Comer, Georgia

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Population in July 2008: 1,289. Population change since 2000: +22.5%

Males: 545	(42.3%)
Females: 744	(57.7%)

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Zip codes: 30629.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,186 (it was $27,059 in 2000)

Comer:	$33,186
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,278

Comer:	$21,278
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,703 (it was $79,300 in 2000)

Comer:	$141,703
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $155,201; Detached houses: $154,542; Townhouses or other attached units: $231,856; Mobile homes: $44,200
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Races in Comer:

White Non-Hispanic (77.9%)
Black (20.2%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Comer: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.3%), Irish (8.2%), English (7.7%), German (7.7%), Subsaharan African (3.3%), French (2.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 17 feet

Land area: 3.18 square miles.

Population density: 405 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Comer

High school or higher: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Comer city

Never married: 16.9%
Now married: 45.6%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 19.5%
Divorced: 15.3%

17 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.6%
Georgia:	7.1%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Comer, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Comer to the number of sex offenders is 215 to 1.

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

Comer:	0.7% ($528)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens-Clarke County, GA (16.6 miles , pop. 100,266).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (76.3 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (592.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Carlton, GA (2.3 miles ), Colbert, GA (2.3 miles ), Danielsville, GA (2.6 miles ), Hull, GA (3.2 miles) , Broad River, GA (3.3 miles ), Winterville, GA (3.3 miles ), Bowman, GA (3.4 miles ), Vesta-Enterprise, GA (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $65,000
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $53,200
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $66,300
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $62,500
2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $77,300
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $73,600
2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $68,900
2003: 11 buildings, average cost: $67,700
2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $94,900
2006: 38 buildings, average cost: $97,800
2007: 13 buildings, average cost: $133,400
2008: 8 buildings, average cost: $113,600

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Latitude: 34.06 N, Longitude: 83.12 W

Area code: 706

Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-3.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Utilities (5%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (17%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Other financial specialists (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Comer by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	181.8	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	2	2	1	1
per 100,000	185.7	181.8	90.9	85.3
Thefts	2	3	10	13
per 100,000	185.7	272.7	909.1	1109.2
Auto thefts	0	3	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	272.7	90.9	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	20.4	100.0	50.0	50.3

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Average climate in Comer, Georgia

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Comer-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/31/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.8 miles away from the Comer city center killed 7 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 65 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Comer-area historical earthquake activity is above Georgia state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 38.9 miles away from Comer center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/1992 at 04:21:22, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.7 miles away from Comer center
On 8/8/1993 at 09:24:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the city center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from Comer center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Comer:

COBB HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, INC (about 15 miles; ROYSTON, GA)
ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF ATHENS (about 15 miles; ATHENS, GA)
ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; ATHENS, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Comer, GA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Comer:

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 17 miles; ATHENS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 28,464)
GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT enrollment: 2,429)
PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles; GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)

Public elementary/middle school in Comer:

Comer Elementary School (Students: 353; Location: 565 Gholston Street; Grades: PK-05)

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Hotel: Four Seasons Cabinets Inc (2543 Transco Road).

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

COMER (Population served: 1116, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUN-13-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2003)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.2%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	16.0%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.5%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Comer, GA

115 people in nursing homes
12 people in other group homes

Comer compared to Georgia state average:

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

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Banks with branches in Comer (2009 data):

Merchants and Farmers Bank of Comer, Georgia: Merchants And Farmers Bank Of Comer, Georgia at 406 Sunset Avenue, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $167.4 mil, Deposits: $127.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Wood (4%)

Religion statistics for Comer

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	81.9%	14.0%	2.3%	1.5%	0.3%
Congregations	68.6%	17.1%	5.7%	5.7%	2.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$3,698	$44,376	1	$545
Police Protection - Officers	2	$4,890	$29,340	1	$912
Streets and Highways	2	$4,367	$26,202	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,254	$27,048	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,587	$43,044	0	$0
Totals for Government	7	$18,796	$32,222	2	$1,457

Comer government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $75,000
Solid Waste Management: $50,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $118,000
Central Staff Services: $110,000

Water Utilities: $104,000

Regular Highways: $93,000

Sewerage: $69,000

Solid Waste Management: $68,000

General - Other: $19,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $121,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $392,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $14,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $391,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $71,000
Fire Protection: $42,000

Police Protection: $18,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $108,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $113,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $40,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
Tax - Property: $70,000
Public Utilities: $43,000

Other Selective Sales: $38,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $36,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $227,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000

8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
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 Clarke County, GA	2.35% ($30,431 average AGI)
from Jackson County, GA	1.14% ($28,833)
from Oglethorpe County, GA	0.49% ($24,159)

7.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.90%
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 Clarke County, GA	2.23% ($26,085 average AGI)
to Jackson County, GA	1.09% ($30,299)
to Oglethorpe County, GA	0.48% ($33,930)

Strongest AM radio stations in Comer:

WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRFC (960 AM; 5 kW; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBKZ (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JEFFERSON, GA; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
WJJC (1270 AM; 5 kW; COMMERCE, GA; Owner: BANKS-JACKSON BROADCASTING)
WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Comer:

WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WGMG (102.1 FM; CRAWFORD, GA; Owner: NEW BROADCAST INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, INC)
WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WUGA (91.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WWRK-FM (92.1 FM; ELBERTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ELBERTON, INC.)
WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPUP (103.7 FM; ROYSTON, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF ATHENS, INC.)
WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WEHR (105.1 FM; ELBERTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WMSL (88.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: PRINCE AVENUE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)
W250AC (97.9 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WUOG (90.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA)
W209BJ (89.7 FM; DANIELSVILLE, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Comer:

W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W42AO (Channel 42; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMUNITY TV)

Comer fatal accident list:
Sep 2, 1984 09:35 AM, 274, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 30, 1981 04:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Hwy 72 West, Type: Mast, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 92 m, Call Sign: KNKA709
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 11/25/2008, Expiration Date: 11/27/2018
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150, Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Kimberly A Thomas, Route 2 Box 255mm, Type: Tower, Structure height: 140.2 m, Overall height: 146.3 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
Stephanie I Jones, Hwy 72 W, Type: Mast, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 92 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
Poss Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.1 m
Registrant: Brenmor Cable Partners Lp Dba , 424 Church St Ste 1600, Nashville, TN 37219, Phone: (615) 248-7455
Jimmy R Williams, On Spring Circle Rd 0.3 Mi Ne Of Ga 72, Type: Tower, Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 59.4 m
Registrant: Southern Company Services, Bin 1002a, 241 Ralph Mcgill Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30308, Phone: (404) 506-3808, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Comer, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

COMER, Hwy 72 W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 92 m, Call Sign: WPJE599
Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz, 6835.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150, Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
STATION, On Spring Circle Rd 0.3 Miles Ne Of Ga Hwy 72, Overall height: 83.8 m, Call Sign: WGX822
Assigned Frequencies : 2181.60 MHz, 2186.40 MHz, 2194.40 MHz
Grant Date: 07/08/1996, Expiration Date: 07/08/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/07/2001
Registrant: Phone: (404) 506-7330

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Comer)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: CESSNA 172G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3867L , Serial Number: 17254036, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 12/20/1965
Registrant (Corporation): Coile Systems Inc, 1576 Coile Rd, Comer, GA 30629
Aircraft: ALLIANT AVIATION XLT 582 (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 5122A , Serial Number: 1C0283
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Po Box 182, Comer, GA 30629
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 08/27/2002
Aircraft: BLACKMON JODY PC 2000 (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 5548W , Serial Number: 111POW
Registrant (Individual): Jody Blackmon, 869 Highway 72 E, Comer, GA 30629
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 06/20/2005

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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