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Stephens County

Population in July 2007: 5,502.
Males: 2,761  (50.2%)
Females: 2,741  (49.8%)

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,610 (it was $34,743 in 2000)
Rock Creek:  $42,610
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,813
Rock Creek:  $19,813
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,490 (it was $80,300 in 2000)
Rock Creek:  $143,490
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $157,868; Detached houses: $189,701; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $107,570; Mobile homes: $43,610

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Races in Rock Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
  • Black (9.0%)
  • American Indian (9.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Rock Creek: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1120 feet

Land area: 43.0 square miles.

Population density: 128 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rock Creek

  • High school or higher: 76.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Creek CCD

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 68.8%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Rock Creek:  0.8% ($603)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Rock Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens-Clarke County, GA (43.6 miles , pop. 100,266).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (89.1 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (559.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Avalon, GA (2.1 miles ), Martin, GA (2.3 miles ), Broad River, GA (2.5 miles ), Gumlog, GA (2.6 miles ), Toccoa, GA (2.7 miles ), Westminster, SC (3.0 miles ), Oakway, SC (3.0 miles ), Lavonia, GA (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.57 N, Longitude: 83.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

Rock Creek household income distribution Rock Creek home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (3%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)



Rock Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.2 miles away from the Rock Creek place center injured 37 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 tornado 19.3 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Rock Creek-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.5 miles away from Rock Creek center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 95.9 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.0 miles away from Rock Creek center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 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 98.1 miles away from Rock Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Creek:
  • STEPHENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; TOCCOA, GA)
  • OCONEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SENECA, SC)
  • HART COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HARTWELL, GA)

Amtrak station near Rock Creek:
  • 9 miles: TOCCOA (47 N. ALEXANDER ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Operable nuclear power plants near Rock Creek:
  • 16 miles: Oconee 1 and 2 in Seneca, SC.
  • 16 miles: Oconee 3 in Seneca, SC.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Creek:
  • CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
  • TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; PENDLETON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 44 miles; ATHENS, GA; FT enrollment: 28,464)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)

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Notable locations in Rock Creek: Oak Grove Girls Camp (A), Travelers Rest (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rock Creek include: Williams Chapel (A), Autonomy Church (B), Tugalo Church (C), Cleveland Church (D), Rock Creek Church (E), Crossroads Church (F), Deercourt Church (G), Providence Methodist Church (H), Fairplay Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cleveland Cemetery (1), Tugalo Cemetery (2), Fair Play Cemetery (3), Providence Cemetery (4), Stonecupher Cemetery (5), Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Walton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Hughes Lake (A), Whispering Pines Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Flat Creek (A), Walton Creek (B), Wards Creek (C), Rock Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.3%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.1%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rock Creek, GA


8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Rock Creek compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Stephens County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (38%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Utility gas (21%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


Religion statistics for Rock Creek

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Christian and Missionary AllianceAssemblies of God
Adherents66.7%8.3%5.7%5.2%3.3%
Congregations40.7%13.0%9.3%5.6%5.6%
NameCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.9%1.3%1.2%1.0%4.2%
Congregations1.9%1.9%1.9%1.9%18.5%
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.


6.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.92%
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 Franklin County, GA  1.09% ($25,043 average AGI)
from Habersham County, GA  0.67% ($27,667)
from Hall County, GA  0.36% ($36,452)


6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,789 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.83%
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 Franklin County, GA  0.84% ($23,278 average AGI)
to Habersham County, GA  0.83% ($25,239)
to Hall County, GA  0.47% ($27,325)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rock Creek:
  • WLET (1420 AM; 5 kW; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNEG (630 AM; 1 kW; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRIX (1020 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HOMELAND PARK, SC; Owner: AM 1020 INCORPORATED)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WTBI (1540 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PICKENS, SC; Owner: TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS)
  • WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rock Creek:
  • WHZT (98.1 FM; SENECA, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRAF (90.9 FM; TOCCOA FALLS, GA; Owner: TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE)
  • WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
  • W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WJMZ-FM (107.3 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rock Creek:
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W22AC (Channel 22; HARTWELL & ROYSTON, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WNEG-TV (Channel 32; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)


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