County population in 2012: 68,094 (56% urban, 44% rural); it was 61,053 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 11,632 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,978 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 18,181 Renter-occupied apartments: 6,887 (it was 5,424 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
34%
Land area: 447 sq. mi. Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 154 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Walker County: 88.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $692 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $485 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.1%
(14.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 29.9% for Black residents, 22.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 13.4% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 18.8% for other race residents, 13.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 39 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 36 years old, American Indian residents: 41 years old, Asian residents: 34 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
12.5%
Whole state:
13.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Walker County: Camp Adahi (A), Spring Garden (B), Camp Lookout (C), Keown Falls Recreation Area (D), Sharpe (E), Mountain Cove Farms (F), Mountain View Farms (G), Wright Mineral Spring (H), Valley View Ranch Camp (I), Walker Correctional Institute (J), Villanow Work Center (K), Lookout (L), Lee and Gordon Mill (M), Walker County Emergency Services Station 1 Rock Spring (N), Walker County Emergency Services Station 19 High Point (O), Walker County Emergency Services Station 18 Dougherty Gap (P), Walker County Emergency Services Station 5 Wallaceville (Q), Walker County Emergency Services Station 4 Hinkle (R), Walker County Emergency Services Station 17 Armuchee Valley (S), Walker County Emergency Services Station 12 Cedar Grove (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Walker County include: Lookout Baptist Church (A), Lake Howard Baptist Church (B), Kensington United Methodist Church (C), Hinkles Church (D), High Church (E), Harrisburg Church (F), Happy Valley Church (G), Gordon Lake Church (H), Elizabeth Lee United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: White Cemetery (1), Whitley Cemetery (2), Lawrence Cemetery (3), Young Cemetery (4), Anderson Cemetery (5), Bailey Cemetery (6), Piney Gorve Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: McCallie Lake (A), Lula Lake (B), Round Pond (C), Duck Pond (D), Blaylock Mill Pond (E), Whaley Lake (F), Chandler Lake (G), Williams Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shop Creek (A), Rocky Branch (B), Rock Spring Creek (C), Puryear Branch (D), Ponder Branch (E), Houston Branch (F), Greenbush Branch (G), Furnace Creek (H), Duck Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Walker County include: Rossville Recreational Area (1), Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area (2), Cloudland Canyon State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
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%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 201
1990 to 1994: 68
1985 to 1989: 120
1980 to 1984: 76
1975 to 1979: 27
1970 to 1974: 21
1970 to 1974: 33
1965 to 1969: 53
Mean travel time to work (commute): 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
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.62%
Here
49.6%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 30,296 Total congregations: 119
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Churches of Christ
Church of the Nazarene
Adherents
20,786 (68.6%)
2,871 (9.5%)
2,297 (7.6%)
1,406 (4.6%)
675 (2.2%)
Congregations
49 (41.2%)
17 (14.3%)
12 (10.1%)
12 (10.1%)
5 (4.2%)
Name
Presbyterian Church in America
Assemblies of God
The Wesleyan Church
Church of God of Prophecy
Other
Adherents
464 (1.5%)
378 (1.2%)
335 (1.1%)
260 (0.9%)
824 (2.7%)
Congregations
4 (3.4%)
3 (2.5%)
2 (1.7%)
5 (4.2%)
10 (8.4%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 127 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $53,652 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $64.11 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.87% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.62% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,837 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.21% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24,448 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.61% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 22.76 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.34% All wheat for grain: 578 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1369 harvested acres Land in orchards: 35 acres
Tornado activity:
Walker County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 1.8 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.
Earthquake activity:
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 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 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 the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1973): April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1973, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 18, 2009 to October 8, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1858): September 24, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1858, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3218): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Georgia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 1, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1311): January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Georgia Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 1998 to May 11, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1209): March 11, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1209, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 4, 1995 to October 5, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1071): October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1071, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Georgia Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Flooding, Incident Period: March 27, 1994 to April 10, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1020): March 31, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1020, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Georgia Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3097): March 15, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3097, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
Georgia Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado, Incident Period: February 10, 1990 to February 24, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-857): February 23, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-857, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3044): July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Walker County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Drought: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Births per 1000 population in Walker County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Walker County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Walker County
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%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1205.200 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1087.810 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1.57
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 12.68 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 43.83
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.26 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 50.4. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.8. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 61.9
Other - 39.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 67,433
In family households: 58,470 (13,100 male householders, 5,798 female householders)
14,073 spouses, 18,869 children (16,746 natural, 570 adopted, 1,553 stepchildren), 2,523 grandchildren, 555 brothers or sisters, 598 parents, 820 other relatives, 1,604 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,963 (3,407 male householders (2,811 living alone)), 4,192 female householders (3,737 living alone)), 1,364 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,323 (1,249 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 8,293 2-persons, 4,485 3-persons, 3,632 4-persons, 1,599 5-persons, 561 6-persons, 328 7-or-more-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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,898
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
79 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,522
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +180
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+21 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,351
Here:
+37 per 1000 residents
State:
+26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Walker County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.87 millions of gallons per day (66% from ground, 34% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 900
2000 to 2004: 2,565
1990 to 1999: 4,973
1980 to 1989: 4,095
1970 to 1979: 4,683
1960 to 1969: 3,559
1950 to 1959: 3,567
1940 to 1949: 2,048
1939 or earlier: 2,337
Rooms in houses/apartments in Walker County, Georgia
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
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Walker County
#4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Denominations adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most dentists per 100,000 population in 1998 (pop. 50,000+)"
#29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most dentists per 100,000 population in 1998"
#47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
#70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
#79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Denominations adherents"
#80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for McCain (Republican) in the 2008 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2008 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
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