Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 32.9% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 17.1% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boston, GA
Boston compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above 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.
- 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 Boston (2009 data):
- Commercial Bank: Boston Branch at Jefferson And Norton Streets, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $574.8 mil, Deposits: $471.0 mil, headquarters in Thomasville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Thomas County Georgia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Boston
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 59.0% | 12.1% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 28.6% | 12.2% | 5.1% | 9.2% | 3.1% |
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| Name | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Charismatic Churches Independent | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 7.7% |
| Congregations | 2.0% | 8.2% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 24.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $5,876 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $365 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $9,520 | $38,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,877 | $34,524 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $4,878 | $14,634 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,872 | $34,464 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $20,147 | $26,863 | 9 | $6,241 |
Boston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $71,000
Sewerage: $66,000
All Other: $5,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $184,000
Police Protection: $175,000
Water Utilities: $90,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Sewerage: $60,000
General - Other: $40,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Corrections - Other: $3,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $92,000
All Other: $77,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $577,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $560,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $17,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $24,000
Water Utilities: $7,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Sewerage: $4,000
Central Staff: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $296,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $98,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,000
- Tax - Property: $149,000
Other Selective Sales: $51,000
Public Utilities: $39,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $22,000
NEC: $20,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $260,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $29,000
6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,941 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.97% | | 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:
6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,687 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.83% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Boston:
- WHGH (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: H. G. H INVESTMENT CORP.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WJEP (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; OCHLOCKNEE, GA; Owner: LIFELINE MINISTRIES, INCORPORATED)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMGA (1130 AM; 10 kW; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: RADIO MOULTRIE, INC.)
- 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)
- WPAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: LENROB ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WGOV (950 AM; 4 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: W G O V, INC.)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WSFB (1490 AM; 1 kW; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: JIM CHION)
- WJEM (1150 AM; 5 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WJEM, INC.)
- WCVC (1330 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TALLAHASSEE, FL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Boston:
- WTUF (106.3 FM; BOSTON, GA; Owner: BOSTON RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- 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.)
- WYZK (96.7 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: C. D. J., INC.)
- WWLD (102.3 FM; CAIRO, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WTLY (107.1 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDMG-FM (99.5 FM; DOUGLAS, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WTNT-FM (94.9 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAFT (101.1 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WJYF (95.3 FM; NASHVILLE, GA; Owner: TIFTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WAAC (92.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WGOV, INC.)
- WOBB (100.3 FM; TIFTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMTM-FM (93.9 FM; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: COLQUITT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
- WFSL (90.7 FM; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
- WAIB (103.1 FM; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WWRQ-FM (107.9 FM; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RTG RADIO, LLC)
- WSTI-FM (105.3 FM; QUITMAN, GA; Owner: MAGNUM BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Boston:
- WCTV (Channel 6; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: WCTV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTWC-TV (Channel 40; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: WTWC LICENSEE, LLC)
- W38CM (Channel 22; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WTXL-TV (Channel 27; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: MEDIA VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WABW-TV (Channel 14; PELHAM, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WALB (Channel 10; ALBANY, GA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WVAG (Channel 44; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: HUTCHENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFXL (Channel 31; ALBANY, GA; Owner: WAITT LICENSE COMPANY OF GEORGIA, L.L.C.)
- WVUP-CA (Channel 45; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION CORPORATION, INC.)
- W25CP (Channel 25; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTBC-LP (Channel 65; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Owner: TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC.)
- W19CP (Channel 19; MOULTRIE, GA; Owner: TIFT AREA TV)
- WBFL-CA (Channel 13; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WBVJ-LP (Channel 35; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- W02CI (Channel 2; CAIRO/THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: CEE, INC.)
Boston fatal accident list:
Dec 11, 2005 12:23 AM, Co Rd 151, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 22, 2003 05:47 AM, Sr-38, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 10, 2003 01:45 AM, Us-84 (Sr 38), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 11, 1999 05:21 AM, Us-84(Sr38), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 12, 1989 10:28 AM, Sr38, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 6, 1976 09:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6- 602 E Horn St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92 m, Overall height: 92 m
Registrant: Boston Radio Company Inc, Thomasville, GA 31799, Phone: (912) 226-1240 - Gina Wilson, Boston, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.5 m, Overall height: 103.6 m
- George L Robinson, 602 Horn Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100 m, Overall height: 100 m
Registrant: Boston Radio Co., Inc., 117 Remington Avenue, Thomasville, GA 31792, Phone: (229) 226-1240, Email:
- Mark A Brannan, 602 Horne Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 95 m, Overall height: 100 m, , Licensee ID: L00125008
Registrant: Boston Radio Company, Inc., 117 Remington Ave, Thomasville, GA 31792, Phone: (229) 225-1063, Email:
- Stephanie I Jones, 11605 Ga Hwy 122, Type: Tower, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 86.9 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy. #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Gail Crider, 6507 Hwy 33, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 88.4 m
Registrant: Regulatory, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy #150 Mcgasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- 602 E Horn St, Overall height: 92.4 m, Call Sign: WPNL782
Assigned Frequencies : 952.343 MHz, 928.343 MHz Grant Date: 04/06/1998, Expiration Date: 04/06/2003, Cancelation Date: 07/06/2003
Registrant: Phone: (401) 827-5840
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KD4ZYS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00423709
Grant Date: 04/13/1993, Expiration Date: 04/13/2003, Cancelation Date: 03/07/2002
Registrant: James E Hancock, Rt 1 Box 795, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KF4CLE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01019386
Grant Date: 05/19/2005, Expiration Date: 08/14/2015, Certifier: Terry L Sadler
Registrant: Terry L Sadler, 3551 Five Forks Rd, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KF4HSM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01116981
Grant Date: 02/10/2006, Expiration Date: 03/16/2016, Certifier: Wynona L Sadler
Registrant: Wynona L Sadler, 3551 Five Forks Rd, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KJ4CQN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01378992
Grant Date: 03/12/2008, Expiration Date: 03/12/2018, Certifier: Lori L Cannon
Registrant: Lori L Cannon, Boston, GA 31626 - Call Sign: KJ4GOJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01430350
Grant Date: 09/11/2008, Expiration Date: 09/11/2018, Certifier: David S Chandler
Registrant: David S Chandler, 3119 Five Forks Rd, Boston, GA 31626
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: CESSNA 150L (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1296Q , Serial Number: 15072596, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 06/14/1971
Registrant (Individual): Charles D Reichert, 3478 Glasgow Rd, Boston, GA 31626 - Aircraft: ECLIPSE AVIATION CORP EA500 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PW610F-A (950 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
N-Number: 54KJ , Serial Number: 000091, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 12/07/2007
Registrant (Corporation): Swu LLC, 751 Hallman Rd, Boston, GA 31626
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