Catoosa County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.0%), Retail trade (14.1%).

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Races in Catoosa County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 25,783	(48.4%)
Females: 27,499	(51.6%)

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Catoosa County:	2.6 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,316
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$482
State:	$614

Catoosa County:	$138,066
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $185,803

Here:	$185,803
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $199,617

Here:	$199,617
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $159,996

Here:	$159,996
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $80,008

Here:	$80,008
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $87,372

Here:	$87,372
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $46,756

Here:	$46,756
State:	$44,353

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 189
• Thefts: 594
• Auto thefts: 172

This county:	9.4%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Area name: Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Catoosa County is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Oglethorpe, Lakeview, Ringgold, Indian Springs, Boynton Ridge, Catoosa Springs.

Neighboring counties: Hamilton County, Tennessee , Walker County , Whitfield County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Catoosa County: Camp Canaan (A), Camp Scott Patterson (B), Catoosa Memorial Gardens (C), Catoosa Target Range (D), Interchange 139 (E), Interchange 141 (F), Interchange 142 (G), Wood Station (H), Duncan Park (I), Salem Community Center (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Catoosa County include: Westside Church (A), Yates Spring Church (B), Zion Church (C), Unity Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Bible Way Church (F), Stone Church (G), Boynton Baptist Church (H), Boynton Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cloud Springs Cemetery (1), Dedmon Cemetery (2), Ebenezer Cemetery (3), Blackwell Cemetery (4), Dietz Cemetery (5), Pine Grove Cemetery (6), Stone Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Jackson Lake (A), Blue Spring Lake (B), Murphy Lakes (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sugar Creek (A), Blue Spring Branch (B), Broom Branch (C), Cherokee Branch (D), Tanyard Creek (E), Hurricane Creek (F), Tiger Creek (G), Johnson Branch (H), Little Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.5%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 2,014
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 897 (34% naturalized citizens)

Catoosa County:	1.7%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 26.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,774
• One, attached: 178
• Two: 535
• 3 or 4: 539
• 5 to 9: 755
• 10 to 19: 165
• 20 or more: 228
• Mobile homes: 3,611
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Catoosa County with a mortgage: 8,647 (785 second mortgage, 785 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,617

Here:	70.5% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Catoosa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Georgia state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.

Catoosa County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 63% 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 39.5 miles away from Catoosa County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from the county 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 62.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from Catoosa County center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 22.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from Catoosa County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,855 (86%) Carpooled: 3,047 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 58 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Walked: 200 (1%) Other means: 174 (1%) Worked at home: 369 (1%)

10.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,027 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.25%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.92% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($12,598 average AGI)
6.33% relocated from other states ($22,428 average AGI)

Catoosa County:	6.33%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Hamilton County, TN	3.58% ($35,472 average AGI)
from Walker County, GA	2.02% ($29,010)
from Whitfield County, GA	0.84% ($40,156)
from Bradley County, TN	0.21% ($36,463)
from Dade County, GA	0.14% ($25,143)
from Murray County, GA	0.13% ($46,846)
from Gordon County, GA	0.10% ($37,450)

8.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.60%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.93% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($14,272 average AGI)
4.67% relocated to other states ($18,571 average AGI)

Catoosa County:	4.67%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Hamilton County, TN	2.75% ($35,179 average AGI)
to Walker County, GA	2.20% ($29,956)
to Whitfield County, GA	0.66% ($36,674)
to Cobb County, GA	0.12% ($31,261)
to Dade County, GA	0.12% ($30,304)
to Bradley County, TN	0.12% ($28,826)
to Murray County, GA	0.11% ($20,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,633 (4,676 aged, 957 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 46,964 (12,385 male householders, 3,016 female householders)

  12,733 spouses, 16,063 children (13,867 natural, 476 adopted, 1,720 stepchildren), 874 grandchildren, 232 brothers or sisters, 321 parents, 520 other relatives, 820 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,906 (2,146 male householders (1,706 living alone)), 2,898 female householders (2,648 living alone)), 862 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 412 (329 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,500 2-persons, 3,994 3-persons, 3,221 4-persons, 1,172 5-persons, 443 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,354 1-person, 578 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

96.5% of residents of Catoosa County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $172,851,000 ($2888 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,284,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $96,667,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,067,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $155,000
Federal grants: $30,803,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,307,000 ($237,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,852,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $842,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,375,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,091,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+103 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.65 millions of gallons per day (92% from ground, 8% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

54% of Catoosa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Georgia.

Catoosa County:	54.5%
State average:	50.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19860
• Northeast: 1283
• Midwest: 2954
• South: 27143
• West: 932

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,700

Here:	5.1%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	6.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	11.5%
Georgia:	22.9%

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