Walker County, Georgia (GA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.3%), Educational,health and social services (15.3%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Walker County, Georgia:

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Georgia median age:	33.4 years

Males: 29,641	(48.5%)
Females: 31,412	(51.5%)

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Walker County:	2.5 people
Georgia:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,525
Georgia:	$49,136

This county:	$417
State:	$614

Walker County:	$112,838
Georgia:	$164,500

Detached houses: $152,679

Here:	$152,679
State:	$234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,006

Here:	$163,006
State:	$202,354

In 2-unit structures: $127,239

Here:	$127,239
State:	$222,245

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $313,176

Here:	$313,176
State:	$151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,633

Here:	$93,633
State:	$219,544

Mobile homes: $36,977

Here:	$36,977
State:	$44,353

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $619,250

Here:	$619,250
State:	$74,556

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 189
• Burglaries: 326
• Thefts: 1046
• Auto thefts: 157

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 313
• Thefts: 905
• Auto thefts: 115

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	13.0%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	6.1%

Area name: Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Walker 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: La Fayette, Fairview, Chattanooga Valley, Rossville, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Fairyland, Kensington, Rock Spring, Rossville-Beverly Hills.

2005 air pollution in Walker County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.6 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 33 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Catoosa County , DeKalb County, Alabama , Chattooga County , Hamilton County, Tennessee , Dade County , Floyd County , Gordon County , Whitfield County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Walker County: Camp Adahi (A), Camp Lookout (B), Keown Falls Recreation Area (C), Mountain Cove Farms (D), Sharpe (E), Mountain View Farms (F), Lookout (G), Villanow Work Center (H), Walker Correctional Institute (I), Spring Garden (J), Valley View Ranch Camp (K), Wright Mineral Spring (L), Lee and Gordon Mill (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Mountain View Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Walker County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Wesley Church (B), Waterville Church (C), Wilder Church (D), Walnut Grove Church (E), Woodstation Baptist Church (F), Antioch Church (G), Log Cabin Tabernacle (H), Ascalon Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Goodson Cemetery (2), Goodram Cemetery (3), Bailey Cemetery (4), Whitley Cemetery (5), Underwood Cemetery (6), White Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lula Lake (A), McCallie Lake (B), Round Pond (C), Duck Pond (D), Scott Lake (E), Barwick Reservoir (F), Howard Lake (G), Chandler Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Greenbush Branch (A), Hale Branch (B), Hall Branch (C), Strickland Branch (D), Hampton Branch (E), Murray Branch (F), Mud Creek (G), Harper Branch (H), Harrisburg Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Walker County include: Cloudland Canyon State Park (1), Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area (2), Rossville Recreational Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Rock Spring Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.6%
Georgia:	9.5%

Current college students: 1,683
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 599 (36% naturalized citizens)

Walker County:	1.0%
Whole state:	7.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,075
• One, attached: 224
• Two: 859
• 3 or 4: 462
• 5 to 9: 450
• 10 to 19: 205
• 20 or more: 165
• Mobile homes: 4,113
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Walker County with a mortgage: 7,385 (748 second mortgage, 494 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,699

Here:	56.4% with mortgage
State:	75.3% with mortgage

Walker County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/2/1997, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 3 people and caused $100,000 in damages.

Walker County-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 29.5 miles away from Walker 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 54.5 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 71.9 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 32.0 miles away from Walker County center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.0 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 8.8 miles away from Walker 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: 22,630 (83%) Carpooled: 3,547 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 73 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 22 (0%) Walked: 320 (1%) Other means: 186 (1%) Worked at home: 443 (2%)

7.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,930 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.83%
Georgia average:	10.98%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($87 average AGI)

Walker County:	0.05%
Georgia average:	0.39%

3.72% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($14,273 average AGI)
4.06% relocated from other states ($17,569 average AGI)

Walker County:	4.06%
Georgia average:	4.40%

from Hamilton County, TN	2.10% ($35,805 average AGI)
from Catoosa County, GA	2.03% ($29,956)
from Whitfield County, GA	0.36% ($34,240)
from Chattooga County, GA	0.32% ($23,000)
from Dade County, GA	0.15% ($29,719)
from Gordon County, GA	0.10% ($25,182)
from Murray County, GA	0.10% ($27,000)

7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,247 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Georgia average:	9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.54% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($14,531 average AGI)
3.54% relocated to other states ($15,715 average AGI)

Walker County:	3.54%
Georgia average:	3.17%

to Catoosa County, GA	1.92% ($29,010 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, TN	1.79% ($36,450)
to Chattooga County, GA	0.37% ($25,090)
to Whitfield County, GA	0.32% ($22,791)
to Dade County, GA	0.21% ($34,395)
to Floyd County, GA	0.09% ($9,211)
to Bradley County, TN	0.09% ($19,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,591 (9,408 aged, 2,183 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 53,156 (13,658 male householders, 3,988 female householders)

  13,989 spouses, 17,699 children (15,795 natural, 471 adopted, 1,433 stepchildren), 1,441 grandchildren, 381 brothers or sisters, 538 parents, 649 other relatives, 813 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,886 (2,311 male householders (1,857 living alone)), 3,727 female householders (3,519 living alone)), 848 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,011 (1,008 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,705 2-persons, 4,513 3-persons, 3,410 4-persons, 1,364 5-persons, 520 6-persons, 134 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,376 1-person, 537 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

96.8% of residents of Walker County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $339,599,000 ($5358 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,926,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $172,186,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $94,571,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $623,000
Federal grants: $62,150,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,352,000 ($52,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,718,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,729,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,592,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,363,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	79 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	+37 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.87 millions of gallons per day (66% from ground, 34% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.2

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

62% of Walker County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Georgia.

Walker County:	62.0%
State average:	50.8%

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

• This state: 31378
• Northeast: 929
• Midwest: 2505
• South: 24449
• West: 897

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,400

Here:	7.1%
Georgia:	8.4%

Here:	9.8%
Georgia:	8.5%

Here:	14.8%
Georgia:	22.9%

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