Chattooga County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (43.3%), Educational,health and social services (13.4%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Chattooga County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	36.5 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 13,139	(51.6%)
Females: 12,331	(48.4%)

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Chattooga County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,507
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$350
State:	$614

Chattooga County:	$97,511
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $137,982

Here:	$137,982
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $247,920

Here:	$247,920
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $117,967

Here:	$117,967
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $40,170

Here:	$40,170
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,242

Here:	$93,242
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $41,477

Here:	$41,477
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $225,000

Here:	$225,000
State:	$74,556

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chattooga County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $549 a month.

Cities in this county include: Summerville, Trion, Lyerly, Menlo, Little Sand Mountain.

2005 air pollution in Chattooga County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.098 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cherokee County, Alabama , DeKalb County, Alabama , Floyd County , Walker County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Chattooga County: Camp Aquilla (A), Camp Hamby (B), Camp Juliette Low (C), Narrows Picnic Area (D), New (E), Cloudland Park Club (F), Summerville Industrial Park (G), Summerville State Fish Hatchery (H), Chattooga County Home (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Summerville Square Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Chattooga County include: Welcome Hill Baptist Church (A), Wayside Church (B), West Summerville Baptist Church (C), Alpine Church (D), Walnut Grove Church (E), Unity Church (F), Trion Heights Church (G), Beersheba Church (H), Belmont Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Lyerly Cemetery (2), Berryton Cemetery (3), Farmersville Cemetery (4), Bethlehem Cemetery (5), Pleasant Green Church Memorial Monument (6), Johnson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Bakers Pond (A), Maddox Lake (B), Hair Lake (C), Upper Lake (D), Wildlife Lake (E), Lake Wanda Reita (F), Lake Tightsqueeze (G), Lower Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Storey Mill Creek (A), Lowe Branch (B), Henry Branch (C), Hinton Creek (D), Taliaferro Creek (E), Clarks Creek (F), Mosteller Creek (G), Moss Creek (H), Teloga Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Chattooga County include: James H 'Sloppy' Floyd State Park (1), James H Floyd State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.2%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 619
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 483 (23% naturalized citizens)

Chattooga County:	1.9%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,394
• One, attached: 161
• Two: 268
• 3 or 4: 111
• 5 to 9: 165
• 10 to 19: 36
• 20 or more: 125
• Mobile homes: 2,396
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Chattooga County with a mortgage: 2,059 (133 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,415

Here:	46.0% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Chattooga County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Georgia state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/16/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Chattooga County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 74% 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 15.7 miles away from Chattooga 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 53.6 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 89.1 miles away from the county center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from Chattooga County center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from Chattooga County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,139 (78%) Carpooled: 1,732 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%) Motorcycle: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 1 (0%) Walked: 261 (2%) Other means: 99 (1%) Worked at home: 227 (2%)

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,068 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
Georgia average:	10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.19% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($18,338 average AGI)
2.08% relocated from other states ($9,732 average AGI)

Chattooga County:	2.08%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Floyd County, GA	1.01% ($29,585 average AGI)
from Walker County, GA	0.96% ($25,090)
from Cherokee County, AL	0.41% ($25,909)
from Catoosa County, GA	0.17% ($30,643)
from Gordon County, GA	0.16% ($26,308)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.14% ($17,364)
from DeKalb County, AL	0.12% ($20,800)

5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.49% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($17,995 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($8,498 average AGI)

Chattooga County:	1.78%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Floyd County, GA	1.16% ($29,521 average AGI)
to Walker County, GA	0.83% ($23,000)
to Cherokee County, AL	0.42% ($27,676)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.20% ($18,000)
to Bartow County, GA	0.17% ($30,286)
to Gordon County, GA	0.16% ($35,846)
to Catoosa County, GA	0.14% ($20,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,560 (3,569 aged, 991 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 20,601 (5,208 male householders, 1,637 female householders)

  5,195 spouses, 6,823 children (5,995 natural, 171 adopted, 657 stepchildren), 659 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 98 parents, 331 other relatives, 465 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,191 (1,168 male householders (945 living alone)), 1,577 female householders (1,476 living alone)), 446 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,678 (1,645 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,057 2-persons, 1,736 3-persons, 1,307 4-persons, 498 5-persons, 174 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,421 1-person, 252 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

96.3% of residents of Chattooga County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $136,574,000 ($5143 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,389,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $65,741,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,564,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $562,000
Federal grants: $33,005,000
Federal procurement contracts: $949,000 ($93,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,754,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $244,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,123,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,722,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+21 per 1000 residents

Here:	+28 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.22 millions of gallons per day (36% from ground, 64% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.2

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

61% of Chattooga County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Georgia.

Chattooga County:	61.2%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 19209
• Northeast: 229
• Midwest: 851
• South: 4204
• West: 346

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,300

Here:	4.0%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	6.3%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	23.1%
Georgia:	22.9%

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