Empress, Georgia

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Population (year 2000): 1,084

Males: 544	(50.2%)
Females: 540	(49.8%)

Brooks County

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,100 (it was $28,080 in 2000)

Empress	$27,100
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,100 (it was $64,200 in 2000)

Empress	$67,100
Georgia:	$147,500

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Races in Empress:

White Non-Hispanic (85.9%)
Black (12.5%)
American Indian (12.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 126 feet

Land area: 76.8 square miles.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Empress

High school or higher: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Empress CCD

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 60.6%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 12.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.9%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Empress:	0.6% ($360)
Georgia:	0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tallahassee, FL (55.0 miles , pop. 150,624).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (129.6 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (818.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Quitman, GA (7.5 miles ), Dixie, GA (14.0 miles ), Madison, FL (16.7 miles ), Remerton, GA (17.4 miles ), Greenville, FL (17.6 miles ), Morven, GA (17.7 miles ), Valdosta, GA (19.0 miles ), Dasher, GA (20.0 miles ).

Latitude: 30.69 N, Longitude: 83.51 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (25%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Social assistance (9%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Health technologists and technicians (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Empress-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Empress place center killed 4 people and injured 18 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/29/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.2 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Empress:

BROOKS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; QUITMAN, GA)
MADISON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MADISON, FL)
SMITH NORTHVIEW HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; VALDOSTA, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Empress:

VALDOSTA RGNL (about 18 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
MOODY AFB (about 30 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; ID: TLH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Empress:

QUITMAN BROOKS COUNTY (about 10 miles; QUITMAN, GA; ID: 4J5)
THOMASVILLE MUNI (about 29 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA; ID: TVI)
COOK COUNTY (about 31 miles; ADEL, GA; ID: 15J)

Amtrak station near Empress:

18 miles: MADISON (1000 S. RANGE ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Empress:

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)
SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,942)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 106 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 41,543)

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Churches in Empress include: Union Church (A), Beulah Church (B), Sweetfield Church (C), Simmons Hill Church (D), Saint Philip Church (E), Church of the Lord (F), Saint Paul Church (G), Columbia Primitive Baptist Church (H), Pineview Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Columbia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery (2), Wade Cemetery (3), Simmons Hill Cemetery (4), Worn Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mud Lake (A), Fearnside Lake (B), Childers Pond (C), Langdale Company Lake (D), Sims Lake (E), Denmark Lake (F), Purdy Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Okapilco Creek (A), Piscola Creek (B), Pine Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	64.9%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.2%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	20.8%
Whole state:	13.0%

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

This place:	7.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Empress compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Brooks County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

10.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.00%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($609 average AGI)
Brooks County: 0.24%
Georgia average: 0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lowndes County, GA	3.59% ($25,779 average AGI)
from Thomas County, GA	0.93% ($27,596)
from Colquitt County, GA	0.38% ($29,947)

9.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,662 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.06%
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 Lowndes County, GA	3.79% ($25,503 average AGI)
to Thomas County, GA	0.92% ($22,696)
to Colquitt County, GA	0.40% ($26,950)

Strongest AM radio stations in Empress:

WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
WSFB (1490 AM; 1 kW; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: JIM CHION)
WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
WTHV (810 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HAHIRA, GA; Owner: ETERNAL LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
WMAF (1230 AM; 1 kW; MADISON, FL; Owner: GENEVA WALKER)
WFRF (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FAITH RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
WMTM (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Empress:

WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
WSTI-FM (105.3 FM; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
WWRQ-FM (107.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WKVH (91.9 FM; MONTICELLO, FL; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WFSU-FM (88.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
WGLF (104.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WXHT (102.7 FM; MADISON, FL; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
WQPW (95.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WWET (91.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Empress:

WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)

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