Jackson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Pb
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.4 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00248. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.7%
(8.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.8 people | | Georgia: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 78.6% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.9% | | 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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hoschton, GA
Hoschton compared to Georgia state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black 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 Hoschton (2011 data):
- Hamilton State Bank: Messenger Service, at 1907 Highway 211, Hoschton Branch. Info updated 02/13/2009: Bank assets: $25.7 mil, Deposits: $21.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.
- Hometown Community Bank: Hoschton Branch at 55 Freedom Parkway, Suite 115, branch established on 09/24/2007. Info updated 12/27/2006: Bank assets: $13.7 mil, Deposits: $1.1 mil, headquarters in Braselton, GA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Hometown Community Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (55%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Hoschton:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.23%
| Here |  | 36.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | LDS (Mormon) Church |
| Adherents | 60.3% | 18.8% | 8.3% | 3.0% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 44.4% | 22.2% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1.6% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Catholic Church | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
| Adherents | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Congregations | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 9.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Jackson County: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Jackson County: | 0.68 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32 | Jackson County: | 5.41 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 30 | Here: | 5.08 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.7% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jackson County: | 26.6% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.0% | | State: | 14.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $9,996 | $39,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $28,182 | $48,312 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,392 | $28,704 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,518 | $27,108 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $45,088 | $41,620 | 0 | $0 |
Hoschton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $132,000 ($79.52)
All Other: $4,000 ($2.41)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($2.41)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $96,000 ($57.83)
Sewerage: $64,000 ($38.55)
- Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $336,000 ($202.41)
Water Utilities: $188,000 ($113.25)
Police Protection: $160,000 ($96.39)
Sewerage: $125,000 ($75.30)
Central Staff Services: $73,000 ($43.98)
Regular Highways: $63,000 ($37.95)
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000 ($10.24)
General - Other: $14,000 ($8.43)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($3.01)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($1.20)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($0.60)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $264,000 ($159.04)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $164,000 ($98.80)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $159,000 ($95.78)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000 ($3.01)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $35,000 ($21.08)
General Revenue, NEC: $32,000 ($19.28)
Rents: $3,000 ($1.81)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $75,000 ($45.18)
Police Protection: $49,000 ($29.52)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $681,000 ($410.24)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $197,000 ($118.67)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,000 ($15.66)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000 ($3.61)
- Tax - Other Selective Sales: $39,000 ($23.49)
Public Utilities: $39,000 ($23.49)
NEC: $32,000 ($19.28)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $26,000 ($15.66)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $218,000 ($131.33)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($4.82)
13.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,464 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.65% | | Georgia average: | 10.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,109 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.90% | | Georgia average: | 9.55% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Hoschton:
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WXEM (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBKZ (880 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JEFFERSON, GA; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hoschton:
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WYFW (89.5 FM; WINDER, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WLKQ-FM (102.3 FM; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LAKE RADIO, INC.)
- WBCX (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BRENAU COLLEGE)
- WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
- WABE (90.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
- 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.)
- 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 Hoschton:
- 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.)
- WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
- WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
- WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
- WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- 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.)
- WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
- WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W42AO (Channel 42; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA REGIONAL COMMUNITY TV)
Hoschton fatal accident list:
May 3, 2008 05:07 AM, Sr-53, Broad St, Lat: 34.096614, Lon: -83.761589, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
May 2, 1985 05:00 AM, 53, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 3, 1977 07:23 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Hoschton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 64 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 2661 Thompson Mill Rd (Lat: 34.115194 Lon: -83.840472), Type: Tank, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KIB568
Assigned Frequencies: 154.680 MHz, 154.800 MHz Grant Date: 11/16/2004, Expiration Date: 02/10/2015, Certifier: Wray Hall
Registrant: Gta, 47 Trinity Ave 4th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334, Phone: (404) 656-2042, Fax: (404) 657-0320, Email:
- WWTF, 278 Nancy Industrial Drive (Lat: 34.089528 Lon: -83.743389), Type: Mast, Structure height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WPXR232
Assigned Frequencies: 457.337 MHz Grant Date: 05/23/2003, Expiration Date: 05/23/2013, Certifier: Cindy R Edge
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Lat: 34.075556 Lon: -83.883889, Call Sign: WQAV959
Assigned Frequencies: 464.475 MHz, 469.475 MHz Grant Date: 08/17/2004, Expiration Date: 08/17/2014, Certifier: John Campbell
Registrant: Alpha Communications, Inc., 3463 Diversified Dr., Loganville, GA 30052, Phone: (770) 263-8843, Fax: (770) 416-9973 - 2661 Thompson Mill Rd (Lat: 34.107778 Lon: -83.856111), Type: Tank, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.7 m, Call Sign: WQCK684
Assigned Frequencies: 453.437 MHz Grant Date: 03/25/2005, Expiration Date: 03/25/2015, Certifier: Javier Garcia
Registrant: Lao 20501013, 102 E Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1938, Phone: (717) 337-9630, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - JEFFERSON, Rt 2 Box 2084 Ga Hwy 332 (Lat: 34.128694 Lon: -83.687111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 88.7 m, Call Sign: WLV356
Assigned Frequencies: 6160.16 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 MHz Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 78 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Hoschton)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 15 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Hoschton)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Hoschton, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 33 | 70.1 years |
| John | 31 | 76.0 years |
| William | 27 | 70.3 years |
| Robert | 20 | 72.7 years |
| Mary | 16 | 79.8 years |
| Charles | 14 | 72.3 years |
| Willie | 11 | 75.1 years |
| Betty | 10 | 73.4 years |
| Mildred | 8 | 79.5 years |
| Annie | 8 | 80.8 years |
| Most common last names in Hoschton, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Davis | 16 | 76.3 years |
| Hayes | 13 | 78.1 years |
| Wood | 13 | 76.4 years |
| Maddox | 12 | 75.5 years |
| Evans | 11 | 79.3 years |
| Cronic | 11 | 74.7 years |
| Smith | 11 | 76.1 years |
| Cash | 11 | 85.4 years |
| Adams | 10 | 71.2 years |
| Banks | 10 | 75.0 years |
| Businesses in Hoschton, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Burger King | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Waffle House | 1 |
| Publix Super Markets | 1 | | | |
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Fuel dealers"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Top executives"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Recyclable material merchant wholesalers"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Administrative and support and waste management services"
- #39 (30548) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of British first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
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