,813)

Strongest AM radio stations in Waresboro:

WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WFNS (1350 AM; 3 kW; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MARMAC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WCGA (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WOODBINE, GA; Owner: COX BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WLOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFLF (540 AM; 50 kW; PINE HILLS, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Waresboro:

WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WWSN (103.3 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WKUB (105.1 FM; BLACKSHEAR, GA; Owner: MATTOX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYNR (102.5 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WPNG (101.9 FM; PEARSON, GA; Owner: KM RADIO OF PEARSON, L.L.C.)
WWUF (97.7 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: MATTOX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAJQ-FM (104.3 FM; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WASW (91.9 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Waresboro:

WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WPXC-TV (Channel 21; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: PAXSON JAX LICENSE, INC.)
W54CW (Channel 54; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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