Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 660 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,972
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 284 (118 now married, 166 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,143 (1,037 now married, 1,106 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 30439 with a mortgage: 1,356 (79 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,051
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $972 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $306
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:
19.3%
Whole state:
19.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 30439: Willow Lake Golf Club (A), Metter Fire Department (B), Metter City Hall (C), Candler County Jail (D), Candler County Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 30439 include: Aline Church (A), Dixon Grove Church (B), Eden Church (C), Evergreen Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), Metter Church of God (F), First Free Will Baptist Church (G), Cedar Street Baptist Church (H), Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bowen-Dekle Cemetery (1), El Bethel Cemetery (2), Hendrix and Welsh Cemetery (3), Lanier Cemetery (4), Stripling Cemetery (5), Williams Cemetery (6), Saint Matthew Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Bowens Pond (A), Canoe Pond (B), Cooks Pond (C), Franklins Pond (D), Laniers Pond (E), Paradise Lake (F), Hulsey Lake (G), Banks Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolfe Creek (A), Tenmile Creek (B), Stocking Head Creek (C), Jims Creek (D), Jacks Creek (E), Fifteenmile Creek (F), Reedy Creek (G), Big Branch (H), Bad Prong (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 30439:
Less than $10,000: 132
$10,000 to $14,999: 60
$15,000 to $19,999: 146
$20,000 to $24,999: 89
$25,000 to $29,999: 75
$30,000 to $34,999: 146
$40,000 to $49,999: 144
$50,000 to $59,999: 31
$60,000 to $69,999: 92
$70,000 to $79,999: 320
$80,000 to $89,999: 95
$90,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 327
$125,000 to $149,999: 116
$150,000 to $174,999: 117
$175,000 to $199,999: 124
$200,000 to $249,999: 117
$250,000 to $299,999: 89
$300,000 to $399,999: 77
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 67
$1,000,000 or more: 6
Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 30439:
Less than $100: 89
$100 to $149: 50
$150 to $199: 65
$200 to $249: 141
$250 to $299: 167
$300 to $349: 181
$350 to $399: 95
$400 to $449: 103
$450 to $499: 31
$500 to $549: 81
$600 to $649: 34
$700 to $749: 16
$1,000 to $1,249: 58
No cash rent: 114
Median gross rent in 2011: $523.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,469
Black or African American householders: $72,621
Some other race householders: $53,157
Hispanic or Latino householders: $56,265
Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $79,000
30439:
$79,000
Georgia:
$147,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $33,400 - $151,100
Mean price in 2011:
Detached houses: $144,585
Here:
$144,585
State:
$199,294
Mobile homes: $50,928
Here:
$50,928
State:
$60,315
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,762
One, attached: 5
Two: 164
3 or 4: 76
5 to 9: 4
10 to 19: 46
20 to 49: 30
50 or more: 45
Mobile homes: 1,478
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Unemployment: 9.6%
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 3,119 (70%)
Carpooled: 799 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (1%)
Motorcycle: 63 (1%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 8 (0%)
Other means: 64 (1%)
Worked at home: 355 (8%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 283
5 to 9 minutes: 751
10 to 14 minutes: 672
15 to 19 minutes: 462
20 to 24 minutes: 480
25 to 29 minutes: 255
30 to 34 minutes: 677
35 to 39 minutes: 45
40 to 44 minutes: 132
45 to 59 minutes: 112
60 to 89 minutes: 141
90 or more minutes: 73
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 54.3%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,315
In family households: 9,157 (1,287 male householders, 1,391 female householders)
1,788 spouses, 3,382 children (3,017 natural, 95 adopted, 272 stepchildren), 261 grandchildren, 330 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 177 other relatives, 366 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,158 (329 male householders (303 living alone)), 625 female householders (452 living alone)), 204 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 380 (401 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,098 2-persons, 679 3-persons, 451 4-persons, 233 5-persons, 113 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 755 1-person, 177 2-persons, 22 4-persons
1,639 married couples with children.
820 single-parent households (265 men, 555 women).
88.5% of residents of 30439 zip code speak English at home.
8.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% very well, 15% well, 4% not well, 3% not at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% very well, 3% not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% very well, 16% well).
Foreign born population: 682 (6.4%) (32.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
6.4%
Whole state:
9.6%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (67%)
Haiti (15%)
Japan (8%)
Vietnam (4%)
South Africa (3%)
Germany (1%)
Canada (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 97
1990 to 1999: 95
1980 to 1989: 423
Before 1980: 92
Races in zip code 30439:
White population: 6,832 Black population: 2,643 American Indian population: 8 Asian population: 77 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1 Some other race population: 11 Two or more races population: 77 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,228
Most common first ancestries reported in 30439 (%):
Other groups (41%)
Irish (8%)
American (8%)
English (7%)
German (6%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Haitian (1%)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
METTER HIGH SCHOOL (ROUTE 3 BOX1500 HIGHWAY 129 SO in METTER, GA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0101 Organizations: CANDLER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
METTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (431 WEST VERTIA STREET in METTER, GA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0102 Organizations: CANDLER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CANDLER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (210 SOUTH COLLEGE STREET in METTER, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6501
METTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (805 EAST LILLIAN STREET in METTER, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0302 Organizations: CANDLER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
METTER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (423 WEST VERTIA STREET in METTER, GA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0202 Organizations: CANDLER COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MOORE WALLACE INC (100 WALLACE ST in METTER, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: MANIFOLD BUSINESS FORMS Organizations: R R DONNELLEY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WALLACE COMPUTER SVC INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: WALLACE COMPUTER SERVICE INC
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GA DOT (CONTACT/OWNER)
CANDLER COUNTY (SR 121 LANDF.) (ROUTE ONE in METTER, GA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL. Alternative names: CANDLER CO. SR 121 MSW LANDFIL, CANDLER COUNTY / SR 121 METTER SLF
CITY OF METTER (EAST HIAWATHA ST in METTER, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: METTER, CITY OF (LAS) (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: METTER (LAS)
METTER CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO (LILLIAN ST in METTER, GA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
C-M FARMS/ORANGEBURG FOODS (PLSK STBO HWY in METTER, GA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: HOGS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (86%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Wood (3%)
Utility gas (3%)
Population in 1990: 7,744. Population change in the 1990s: +1,105 (+14.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,196
Northeast: 585
Midwest: 514
South: 1,516
West: 177
61% of the 30439 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Georgia.
85% of the 30439 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from abroad.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67
Here:
5.5%
Georgia:
8.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 101
Here:
17.9%
Georgia:
8.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:
1.0%
Georgia:
21.3%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
Personal care and service occupations: 50,658
Architecture and engineering occupations: 45,583
Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors: 39,821
Health technologists and technicians: 37,703
Community and social service occupations: 36,146
Management occupations: 32,432
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (METTER, GA):
CLEAN BY LUCY INC (37 S ROUNTREE ST; small business) : $2,505,960 in 123 contractsfrom 2005 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $2,782,128; 2006: $-276,168.
Biggest contracts:
$93,611 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$73,928, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
$73,928, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-05. Completion date: 2005-08-19.
$73,928, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
SPEARS TIMBER & LAND MANAGEMEN (RR 1 BOX 222A; small business)
$99,375 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Agricultural Supplies. Signed on 2000-09-21. Completion date: 2001-03-15.
FLINT INDUSTRIES INC (1040 E LILLIAN ST) : $62,000 in 2 contractsin 2005
$31,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-06-15.
$31,000 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2005-05-04. Completion date: 2005-06-15.
WINDANCER TRAILOR (ROUTE 3 BOX 270 J VEDDERLA; small business)
$5,100 with Army for Miscellaneous Fabricated Nonmetallic Materials. Signed on 2005-02-17. Completion date: 2005-03-18.
PINELAND TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (30 S ROUNTREE ST) : $1,678 in 2 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$839 with Army for ADP Support Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-21. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
$839 with Army for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2003-06-18. Completion date: 2004-07-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
