Candler County, Georgia
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Georgia Department of Human Resources: Two Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta
Population:
- Total Population: 9,577
- Males: 4,732
- Females: 4,845
Ethnicity:
- White: 6,002
- Black/African American: 2,614
- Hispanic: 905
- Native American/Eskimo: 9
- Asian: 0
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 47
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (8,000)
- Spanish (800)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 586
- Mexico (541)
- Philippines (17)
- Barbados (16)
- Sweden (8)
- Guatemala (4)
- Belarus (0)
- Afghanistan (0)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (2,515)
- United Methodist Church, The (515)
- Progressive Primitive Baptists (390)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (330)
- National Association of Free Will Baptists (102)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Candler County Health Department: 428 North Roundtree Street, Metter - (912) 685-5765
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 4,090
- Sensory: 317
- Physical: 931
- Mental: 528
- Self-care: 365
- Go outside home: 858
- Employment: 877
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 172
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 3,375
- Utility gas: 70
- Bottled or LP gas: 845
- Electricity: 2,254
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 76
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 73
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 16
- No fuel used: 41
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 5,916
- No vehicle: 346
- 1 or more vehicle: 5,570
Education Attainment:
- No School: 187
- No High School: 918
- Some High School: 1,550
- High School: 1,804
- Some College: 859
- Associate's Degree: 222
- College Degree: 424
- Master's Degree: 102
- Professional Degree: 52
- Doctoral Degree: 48
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 3,375
- Owners with phone: 2,337
- Owners without phone: 133
- Renters with phone: 730
- Renters without phone: 175
10 closest counties:
- Bulloch County, Georgia
- Evans County, Georgia
- Emanuel County, Georgia
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- Toombs County, Georgia
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- Montgomery County, Georgia
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- Screven County, Georgia
- Burke County, Georgia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
30439, 30451
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WBMZ (104.9 FM) METTER, GA
- WHCG (1360 AM) METTER, GA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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