South Ogeechee, Georgia
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| Males: 994 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 981 |  (49.6%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.8 years |
| Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 30442
| South Ogeechee: | $36,901 |
| GA: | $72,837 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $18,594 (it was $12,688 in 2000)
South Ogeechee CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $117,354 (it was $51,600 in 2000)
| South Ogeechee: | $117,354 |
| GA: | $297,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $129,280; detached houses: $155,341; mobile homes: $72,848
South Ogeechee, GA residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Ogeechee, GA
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- 1,17559.1%White alone
- 75337.9%Black alone
- 452.3%Hispanic
- 90.5%Two or more races
- 30.2%Asian alone
- 20.1%Other race alone
- 10.05%American Indian alone
Races in South Ogeechee detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 146.9 square miles.
Population density: 13 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| South Ogeechee CCD: | 0.9% ($451) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Augusta-Richmond County, GA 
(49.7 miles , pop. 195,182).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (156.3 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (631.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Garfield, GA (2.6 miles),
North Ogeechee, GA (2.9 miles ),
), Rocky Ford, GA (3.3 miles),
Perkins, GA (3.7 miles),
Latitude: 32.72 N, Longitude: 82.01 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 478
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Georgia: | 2.9% |
- Educational services (13.4%)
- Apparel (9.5%)
- Metal & metal products (8.4%)
- Health care (7.4%)
- Construction (7.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.6%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Construction (11.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.5%)
- Metal & metal products (8.8%)
- Rail transportation (6.2%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.7%)
- Truck transportation (5.2%)
- Machinery (5.0%)
- Educational services (21.6%)
- Apparel (17.1%)
- Health care (11.4%)
- Metal & metal products (8.0%)
- Public administration (6.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
- Carpenters (6.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.0%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13.4%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
Average climate in South Ogeechee, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
South Ogeechee-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/13/1972, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the South Ogeechee place center injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/11/2008, a category F3 tornado 33.0 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
South Ogeechee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 26% 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 84.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 109.0 miles away from South Ogeechee center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 112.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 265.2 miles away from South Ogeechee center
On 2/15/2014 at 03:23:38, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 242.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jenkins County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near South Ogeechee:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Ogeechee:
- East Georgia State College (about 20 miles; Swainsboro, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,345)
- Georgia Southern University (about 24 miles; Statesboro, GA; FT enrollment: 18,824)
- Augusta Technical College (about 49 miles; Augusta, GA; FT enrollment: 3,494)
- Georgia Regents University (about 53 miles; Augusta, GA; FT enrollment: 6,862)
- Aiken Technical College (about 58 miles; Graniteville, SC; FT enrollment: 2,107)
- University of South Carolina-Aiken (about 61 miles; Aiken, SC; FT enrollment: 2,815)
- Denmark Technical College (about 66 miles; Denmark, SC; FT enrollment: 2,050)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in South Ogeechee: Pew Landing (A), Bull Hole Landing (B), Kents Landing (C), Lane Landing (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in South Ogeechee include: Bethlehem Church (A), Deep Creek Church (B), Elam Church (C), Fountain Springs Church (D), Gays Hill Church (E), Gordon Grove Church (F), Johnson Chapel (G), Jones Temple (H), Lane Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lane Cemetery (1), Lanier Cemetery (2), Lane Cemetery (3), Paynes Chapel Cemetery (4), Aycock Cemetery (5), Clifton Cemetery (6), Drake Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Hendley Pond (A), Newton Lake (B), Milburne Lake (C), Gay Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wildcat Branch (A), Southwell Branch (B), Hooker Branch (C), Sand Hill Branch (D), Richardson Creek (E), Dry Branch (F), Deep Creek (G), Crooked Branch (H), Sculls Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| Georgia: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 69.4% |
| Whole state: | 70.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 24.7% |
| Whole state: | 13.0% |
| This place: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
For population 15 years and over in South Ogeechee:
- Never married: 33.9%
- Now married: 48.4%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 7.7%
For population 25 years and over in South Ogeechee:
- High school or higher: 62.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 19.1 |
| Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for South Ogeechee, GA (based on Jenkins County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,838 | 15 |
| Mainline Protestant | 727 | 6 |
| Black Protestant | 569 | 3 |
| Catholic | 132 | 1 |
| Other | 3 | - |
| None | 3,071 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 2
| Here: | 2.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6
| Jenkins County: | 6.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 2
| Jenkins County: | 2.33 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 13.4% |
| State: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Jenkins County: | 32.0% |
| Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.0% |
| Georgia: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in South Ogeechee:
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WXRS (1590 AM; 2 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WPTB (850 AM; 1 kW; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF GEORGIA, LLC)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVOP (970 AM; 5 kW; VIDALIA, GA; Owner: VIDALIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGAC (580 AM; 5 kW; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WGAC LICENSE, LLC)
- WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WJAT (800 AM; 1 kW; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in South Ogeechee:
- WHKN (94.9 FM; MILLEN, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
- WMCD (100.1 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
- WQZY (95.9 FM; DUBLIN, GA; Owner: STATE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPMX (102.9 FM; STATESBORO, GA; Owner: MULTI-SERVICE CORP.)
- WAKB (96.9 FM; WRENS, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF AUGUSTA, LLC)
- WAFJ (88.3 FM; BELVEDERE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZBX (106.5 FM; SYLVANIA, GA; Owner: RADIO STATESBORO, INC.)
- WBMZ (104.9 FM; METTER, GA; Owner: WM. JIMMY PAGE, TR/AS RADIO METTER)
- WXRS-FM (100.5 FM; SWAINSBORO, GA; Owner: LACOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around South Ogeechee:
- WCES-TV (Channel 20; WRENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WJBF (Channel 6; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAGT (Channel 26; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WAGT TELEVISION, INC.)
- WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
- WRDW-TV (Channel 12; AUGUSTA, GA; Owner: WRDW LICENSEE CORP.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 63.4%Electricity
- 27.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.3%Utility gas
- 2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.2%Wood
- 45.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 45.0%Electricity
- 3.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.1%Wood
- 2.5%Utility gas
South Ogeechee compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.