West Dougherty, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 59,561.

Males: 27,466	(46.1%)
Females: 32,095	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,347 (it was $32,988 in 2000)

West Dougherty:	$34,347
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,076

West Dougherty:	$23,076
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $114,498 (it was $78,400 in 2000)

West Dougherty:	$114,498
Georgia:	$164,500

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Races in West Dougherty:

Black (55.1%)
American Indian (55.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (43.0%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in West Dougherty: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1050 feet

Land area: 217.0 square miles.

Population density: 274 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Dougherty

High school or higher: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 7.3%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Dougherty CCD

Never married: 30.7%
Now married: 48.8%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 11.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

West Dougherty:	1.2% ($968)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (133.6 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (676.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Albany, GA (1.4 miles ), East Dougherty, GA (2.4 miles ), Putney, GA (2.9 miles ), Leesburg, GA (3.3 miles ), Sasser, GA (3.6 miles ), Philema, GA (3.7 miles ), Baconton, GA (3.8 miles ), Leary, GA (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 31.58 N, Longitude: 84.20 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 229

West Dougherty household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (6%)
Health care (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

West Dougherty-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the West Dougherty place center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused $7 million in damages.

On 11/11/1968, a category 3 tornado 22.3 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near West Dougherty:

HCA PALMYRA MEDICAL CENTERS (about 3 miles; ALBANY, GA)
PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALBANY, GA)
PHOEBE WORTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; SYLVESTER, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Dougherty:

ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 73 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)

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Notable locations in West Dougherty: American Legion Golf Course (A), Slappey Industrial Park (B), Albany Gun Club (C), Gordon Commercial Park (D), Herty State Nursery (E), Pine Forest Raquet Club (F), Doublegate Country Club (G), Tallassee Plantation (H), Northwest Branch Library (I), Lee Branch Library (J), West Dougherty Community House (K), Dougherty County Courthouse (L), Dougherty County Jail (M), Albany Municipal Auditorium (N), Fire Station Number 2 (O), Westtown Branch Library (P), Potter Community Center (Q), Carnegie Library of Albany (R), Haley Memorial Youth Center (S). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Third Avenue Shopping Center (1), Magnolia Square Shopping Center (2), Lake Park Shopping Center (3), Midtown Shopping Center (4), Midtown Mall Shopping Center (5), Hunters Mill Shopping Center (6), Village Green Shopping Center (7), Westover Crossings Shopping Center (8), Largo Plaza Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in West Dougherty include: Westminster Presbyterian Church (A), Albany Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), Arcadia Baptist Church (C), Avalon Church (D), Avalon United Methodist Church (E), Beacon Church (F), Thomas Memorial Church (G), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (H), Beulah Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Whitehill Cemetery (1), Blue Springs Cemetery (2), Floral Memory Gardens (3), Oakview Cemetery (4), Salem Cemetery (5), Mossy Grove Cemetery (6), Mount Bethel Church (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Rush Pond (A), Bird Roost Pond (B), Lawton Pond (C), Baptizing Pond (D), Big Cypress Lake (E), Willow Lake (F), Loretta, Lake (G), Windmill Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Muckafoonee Creek (B), Tallahassee Creek (C), Market Branch (D), Kinchafoonee Creek (E), Kiokee Creek (F), West Chickasawhatchee Creek (G), Percosin Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in West Dougherty include: Carver Park (1), Exchange Club Fairgrounds (2), Hilsman Park (3), Madison Park (4), Mills Stadium (5), YMCA Sports Park (6), Riverside Park (7), Tift Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	40.0%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	21.5%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This place:	10.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Dougherty, GA

People in group quarters in West Dougherty

490 people in nursing homes
418 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
152 people in state prisons
65 people in other nonhousehold living situations
48 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
44 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
38 people in other group homes
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
2 people in religious group quarters

West Dougherty compared to Georgia state average:

Median house value below 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.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Dougherty County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (62%) Utility gas (35%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religion statistics for West Dougherty

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	42.4%	22.0%	10.1%	3.3%	2.8%
Congregations	26.2%	10.7%	1.2%	9.5%	6.0%

Name	Charismatic Churches Independent	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	2.7%	2.6%	1.9%	9.3%
Congregations	2.4%	3.6%	3.6%	4.8%	32.1%

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.

7.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.50%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($410 average AGI)
Dougherty County: 0.14%
Georgia average: 0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lee County, GA	1.21% ($55,687 average AGI)
from Worth County, GA	0.49% ($24,506)
from Terrell County, GA	0.32% ($25,228)

8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,365 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Georgia average:	9.55%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)
Dougherty County: 0.10%
Georgia average: 0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lee County, GA	1.82% ($43,796 average AGI)
to Worth County, GA	0.49% ($30,832)
to Mitchell County, GA	0.31% ($26,242)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Dougherty:

WGPC (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJYZ (960 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WALG (1590 AM; 5 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSRA (1250 AM; 1 kW; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIFELINE RADIO CORPORATION)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Dougherty:

WKAK (104.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
W273AE (102.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WJAD (103.5 FM; LEESBURG, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
W203AT (88.5 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WJIZ-FM (96.3 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNUQ (101.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WWXC (90.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LAMAD MINISTRIES, INC.)
WUNV (91.7 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WEGC (107.7 FM; SASSER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WZIQ (106.5 FM; SMITHVILLE, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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)
WQVE (105.5 FM; CAMILLA, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WZBN (102.1 FM; SYLVESTER, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WSRD-LP (93.1 FM; ALBANY, GA; Owner: SONSHINE RADIO CORPORATION)
WDEC-FM (94.7 FM; AMERICUS, GA; Owner: SUMTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Dougherty:

WBKL-LP (Channel 35; ALBANY, GA; Owner: GWENDOLYN BOONE)
W34CZ (Channel 34; ALBANY, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
WACS-TV (Channel 25; DAWSON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)

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