Atkinson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
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Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 0.00190. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 30.9%
(27.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.4% for Black residents, 31.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.8% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.7 people | | Georgia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 69.3% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Willacoochee, GA
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Willacoochee compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students 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 Willacoochee (2011 data):
- THE PEOPLES BANK: The Peoples Bank at 6 Fleetwood Ave E, branch established on 1948/09/24. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $65.8 mil, Deposits: $58.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Atkinson County Bankshares Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (65%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Atkinson County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Willacoochee (based on Atkinson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.43%
| Here |  | 46.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Old Missionary Baptists Associations | Other |
| Adherents | 45.4% | 14.3% | 11.2% | 6.7% | 22.5% |
| Congregations | 22.2% | 25.9% | 3.7% | 14.8% | 33.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 5 | This county: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | This county: | 7.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Atkinson County: | 4.90 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Atkinson County: | 20.5% | | State: | 14.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $5,005 | $30,030 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $345 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $1,741 | $20,892 | 1 | $300 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $8,132 | $32,528 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $922 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 19 | $126 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $6,161 | $24,644 | 1 | $714 |
| Welfare |
1 | $1,772 | $21,264 | 1 | $576 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,001 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,490 | $41,880 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $261 |
| Totals for Government |
11 | $26,301 | $28,692 | 31 | $4,245 |
Willacoochee government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $64,000 ($46.11)
All Other: $5,000 ($3.60)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $297,000 ($213.98)
Sewerage: $198,000 ($142.65)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $105,000 ($75.65)
Water Utilities: $105,000 ($75.65)
Central Staff Services: $89,000 ($64.12)
Sewerage: $70,000 ($50.43)
Regular Highways: $63,000 ($45.39)
Welfare - Other: $15,000 ($10.81)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($5.76)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($4.32)
General Public Buildings: $6,000 ($4.32)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($2.88)
Libraries: $4,000 ($2.88)
General - Other: $4,000 ($2.88)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($2.16)
Corrections - Other: $2,000 ($1.44)
- Intergovernmental to State - Water Utilities: $495,000 ($356.63)
Welfare: $10,000 ($7.20)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $145,000 ($104.47)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,120,000 ($806.92)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,106,000 ($796.83)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $14,000 ($10.09)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000 ($7.93)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($4.32)
Rents: $1,000 ($0.72)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $1,000 ($0.72)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($0.72)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $182,000 ($131.12)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $96,000 ($69.16)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $54,000 ($38.90)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $495,000 ($356.63)
Public Welfare: $10,000 ($7.20)
- Tax - Property: $138,000 ($99.42)
Other Selective Sales: $46,000 ($33.14)
Public Utilities: $34,000 ($24.50)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $32,000 ($23.05)
NEC: $7,000 ($5.04)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $138,000 ($99.42)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $63,000 ($45.39)
6.98% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,297 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.98% | | 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:
6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,698 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.35% | | 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 Willacoochee:
- WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- 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.)
- WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
- WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
Strongest FM radio stations in Willacoochee:
- WPNG (101.9 FM; PEARSON, GA; Owner: KM RADIO OF PEARSON, L.L.C.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WLPF (98.5 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WKAA (97.7 FM; OCILLA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVGA (105.9 FM; LAKELAND, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WKZZ (92.5 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WDDQ (92.1 FM; ADEL, GA; Owner: WILLIAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WULS (103.7 FM; BROXTON, GA; Owner: ROUNDTREE-CARVER ENTERPRISES, INC)
- WBTY (98.7 FM; HOMERVILLE, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING & INVESTMENT CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Willacoochee:
- WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W12DA (Channel 12; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV, INC.)
- WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W33BX (Channel 33; TIFTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Willacoochee fatal accident list:
Apr 25, 1993 11:50 AM, Sr520, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Pedestrians: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 16, 1991 02:00 PM, 145, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Sep 8, 1989 08:07 PM, Sr520, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 16, 1978 10:00 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Nov 16, 1978 07:10 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 7, 1977 07:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 2, 1977 01:08 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 620
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 930
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Willacoochee)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Willacoochee City Hall (Lat: 31.334639 Lon: -83.035139), Call Sign: KVD578, Licensee ID: L00105856
Assigned Frequencies: 154.905 MHz, 154.935 MHz, 155.370 MHz, 155.625 MHz Grant Date: 01/13/2004, Expiration Date: 03/15/2014
Registrant: City Of Willacoochee, City Hall, Willacoochee, GA 31650, Phone: (912) 534-5152 - Lat: 31.314167 Lon: -83.034361, Call Sign: WPSJ555
Assigned Frequencies: 159.990 MHz Grant Date: 05/21/2001, Expiration Date: 05/21/2011, Certifier: Anthony Ross
Registrant: Hastys Communication, 1515 Rebel Rd, Tifton, GA 31794, Phone: (229) 382-3913, Fax: (229) 382-2990
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - SWEETGUM, 3 Mi Se (Lat: 31.320194 Lon: -82.971250), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: WPJA709
Assigned Frequencies: 2118.40 MHz, 6745.00 MHz, 6197.24 MHz Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Douglas I Brandon
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:
- WILLACOOCHE, A Street (Lat: 31.339361 Lon: -83.045139), Overall height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WHQ945, Licensee ID: L00005635
Assigned Frequencies: 2113.80 MHz Grant Date: 04/10/1996, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 04/26/2000
Registrant: Plant Telephone Company, Tifton, GA 31793
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KE4SLS, Licensee ID: L00914833
Grant Date: 09/08/2004, Expiration Date: 10/31/2014, Certifier: William H Essary Jr
Registrant: William H Essary Jr, Box 5660 Willacoochee Hwy, Willacoochee, GA 31650 - Call Sign: WA4OZE, Licensee ID: L01147331
Grant Date: 05/03/2006, Expiration Date: 07/24/2016, Certifier: John Egolf
Registrant: John Egolf, Box 205 1st St, Willacoochee, GA 31650
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 131AA , Serial Number: 10215, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 11/21/2003
Registrant (Corporation): Pineneedle Aviation Inc, Po Box 41, Willacoochee, GA 31650 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 15957 , Serial Number: 28-7305197, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 01/05/1973
Registrant (Co-Owned): Cleveland M Carter, 4258 Bridgetown Rd N, Willacoochee, GA 31650, Other Owners: Crawford H Ellis - Aircraft: BEECH F33A (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 191CC , Serial Number: CE-399, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 01/19/1983
Registrant (Individual): Cleveland M Carter, 4258 Bridgetown Rd N, Willacoochee, GA 31650
| Most common first names in Willacoochee, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 17 | 71.7 years |
| James | 17 | 74.5 years |
| Mary | 17 | 75.3 years |
| William | 14 | 75.1 years |
| Henry | 12 | 73.3 years |
| Willie | 11 | 79.5 years |
| Annie | 7 | 85.6 years |
| Jessie | 7 | 79.3 years |
| Robert | 7 | 64.5 years |
| Ruth | 7 | 78.0 years |
| Most common last names in Willacoochee, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Vickers | 19 | 77.8 years |
| Paulk | 19 | 77.0 years |
| Lott | 16 | 75.2 years |
| Davis | 15 | 73.5 years |
| Johnson | 15 | 67.5 years |
| Moore | 14 | 70.8 years |
| Metts | 13 | 81.5 years |
| Rowe | 10 | 70.4 years |
| Myers | 10 | 67.7 years |
| Gaskins | 9 | 71.6 years |
Willacoochee on our top lists:
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Wood products"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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