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%
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%)
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).
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 peopleand 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 peopleand injured 67 peopleand causedbetween $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).
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)
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)
Religion statistics for Ridgeside (based on Hamilton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.22%
Here
58.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Catholic Church
Adherents
37.1%
13.7%
11.0%
5.6%
5.5%
Congregations
26.1%
11.3%
0.5%
11.6%
1.6%
Name
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Presbyterian Church in America
Churches of Christ
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
3.9%
3.8%
3.5%
3.2%
12.7%
Congregations
3.5%
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:
