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Population in July 2007: 4,492. Population change since 2000: +6.4%
 

Males: 1,978  (47.7%)
Females: 2,172  (52.3%)

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Median resident age:  34.7 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31513.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,600 (it was $24,441 in 2000)
Baxley  $23,600
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,300 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Baxley  $52,300
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Baxley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.6%)
  • Black (37.9%)
  • Hispanic (7.2%)
  • Other race (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Baxley: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.8%), English (5.2%), Irish (3.5%), German (2.0%), Scottish (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 207 feet

Land area: 7.15 square miles.

Population density: 612 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Baxley

  • High school or higher: 64.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baxley city

  • Never married: 23.4%
  • Now married: 49.8%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

208 residents are foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

This city:  5.0%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Baxley, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Baxley to the number of sex offenders is 365 to 1.

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

Baxley:  0.7% ($361)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (87.6 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (111.2 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (753.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Satilla Creek, GA (5.9 miles ), Altamaha River, GA (8.8 miles ), Surrency, GA (10.8 miles ), Graham, GA (11.4 miles ), Surrency-Thornton, GA (13.6 miles ), Rockingham, GA (14.5 miles ), Alma, GA (18.1 miles ), Hazlehurst, GA (18.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $47,500
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $42,800
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $141,700
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $141,700
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $141,700
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $141,700
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $111,100
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $111,100

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Latitude: 31.78 N, Longitude: 82.35 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,538 (+61.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,004 (60.4%)


114 people in nursing homes
23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 912

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Population change in the 1990s: -2,125 (-33.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (14%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Apparel (3%)
  • Wood products (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Crime in Baxley by Year

Type 2002 2003 2005
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 001
    per 100,000 0.00.021.8
Robberies 7103
    per 100,000 161.3227.265.5
Assaults 637459
    per 100,000 1451.91681.11289.1
Burglaries 384868
    per 100,000 875.81090.41485.7
Thefts 186225188
    per 100,000 4286.75111.34107.5
Auto thefts 181714
    per 100,000 414.8386.2305.9
Arson 010
    per 100,000 0.022.70.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 107.0) 604.7716.0587.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.74
US city average:  3.00

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Baxley-area historical tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.6 miles away from the Baxley city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Baxley:
  • APPLING HOSPITAL (163 E TOLLISON STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Baxley:
  • BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ALMA, GA)
  • BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ALMA, GA)
  • JEFF DAVIS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HAZLEHURST, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Baxley, GA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baxley:
  • BRUNSWICK GOLDEN ISLES (about 72 miles; BRUNSWICK, GA; ID: BQK)
  • MOODY AFB (about 81 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
  • SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 83 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baxley:
  • BAXLEY MUNI (about 6 miles; BAXLEY, GA; ID: BHC)
  • BACON COUNTY (about 20 miles; ALMA, GA; ID: AMG)
  • HAZLEHURST (about 22 miles; HAZLEHURST, GA; ID: AZE)

Nuclear power plants:
  • Edwin I. Hatch 1. General Electric Co.Bechtel Corp.General Electric Co.Georgia Power Company. Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 741 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 09/1974. Commercial start: 12/1975..
  • Edwin I. Hatch 2. General Electric Co.Bechtel Corp.General Electric Co.Georgia Power Company. Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 761 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 07/1978. Commercial start: 09/1979..

Local government website: www.baxley.org/exec/site/?mid=70

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baxley:
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; STATESBORO, GA; Full-time enrollment: 12,724)
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 90 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
  • GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
  • FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE (about 111 miles; JACKSONVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,495)
  • AUGUSTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 114 miles; AUGUSTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,300)
Public high school in Baxley:
Private high school in Baxley:
  • APPLING CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 142; Location: 3297 HATCH PKWY; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Baxley:

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Notable locations in Baxley: Appling County Industrial Park (A), Baxley City Hall (B), Appling County Public Library (C), Appling County Jail (D), Appling County Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Baxley include: Woodlawn Baptist Church (A), Baxley Church of Christ (B), Baxley Fellowship Church (C), Baxley Freewill Baptist Church (D), Baxley Seventh Day Adventist Church (E), Trinity Baptist Temple (F), Church of God (G), Saint Johns Church of God in Christ (H), Saint James African Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Dunns Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Baxley Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Alderman Tours (Tours & Charters; 539 North Boulevard) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotel: Budget Host Inn (958 East Parker Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Court: Georgia State Government - Juvenile Justice Department- Juvenile Court Wo (11 Tippins Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Baxley and their reported violations in the past:

BAXLEY (Population served: 5950, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
SARAH`S STEAK HOUSE (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Baxley that have no violations reported:
  • OAK DALE MOTEL (Population served: 12, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.9%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  24.4%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Baxley compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Baxley (2007 data):
  • First National Bank South: Baxley Branch at 304 West Parker Street, branch established on 1997-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $314.9 mil, Deposits: $287.0 mil, headquarters in Alma, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First Bank Shares Of The South East, Inc.
  • Peoples State Bank & Trust: at 72 East Parker Street, branch established on 1966-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $66.6 mil, Deposits: $55.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: South Banking Company
  • SunTrust Bank: Baxley Branch at 105 West Parker, branch established on 1917-08-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Community Bank of Georgia: Community Bank Of Georgia at 692 West Parker Street, branch established on 2004-05-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $42.0 mil, Deposits: $36.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank Of Georgia, Inc.
  • The Park Avenue Bank: Baxley Branch at 198 East Parker Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,119.1 mil, Deposits: $911.0 mil, headquarters in Valdosta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Pab Bankshares, Inc.



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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
Police - Other 4$7,255$21,7651$928
Streets and Highways 8$13,869$20,8040$0
Sewerage 6$13,361$26,7220$0
Water Supply 3$5,404$21,6161$892
Police Protection - Officers 17$41,893$29,5720$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$695
Financial Administration 8$16,922$25,3830$0
Other Government Administration 2$7,466$44,7967$3,168
Solid Waste Management 1$2,097$25,1640$0
Firefighters 0$0 20$3,786
Totals for Government 49$108,267$26,51430$9,469



Baxley government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $390,000
    Solid Waste Management: $185,000
    All Other: $71,000
    Parks & Recreation: $0
  • Construction - Parks & Recreation: $152,000
    Regular Highways: $51,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,070,000
    Water Utilities: $621,000
    Regular Highways: $497,000
    Sewerage: $414,000
    Financial Administration: $309,000
    Solid Waste Management: $268,000
    Central Staff Services: $248,000
    General - Other: $215,000
    Fire Protection: $78,000
    Housing & Community Development: $51,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $39,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $25,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $189,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $216,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $698,000
    All Other: $410,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,220,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,130,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $90,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $404,000
    Interest Earnings: $204,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $140,000
    Police Protection: $100,000
    Solid Waste Management: $55,000
    Financial Administration: $51,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
    General - Other: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,803,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $586,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,130,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $145,000
    Highways: $82,000
    All Other: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $421,000
    Public Utilities: $246,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $191,000
    Other Selective Sales: $165,000
    NEC: $135,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,410,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $77,000

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
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 Jeff Davis County, GA  0.61% ($23,118 average AGI)
from Bacon County, GA  0.34% ($20,316)
from Wayne County, GA  0.23% ($17,769)


6.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,281 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.03%
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 Jeff Davis County, GA  0.82% ($19,739 average AGI)
to Toombs County, GA  0.37% ($24,429)
to Wayne County, GA  0.32% ($28,056)


Strongest AM radio stations in Baxley:
  • WUFE (1260 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDMG (860 AM; 5 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
  • WLOP (1370 AM; 5 kW; JESUP, GA; Owner: JESUP BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WCGA (1100 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WOODBINE, GA; Owner: COX BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WAJQ (1400 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVOH (920 AM; 1 kW; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WOKA (1310 AM; 4 kW; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Baxley:
  • WBYZ (94.5 FM; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTH GEORGIA BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WAJQ-FM (104.3 FM; ALMA, GA; Owner: BLUEBERRY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WOKA-FM (106.7 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WWSN (103.3 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: QANTUM OF BRUNSWICK LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WVOH-FM (93.5 FM; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WLPT (88.3 FM; JESUP, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WXVS (90.1 FM; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WGPH (91.5 FM; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE,)
  • WLYU (100.9 FM; LYONS, GA; Owner: T.C.B. BROADCASTING INC)
  • WRBX (104.1 FM; REIDSVILLE, GA; Owner: WRBX / WTNL, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Baxley:
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WPXC-TV (Channel 21; BRUNSWICK, GA; Owner: PAXSON JAX LICENSE, INC.)
  • WXGA-TV (Channel 8; WAYCROSS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W56DU (Channel 56; HAZLEHURST, GA; Owner: JEFF DAVIS BROADCASTERS, INC.)

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