Rock Spring, Georgia

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Population (year 2000): 4,553

Males: 2,393	(52.6%)
Females: 2,160	(47.4%)

Walker County

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

Zip code: 30739

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,700 (it was $39,100 in 2000)

Rock Spring	$37,700
Georgia:	$45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $82,900 (it was $79,300 in 2000)

Rock Spring	$82,900
Georgia:	$147,500

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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%)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 850 feet

Land area: 26.6 square miles.

Population density: 171 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 2277 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:	0.8% ($919)

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

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (92.5 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (514.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chickamauga, GA (5.9 miles ), La Fayette, GA (7.4 miles ), Fairview, GA (9.4 miles ), Fort Oglethorpe, GA (9.6 miles ), Boynton Ridge, GA (9.6 miles ), Chattanooga Valley, GA (10.3 miles ), Rossville-Beverly Hills, GA (11.2 miles ), Ringgold, GA (11.5 miles ).

Latitude: 34.81 N, Longitude: 85.24 W

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

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 slightly above Georgia state average. It is 84% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.9 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 36.4 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)
HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Rock Spring, GA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock Spring:

LOVELL FIELD (about 16 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 33 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 81 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rock Spring:

BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 9 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; ID: 9A5)
COLLEGEDALE MUNI (about 22 miles; COLLEGEDALE, TN; ID: 3M3)
DALLAS BAY SKY PARK (about 27 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: 1A0)

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 18 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
LEE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)

Public elementary/middle school in Rock Spring:

ROCK SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 360; Location: 372 HIGHWAY 95; Grades: PK - 05)

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 1999:

This place:	7.2%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	2.8%
Whole state:	6.1%

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 (2007 data):

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: $167.8 mil, Deposits: $138.3 mil, headquarters in La Fayette, GA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Lafayette Bankshares, Inc.
Covenant Bank & Trust: at 8139 Highway 27 North, branch established on 2006-06-12. Info updated 2006-06-14: Bank assets: $36.5 mil, Deposits: $28.2 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Walker County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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.)
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)
WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMPZ (93.7 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: J.L. BREWER BROADCASTING, LLC)
W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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)
W260AJ (99.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: WCCV)
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)
W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

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)
WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
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)

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