Carters Lake, Georgia

Back to Carters Lake, GA housing info, Gilmer County, Georgia, GA smaller cities, GA small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Gilmer County Population in July 2007: 7,633. Males: 3,887   (50.9%) Females: 3,746   (49.1%) Median resident age:   34.0 years Georgia median age:   33.4 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,048 (it was $32,901 in 2000) Carters Lake:   $40,048 Georgia:   $49,136 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,754 Carters Lake:   $17,754 Georgia:   $24,928 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,420 (it was $77,900 in 2000) Carters Lake:   $137,420 Georgia:   $164,500 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $143,592; Detached houses: $176,450; Townhouses or other attached units: $236,652; Mobile homes: $39,609; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $49,392 Carters Lake, GA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: BZI Stores Races in Carters Lake: White Non-Hispanic (93.9%) Hispanic (7.8%) Other race (3.4%) Two or more races (1.3%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Carters Lake: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100) Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 787 feet Land area: 73.0 square miles. Population density: 104 people per square mile   (very low).

Carters Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Carters Lake place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 tornado 20.7 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Carters Lake-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from Carters Lake center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from Carters Lake center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 31.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.0 miles away from Carters Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Churches in Carters Lake include: Berean Church (A), Sunlight Church (B), Shady Grove Church (C), Cross Roads Church (D), Ridgeway Church (E), Doll Mountain Church (F), Pleasant Grove Church (G), Flat Creek Baptist Church (H), Mount Pisgah Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Flat Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoirs: McCuller Lake (A), Timber Lake (B), Miller-Grindley Pond (C), Chitwood Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Creek (A), Gunstock Branch (B), Mountaintown Creek (C), Harris Creek (D), Tails Creek (E), Crump Creek (F), Woodring Branch (G), Wurley Creek (H), Johnson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Carters Lake include: Doll Mountain Recreation Area (1), Harris Branch Recreation Area (2), Woodridge Branch Recreation Area (3), Ridgeway Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	59.8%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This place:	13.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

This place:	4.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carters Lake, GA

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9.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.30%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Cherokee County, GA	0.65% ($52,125 average AGI)
from Cobb County, GA	0.65% ($83,679)
from Pickens County, GA	0.56% ($26,854)

6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,827 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.78%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Pickens County, GA	0.73% ($31,623 average AGI)
to Cherokee County, GA	0.71% ($48,695)
to Fannin County, GA	0.46% ($33,947)