Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 32.7%
(12.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Georgia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 71.4% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wrens, GA
Wrens 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 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 Wrens (2011 data):
- Regions Bank: Wrens Branch at 404 Broad Street, branch established on 1994/10/03. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Queensborough National Bank & Trust Company: Main Street Branch at 711 North Main Street, branch established on 1990/09/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $875.3 mil, Deposits: $744.4 mil, headquarters in Louisville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 22 total offices, Holding Company: Queensborough Company, The
- First State Bank: at 300 Broad Street, branch established on 1964/07/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $85.5 mil, Deposits: $79.6 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Csra Bank Corp.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (67%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Wrens (based on Jefferson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.74%
| Here |  | 43.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Mennonite Church of God in Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Seventh-Day Adventist Church |
| Adherents | 53.6% | 24.2% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| Congregations | 35.3% | 23.5% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 2.0% |
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| Name | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church | Episcopal Church | Church of the Nazarene | Catholic Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 7.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 11.8% |
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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: 7 | Jefferson County: | 4.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Jefferson County: | 0.61 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Jefferson County: | 9.14 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | Here: | 6.09 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 14.1% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jefferson County: | 35.6% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.9% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $12,228 | $29,347 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $24,643 | $29,572 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $9,664 | $23,194 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
7 | $15,803 | $27,091 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $12,840 | $30,816 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
32 | $75,178 | $28,192 | 0 | $0 |
Wrens government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $342,000 ($156.81)
Solid Waste Management: $127,000 ($58.23)
All Other: $84,000 ($38.51)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $376,000 ($172.40)
Sewerage: $251,000 ($115.08)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $3,402,000 ($1559.83)
Police Protection: $462,000 ($211.83)
Water Utilities: $409,000 ($187.53)
Fire Protection: $283,000 ($129.76)
Sewerage: $273,000 ($125.17)
Financial Administration: $201,000 ($92.16)
Solid Waste Management: $196,000 ($89.87)
Regular Highways: $179,000 ($82.07)
General Public Buildings: $126,000 ($57.77)
General - Other: $93,000 ($42.64)
Parks & Recreation: $43,000 ($19.72)
Judicial and Legal Services: $31,000 ($14.21)
Housing & Community Development: $24,000 ($11.00)
Libraries: $20,000 ($9.17)
Central Staff Services: $19,000 ($8.71)
Corrections - Other: $6,000 ($2.75)
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000 ($2.29)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $20,000 ($9.17)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $243,000 ($111.42)
All Other: $10,000 ($4.59)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,891,000 ($1325.54)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $81,000 ($37.14)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $50,000 ($22.93)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,726,000 ($1249.89)
Other, NEC: $84,000 ($38.51)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $165,000 ($75.65)
Other, NEC: $47,000 ($21.55)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $219,000 ($100.41)
Interest Earnings: $34,000 ($15.59)
Rents: $20,000 ($9.17)
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $106,000 ($48.60)
Financial Administration: $68,000 ($31.18)
General - Other: $50,000 ($22.93)
Regular Highways: $36,000 ($16.51)
General Public Building: $11,000 ($5.04)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($4.13)
Solid Waste Management: $6,000 ($2.75)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $513,000 ($235.21)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $3,963,000 ($1817.06)
Water Utilities: $512,000 ($234.75)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $82,000 ($37.60)
- State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $479,000 ($219.62)
Highways: $48,000 ($22.01)
All Other: $10,000 ($4.59)
- Tax - Property: $323,000 ($148.10)
Public Utilities: $117,000 ($53.65)
Other Selective Sales: $84,000 ($38.51)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $50,000 ($22.93)
NEC: $36,000 ($16.51)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $924,000 ($423.66)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $101,000 ($46.31)
4.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,454 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.00% | | 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:
5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,716 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.61% | | 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 Wrens:
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRDW (1480 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WTEL (1630 AM; 10 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFAM (1050 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: J.J. & B. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- WPEH (1420 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, GA; Owner: PEACH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wrens:
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZNY (105.7 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCHZ (95.1 FM; HARLEM, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE,LLC)
- WPEH-FM (92.1 FM; LOUISVILLE, GA; Owner: PEACH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBBQ-FM (104.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGOR (93.9 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: WGOR LICENSE, LLC)
- WTHO-FM (101.7 FM; THOMSON, GA; Owner: CAMELLIA CITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEKL (102.3 FM; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKSP (96.3 FM; AIKEN, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTHB-FM (100.9 FM; WAYNESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WPRW-FM (107.7 FM; MARTINEZ, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRFN (93.1 FM; WARRENTON, GA; Owner: WCHZ LICENSE, LLC)
- WYFA (107.1 FM; WAYNESBORO, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Wrens:
- 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)
- WBPI-LP (Channel 49; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WATCHMAN BROADCASTING PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
- W58CZ (Channel 58; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Wrens, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 90
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 140
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 98
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 235
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Wrens fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $600,000
Total average daily traffic: 13,150
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 19,725
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Wrens)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 38 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Wrens, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 11 ( 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: 8 ( 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 Amateur Radio Licenses: 7 - Call Sign: KA4LSF, Licensee ID: L00388278
Grant Date: 03/11/2004, Expiration Date: 03/11/2014, Certifier: John C Magnan
Registrant: John C Magnan, 1616 Mosley Chapel Rd, Wrens, GA 30833 - Call Sign: KB4NA, Licensee ID: L00754541
Grant Date: 10/14/2003, Expiration Date: 01/04/2014, Certifier: William A Newsome
Registrant: William A Newsome, 303 Peachtree St, Wrens, GA 30833 - Call Sign: KF4UIL, Licensee ID: L01005175
Grant Date: 09/05/2007, Expiration Date: 10/16/2017
Registrant: William T Neal, 106 Trafalgar Dr, Wrens, GA 30833 - Call Sign: N4FDU, Licensee ID: L01150569
Grant Date: 05/11/2006, Expiration Date: 06/06/2016, Certifier: Brenda E Newsome
Registrant: Brenda E Newsome, 303 Peachtree St, Wrens, GA 30833 - Call Sign: WA4VXL
Grant Date: 03/12/1998, Expiration Date: 03/12/2008, Cancellation Date: 03/13/2010
Registrant: Elaine M Wormsley, 11620 Hwy 1 N, Wrens, GA 30833-0147 - Call Sign: AI4BS, Licensee ID: L00750302
Grant Date: 10/02/2003, Expiration Date: 10/02/2013, Cancellation Date: 10/28/2003, Certifier: Joseph E Gore
Registrant: Joseph E Gore, 203 Canterbury Dr, Wrens, GA 30833 - Call Sign: WA4RTE, Previous Call Sign: AI4BS, Licensee ID: L00750302
Grant Date: 10/28/2003, Expiration Date: 10/28/2013, Certifier: Joseph E Gore
Registrant: Joseph E Gore, 203 Canterbury Dr, Wrens, GA 30833
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: QUAD CITY ULTRALIGHT CHALLENGER I STD (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 970BB , Serial Number: 0697-R-0647, Year manufactured: 1997, Airworthiness Date: 10/16/2007
Registrant (Individual): Sidney A Brown, 1447 Paradise Rd, Wrens, GA 30833
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Wrens, GA
| Most common first names in Wrens, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 39 | 70.2 years |
| James | 34 | 64.4 years |
| Mary | 30 | 76.7 years |
| Robert | 29 | 69.9 years |
| William | 29 | 70.8 years |
| Willie | 28 | 72.1 years |
| George | 19 | 73.4 years |
| Thomas | 16 | 73.3 years |
| Annie | 16 | 77.4 years |
| Henry | 13 | 73.6 years |
| Most common last names in Wrens, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Brown | 45 | 72.1 years |
| Smith | 30 | 68.0 years |
| Johnson | 25 | 78.2 years |
| Jordan | 25 | 71.9 years |
| Stone | 24 | 68.3 years |
| Walker | 19 | 74.0 years |
| Wren | 17 | 76.6 years |
| Gay | 17 | 78.6 years |
| Oliphant | 17 | 67.5 years |
| Jones | 17 | 72.7 years |
| Businesses in Wrens, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of murders in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous manufacturing"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
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