Chattooga County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 20,59782.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,63810.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3425.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3321.3%Two or more races
  • 570.2%Some other race alone
  • 440.2%Asian alone
  • 350.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $126,332

Here:	$126,332
State:	$274,276

Townhouses or other attached units: $192,032

Here:	$192,032
State:	$266,514

Mobile homes: $44,368

Here:	$44,368
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: $881 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $557 (0.8%)

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, Little Sand Mountain, Trion, Lyerly, Menlo.

2018 air pollution in Chattooga County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Desha County, Arkansas , Newberry County, South Carolina , Murray County, Oklahoma , Union County, Mississippi , Union County , Wilbarger County, Texas .

Current college students: 619
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 733 (9.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1512010 or later
• 3262000 to 2009
• 1721990 to 1999
• 1311980 to 1989
• 371970 to 1979
• 23Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,448
• One, attached: 121
• Two: 296
• 3 or 4: 244
• 5 to 9: 366
• 10 to 19: 78
• 20 to 49: 98
• 50 or more: 95
• Mobile homes: 2,396
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Housing units in Chattooga County with a mortgage: 2,265 (40 second mortgage, 120 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,372

Religion statistics for Chattooga County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Chattooga 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 Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 18, 2009 to October 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1858: September 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1858, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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 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, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 04, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-370: April 04, 1973, FEMA Id: 370, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood

4.99% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($28,952 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.31% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($17,526 average AGI)
1.68% relocated from other states ($11,426 average AGI)

Chattooga County:	1.68%
Georgia average:	3.60%

from Floyd County, GA	1.03% ($23,385 average AGI)
from Walker County, GA	0.99% ($29,493)
from Cherokee County, AL	0.26% ($40,150)

5.22% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($22,811 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.96% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($13,801 average AGI)
1.26% relocated to other states ($9,008 average AGI)

Chattooga County:	1.26%
Georgia average:	3.12%

to Walker County, GA	1.26% ($30,021 average AGI)
to Floyd County, GA	1.17% ($28,831)
to Cherokee County, AL	0.32% ($35,542)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chattooga County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,938 (1,547 living alone), Female householders: 4,554 (1,585 living alone)

• 4,436 spouses (4,408 opposite-sex spouses), 530 unmarried partners, (526 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,159 children (5,730 natural, 96 adopted, 327 stepchildren), 1,002 grandchildren, 272 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 148 foster children, 491 other relatives, 940 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,789

Size of family households: 2,655 2-persons, 1,332 3-persons, 998 4-persons, 488 5-persons, 249 6-persons, 210 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,125 1-person, 422 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

3,092 married couples with children.
1,142 single-parent households (396 men, 746 women).

95.0% of residents of Chattooga speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 73% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $136,574,000 ($5,143 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

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

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

• Year house built in Chattooga County, Georgia
• 1652014 or later
• 202010 to 2013
• 1,2272000 to 2009
• 2,2681990 to 1999
• 1,7861980 to 1989
• 1,5131970 to 1979
• 1,2551960 to 1969
• 9481950 to 1959
• 7451940 to 1949
• 1,0911939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Chattooga County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chattooga County, Georgia
• 331 room
• 712 rooms
• 2483 rooms
• 1,5984 rooms
• 1,6925 rooms
• 1,3076 rooms
• 6327 rooms
• 4078 rooms
• 5549+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chattooga County, Georgia
• 1311 room
• 3162 rooms
• 7763 rooms
• 9114 rooms
• 4525 rooms
• 2616 rooms
• 807 rooms
• 698 rooms
• 419+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chattooga County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chattooga County, Georgia
• 38no bedroom
• 2281 bedroom
• 1,3812 bedrooms
• 3,8333 bedrooms
• 9374 bedrooms
• 1095+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chattooga County, Georgia
• 131no bedroom
• 5731 bedroom
• 1,0812 bedrooms
• 1,0133 bedrooms
• 1164 bedrooms
• 255+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chattooga County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 170no vehicle
• 1,3851 vehicle
• 2,4052 vehicles
• 1,8683 vehicles
• 6084 vehicles
• 1415+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chattooga County in renter-occupied apartments
• 417no vehicle
• 1,2961 vehicle
• 9232 vehicles
• 2583 vehicles
• 494 vehicles
• 55+ vehicles

87.7% of Chattooga County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 19,179
• Other state: 5,238
• Northeast: 329
• Midwest: 888
• South: 3,678
• West: 338

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 856
• Number of aged recipients: 94
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 762
• Number of recipients under 18: 95
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 569
• Number of recipients older than 64: 192
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 385
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 342

Chattooga County on our top lists:

• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"