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Whitfield County, Georgia (GA)

County population in 2022: 103,132 (71% urban, 29% rural); it was 83,525 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 14,861
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,232
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 19,862
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,087 (it was 9,523 in 2000)
% of renters here:

32%
State:

34%

Land area: 290 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 356 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Whitfield County: 87.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (36.5%), Educational, health and social services (17.0%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 86%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Whitfield County, GA (2022)
    • 57,30455.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 38,84937.7%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,5493.4%Two or more races
    • 3,1313.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 2330.2%Asian alone
    • 660.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

36.3 years
Georgia median age:

37.6 years
Males: 51,669  (50.1%)
Females: 51,463  (49.9%)
Average household size:
Whitfield County:

2.0 people
Georgia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $61,037 ($39,377 in 1999)
This county:

$61,037
Georgia:

$72,837

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $729 (lower quartile is $590, upper quartile is $924)
This county:

$729
State:

$1065


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $209,200 (it was $86,000 in 2000)
Whitfield:

$209,200
Georgia:

$297,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $135,800 - $300,800

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $244,451
Here:

$244,451
State:

$376,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,826
Here:

$172,826
State:

$341,709

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,863
Here:

$121,863
State:

$250,092

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,358
Here:

$202,358
State:

$370,730

Mobile homes: $170,028
Here:

$170,028
State:

$102,413

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,273
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $391

Institutionalized population: 782

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 40
  • Robberies: 6
  • Assaults: 259
  • Burglaries: 155
  • Thefts: 608
  • Auto thefts: 134

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 28
  • Robberies: 7
  • Assaults: 248
  • Burglaries: 201
  • Thefts: 738
  • Auto thefts: 112
Whitfield County, GA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 284 buildings, average cost: $165,100
  • 2021: 328 buildings, average cost: $157,000
  • 2020: 347 buildings, average cost: $137,500
  • 2019: 242 buildings, average cost: $132,000
  • 2018: 233 buildings, average cost: $130,200
  • 2017: 194 buildings, average cost: $137,600
  • 2016: 122 buildings, average cost: $151,700
  • 2015: 111 buildings, average cost: $151,700
  • 2014: 93 buildings, average cost: $151,700
  • 2013: 47 buildings, average cost: $121,200
  • 2012: 34 buildings, average cost: $123,500
  • 2011: 40 buildings, average cost: $115,600
  • 2010: 59 buildings, average cost: $142,200
  • 2009: 92 buildings, average cost: $103,000
  • 2008: 153 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2007: 324 buildings, average cost: $113,400
  • 2006: 437 buildings, average cost: $122,600
  • 2005: 536 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2004: 448 buildings, average cost: $119,300
  • 2003: 382 buildings, average cost: $119,700
  • 2002: 361 buildings, average cost: $101,400
  • 2001: 349 buildings, average cost: $66,300
  • 2000: 367 buildings, average cost: $63,600
  • 1999: 306 buildings, average cost: $68,200
  • 1998: 311 buildings, average cost: $71,300
  • 1997: 288 buildings, average cost: $54,000
Number of permits per 10,000 Whitfield, GA residents
Average permit cost in Whitfield, GA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,632 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $875 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Whitfield, GA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Whitfield, GA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Whitfield, GA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.9%
Whitfield County:

12.9%
Georgia:

12.7%
(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.2% for Black residents, 15.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 40.3% for American Indian residents, 13.8% for other race residents, 10.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 36.3 years old
(Males: 35.5 years old, Females: 37.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.3 years old, Black residents: 37.8 years old, American Indian residents: 24.0 years old, Asian residents: 61.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.7 years old, Other race residents: 23.3 years old)

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.

Whitfield County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Whitfield County: Duncan Park (A), Camp Canaan (B), Catoosa Target Range (C), Wood Station (D), Catoosa Memorial Gardens (E), Camp Scott Patterson (F), Ringgold - Catoosa County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 2 (G), Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department Station 2 (H), Ringgold - Catoosa County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 3 (I), Ringgold - Catoosa County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 4 (J), Salem Community Center (K), Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department Station 3 (L), Ringgold - Catoosa County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 5 (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Whitfield County include: Stone Church (A), Yates Spring Church (B), Unity Church (C), Pine Grove Church (D), Salem Baptist Church (E), Pine Hill Church (F), Red Belt Presbyterian Mission (G), New Heights Baptist Church (H), New Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Yates Cemetery (1), New Boynton Cemetery (2), Wood Station Cemetery (3), Blackwell Cemetery (4), Dedmon Cemetery (5), Dietz Cemetery (6), Dixon Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Blue Spring Lake (A), Murphy Lakes (B), Jackson Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tiger Creek (A), Tanyard Creek (B), Sugar Creek (C), Peters Branch (D), Peavine Creek (E), Hurricane Creek (F), Little Creek (G), Kettle Branch (H), East Chickamauga Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Georgia:

2.9%

Unemployment by year in Whitfield, GA
County total employment by year in Whitfield, GA
County average yearly wages by year in Whitfield, GA

Current college students: 2,007
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 16,874 (44.1% naturalized citizens)

Whitfield County:

16.4%
Whole state:

10.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3,5152010 or later
  • 5,8402000 to 2009
  • 4,8661990 to 1999
  • 3,4851980 to 1989
  • 6911970 to 1979
  • 335Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.0%

Whitfield County marital status for males Whitfield County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 26,230
  • One, attached: 1,209
  • Two: 1,028
  • 3 or 4: 1,931
  • 5 to 9: 983
  • 10 to 19: 1,892
  • 20 to 49: 718
  • 50 or more: 250
  • Mobile homes: 5,706

Housing units in Whitfield County with a mortgage: 12,211 (370 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 302 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 224

Here:

5.1% with mortgage
State:

98.2% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Whitfield County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant39,444109
Catholic17,5491
Mainline Protestant7,03821
Other1,6484
Black Protestant1,0244
None35,896-
Whitfield County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 27
Whitfield County:

2.91 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
This county:

1.19 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

0.86 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 61
Whitfield County:

6.59 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:

5.12 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 72
This county:

7.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.41 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Whitfield County:

10.1%
Georgia:

10.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Whitfield County:

29.3%
State:

27.8%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.0%
State:

14.6%

Agriculture in Whitfield County:

Average size of farms: 104 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $177,383
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $112.29
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.81%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.71%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $83,259
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 19.71%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46,700
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.09
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.68%
Corn for grain: 413 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 850 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Whitfield County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 9594987.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Whitfield County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 99% greater 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 42.8 miles away from Whitfield County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 42.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 89.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 155.7 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 58.0 miles away from Whitfield County center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 162.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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.

The number of natural disasters in Whitfield County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 4, Floods: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Whitfield

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 48,905 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled: 5,762 (9.6%)
  • Bus: 3 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 23 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 530 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 11 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 338 (0.6%)
  • Worked at home: 2,480 (4.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Manufacturing (24%)
  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (2%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Manufacturing (28%)
  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (23%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Material moving occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Production occupations (15%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Management occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (67%)
  • Guatemala (7%)
  • El Salvador (5%)
  • Cuba (3%)
  • Honduras (2%)
  • Dominican Republic (2%)
  • India (1%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Whitfield County


  • English (34%)
  • American (9%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • German (2%)
  • African (1%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Whitfield County, Georgia in 2010:

  • 374 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 340 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 65 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 52 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 47 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 40 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 39 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 28 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 17 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Whitfield County, Georgia in 2000:

  • 365 people in nursing homes
  • 222 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 103 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 38 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 32 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 8 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $68,158.

5.49% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,932 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.49%
Georgia average:

10.21%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.32% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($24,541 average AGI)
2.18% relocated from other states ($20,391 average AGI)
Whitfield County:

2.18%
Georgia average:

3.80%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Murray County, GA  1.14% ($35,576 average AGI)
from Catoosa County, GA  0.51% ($48,171)
from Gordon County, GA  0.47% ($45,825)
from Hamilton County, TN  0.44% ($88,273)
from Walker County, GA  0.20% ($31,750)
from Bradley County, TN  0.12% ($43,909)
from Cobb County, GA  0.10% ($36,371)


5.45% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,438 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.45%
Georgia average:

9.60%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.44% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($27,320 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($22,117 average AGI)
Whitfield County:

2.01%
Georgia average:

3.15%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Murray County, GA  1.19% ($37,307 average AGI)
to Catoosa County, GA  0.57% ($45,110)
to Hamilton County, TN  0.48% ($101,207)
to Gordon County, GA  0.39% ($46,080)
to Walker County, GA  0.26% ($40,622)
to Bradley County, TN  0.14% ($41,592)
to Cobb County, GA  0.12% ($49,214)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 7.0

Births per 1000 population in Whitfield County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Whitfield County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Whitfield County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 22.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.8%
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 Whitfield County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Whitfield County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Whitfield County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Whitfield County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Whitfield County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,508 (9,919 aged, 2,589 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,257 (18%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Whitfield County, Georgia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,207)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (921)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (826)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (824)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (730)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (593)
  • Congestive heart failure (548)
  • Unspecified dementia (419)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (363)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (238)

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

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.12
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11,917
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 286
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 51,375

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,105
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 808
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 103

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 53.9. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 122.5. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 84.9
  • Other - 37.6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 103,132
  • Male householders: 18,077 (4,534 living alone), Female householders: 18,680 (4,454 living alone)
  • 17,707 spouses (17,477 opposite-sex spouses), 2,079 unmarried partners, (2,013 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 33,097 children (30,261 natural, 1,129 adopted, 1,707 stepchildren), 3,555 grandchildren, 1,360 brothers or sisters, 3,300 parents, 103 foster children, 1,688 other relatives, 2,283 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,203

Size of family households: 11,124 2-persons, 5,561 3-persons, 6,551 4-persons, 1,910 5-persons, 1,109 6-persons, 792 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,988 1-person, 684 2-persons, 38 4-persons.

12,831 married couples with children.
9,406 single-parent households (2,472 men, 6,934 women).

69.6% of residents of Whitfield speak English at home.
29.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

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:

Births: 9,140
Here:

101 per 1000 residents
State:

79 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,707
Here:

41 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +5,037
Here:

+55 per 1000 residents
State:

+21 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,046
Here -34 per 1000 residents
State +26 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Whitfield County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.6

Year house built in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • Year house built in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • 1262020 or later
  • 2,7062010 to 2019
  • 8,2052000 to 2009
  • 6,6841990 to 1999
  • 6,8521980 to 1989
  • 5,6381970 to 1979
  • 5,1681960 to 1969
  • 3,2111950 to 1959
  • 3531940 to 1949
  • 1,0041939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 3893 rooms
  • 2,9394 rooms
  • 3,9865 rooms
  • 4,9036 rooms
  • 2,9767 rooms
  • 3,4738 rooms
  • 3,8139+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • 7701 room
  • 72 rooms
  • 3,4133 rooms
  • 3,6074 rooms
  • 1,9445 rooms
  • 2,9656 rooms
  • 7867 rooms
  • 4888 rooms
  • 2989+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 421 bedroom
  • 3,6522 bedrooms
  • 13,2853 bedrooms
  • 3,7014 bedrooms
  • 1,7995+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitfield County, Georgia
  • 770no bedroom
  • 1,5961 bedroom
  • 6,4762 bedrooms
  • 5,0623 bedrooms
  • 814 bedrooms
  • 2935+ 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
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Whitfield County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 848no vehicle
  • 4,1421 vehicle
  • 10,0022 vehicles
  • 4,4553 vehicles
  • 2,0574 vehicles
  • 9755+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Whitfield County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Whitfield County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,144no vehicle
  • 7,0891 vehicle
  • 4,8192 vehicles
  • 8173 vehicles
  • 3194 vehicles
  • 905+ vehicles

91.9% of Whitfield County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Georgia.

Whitfield County:

91.9%
State average:

86.6%

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

  • This state: 62,137
  • Other state: 23,294
  • Northeast: 2,314
  • Midwest: 4,110
  • South: 13,787
  • West: 3,083
Year householders moved into unit in Whitfield County, GA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Whitfield County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 86.8%Electricity
  • 7.0%Utility gas
  • 4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 89.0%Electricity
  • 6.5%Utility gas
  • 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 575
Here:

5.1%
Georgia:

12.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 636
Here:

9.5%
Georgia:

10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 548
Here:

11.1%
Georgia:

17.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Whitfield County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,554,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,611,000
  • Charges - Other: $13,277,000
    Other: $8,394,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,882,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,146,000
    Regular Highways: $381,000
    Parks and Recreation: $157,000
    Parks and Recreation: $146,000
    Regular Highways: $100,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $5,456,000
    General - Other: $4,169,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,734,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,998,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,848,000
    Regular Highways: $366,000
    Regular Highways: $256,000
    General Public Buildings: $207,000
    Correctional Institutions: $130,000
    General Public Buildings: $32,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $63,799,000
    Regular Highways: $10,646,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,813,000
    Regular Highways: $8,729,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,327,000
    Police Protection: $8,006,000
    General - Other: $7,939,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,725,000
    Police Protection: $7,292,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,272,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,950,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,817,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,050,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,004,000
    Health - Other: $5,426,000
    Health - Other: $5,379,000
    Financial Administration: $4,912,000
    Financial Administration: $4,741,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,276,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,717,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,591,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,288,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,070,000
    Parks and Recreation: $975,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $402,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $352,000
    Libraries: $306,000
    Libraries: $264,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $216,000
    Housing and Community Development: $134,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $123,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $113,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,050,000
    General Local Government Support: $568,000
    General Local Government Support: $494,000
    Other: $420,000
    Natural Resources: $12,000
    Natural Resources: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $647,000
    Interest on Debt: $454,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $10,785,000
    Other - General - Other: $6,366,000
    Other - Health - Other: $536,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $486,000
    Other - Health - Other: $459,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $447,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Solid Waste Management: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $155,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,832,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,046,000
    Other: $2,019,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,958,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,414,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,042,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,206,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,904,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,344,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,111,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,302,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,233,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $3,351,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,797,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,466,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,132,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,095,000
    Sale of Property: $843,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $824,000
    Sale of Property: $372,000
    Interest Earnings: $301,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $126,000
    Rents: $89,000
    Rents: $54,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,601,000
    Regular Highways: $798,000
    Police Protection: $680,000
    Regular Highways: $677,000
    Solid Waste Management: $474,000
    Police Protection: $427,000
    General - Other: $387,000
    Solid Waste Management: $325,000
    Local Fire Protection: $144,000
    Health - Other: $141,000
    Local Fire Protection: $67,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $83,595,000
    Cash and Securities: $41,206,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $212,000
    Transit Utilities: $201,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $8,560,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $7,606,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,337,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,792,000
    Other: $4,676,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,725,000
    General Local Government Support: $136,000
    General Local Government Support: $118,000
  • Tax - Property: $69,179,000
    Property: $30,376,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $25,680,000
    Other: $21,758,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,198,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $4,560,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $3,963,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $477,000
    Other License: $477,000
    Other License: $470,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $420,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $411,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $405,000
    Other Selective Sales: $246,000
    Other Selective Sales: $229,000
    Other: $105,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $74,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $68,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $44,221,000
    : $4,157,000

Whitfield County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,554,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,611,000
  • Charges - Other: $13,277,000
    Other: $8,394,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,882,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,146,000
    Regular Highways: $381,000
    Parks and Recreation: $157,000
    Parks and Recreation: $146,000
    Regular Highways: $100,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $5,456,000
    General - Other: $4,169,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,734,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,998,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,848,000
    Regular Highways: $366,000
    Regular Highways: $256,000
    General Public Buildings: $207,000
    Correctional Institutions: $130,000
    General Public Buildings: $32,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $63,799,000
    Regular Highways: $10,646,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,813,000
    Regular Highways: $8,729,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,327,000
    Police Protection: $8,006,000
    General - Other: $7,939,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,725,000
    Police Protection: $7,292,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,272,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,950,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,817,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,050,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,004,000
    Health - Other: $5,426,000
    Health - Other: $5,379,000
    Financial Administration: $4,912,000
    Financial Administration: $4,741,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,276,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,717,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,591,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,288,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,070,000
    Parks and Recreation: $975,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $402,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $352,000
    Libraries: $306,000
    Libraries: $264,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $216,000
    Housing and Community Development: $134,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $123,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $113,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,050,000
    General Local Government Support: $568,000
    General Local Government Support: $494,000
    Other: $420,000
    Natural Resources: $12,000
    Natural Resources: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $647,000
    Interest on Debt: $454,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $10,785,000
    Other - General - Other: $6,366,000
    Other - Health - Other: $536,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $486,000
    Other - Health - Other: $459,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $447,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Solid Waste Management: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $155,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,832,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,046,000
    Other: $2,019,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,958,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,414,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,042,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,206,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,904,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,344,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,111,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,302,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,233,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $3,351,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,797,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,466,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,132,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,095,000
    Sale of Property: $843,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $824,000
    Sale of Property: $372,000
    Interest Earnings: $301,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $126,000
    Rents: $89,000
    Rents: $54,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,601,000
    Regular Highways: $798,000
    Police Protection: $680,000
    Regular Highways: $677,000
    Solid Waste Management: $474,000
    Police Protection: $427,000
    General - Other: $387,000
    Solid Waste Management: $325,000
    Local Fire Protection: $144,000
    Health - Other: $141,000
    Local Fire Protection: $67,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $83,595,000
    Cash and Securities: $41,206,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $212,000
    Transit Utilities: $201,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $8,560,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $7,606,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,337,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,792,000
    Other: $4,676,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,725,000
    General Local Government Support: $136,000
    General Local Government Support: $118,000
  • Tax - Property: $69,179,000
    Property: $30,376,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $25,680,000
    Other: $21,758,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,198,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $4,560,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $3,963,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $477,000
    Other License: $477,000
    Other License: $470,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $420,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $411,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $405,000
    Other Selective Sales: $246,000
    Other Selective Sales: $229,000
    Other: $105,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $74,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $68,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $44,221,000
    : $4,157,000

Whitfield County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,554,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,611,000
  • Charges - Other: $13,277,000
    Other: $8,394,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,882,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,146,000
    Regular Highways: $381,000
    Parks and Recreation: $157,000
    Parks and Recreation: $146,000
    Regular Highways: $100,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $5,456,000
    General - Other: $4,169,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,734,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,998,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,848,000
    Regular Highways: $366,000
    Regular Highways: $256,000
    General Public Buildings: $207,000
    Correctional Institutions: $130,000
    General Public Buildings: $32,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $63,799,000
    Regular Highways: $10,646,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,813,000
    Regular Highways: $8,729,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,327,000
    Police Protection: $8,006,000
    General - Other: $7,939,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,725,000
    Police Protection: $7,292,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,272,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,950,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,817,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,050,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,004,000
    Health - Other: $5,426,000
    Health - Other: $5,379,000
    Financial Administration: $4,912,000
    Financial Administration: $4,741,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,276,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,717,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,591,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,288,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,070,000
    Parks and Recreation: $975,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $402,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $352,000
    Libraries: $306,000
    Libraries: $264,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $216,000
    Housing and Community Development: $134,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $123,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $113,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,050,000
    General Local Government Support: $568,000
    General Local Government Support: $494,000
    Other: $420,000
    Natural Resources: $12,000
    Natural Resources: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $647,000
    Interest on Debt: $454,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $10,785,000
    Other - General - Other: $6,366,000
    Other - Health - Other: $536,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $486,000
    Other - Health - Other: $459,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $447,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Solid Waste Management: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $155,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,832,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,046,000
    Other: $2,019,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,958,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,414,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,042,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,206,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,904,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,344,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,111,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,302,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,233,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $3,351,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,797,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,466,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,132,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,095,000
    Sale of Property: $843,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $824,000
    Sale of Property: $372,000
    Interest Earnings: $301,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $126,000
    Rents: $89,000
    Rents: $54,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,601,000
    Regular Highways: $798,000
    Police Protection: $680,000
    Regular Highways: $677,000
    Solid Waste Management: $474,000
    Police Protection: $427,000
    General - Other: $387,000
    Solid Waste Management: $325,000
    Local Fire Protection: $144,000
    Health - Other: $141,000
    Local Fire Protection: $67,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $83,595,000
    Cash and Securities: $41,206,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $212,000
    Transit Utilities: $201,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $8,560,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $7,606,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,337,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,792,000
    Other: $4,676,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,725,000
    General Local Government Support: $136,000
    General Local Government Support: $118,000
  • Tax - Property: $69,179,000
    Property: $30,376,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $25,680,000
    Other: $21,758,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,198,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $4,560,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $3,963,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $477,000
    Other License: $477,000
    Other License: $470,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $420,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $411,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $405,000
    Other Selective Sales: $246,000
    Other Selective Sales: $229,000
    Other: $105,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $74,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $68,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $44,221,000
    : $4,157,000

Whitfield County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $31,554,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,611,000
  • Charges - Other: $13,277,000
    Other: $8,394,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,882,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,146,000
    Regular Highways: $381,000
    Parks and Recreation: $157,000
    Parks and Recreation: $146,000
    Regular Highways: $100,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $5,456,000
    General - Other: $4,169,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,734,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,998,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,848,000
    Regular Highways: $366,000
    Regular Highways: $256,000
    General Public Buildings: $207,000
    Correctional Institutions: $130,000
    General Public Buildings: $32,000
    Parks and Recreation: $31,000
    Correctional Institutions: $21,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $63,799,000
    Regular Highways: $10,646,000
    Correctional Institutions: $8,813,000
    Regular Highways: $8,729,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,327,000
    Police Protection: $8,006,000
    General - Other: $7,939,000
    Correctional Institutions: $7,725,000
    Police Protection: $7,292,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,272,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,950,000
    Local Fire Protection: $6,817,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,050,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,004,000
    Health - Other: $5,426,000
    Health - Other: $5,379,000
    Financial Administration: $4,912,000
    Financial Administration: $4,741,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,276,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,717,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,591,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,288,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,070,000
    Parks and Recreation: $975,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $402,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $352,000
    Libraries: $306,000
    Libraries: $264,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $216,000
    Housing and Community Development: $134,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $123,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $113,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $90,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,050,000
    General Local Government Support: $568,000
    General Local Government Support: $494,000
    Other: $420,000
    Natural Resources: $12,000
    Natural Resources: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $647,000
    Interest on Debt: $454,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $10,785,000
    Other - General - Other: $6,366,000
    Other - Health - Other: $536,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $486,000
    Other - Health - Other: $459,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $447,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Solid Waste Management: $192,000
    Solid Waste Management: $155,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,832,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,046,000
    Other: $2,019,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,958,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,414,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,042,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,206,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,904,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,344,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,111,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,302,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,233,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $3,351,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,797,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,466,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,132,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,095,000
    Sale of Property: $843,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $824,000
    Sale of Property: $372,000
    Interest Earnings: $301,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $126,000
    Rents: $89,000
    Rents: $54,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,601,000
    Regular Highways: $798,000
    Police Protection: $680,000
    Regular Highways: $677,000
    Solid Waste Management: $474,000
    Police Protection: $427,000
    General - Other: $387,000
    Solid Waste Management: $325,000
    Local Fire Protection: $144,000
    Health - Other: $141,000
    Local Fire Protection: $67,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $23,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    Correctional Institutions: $12,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Health - Other: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $83,595,000
    Cash and Securities: $41,206,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $212,000
    Transit Utilities: $201,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $8,560,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $7,606,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $7,337,000
    Health and Hospitals: $6,792,000
    Other: $4,676,000
    Health and Hospitals: $2,725,000
    General Local Government Support: $136,000
    General Local Government Support: $118,000
  • Tax - Property: $69,179,000
    Property: $30,376,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $25,680,000
    Other: $21,758,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,198,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $4,560,000
    Insurance Premiums Sales: $3,963,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $477,000
    Other License: $477,000
    Other License: $470,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $420,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $411,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $405,000
    Other Selective Sales: $246,000
    Other Selective Sales: $229,000
    Other: $105,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $74,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $68,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $44,221,000
    : $4,157,000

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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 18 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED274$111,354188$127,4521,195$144,76962$47,91919$948,316273$153,23153$55,358
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED17$111,47124$138,58366$123,04514$32,7141$113,0007$47,0009$36,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED110$104,47382$103,268593$134,39867$37,2842$71,00055$86,25542$50,738
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN65$100,56959$113,102466$148,57715$66,2670$025$94,96012$65,833
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS25$93,80026$147,654135$154,1485$32,4000$08$75,5008$70,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 18 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED31$167,32323$145,7831$113,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED15$184,33312$231,2500$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$213,00022$168,0910$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$106,0004$104,7500$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$252,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Whitfield, GA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Whitfield, GA - Value
Most common first names in Whitfield County, GA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James53269.9 years
John43272.6 years
William42772.8 years
Mary39476.8 years
Robert24869.3 years
Charles23167.3 years
George18973.3 years
Ruby15977.3 years
Thomas14371.6 years
Annie13880.7 years
Most common last names in Whitfield County, GA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith30373.9 years
Brown15770.7 years
Jones15672.9 years
Williams14173.3 years
King11274.7 years
Davis10973.3 years
Johnson10773.6 years
Cochran9871.3 years
Hall9371.3 years
Rogers8774.7 years
Businesses in Whitfield County, GA
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Lane Furniture1
AT&T3Little Caesars Pizza2
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Long John Silver's1
Ace Hardware2Lowe's1
Advance Auto Parts2Marriott1
Aeropostale1MasterBrand Cabinets1
American Eagle Outfitters1Maurices1
Applebee's1McDonald's5
Arby's3Motel 61
AutoZone2Nike9
Bath & Body Works1Nissan1
Blockbuster1Office Depot1
Burger King2Outback1
CVS2Outback Steakhouse1
Chevrolet1Pac Sun1
Chick-Fil-A2Panda Express1
Comfort Inn1Panera Bread1
Cracker Barrel1Papa John's Pizza1
Curves1Payless1
Dairy Queen1Penske2
Days Inn1Pizza Hut2
Deb1Quality1
Decora Cabinetry1Quiznos1
Domino's Pizza2RadioShack1
DressBarn1Red Lobster1
Dressbarn1Rite Aid1
FedEx12Rooms To Go1
Foot Locker1Rue211
Ford1Ryan's Grill1
GNC2SONIC Drive-In3
GameStop3Sears2
Goodwill2Sprint Nextel1
H&R Block2Starbucks1
Hardee's2Steak 'n Shake1
Hilton1Subway6
Hobby Lobby1Super 83
Holiday Inn2T-Mobile3
Home Depot1Taco Bell3
Honda1Toyota1
Hot Topic1Travelodge1
Hyundai1U-Haul6
IHOP1UPS13
JCPenney1Vans1
Jones New York3Verizon Wireless1
Journeys1Volkswagen1
KFC2Waffle House5
Kmart2Walgreens2
Kroger2Walmart2
La Quinta1Wendy's5
La-Z-Boy2

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