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Ball Ground, GA map Population (year 2000): 730. Estimated population in July 2006: 894 (+22.5% change)
Males: 380  (52.1%)
Females: 350  (47.9%)

Cherokee County

Median resident age:  35.8 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30107.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,100 (it was $45,875 in 2000)
Ball Ground  $47,100
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $137,700 (it was $102,900 in 2000)
Ball Ground  $137,700
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Ball Ground:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (18.9%), English (13.0%), Irish (9.7%), German (7.7%), French (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.24 square miles.

Population density: 694 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ball Ground

  • High school or higher: 68.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ball Ground city

  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 63.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Ball Ground, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ball Ground to the number of sex offenders is 78 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ball Ground:  0.9% ($883)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roswell, GA (21.1 miles , pop. 79,334).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (40.0 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (566.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Nelson, GA (3.1 miles ), Nelson-Tate-Marble Hill, GA (7.1 miles ), Lathemtown, GA (7.9 miles ), Jasper, GA (9.9 miles ), Canton, GA (11.0 miles ), Waleska, GA (12.1 miles ), Holly Springs, GA (14.5 miles ), Talking Rock, GA (14.8 miles) .

Latitude: 34.34 N, Longitude: 84.38 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -181 (-19.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Apparel (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Ball Ground by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.0129.00.0
Robberies 0210
    per 100,000 0.0261.8129.00.0
Assaults 1011
    per 100,000 133.70.0129.0119.5
Burglaries 33167
    per 100,000 401.1392.72064.5836.3
Thefts 11155421
    per 100,000 1470.61963.46967.72509.0
Auto thefts 1222
    per 100,000 133.7261.8258.1238.9
Arson 000N/A
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0N/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 161.3) 124.3205.5611.6201.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.49
US city average:  3.00

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Ball Ground-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 84% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Ball Ground city center killed 6 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 tornado 8.4 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ball Ground:
  • MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; JASPER, GA)
  • NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE (about 12 miles; CANTON, GA)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CUMMING, GA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ball Ground:
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 32 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 49 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 54 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ball Ground:
  • CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 4 miles; CANTON, GA; ID: 47A)
  • PICKENS COUNTY (about 10 miles; JASPER, GA; ID: JZP)
  • GILMER COUNTY (about 22 miles; ELLIJAY, GA; ID: 49A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ball Ground:
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; KENNESAW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,881)
  • SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
  • CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
Public elementary/middle school in Ball Ground:
  • BALL GROUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 444; Location: 480 OLD CANTON ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)

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Churches in Ball Ground include: Welcome Valley Church (A), Ball Ground Baptist Church (B), Ball Ground Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ball Ground Baptist Cemetery (1), Ball Ground City Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Ball Ground Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ball Ground and their reported violations in the past:

BALL GROUND (Population served: 1274, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-15-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-15-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-07-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-07-2004)
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ball Ground that have no violations reported:
  • CHEROKEE COUNTY (Population served: 100000, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
  • CHEROKEE COUNTY-SALACOA AREA (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  77.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.2%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.0%
Whole state:  6.1%

Ball Ground compared to Georgia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ball Ground (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Ball Ground Main Branch at 2995 Canton Highway, branch established on 1926-10-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 2$5,770$34,6200$0
Streets and Highways 2$3,870$23,2200$0
Police Protection - Officers 4$10,094$30,2820$0
Other Government Administration 2$5,650$33,9000$0
Totals for Government 10$25,384$30,4610$0


Ball Ground government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $74,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $162,000
    Sewerage: $108,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $182,000
    Regular Highways: $124,000
    Water Utilities: $112,000
    Central Staff Services: $88,000
    Sewerage: $74,000
    General Public Buildings: $14,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $6,000
    Libraries: $5,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $232,000
    All Other: $232,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $298,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $255,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $347,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $206,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
    Interest Earnings: $39,000
    Rents: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $65,000
    Police Protection: $27,000
    Water Utilities: $25,000
    Sewerage: $17,000
    Central Staff: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,096,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $111,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $28,000
    Highways: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $119,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $48,000
    Public Utilities: $35,000
    Other Selective Sales: $27,000
    NEC: $20,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $245,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000

13.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,664 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  13.15%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($179 average AGI)
Cherokee County:  0.14%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cobb County, GA  3.48% ($52,570 average AGI)
from Fulton County, GA  1.71% ($64,123)
from Gwinnett County, GA  0.45% ($47,653)


8.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,727 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.74%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
Cherokee County:  0.04%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cobb County, GA  2.17% ($45,137 average AGI)
to Fulton County, GA  0.88% ($50,199)
to Pickens County, GA  0.46% ($36,589)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ball Ground:
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCHK (1290 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
  • WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
  • WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ball Ground:
  • W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
  • WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W265BD (100.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WNSY (100.1 FM; TALKING ROCK, GA; Owner: CHARLES A. MCCLURE)
  • WCCV (91.7 FM; CARTERSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLTM (94.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WVEE (103.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZGC (92.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ATLANTA)

TV broadcast stations around Ball Ground:
  • WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
  • WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
  • WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
  • WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
  • WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
  • WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
  • WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)
  • WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
  • W38CU (Channel 38; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KOREAN AMERICAN TV BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WANX-LP (Channel 26; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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