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Population (year 2000): 1,943. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,630 (+35.4% change)

Males: 1,400	(72.1%)
Females: 543	(27.9%)

Wheeler County

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 30411 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,100 (it was $25,000 in 2000)

Alamo	$24,100
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,500 (it was $44,500 in 2000)

Alamo	$46,500
Georgia:	$147,500

Alamo, GA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Alamo:

Black (52.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (46.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (4.1%), Irish (2.9%), German (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 235 feet

Land area: 1.92 square miles.

Population density: 1279 people per square mile

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Alamo

For population 25 years and over in Alamo

High school or higher: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 9.0%
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alamo city

Never married: 8.9%
Now married: 80.0%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 4.4%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there were 45 registered sex offenders living in Alamo, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alamo to the number of sex offenders is 54 to 1.

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

Alamo:	0.7% ($307)
Georgia:	0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Macon, GA (76.5 miles , pop. 97,255).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (148.0 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (750.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Scotland, GA (7.4 miles ), Glenwood, GA (7.6 miles ), McRae, GA (10.1 miles ), Cedar Grove, GA (10.2 miles ), Helena, GA (10.5 miles ), Mount Vernon, GA (12.9 miles ), Ailey, GA (14.7 miles ), Lumber City, GA (16.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $30,000
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.15 N, Longitude: 82.78 W

999 people in state prisons
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 912

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,085 (+126.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (17%)
Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Machinery (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Lawyers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.22
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Alamo, Georgia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Alamo-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 14% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Alamo city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 11/28/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Alamo:

WHEELER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; GLENWOOD, GA)
TAYLOR TELFAIR REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MC RAE, GA)
MEADOWS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 26 miles; VIDALIA, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alamo:

ROBINS AFB (about 65 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; ID: WRB)
MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 70 miles; MACON, GA; ID: MCN)
MOODY AFB (about 86 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Alamo:

TELFAIR-WHEELER (about 8 miles; MC RAE, GA; ID: MQW)
HAZLEHURST (about 21 miles; HAZLEHURST, GA; ID: AZE)
TREUTLEN COUNTY (about 23 miles; SOPERTON, GA; ID: 4J8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alamo:

GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 5,859)
MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 78 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,557)
CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles; MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; FT VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)

Public elementary/middle schools in Alamo:

WHEELER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 600; Location: SNOWHILL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 12)
WHEELER COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 534; Location: HIGHWAY 126; Grades: PK - 05)

Notable location: Wheeler County Courthouse (A)

Cemetery: Alamo Cemetery (1)

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alamo and their reported violations in the past:
ALAMO (Population served: 1040, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-08-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-11-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2001)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and AUG-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-27-2002), St Intentional no-action (AUG-15-2003)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	70.5%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	24.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Alamo compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly 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.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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.

Banks with branches in Alamo (2007 data):

Wheeler County State Bank: at U.S. Highway 280 & Jefferson Street, branch established on 1934-06-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88.5 mil, Deposits: $78.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Wheeler Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Wheeler County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	2	$2,959	$17,754	8	$1,345
Solid Waste Management	2	$2,861	$17,166	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,445	$29,340	0	$0
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$620
Police Protection - Officers	2	$6,373	$38,238	0	$0
Totals for Government	7	$14,638	$25,094	9	$1,965

Alamo government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $78,000
Solid Waste Management: $43,000

All Other: $13,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $108,000
Sewerage: $72,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $150,000
Water Utilities: $115,000

Central Staff Services: $90,000

Sewerage: $77,000

Regular Highways: $75,000

Solid Waste Management: $51,000

Fire Protection: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $529,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $63,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $563,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $30,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $12,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $130,000
Fire Protection: $3,000

Police Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $529,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $117,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $119,000
Beginning: $85,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $206,000
Public Welfare: $35,000
Tax - Property: $190,000
Other Selective Sales: $68,000

Public Utilities: $54,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $24,000

NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $173,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000

6.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.61%
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:

from Telfair County, GA	1.45% ($18,545 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, GA	0.86% ($31,231)

7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.52%
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:

to Telfair County, GA	2.03% ($16,613 average AGI)
to Toombs County, GA	1.05% ($16,875)
to Laurens County, GA	0.92% ($24,143)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alamo:

WYIS (1410 AM; 1 kW; MCRAE, GA; Owner: CINECOM BROASCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WMLT (1330 AM; 5 kW; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WUFF (710 AM; daytime; 3 kW; EASTMAN, GA; Owner: FARNELL O'QUINN)
WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNNG (1350 AM; 15 kW; WARNER ROBINS, GA; Owner: CHASE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alamo:

WYSC (102.7 FM; MCRAE, GA; Owner: CINECOM BROASCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
WDCO-FM (89.7 FM; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WMCG (104.9 FM; MILAN, GA; Owner: TEL-DODGE BROADCASTING CO.)
WKTM (106.1 FM; SOPERTON, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WYUM (101.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WELT (98.1 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTCQ (97.7 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WKKZ (92.7 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: KIRBY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMOC (88.7 FM; LUMBER CITY, GA; Owner: FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF GOD WRITTEN)
WQIL (101.3 FM; CHAUNCEY, GA; Owner: GSW, INC.)
WVOH-FM (93.5 FM; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alamo:

WDCO-TV (Channel 29; COCHRAN, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WPHJ-CA (Channel 46; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY, L.P.)

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