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Hamilton County

Population in July 2009: 402. Population change since 2000: +3.3%
 

Males: 180  (45.0%)
Females: 222  (55.0%)

Median resident age:  45.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37411.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $99,790 (it was $88,996 in 2000)
Ridgeside:

$99,790
Tennessee:

$41,725
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $50,479

Ridgeside city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $277,864 (it was $186,500 in 2000)
Ridgeside:

$277,864
Tennessee:

$137,300
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $280,493; Detached houses: $280,493

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Ridgeside races chart
  • White alone - 462 (91.8%)
  • Black alone - 32 (6.4%)
  • Hispanic - 5 (1.0%)
  • Two or more races - 4 (0.8%)

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


Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Ridgeside: 89.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (16.7%), German (16.2%), English (14.7%), United States (13.9%), Scottish (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1925

Elevation: 945 feet

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 2326 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ridgeside:

  • High school or higher: 93.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 32.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ridgeside city:

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 67.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Tennessee:  2.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,885 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,250 (0.9%)
Ridgeside satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (1.3 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (100.5 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (488.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chattanooga, TN (1.1 miles ), East Ridge, TN (1.6 miles ), Lakeview, GA (2.0 miles ), Rossville, GA (2.2 miles ), Rossville-Beverly Hills, GA (2.3 miles ), Red Bank, TN (2.4 miles ), Fort Oglethorpe, GA (2.5 miles ), Lookout Mountain, TN (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.03 N, Longitude: 85.25 W

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

8.1%
Tennessee:

9.5%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-2.8%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (14%)
  • Health care and social assistance (12%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Retail trade (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (28%)
  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Other services, except public administration (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Health care and social assistance (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Top executives (10%)
  • Lawyers (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (13%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)

Work and jobs in Ridgeside: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Ridgeside, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Ridgeside-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1997, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Ridgeside city center injured 44 people and caused $45 million in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.1 miles away from the city center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Ridgeside-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 63% 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 43.2 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 89.7 miles away from Ridgeside 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 60.2 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 62.9 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 25.0 miles away from Ridgeside center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 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 Hamilton County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Ridgeside topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Ridgeside:

  • "MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC" (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, about 2 miles away; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Amtrak station near Ridgeside:

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

Operable nuclear power plants near Ridgeside:

  • 16 miles: Sequoyah 1 and 2 in Soddy-Daisy, TN.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ridgeside:

  • The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (about 4 miles; Chattanooga, TN; Full-time enrollment: 8,652)
  • Chattanooga State Community College (about 5 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 4,410)
  • Southern Adventist University (about 12 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • Dalton State College (about 23 miles; Dalton, GA; FT enrollment: 3,413)
  • Lee University (about 24 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 3,586)
  • Cleveland State Community College (about 25 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 2,031)
  • Georgia Northwestern Technical College (about 57 miles; Rome, GA; FT enrollment: 3,053)

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Church in Ridgeside: Mission Ridge Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Pleasant Gardens Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Hamilton 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  PM10 PM2.5 Ozone 

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.7. This is about average.
City:

33.7
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 13.7. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.3 miles away from the city center.
City:

13.7
U.S.:

22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.8 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.3
U.S.:

9.6


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.8%
(1.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.4%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ridgeside, TN


Ridgeside compared to Tennessee state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Ridgeside travel time to work - commute
Ridgeside mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (77%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Tennessee:


2008 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Tennessee:
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Religion statistics for Ridgeside:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.22%
Here58.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic Church
Adherents37.1%13.7%11.0%5.6%5.5%
Congregations26.1%11.3%0.5%11.6%1.6%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaChurches of ChristEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents3.9%3.8%3.5%3.2%12.7%
Congregations3.5%3.0%9.4%3.0%30.1%
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: 68
Hamilton County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
Hamilton County:

0.61 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 156
Hamilton County:

4.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 259
Here:

7.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

11.1%
Tennessee:

11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Hamilton County:

28.5%
Tennessee:

30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

12.6%
State:

13.5%

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
Financial Administration 0$0 2$300
Totals for Government 0$0 2$300


5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,745 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.87%
Tennessee average:

7.52%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($214 average AGI)
Hamilton County:

0.06%
Tennessee average:

0.09%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Catoosa County, GA  0.46% ($35,179 average AGI)
from Bradley County, TN  0.32% ($44,375)
from Walker County, GA  0.32% ($36,450)


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,164 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.45%
Tennessee average:

6.67%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($81 average AGI)
Hamilton County:

0.04%
Tennessee average:

0.04%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Catoosa County, GA  0.61% ($35,472 average AGI)
to Walker County, GA  0.38% ($35,805)
to Bradley County, TN  0.33% ($35,700)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ridgeside:

  • WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WLMR (1450 AM; 1 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: GRACE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WJOC (1490 AM; 1 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARAH MARGARETT FRYAR)
  • WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDEF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WUUS (980 AM; 1 kW; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ridgeside:

  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WJTT (94.3 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: BREWER BROAD/TING OF CHATTANOOGA INC)

TV broadcast stations around Ridgeside:

  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
  • WTVC (Channel 9; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
  • W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WOOT-LP (Channel 6; CHATTANOOGA, ETC., TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WCNT-LP (Channel 65; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • W21BZ (Channel 21; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WYHB-CA (Channel 39; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: YING HUA BENNS)
  • WRNG-LP (Channel 63; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: KI4TTM, Licensee ID: L01248959
    Grant Date: 02/21/2007, Expiration Date: 02/21/2017, Cancellation Date: 10/28/2008, Certifier: George S Watkins Jr
    Registrant: George S Watkins Jr, 209 Windmere Drive, Ridgeside, TN 37411
  • Call Sign: W4CG, Previous Call Sign: KI4TTM, Licensee ID: L01248959
    Grant Date: 10/28/2008, Expiration Date: 10/28/2018, Certifier: George S Watkins Jr
    Registrant: George S Watkins Jr, 209 Windmere Drive, Ridgeside, TN 37411


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

  • Fire: 1
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

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