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Walker County

Population in July 2007: 4,808.
Males: 2,527  (52.6%)
Females: 2,281  (47.4%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip code: 30739


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,954 (it was $39,100 in 2000)
Rock Spring:  $47,954
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,311 (it was $80,200 in 2000)
Rock Spring:  $143,311
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $163,447; Detached houses: $166,437; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $205,943; Mobile homes: $38,791
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Races in Rock Spring:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
  • Black (5.3%)
  • American Indian (5.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Rock Spring: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 850 feet

Land area: 26.6 square miles.

Population density: 181 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rock Spring

  • High school or higher: 71.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Spring CCD

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 69.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Rock Spring, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rock Spring to the number of sex offenders is 2404 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Rock Spring:  0.6% ($445)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Rock Spring satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (16.6 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (86.8 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (504.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chickamauga, GA (2.4 miles ), La Fayette, GA (2.7 miles ), Fairview, GA (3.0 miles ), Boynton Ridge, GA (3.1 miles ), Fort Oglethorpe, GA (3.1 miles ), Chattanooga Valley, GA (3.1 miles ), Ringgold, GA (3.2 miles ), Kensington, GA (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.81 N, Longitude: 85.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

Rock Spring household income distribution Rock Spring home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)



Rock Spring-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Rock Spring place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 tornado 32.4 miles away from the place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Spring:
  • HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
  • HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; DALTON, GA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

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

College/University in Rock Spring:
  • NORTHWESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 916; Location: 265 BICENTENNIAL TRL; Public; Website: www.nwtcollege.org)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Spring:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 17 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
Public elementary/middle schools in Rock Spring:
Private elementary/middle school in Rock Spring:
  • ALICE M DALEY ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 13; Location: 37 TARVIN RD; Grades: KG - 7)
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Notable location: Walker Correctional Institute (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rock Spring include: Blessed Hope Mission (A), Center Grove Church (B), Center Point Church (C), Rock Spring United Methodist Church (D), Peavine Church (E), Grace Church (F), New Hope Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Peavine Cemetery (1), McIntyre Cemetery (2), Lawrence Cemetery (3), Rock Spring Cemetery (4), Crestlawn Memorial Park (5), Center Point Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Shields Lake (A), Whaley Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Rock Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Rock Spring Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.8%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.2%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  6.1%

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


399 people in state prisons
5 people in homes for the mentally ill


Rock Spring compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Rock Spring (2009 data):
  • Covenant Bank & Trust: at 122 Highway 95, branch established on 2006-06-12. Info updated 2007-09-26: Bank assets: $110.9 mil, Deposits: $93.8 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
  • The Bank of La Fayette, Georgia: Rock Spring Branch at U.S. Highway 27 And Georgia Highway 95, branch established on 1985-10-10. Info updated 2006-06-15: Bank assets: $178.7 mil, Deposits: $149.2 mil, headquarters in La Fayette, GA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Lafayette Bankshares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Walker County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (49%)
  • Utility gas (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
  • Wood (5%)


Religon statistics for Rock Spring

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of ChristChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents68.6%9.5%7.6%4.6%2.2%
Congregations41.2%14.3%10.1%10.1%4.2%
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaAssemblies of God The Wesleyan ChurchChurch of God of ProphecyOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.2%1.1%0.9%2.7%
Congregations3.4%2.5%1.7%4.2%8.4%
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.


7.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.83%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($87 average AGI)
Walker County:  0.05%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hamilton County, TN  2.10% ($35,805 average AGI)
from Catoosa County, GA  2.03% ($29,956)
from Whitfield County, GA  0.36% ($34,240)


7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
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 Catoosa County, GA  1.92% ($29,010 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, TN  1.79% ($36,450)
to Chattooga County, GA  0.37% ($25,090)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rock Spring:
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDEF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC)
  • WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rock Spring:
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WMPZ (93.7 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: J.L. BREWER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W260AJ (99.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: WCCV)
  • W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Rock Spring:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLFW-LP (Channel 41; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
  • WRNG-LP (Channel 63; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • W35AA (Channel 35; La FAYETTE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • b b carter, 321 Guy Williams Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.5 m, Overall height: 81.4 m
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • Rock Springs GA 6, 321 Guy Williams Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 77.5 m, Overall height: 81.4 m, Call Sign: WQIW509
    Assigned Frequencies : 6315.84 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/03/2008, Expiration Date: 06/03/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • 0.5 Miles N. Of Rock Spring On Us Rt. 27, Call Sign: WRV924
    Assigned Frequencies : 158.100 MHz
    Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/05/1999
    Registrant: Chickamauga Telephone Corporation, Chickamauga, GA 30707

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rock Spring)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3
  • Aircraft: CARTER RAYMOND C JR VANS RV-7A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 159RC , Serial Number: 70674
    Registrant (Individual): Raymond C Jr Carter, 1614 Long Hollow Rd, Rock Spring, GA 30739
  • Aircraft: PEDERSEN PETE KR-2 KOLB FIRESTAR (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 46357 , Serial Number: F1239, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 01/20/2006
    Registrant (Individual): Peter Pedersen, Po Box 693, Rock Spring, GA 30739
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-108 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 4980Z , Serial Number: 22-8588, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 05/23/1961
    Registrant (Individual): Charles Elliott, 186 Guy Williams Rd, Rock Spring, GA 30739


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 39
  • Hazardous Condition: 14
  • Service Call: 6
  • Good Intent Call: 6

Incident types - Rock Spring


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