Dalton, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 33,648 (Urban population: 33,227, Rural population: 421 (all nonfarm))

Dalton, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,309 (9,811 occupied: 4,781 owner occupied, 5,030 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	51%
State:	33%

Housing density: 520 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $510 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $596)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $467

Median gross rent in Dalton, GA in 2007: $593

Housing units in Dalton with a mortgage: 2,621 (232 second mortgage, 302 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,596

Dalton,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $155,886 (it was $99,600 in 2000)

Dalton:	$155,886
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,652 - $224,990

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $207,648
Here: $207,648
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $179,993
Here: $179,993
State: $202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,028
Here: $156,028
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,687
Here: $161,687
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $47,917
Here: $47,917
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,548

In family households: 24,026 (5,370 male householders, 1,488 female householders)
5,275 spouses, 8,145 children (7,565 natural, 209 adopted, 371 stepchildren), 580 grandchildren, 777 brothers or sisters, 381 parents, 1,314 other relatives, 696 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,522 (1,169 male householders (937 living alone)), 1,823 female householders (1,678 living alone)), 530 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 685 (503 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,527 2-persons, 1,427 3-persons, 1,278 4-persons, 679 5-persons, 561 6-persons, 386 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,615 1-person, 306 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

5,131 married couples with children.
1,336 single-parent households (378 men, 958 women).

61.7% of residents of Dalton speak English at home.
35.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% speak English very well, 61% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 8,617 (30.5%)
(11.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dalton, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 91 3 rooms: 188 4 rooms: 516 5 rooms: 919 6 rooms: 930 7 rooms: 726 8 rooms: 496 9 or more rooms: 915

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dalton, Georgia:
	1 room: 307 2 rooms: 700 3 rooms: 1,032 4 rooms: 1,644 5 rooms: 914 6 rooms: 295 7 rooms: 92 8 rooms: 33 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 192
1995 to 1998: 859
1990 to 1994: 964
1980 to 1989: 1,751
1970 to 1979: 2,228
1960 to 1969: 1,599
1950 to 1959: 1,496
1940 to 1949: 589
1939 or earlier: 631

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dalton:
	no bedroom: 33 1 bedroom: 201 2 bedrooms: 1,088 3 bedrooms: 2,181 4 bedrooms: 989 5 or more bedrooms: 289

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dalton:
	no bedroom: 346 1 bedroom: 1,553 2 bedrooms: 2,264 3 bedrooms: 782 4 bedrooms: 67 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dalton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 175 1 vehicle: 1,397 2 vehicles: 2,113 3 vehicles: 870 4 vehicles: 152 5 or more vehicles: 74

Cars and other vehicles available in Dalton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 860 1 vehicle: 2,447 2 vehicles: 1,343 3 vehicles: 277 4 vehicles: 56 5 or more vehicles: 47

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dalton, GA:

Less than $10,000: 21
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 29
$20,000 to $24,999: 25
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 57
$50,000 to $59,999: 103
$60,000 to $69,999: 133
$70,000 to $79,999: 153
$80,000 to $89,999: 205
$90,000 to $99,999: 253
$100,000 to $124,999: 797
$125,000 to $149,999: 875
$150,000 to $174,999: 530
$175,000 to $199,999: 419
$200,000 to $249,999: 617
$250,000 to $299,999: 390
$300,000 to $399,999: 358
$400,000 to $499,999: 196
$500,000 to $749,999: 336
$750,000 to $999,999: 91
$1,000,000 or more: 130

Dalton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dalton:

Less than $100: 200 people
$100 to $149: 142
$150 to $199: 173
$200 to $249: 171
$250 to $299: 234
$300 to $349: 206
$350 to $399: 458
$400 to $449: 613
$450 to $499: 620
$500 to $549: 594
$550 to $599: 537
$600 to $649: 541
$650 to $699: 434
$700 to $749: 320
$750 to $799: 295
$800 to $899: 130
$900 to $999: 81
$1,000 to $1,249: 21
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 24
$2,000 or more: 97
No cash rent: 130

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3,942 1990 to 1994: 2,224 1985 to 1989: 1,360 1980 to 1984: 580 1975 to 1979: 262 1970 to 1974: 98 1970 to 1974: 74 1965 to 1969: 77

Dalton, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.7%
Number of people working at home: 170 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 531
5 to 9 minutes: 1864
10 to 14 minutes: 3512
15 to 19 minutes: 2657
20 to 24 minutes: 1643
25 to 29 minutes: 232
30 to 34 minutes: 811
35 to 39 minutes: 154
40 to 44 minutes: 53
45 to 59 minutes: 175
60 to 89 minutes: 114
90 or more minutes: 151

Dalton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,317 (69%)
Carpooled: 2,916 (24%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 97 (1%)
Motorcycle: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 51 (0%)
Walked: 376 (3%)
Other means: 97 (1%)
Worked at home: 170 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1132
$10,000 to $14,999: 718
$15,000 to $19,999: 696
$20,000 to $24,999: 758
$25,000 to $29,999: 926
$30,000 to $34,999: 807
$35,000 to $39,999: 439
$40,000 to $44,999: 562
$45,000 to $49,999: 506
$50,000 to $59,999: 752
$60,000 to $74,999: 588
$75,000 to $99,999: 818
$100,000 to $124,999: 347
$125,000 to $149,999: 191
$150,000 to $199,999: 248
$200,000 or more: 362

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12722

United States or American: 3265

English: 1766

Irish: 949

German: 723

Scotch-Irish: 423

Scottish: 299

French (except Basque): 200

Italian: 148

Dutch: 147

European: 103

French Canadian: 88

Subsaharan African:: 62

Welsh: 59

Norwegian: 58

Swedish: 57

Arab:: 54

Czech: 49

British: 46

African: 45

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 34

Polish: 30

Hungarian: 29

Arab/Arabic: 28

Greek: 24

Australian: 20

Slovak: 18

Egyptian: 17

South African: 17

Belizean: 16

Belgian: 12

West Indian: 11

Turkish: 10

Jordanian: 9

Russian: 9

Danish: 9

Barbadian: 7

Austrian: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (85%)
Guatemala (3%)
India (2%)
Pakistan (1%)
Dominican Republic (1%)
Colombia (1%)
Korea (1%)

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

This state: 12643
Northeast: 348
Midwest: 1093
South: 4378
West: 850

47% of Dalton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 334
Nursery to 4th grade: 418
5th and 6th grade: 827
7th and 8th grade: 548
9th grade: 554
10th grade: 304
11th grade: 308
12th grade, no diploma: 352
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,586
Less than 1 year of college: 407
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 789
Associate degree: 175
Bachelor's degree: 1,167
Master's degree: 344
Professional school degree: 183
Doctorate degree: 68

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 197
Nursery to 4th grade: 290
5th and 6th grade: 675
7th and 8th grade: 743
9th grade: 360
10th grade: 489
11th grade: 306
12th grade, no diploma: 331
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,190
Less than 1 year of college: 551
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 946
Associate degree: 346
Bachelor's degree: 813
Master's degree: 443
Professional school degree: 99
Doctorate degree: 30

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 25.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,512
Black householders: $19,517
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,418
Asian householders: $191,092
Some other race householders: $33,880
Two or more races householders: $32,704
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,122

Dalton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dalton household income for Black householders

Dalton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Dalton household income for Asian householders

Dalton household income for Some other race householders

Dalton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Dalton marital status for males

Dalton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $186,561
Black or African American householders: $103,454
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $133,034
Asian householders: $273,895
Some other race householders: $106,427
Two or more races householders: $129,278
Hispanic or Latino householders: $105,332

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,506
One, attached: 410
Two: 687
3 or 4: 1,091
5 to 9: 716
10 to 19: 663
20 to 49: 540
50 or more: 520
Mobile homes: 176

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,324

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dalton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (50%) Utility gas (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (67%) Utility gas (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 148

Here:	4.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 102

Here:	7.4%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35

Here:	5.8%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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