Sand Mountain, Georgia

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Population in July 2007: 4,333.

Males: 2,124	(49.0%)
Females: 2,209	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,035 (it was $29,382 in 2000)

Sand Mountain:	$36,035
Georgia:	$49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,841

Sand Mountain:	$16,841
Georgia:	$24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,865 (it was $65,400 in 2000)

Sand Mountain:	$116,865
Georgia:	$164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $135,094; Detached houses: $153,716; Townhouses or other attached units: $143,329; Mobile homes: $34,185; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

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Races in Sand Mountain:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Sand Mountain: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 39.6 square miles.

Population density: 110 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sand Mountain

High school or higher: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 3.1%
Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sand Mountain CCD

Never married: 18.1%
Now married: 65.8%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 6.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.5%
Georgia:	7.1%

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

Sand Mountain:	0.7% ($467)
Georgia:	0.9% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (19.1 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (103.0 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (493.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Trenton, GA (1.8 miles ), Valley, GA (2.1 miles ), Whiteside, TN (2.7 miles ), Long Island, AL (2.8 miles ), New Hope, TN (2.9 miles ), Fairyland, GA (3.1 miles ), Bridgeport, AL (3.1 miles ), South Pittsburg, TN (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.90 N, Longitude: 85.56 W

Sand Mountain household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Repair and maintenance (10%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Finance and insurance (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Health care (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Sand Mountain-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.7 miles away from the Sand Mountain place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 48.2 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

Sand Mountain-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.6 miles away from Sand Mountain center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 40.8 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) earthquake occurred 82.5 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 43.7 miles away from Sand Mountain center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 5.4 miles away from Sand Mountain center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Sand Mountain:

GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; JASPER, TN)
KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 18 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sand Mountain:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 18 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
LEE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 63 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)

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Notable locations in Sand Mountain: New Home (A), New Home Community Center (B), Sandmont Bible Camp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sand Mountain include: Whiteoak Church (A), Woodlawn Church (B), Avans Church (C), Brown Gap Church (D), Sand Mountain Church (E), Pleasant Grove Church (F), General Church (G), New Unity Church (H), New Home Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wells Cemetery (1), Stephens Cemetery (2), Brown Gap Cemetery (3), Reeves Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Vaught Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stephens Branch (A), Flatrock Creek (B), Harris Creek (C), Big Spring Branch (D), Hurricane Branch (E), McBriar Branch (F), Dove Creek (G), Warren Creek (H). 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:	68.3%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	10.7%
Whole state:	13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	2.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sand Mountain, GA

70 people in nursing homes

Sand Mountain compared to Georgia state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below 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 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Dade County Georgia:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%) Electricity (28%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Sand Mountain

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	53.4%	20.4%	9.0%	7.0%	10.2%
Congregations	29.0%	25.8%	3.2%	16.1%	25.8%

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.

8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
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 Hamilton County, TN	1.81% ($37,656 average AGI)
from Walker County, GA	0.87% ($34,395)
from Jackson County, AL	0.68% ($26,088)

8.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
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 Hamilton County, TN	1.97% ($44,663 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL	0.80% ($28,475)
to Walker County, GA	0.64% ($29,719)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sand Mountain:

WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WDEF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC)
WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WYMR (1480 AM; 1 kW; BRIDGEPORT, AL; Owner: DADE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sand Mountain:

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)
WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)

TV broadcast stations around Sand Mountain:

WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
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)

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