Sunday, September 05, 2010
   
Island Statistics  

 

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Boating Information

    Boats:
Docking Facilities - .75 cents to $1 per ft. 
Entrance Fee required by Government 
By January 400 - 500 boats in Harbor 
Regatta every March 
In 2004 boat stop-overs increase by 44 %
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Church Planting and Outreach


Outreach:
Short term mission trips 
Door to Door Visitations 
Crusades 
Ministry to schools 
Local Bible Study		 Church Planting:
Short term rental - store front space 
C.B.S. Construction or Steel building 
Multi-purpose Building 
Skilled Construction Workers are limited
     

 

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Communications

    Communications:
Telephone 
Cellular Service 
Internet 
Cable Services 
Satellite Dishes 
Marine Radios
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Demographics

          

  0 - 9 yrs. 674 
10 - 19 yrs. 578 
20 - 29 yrs. 442 
30 - 39 yrs. 605 
40 - 49 yrs. 386 
50 - 59 yrs. 346 
60 - 69 yrs. 246 
70 - 79 yrs. 176 
80 - 89 yrs. 84 
90 yrs. and over 12 
Not stated 22
     

 

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Denominations

Baptist 
Anglican 
Roman Catholic 
Church of God 
Seventh Day Adventist 
Methodist 
Church of God of Prophecy
 
  Cults:
Jehovah Witness 
Latter Day Saints 
Rastafarian 
Islam
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Education and Language

Language(s) spoken:
English 
Creole (Haitian)		   British system 
Grades 1 - 12 
Majority complete High School 
Religious Knowledge taught in School
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Employment and Average Income

Employment:
Construction 
Hotel & Restaurant 
Real Estate & Rentals 
Retail & Wholesale trade 
Transport & Communication 
Government & Civil servants 
Education 
Domestic workers 
Fishing 
Agriculture 
Banking & Financial services 
Utility services 
Technicians 
Manufacturing		   Average Annual Income:
$5,000 - 11% 
$5,001 - 10,000 - 22% 
$10,001 - 15,000 - 21% 
$15,001 - 20,000 - 14% 
$20,001 - 40,000 - 23% 
$40,001 - 60,000 - 4% 
$60,001 - 80,000 - Less than 1% 
$80,001 - 100,000 - 1% 
Not stated - 2%
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Freight Services

    Freight Services:
G & G shipping - Ft. Lauderdale, USA 
Mail Boat - Nassau 
Reggie Airfreight - Ft. Lauderdale
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Marital Status

           

Single - 2085 58% 
Married - 999 28% 
Common Law - 157 4% 
Divorced - 67 2% 
Separated - 58 2% 
Widowed - 177 5% 
Not stated - 28 1%
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Potential Building Sites

    Hooper Bay - 4 miles NW of George Town 
Fastest Developing Area 
Residential, Shopping Plaza, Pre-school, Bank & Water Bottling Company. 
Lots Available 
1 ¼ acre $100,000 
1 acre $75,000 (12 acres available)
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Top Three Needs

    The top-three needs of people in this
 island community are:
1. Youth programs 
2. Job skills training 
3. After school programs
     

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Tourism

  Tourism:
Average Tourist arrival is 2,600 per month 
Four Seasons at Emerald Bay opened in 2004
In 2004 tourism increased by over 300 %