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Whitfield County

Population in July 2007: 15,473.
Males: 7,693  (49.7%)
Females: 7,780  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,124 (it was $43,000 in 2000)
Westside:  $44,124
Georgia:  $49,136

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,005
Westside:  $21,005
Georgia:  $24,928

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,913 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
Westside:  $134,913
Georgia:  $164,500

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $160,592; Detached houses: $178,552; Townhouses or other attached units: $263,655; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,321; Mobile homes: $41,361

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Races in Westside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Westside: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 86.8 square miles.

Population density: 178 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Westside

  • High school or higher: 73.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Westside CCD

  • Never married: 19.1%
  • Now married: 62.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
Georgia:  7.1%

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

Westside:  0.6% ($530)
Georgia:  0.9% ($919)
Westside satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (22.0 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (79.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (508.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Tunnel Hill, GA (2.0 miles ), Dalton, GA (2.0 miles ), Catoosa Springs, GA (2.9 miles ), Varnell, GA (3.0 miles ), Ringgold, GA (3.1 miles ), Villanow, GA (3.2 miles ), North Whitfield, GA (3.3 miles ), Rock Spring, GA (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.79 N, Longitude: 85.04 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 706

Westside household income distribution Westside home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (29%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (24%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)



Westside-area historical tornado activity is above Georgia state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the Westside place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1997, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the place center injured 44 people and caused $45 million in damages.


Westside-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 66% 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 39.2 miles away from Westside center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from the city 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 68.5 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 61.6 miles away from Westside center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 22.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.4 miles away from Westside center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Westside:
  • HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; DALTON, GA)
  • MURRAY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CHATSWORTH, GA)
  • HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westside:
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 23 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,881)

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Notable locations in Westside: Rocky Acres Bible Camp (A), Interchange 136 (B), Interchange 137 (C), Interchange 138 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Westside include: Swamp Creek Church (A), Stony Point Church (B), Salem Church (C), Cove Church (D), Rocky Face Baptist Church (E), Dunnegan Church (F), Fairview Church (G), Fellowship Church (H), First Baptist Church of Tunnel Hill (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Suttle Cemetery (1), Griffin Cemetery (2), Stony Point Cemetery (3), Mill Creek Cemetery (4), Rocky Face Cemetery (5), Callaway Cemetery (6), Foster Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Meadow Lake (A), Hurricane Valley Estates Lake (B), Hiawassee Land Company Lake (C), Gillilan Lake (D), Griffin Lake (E), Cobblestone Lake (F), Collins Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gordon Spring Creek (A), Stover Creek (B), Cove Creek (C), Hayes Branch (D), Mount Vernon Creek (E), Hopkins Branch (F), Hurricane Creek (G), Bell Branch (H), North Fork Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Westside: Houston Valley ORV Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Rocky Face Post Office (A), Tunnel Hill Post Office (B). 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:  60.7%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.1%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  7.1%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.9%
Whole state:  6.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Westside, GA


33 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Westside compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Whitfield County Georgia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (71%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Westside

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Old Missionary Baptists Associations
Adherents50.8%13.2%10.5%9.1%3.0%
Congregations36.7%17.3%1.0%9.2%4.1%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Churches of ChristSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents3.0%2.4%1.7%1.4%5.0%
Congregations2.0%8.2%3.1%1.0%17.3%
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.


6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,311 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.18%
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 Murray County, GA  1.46% ($27,253 average AGI)
from Gordon County, GA  0.42% ($31,737)
from Catoosa County, GA  0.41% ($36,674)


6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,518 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.63%
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 Murray County, GA  1.55% ($28,937 average AGI)
to Gordon County, GA  0.63% ($34,809)
to Catoosa County, GA  0.53% ($40,156)


Strongest AM radio stations in Westside:
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WDAL (1430 AM; 3 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WBLJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, 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.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Westside:
  • WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • 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)
  • W260AJ (99.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: WCCV)
  • WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYYU (104.5 FM; DALTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMPZ (93.7 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: J.L. BREWER BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Westside:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WDGA-CA (Channel 47; DALTON, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCLP-TV (Channel 18; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WLFW-LP (Channel 41; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDNN-CA (Channel 43; DALTON, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • WRNG-LP (Channel 63; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • W21BZ (Channel 21; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


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