Doctortown's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
B
Housing -
C+
Job Market -
B
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B
Commute -
C
Education -
B+
Weather -
D-
Amenities
About Doctortown, GA
Doctortown, GA is located in Wayne County in the state of Georgia.
The total City Population for Doctortown is about 16,133 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $108,200, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Home Value of $139,998 for the state of Georgia, and roughly 43% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $44,954, which is roughly 9% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $49,600 for the state of Georgia, and roughly 22% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.63Male Population Estimate: 48.4%
Female Population Estimate: 51.6%
Median Age: 36.3
Male Median Age: 34.6
Female Median Age: 37.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:21.5%
Hispanic:4.9%
Other:2.8%
Indian:0.9%
Asian:0.8%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Jon Ossoff](/assets/images/politicians/senators/jon_ossoff.jpg)
![Raphael Warnock](/assets/images/politicians/senators/raphael_warnock.jpg)
![Brian Kemp](/assets/images/politicians/governors/brian_kemp.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 21.03%
Libertarian: 0.81%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Doctortown specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Wayne County: About 6.21367 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Wayne County: About 591.021 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Wayne County is about 36% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 51% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Georgia is ranked #51 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 7.47 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 8.26The average living wage for the state of Georgia is $32.23/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Georgia a minimum wage score of 3.35 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Georgia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Georgia is $179.52, resulting in a UI benefit score of 23.52 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Georgia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Georgia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Georgia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Georgia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Georgia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Georgia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Georgia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Georgia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Georgia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Georgia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X Georgia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Georgia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Georgia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Georgia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Georgia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
X Georgia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Georgia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Georgia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 31545Latitude: 31.653500
Longitude: -81.829300
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 141.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 912