North Whitfield, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 10,574.

Males: 5,247	(49.6%)
Females: 5,327	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $45,182 (it was $45,450 in 2000)

North Whitfield:	$45,182
Georgia:	$47,590

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $17,302

North Whitfield CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $132,941 (it was $89,600 in 2000)

North Whitfield:	$132,941
Georgia:	$162,800

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $159,988; Detached houses: $187,006; Townhouses or other attached units: $104,714; In 2-unit structures: $194,419; Mobile homes: $62,083

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White alone - 8,753 (91.3%)
Hispanic - 441 (4.6%)
Black alone - 210 (2.2%)
Two or more races - 125 (1.3%)
Asian alone - 27 (0.3%)
American Indian alone - 18 (0.2%)
Other race alone - 14 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.01%)

Races in North Whitfield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in North Whitfield: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1200 feet

Land area: 79.9 square miles.

Population density: 132 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in North Whitfield:

High school or higher: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Whitfield CCD:

Never married: 15.9%
Now married: 69.6%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 5.4%
Divorced: 9.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

North Whitfield CCD:	0.7% ($593)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (20.2 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (86.1 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (501.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Varnell, GA (1.4 miles ), Cohutta, GA (1.6 miles ), Catoosa Springs, GA (2.5 miles ), Tunnel Hill, GA (2.8 miles ), Ringgold, GA (3.1 miles ), South Bradley, TN (3.2 miles ), Dalton, GA (3.2 miles ), Westside, GA (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 34.92 N, Longitude: 84.95 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

North Whitfield household income distribution

North Whitfield home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	11.4%
Georgia:	9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Textile mills and textile products (32%)
Construction (13%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Food and beverage stores (2%)

Textile mills and textile products (30%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (8%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Top executives (3%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

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Average climate in North Whitfield, Georgia

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North Whitfield, Georgia average temperatures

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Tornado activity:

North Whitfield-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the North Whitfield place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.5 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

North Whitfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 62% 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 48.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 82.3 miles away from North Whitfield center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.9 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) earthquake occurred 51.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 12.2 miles away from North Whitfield center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Whitfield County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Snowfall: 1, Drought: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near North Whitfield:

HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; DALTON, GA)
MURRAY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; CHATSWORTH, GA)
SKYRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; CLEVELAND, TN)

Amtrak station near North Whitfield:

17 miles: CHATTANOOGA (GREYHOUND STA., 960 AIRPORT RD.) - Bus Station . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Whitfield:

Dalton State College (about 11 miles; Dalton, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,413)
Southern Adventist University (about 11 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,273)
Lee University (about 18 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 3,586)
Cleveland State Community College (about 20 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 2,031)
Chattanooga State Community College (about 21 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 4,410)
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (about 22 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 8,652)
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (about 51 miles; Rome, GA; FT enrollment: 3,053)

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Notable locations in North Whitfield: Cohutta National Fish Hatchery (A), Whitfield County Fire Department Station 10 Beaverdale (B), Cohutta Volunteer Fire Department (C), Dalton Childrens Home (D), Whitfield County Fire Department Station 2 Varnell (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in North Whitfield include: Varnell Church (A), Mount Calvary Church (B), Cohutta Baptist Church (C), Hopewell Baptist Church (D), Andrew Chapel (E), Gobblers Knob Church (F), Mount Calvary Church (G), Little Prospect Church (H), Liberty Bell Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Concord Cemetery (1), Hoskins Cemetery (2), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Adams Pond (A), Huckleberry Pond (B), Brown Pond (C), Barrett Lakes (D), Lake Frances (E), Lake Kathy (F), Shady Lake (G), Leisure Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ward Branch (A), Pitner Branch (B), Oak Grove Branch (C), Nickolson Branch (D), Murr Branch (E), Mills Creek (F), Little Creek (G), Hunsucker Branch (H), Hughes Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in North Whitfield: Joseph Standing Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Whitfield 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
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AQI Ozone PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.5. This is about average.

City:	35.5
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 15.7. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	15.7
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 10.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.6 miles away from the city center.

City:	10.7
U.S.:	9.6

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.1%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	8.0%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	2.3%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Whitfield, GA

North Whitfield compared to Georgia state average:

Median house value below 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.
Renting percentage 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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (74%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Utility gas (2%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Whitfield County Georgia:

2008 Presidential Election results in Whitfield County Georgia:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for North Whitfield (based on Whitfield County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.22%

Here		53.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Old Missionary Baptists Associations
Adherents	50.8%	13.2%	10.5%	9.1%	3.0%
Congregations	36.7%	17.3%	1.0%	9.2%	4.1%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Churches of Christ	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	3.0%	2.4%	1.7%	1.4%	5.0%
Congregations	2.0%	8.2%	3.1%	1.0%	17.3%

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: 27

Whitfield County:	2.91 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:	1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11

Whitfield County:	1.19 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:	0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 61

Whitfield County:	6.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 72

Here:	7.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	10.1%
Georgia:	10.4%

Adult obesity rate:

Whitfield County:	29.3%
Georgia:	27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	18.0%
State:	14.6%

6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,311 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.18%
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:

from Murray County, GA	1.46% ($27,253 average AGI)
from Gordon County, GA	0.42% ($31,737)
from Catoosa County, GA	0.41% ($36,674)

6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,518 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
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:

to Murray County, GA	1.55% ($28,937 average AGI)
to Gordon County, GA	0.63% ($34,809)
to Catoosa County, GA	0.53% ($40,156)

Strongest AM radio stations in North Whitfield:

WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WDAL (1430 AM; 3 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCLE (1570 AM; 5 kW; CLEVELAND, TN)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Whitfield:

WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
W260AJ (99.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: WCCV)
WYYU (104.5 FM; DALTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
WMPZ (93.7 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: J.L. BREWER BROADCASTING, LLC)
WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around North Whitfield:

W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W21BZ (Channel 21; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
WCLP-TV (Channel 18; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRNG-LP (Channel 63; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

North Whitfield on our top lists:

#12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
#14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Textile mills and textile products"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
#16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Textile mills and textile products"

#4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
#36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
#45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
#56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"

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