Polk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 24.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.48. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.190. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 0.00185. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.7%
(7.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Georgia: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 66.4% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockmart, GA
70 people in nursing homes
Rockmart compared to Georgia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Rockmart (2011 data):
- Century Bank of Georgia: Rockmark Branch at 1400 Nathan Dean Pkwy, branch established on 2011/11/11; Community Bank Of Rockmart Branch at 1400 Chattahoochee Drive, branch established on 2005/05/09. Info updated 2011/11/14: Bank assets: $147.6 mil, Deposits: $125.1 mil, headquarters in Cartersville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Cbb Bancorp
- SunTrust Bank: Rockmart Branch at 500 East Elm Street, branch established on 1900/10/30. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Rockmart Branch at 110 South Piedmont Avenue, branch established on 1990/03/01. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- The First National Bank of Polk County: Rockmart Branch at 131 West Elm Street, branch established on 1973/09/17. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $154.6 mil, Deposits: $137.1 mil, headquarters in Cedartown, GA, negative income in the last year, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Southcrest Financial Group, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (77%)
- Electricity (20%)
- No fuel used (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Georgia:
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Religion statistics for Rockmart (based on Polk County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 55.92%
| Here | | 55.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ |
|---|
| Adherents | 79.0% | 10.1% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
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| Congregations | 55.6% | 14.3% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 4.8% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | New Hope Baptist Association | LDS (Mormon) Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 9.5% |
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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: 7 | Polk County: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10 | Polk County: | 2.42 / 10,000 pop. | | Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27 | Polk County: | 6.52 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Here: | 5.80 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.8% | | Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Polk County: | 27.8% | | Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.3% | | State: | 14.6% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
12 | $32,000 | $32,000 | 6 | $1,900 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $300 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
16 | $46,921 | $35,191 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $4,704 | $28,224 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
18 | $46,115 | $30,743 | 1 | $842 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $9,110 | $27,330 | 4 | $4,655 |
| Solid Waste Management |
4 | $9,110 | $27,330 | 5 | $4,655 |
| Sewerage |
7 | $41,500 | $71,143 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $6,382 | $25,528 | 1 | $1,488 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $21,357 | $42,714 | 2 | $1,727 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $394 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $3,233 | $38,796 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
73 | $220,432 | $36,235 | 21 | $15,961 |
Rockmart government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $621,000 ($147.82)
Solid Waste Management: $289,000 ($68.79)
All Other: $45,000 ($10.71)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($2.62)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $473,000 ($112.59)
Sewerage: $315,000 ($74.98)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $642,000 ($152.82)
Water Utilities: $501,000 ($119.26)
Fire Protection: $445,000 ($105.93)
Regular Highways: $366,000 ($87.12)
Solid Waste Management: $341,000 ($81.17)
Sewerage: $334,000 ($79.50)
Central Staff Services: $264,000 ($62.84)
General - Other: $144,000 ($34.28)
Libraries: $70,000 ($16.66)
Parks & Recreation: $50,000 ($11.90)
General Public Buildings: $45,000 ($10.71)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $40,000 ($9.52)
Health Services - Other: $36,000 ($8.57)
Welfare - Other: $36,000 ($8.57)
Judicial and Legal Services: $28,000 ($6.67)
Housing & Community Development: $14,000 ($3.33)
Corrections - Other: $1,000 ($0.24)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $82,000 ($19.52)
Elementary and Secondary Education: $14,000 ($3.33)
Corrections: $1,000 ($0.24)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $791,000 ($188.29)
General Support: $453,000 ($107.83)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,745,000 ($891.45)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,629,000 ($863.84)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $115,000 ($27.37)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $100,000 ($23.80)
Interest Earnings: $61,000 ($14.52)
Special Assessments: $20,000 ($4.76)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $993,000 ($236.37)
Fire Protection: $50,000 ($11.90)
Regular Highways: $48,000 ($11.43)
Police Protection: $33,000 ($7.86)
Central Staff: $28,000 ($6.67)
Parks & Recreation: $23,000 ($5.47)
Water Utilities: $6,000 ($1.43)
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $5,000 ($1.19)
Sewerage: $4,000 ($0.95)
Libraries: $2,000 ($0.48)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,513,000 ($836.23)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $932,000 ($221.85)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $701,000 ($166.87)
Housing & Community Development: $117,000 ($27.85)
- Tax - Property: $859,000 ($204.48)
Public Utilities: $319,000 ($75.93)
Other Selective Sales: $150,000 ($35.71)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $89,000 ($21.19)
NEC: $68,000 ($16.19)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,541,000 ($366.82)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $225,000 ($53.56)
6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,141 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.04% | | 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:
5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,683 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.54% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Rockmart:
- WZOT (1220 AM; 1 kW; ROCKMART, GA; Owner: BROADCAST INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, 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)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WAOS (1600 AM; 20 kW; AUSTELL, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rockmart:
- WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WCCV (91.7 FM; CARTERSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WTSH-FM (107.1 FM; ROCKMART, GA; Owner: BROADCAST INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES, INC)
- WMAX-FM (105.3 FM; BOWDON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WALR-FM (104.1 FM; LA GRANGE, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WCKS (102.7 FM; FRUITHURST, AL; Owner: WCKS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Rockmart:
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
- WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
- WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
- WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
- WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
- WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- W04DB (Channel 4; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VVILPTV, INC.)
- WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)
- WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Rockmart, Georgia:
- Fatal accident count: 21
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 35
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 6
- Fatalities: 24
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 49
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Georgia average:
- Fatal accident count: 90
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 140
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 98
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 235
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 12
See more detailed statistics of Rockmart fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 15
Total length: 78 meters (256ft)
Total costs: $367,000
Total average daily traffic: 118,110
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,431
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 177,165
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 3
- 1970-1979: 3
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2010: 5
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Rockmart, GA
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Rockmart)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 49 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Rockmart, GA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 - CEDARTOWN, 192 Knight Rd (Lat: 33.992028 Lon: -85.148278), Overall height: 77.4 m, Call Sign: WMM483, Licensee ID: L00129894
Assigned Frequencies: 2112.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 10/14/2008, Certifier: Brian D Kidney
Registrant: Verizon Wireless (Vaw) LLC - ROCKMART, 64 14 Hwy 278 (Lat: 33.978139 Lon: -85.012444), Overall height: 95.4 m, Call Sign: WMS703
Assigned Frequencies: 2128.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 04/10/2001
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 17330 Preston Road, Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2349, Fax: (972) 733-2852 - TAYLORSVILLE, Davis Town Road (Lat: 34.061000 Lon: -84.978028), Type: Mast, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 109.7 m, Call Sign: WPSP596
Assigned Frequencies: 6093.45 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz
Grant Date: 07/05/2001, Expiration Date: 07/05/2011, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Rockmart, Lat: 33.999889 Lon: -85.069306, Call Sign: WPZA411
Assigned Frequencies: 956.256 MHz
Grant Date: 12/12/2003, Expiration Date: 12/12/2013, Certifier: Pam Herring
Registrant: Invensys Metering, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
- CEDARTOWN, 192 Knight Rd (Lat: 33.992194 Lon: -85.148306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.8 m, Overall height: 78.9 m, Call Sign: WQKD366
Assigned Frequencies: 6034.15 MHz
Grant Date: 04/07/2009, Expiration Date: 04/07/2019, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy., Ste 150 Mc: Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- STATION, Near Goodyear Rubber Plant (Lat: 34.000361 Lon: -85.038833), Overall height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: KBR64, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies: 6828.75 MHz
Grant Date: 07/26/2001, Expiration Date: 09/19/2011
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree St. Ne - Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 529-1493, Fax: (404) 527-2914, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 50 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rockmart)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 11 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Rockmart)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Rockmart
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Rockmart, GA
| Most common first names in Rockmart, GA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 161 | 69.2 years |
| William | 127 | 73.7 years |
| Mary | 104 | 77.5 years |
| John | 103 | 72.7 years |
| Robert | 75 | 68.1 years |
| Charles | 49 | 70.5 years |
| Annie | 46 | 78.9 years |
| George | 42 | 74.0 years |
| Thomas | 39 | 72.3 years |
| Willie | 34 | 72.6 years |
| Most common last names in Rockmart, GA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Williams | 75 | 74.1 years |
| Brown | 50 | 67.8 years |
| Smith | 43 | 73.9 years |
| Jones | 41 | 73.7 years |
| Hulsey | 41 | 73.5 years |
| White | 37 | 77.0 years |
| Davis | 34 | 77.3 years |
| Camp | 31 | 75.4 years |
| Robinson | 30 | 72.1 years |
| Morgan | 30 | 75.2 years |
| Businesses in Rockmart, GA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Waffle House | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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