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Population (year 2000): 1,340. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,360 (+1.5% change)
Males: 656 (49.0%), Females: 684 (51.0%)
Tift County
Zip code:
31775
Median resident age: 29.6 years
Median household income: $26,765 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,000 (year 2000)
Races in Omega:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.1%)
- Hispanic (35.0%)
- Other race (24.8%)
- Black (16.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.4%), Irish (3.7%),
English (1.9%), German (1.6%).
Elevation: 330 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Omega
- High school or higher: 48.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Omega city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 9.4%
16.6% Foreign born (16.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +421 (+45.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Omega:
- TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
TIFTON, GA)
- COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
MOULTRIE, GA)
- TURNING POINT HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MOULTRIE,
GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Omega:
- MOODY AFB (about 39 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 43 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 46 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Omega:
- HENRY TIFT MYERS (about 10 miles; TIFTON, GA; ID:
TMA)
- SPENCE (about 16 miles; MOULTRIE, GA; ID: MUL)
- COOK COUNTY (about 18 miles; ADEL, GA; ID: 15J)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Omega:
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; ALBANY, GA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 101 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
Public primary/middle school in Omega:
- OMEGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 436;
Location: 150 COLLEGE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
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