Whitfield County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 61,08457.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 38,45236.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,0443.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,5981.5%Asian alone
  • 1,0421.0%Two or more races
  • 2670.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 670.06%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $182,626

Here:	$182,626
State:	$274,276

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,430

Here:	$127,430
State:	$266,514

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,935

Here:	$95,935
State:	$202,197

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,484

Here:	$137,484
State:	$304,107

Mobile homes: $123,933

Here:	$123,933
State:	$74,102

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,379 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $736 (0.5%)

Area name: Dalton, GA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Whitfield County is $476 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $651 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dalton, Westside, North Whitfield, Varnell, Tunnel Hill, Cohutta.

Neighboring counties: Conway County, Arkansas , Murray County , Union County .

Current college students: 2,007
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 20,370 (30.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,6102010 or later
• 5,8452000 to 2009
• 6,7321990 to 1999
• 3,4851980 to 1989
• 6911970 to 1979
• 335Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 25,606
• One, attached: 732
• Two: 813
• 3 or 4: 2,571
• 5 to 9: 1,677
• 10 to 19: 1,457
• 20 to 49: 567
• 50 or more: 229
• Mobile homes: 6,716

Housing units in Whitfield County with a mortgage: 12,933 (154 second mortgage, 589 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,969

Religion statistics for Whitfield County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Whitfield County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Georgia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4501, Natural disaster type: Other
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 14, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3368: February 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 3368, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 15, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4165: March 06, 2014, FEMA Id: 4165, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Georgia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 27, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3218: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3218, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Georgia Hurricane Opal, Incident Period: October 04, 1995 to October 05, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1071: October 10, 1995, FEMA Id: 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: 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: 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: 857, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Georgia Drought, Incident Period: July 20, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3044: July 20, 1977, FEMA Id: 3044, Natural disaster type: Drought
• Georgia TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 05, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-425: April 05, 1974, FEMA Id: 425, Natural disaster type: Tornado
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.28% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,207 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.15% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($19,137 average AGI)
2.14% relocated from other states ($13,069 average AGI)

Whitfield County:	2.14%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Murray County, GA	1.21% ($29,522 average AGI)
from Catoosa County, GA	0.43% ($31,904)
from Gordon County, GA	0.34% ($34,359)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.29% ($31,031)
from Walker County, GA	0.19% ($34,677)
from Bradley County, TN	0.13% ($28,545)
from Cobb County, GA	0.11% ($40,333)

5.28% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,397 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.22% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($21,878 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($17,518 average AGI)

Whitfield County:	2.06%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Murray County, GA	1.11% ($30,179 average AGI)
to Catoosa County, GA	0.50% ($34,919)
to Gordon County, GA	0.48% ($36,988)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.43% ($48,510)
to Walker County, GA	0.19% ($31,077)
to Cobb County, GA	0.11% ($52,579)
to Fulton County, GA	0.10% ($43,121)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 20.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 6.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Whitfield County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 16,600 (3,597 living alone), Female householders: 17,918 (4,285 living alone)

• 17,273 spouses (17,061 opposite-sex spouses), 1,422 unmarried partners, (1,422 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 36,118 children (34,016 natural, 993 adopted, 1,109 stepchildren), 3,321 grandchildren, 1,574 brothers or sisters, 1,283 parents, 0 foster children, 2,478 other relatives, 4,955 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,686

Size of family households: 9,615 2-persons, 5,867 3-persons, 4,925 4-persons, 3,563 5-persons, 773 6-persons, 608 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,882 1-person, 921 2-persons, 364 3-persons.

14,885 married couples with children.
8,215 single-parent households (1,773 men, 6,442 women).

68.6% of residents of Whitfield speak English at home.
29.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (41% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $351,364,000 ($3,928 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,875,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $168,577,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $83,360,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $178,000
Federal grants: $79,130,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,763,000 ($2,026,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,358,000 ($539,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $36,816,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,498,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-34 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 63.98 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Whitfield County, Georgia
• 5572014 or later
• 4422010 to 2013
• 6,8872000 to 2009
• 7,3441990 to 1999
• 7,6261980 to 1989
• 7,0441970 to 1979
• 4,4771960 to 1969
• 3,1941950 to 1959
• 2,0251940 to 1949
• 7721939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitfield County, Georgia
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 2513 rooms
• 2,4604 rooms
• 5,7365 rooms
• 5,4436 rooms
• 3,4247 rooms
• 3,1418 rooms
• 4,4479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia
• 3081 room
• 1952 rooms
• 8863 rooms
• 2,3244 rooms
• 3,4155 rooms
• 1,3986 rooms
• 4617 rooms
• 4928 rooms
• 1379+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitfield County, Georgia
• 0no bedroom
• 3391 bedroom
• 3,4182 bedrooms
• 13,8823 bedrooms
• 5,8654 bedrooms
• 1,3985+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia
• 308no bedroom
• 9201 bedroom
• 4,5352 bedrooms
• 3,2023 bedrooms
• 6514 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Whitfield County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whitfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 258no vehicle
• 4,8381 vehicle
• 10,3512 vehicles
• 5,8363 vehicles
• 2,6574 vehicles
• 9625+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whitfield County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,214no vehicle
• 4,5061 vehicle
• 2,6872 vehicles
• 1,1013 vehicles
• 364 vehicles
• 725+ vehicles

91.7% of Whitfield County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 62,457
• Other state: 21,567
• Northeast: 1,597
• Midwest: 3,920
• South: 12,831
• West: 3,219

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,830
• Number of aged recipients: 261
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,569
• Number of recipients under 18: 290
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,078
• Number of recipients older than 64: 462
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 804
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 771

Whitfield County on our top lists:

• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"