Estimated zip code population in 2019: 10,937 Zip code population in 2010: 10,877 Zip code population in 2000: 8,849
Houses and condos: 4,817 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,729
% of renters here:
42%
State:
36%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 30439: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 242.1 sq. mi. Water area: 5.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 45 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
1.1% ($1,116)
Georgia:
0.9% ($1,771)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,347 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $943 (1.0%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 5,409
(49.5%)
Females: 5,527
(50.5%)
For population 25 years and over in 30439:
High school or higher: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 30439:
Never married: 28.4%
Now married: 47.7%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 11.3%
Zip code 30439 compared to state average:
Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 30439, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,920 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,920
State:
$56,131
Salary/wage: $30,553 (reported on 85.0% of returns)
Here:
$30,553
State:
$47,942
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.8% for AGIs below $25k, 84.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 39.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,914 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,914
Georgia:
$1,706
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,428 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:
$4,428
State:
$7,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,955 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:
+$6,955
State:
+$16,323
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,374 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
+$6,374
State:
+$7,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,033 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
30439:
$14,033
Georgia:
$17,199
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,901 (26% of AGI, reported on 21.6% of returns)
Here:
$19,901
State:
$23,886
Here:
25.5% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 10.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,935 (reported on 18.0% of returns)
Here:
$4,935
State:
$5,507
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,799 (reported on 21.6% of returns)
30439:
$5,799
State:
$7,838
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,784 (reported on 36.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,784
State:
$2,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.9%
Here:
70%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 67.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 30439, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,771 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$30,771
State:
$47,553
Salary/wage: $27,616 (reported on 84.8% of returns)
Here:
$27,616
State:
$42,178
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.5% for AGIs below $10k, 81.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,942 (reported on 26.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,942
Georgia:
$1,772
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,135 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,135
State:
$4,283
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$8,080 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:
+$8,080
State:
+$16,461
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,414 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
+$5,414
State:
+$8,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 6.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,833 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
30439:
$3,833
Georgia:
$2,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,587 (27% of AGI, reported on 26.0% of returns)
Here:
$16,587
State:
$19,944
Here:
26.7% of AGI
State:
22.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 8.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,560 (6% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)
Here:
$3,560
State:
$4,354
Here:
5.5% of AGI
State:
4.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,967 (reported on 61.9% of returns)
30439:
$3,967
State:
$8,223
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,106 (reported on 34.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,106
State:
$1,986
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.8%
Here:
75%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $10k, 74.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 821 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 3,208
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 83 (50 now married, 33 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,358 (1,070 now married, 1,284 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 30439 with a mortgage: 956 (16 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,402
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,043 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $378
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
28.3%
Whole state:
13.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
12.6%
Whole state:
7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.6
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
In group quarters: 258 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,175 2-persons, 642 3-persons, 445 4-persons, 292 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,156 1-person, 111 2-persons
1,165 married couples with children.
1,116 single-parent households (326 men, 790 women).
90.6% of residents of 30439 zip code speak English at home.
8.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% very well, 25% well, 14% not well, 3% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 545 (5.0%) (6.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
5.0%
Whole state:
10.3%
85%Honduras
6%El Salvador
2%Malaysia
1%Azores Islands
20%American
8%English
4%European
4%Irish
2%German
1%Swedish
1%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1102010 or later
3142000 to 2009
1281990 to 1999
77Before 1990
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: 4.0% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.6%
92.5%Electricity
4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.5%Utility gas
1.0%Wood
Population in 1990: 7,744. Population change in the 1990s: +1,105 (+14.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,159
Northeast: 272
Midwest: 280
South: 1,431
West: 128
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.
89% of the 30439 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71
Here:
5.0%
Georgia:
9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
Here:
7.5%
Georgia:
9.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30
Here:
7.8%
Georgia:
17.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
54,682Business and financial operations occupations
47,230Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
45,772Architecture and engineering occupations
44,143Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
40,585Management occupations
39,197Life, physical, and social science occupations
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)
250 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
37 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
360 people in nursing homes
37 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 29. The highest number of fires - 122 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (50.5%), and Structure Fires (24.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 30439