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Spalding County

Population in July 2007: 3,944.
Males: 1,950  (49.5%)
Females: 1,994  (50.5%)

Median resident age:  38.1 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,912 (it was $43,143 in 2000)
Rover:  $52,912
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,382
Rover:  $25,382
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $169,400 (it was $94,800 in 2000)
Rover:  $169,400
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $249,012; Detached houses: $257,391; In 2-unit structures: $413,407; Mobile homes: $71,971

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Races in Rover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Rover: 89.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 974 feet

Land area: 44.2 square miles.

Population density: 89 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rover

  • High school or higher: 79.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rover CCD

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 65.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.6%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Rover:  1.0% ($944)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Rover satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Atlanta, GA (35.4 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (620.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brooks, GA (2.1 miles ), Williamson, GA (2.3 miles ), Woolsey, GA (2.8 miles) , Experiment, GA (2.8 miles ), Griffin, GA (2.8 miles ), Senoia, GA (3.0 miles ), Haralson, GA (3.1 miles) , Sunny Side, GA (3.1 miles) .

Latitude: 33.25 N, Longitude: 84.41 W

Rover household income distribution Rover home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Air transportation (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



Rover-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 89% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/5/1989, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.6 miles away from the Rover place center injured 23 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1970, a category 3 tornado 23.3 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Rover-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/2000 at 22:19:31, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 71.5 miles away from Rover center
On 3/18/2003 at 06:04:24, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Hospitals/medical centers near Rover:
  • SPALDING REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GRIFFIN, GA)
  • FAYETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, GA)
  • SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; RIVERDALE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rover:
  • GORDON COLLEGE (about 20 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,263)
  • CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; MORROW, GA; FT enrollment: 2,953)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)
  • ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,207)
  • GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 17,302)
  • CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 4,652)
  • MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,867)

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Notable location: Pirkle Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rover include: Vaughn Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Church of Prophecy (C), Digbey Church (D), Fairview Church (E), New Salem Church (F), Mount Zion Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bethany Cemetery (1), Blanton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Syes Lake (A), Mallory Lake (B), Heads Creek Reservoir (C), Heads Creek (D), Cheatam Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Flat Creek (A), Heads Creek (B), Shoal Creek (C), Wildcat Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  71.9%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.7%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rover, GA



Rover compared to Georgia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Spalding County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
  • Electricity (32%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Rover

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents50.0%12.8%10.6%5.2%4.1%
Congregations36.5%23.0%5.4%4.1%2.7%
NameMuslim EstimateCatholic ChurchEpiscopal Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentOther religions
Adherents3.7%2.4%1.9%1.9%7.4%
Congregations1.4%1.4%1.4%1.4%23.0%
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.


8.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,818 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.95%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($188 average AGI)
Spalding County:  0.07%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Henry County, GA  1.51% ($36,606 average AGI)
from Clayton County, GA  1.18% ($32,229)
from Pike County, GA  0.61% ($38,968)


8.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,908 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.03%
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 Henry County, GA  1.13% ($28,553 average AGI)
to Pike County, GA  0.73% ($41,544)
to Clayton County, GA  0.71% ($24,238)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rover:
  • WHIE (1320 AM; 5 kW; GRIFFIN, GA; Owner: CHAPPELL COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rover:
  • WVFJ-FM (93.3 FM; MANCHESTER, GA; Owner: PROVIDENT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKEU-FM (88.9 FM; THE ROCK, GA; Owner: GEORGIA FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHTA (107.9 FM; HAMPTON, GA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • W290AG (105.9 FM; GRIFFIN, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WALR-FM (104.1 FM; LA GRANGE, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WPZE (97.5 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: ROA LICENSES, LLC)
  • WEKS (92.5 FM; ZEBULON, GA; Owner: SPALDING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJSP-FM (88.1 FM; WARM SPRINGS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WBZY-FM (96.7 FM; PEACHTREE CITY, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMVV (90.7 FM; GRIFFIN, GA; Owner: LIFE RADIO MINISTRIES, INC)
  • WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WVEE (103.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZGC (92.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ATLANTA)
  • WRFG (89.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: RADIO FREE GEORGIA BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC)
  • WKZJ (95.7 FM; GREENVILLE, GA; Owner: DAVIS B/CASTING OF COLUMBUS, INC)
  • WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Rover:
  • W04DB (Channel 4; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VVILPTV, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
  • WJSP-TV (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • W52CL (Channel 52; MACON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • 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)
  • WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
  • WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
  • WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
  • WANX-LP (Channel 26; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)


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