Boynton Ridge, Georgia
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| Males: 6,575 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 6,751 |  (50.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 36.9 years |
| Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 30736
| Boynton Ridge: | $78,239 |
| GA: | $72,837 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $39,937 (it was $21,437 in 2000)
Boynton Ridge CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $252,990 (it was $96,000 in 2000)
| Boynton Ridge: | $252,990 |
| GA: | $297,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $269,980; detached houses: $290,037; townhouses or other attached units: $205,611; in 2-unit structures: $166,927; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,944; mobile homes: $94,080
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Boynton Ridge, GA
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- 11,01896.3%White alone
- 1331.2%Black alone
- 1221.1%Hispanic
- 710.6%Asian alone
- 620.5%Two or more races
- 310.3%American Indian alone
- 40.03%Other race alone
- 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Boynton Ridge detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 31.3 square miles.
Population density: 425 people per square mile (low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Boynton Ridge CCD: | 0.5% ($520) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN 
(8.8 miles , pop. 155,554).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (92.9 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (496.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Lakeview, GA (2.2 miles ),
), Fairview, GA (2.4 miles ),
), Latitude: 34.94 N, Longitude: 85.19 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 706
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Georgia: | 2.9% |
- Health care (8.3%)
- Educational services (7.8%)
- Textile mills & textile products (7.6%)
- Finance & insurance (7.0%)
- Construction (5.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
- Textile mills & textile products (10.1%)
- Construction (8.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.6%)
- Educational services (4.6%)
- Truck transportation (4.4%)
- Finance & insurance (4.3%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.3%)
- Health care (16.3%)
- Educational services (11.6%)
- Finance & insurance (10.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Textile mills & textile products (4.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.1%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.2%)
- Registered nurses (5.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Cashiers (4.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.4%)
Average climate in Boynton Ridge, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 94.7. This is worse than average.
| City: | 94.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 35.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 35.4 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 11.9. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 11.9 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Boynton Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.2 miles away from the Boynton Ridge place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 3/29/1997, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the place center injured 44 people and caused $45 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Boynton Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 110% 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 39.5 miles away from Boynton Ridge center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 39.6 miles away from Boynton Ridge center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from Boynton Ridge center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 53.4 miles away from Boynton Ridge center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 170.7 miles away from Boynton Ridge center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 236.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Catoosa County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Boynton Ridge:
- NHC HEALTHCARE FT OGLETHORPE (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF EAST RIDGE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; EAST RIDGE, TN)
- DCI FORT OGLETHORPE (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
- GEORGIA HOME CARE OF FORT OGLETHORPE (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
- HUTCHESON HOME CARE/HOSPICE (Hospital, about 5 miles away; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
- EVERGREEN MANOR INC (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
- HERITAGE HEALTHCARE OF FORT OGLETHORPE (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boynton Ridge:
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (about 11 miles; Chattanooga, TN; Full-time enrollment: 10,158)
- Southern Adventist University (about 12 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,898)
- Chattanooga State Community College (about 12 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 6,827)
- Dalton State College (about 16 miles; Dalton, GA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- Lee University (about 25 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 4,422)
- Cleveland State Community College (about 26 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- Berry College (about 45 miles; Mount Berry, GA; FT enrollment: 2,102)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Boynton Ridge: Camp Scott Patterson (A), Ringgold - Catoosa County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station 3 (B), Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department Station 3 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Market Place Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Boynton Ridge include: Pine Grove Church (A), Red Belt Presbyterian Mission (B), Pine Grove Church (C), John Calvin Church (D), Graysville Methodist Church (E), Calvary Church (F), Burning Bush Baptist Church (G), Boynton Methodist Church (H), Boynton Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: New Boynton Cemetery (1), Blackwell Cemetery (2), Dietz Cemetery (3), Dixon Cemetery (4), Hale Cemetery (5), Boynton Cemetery (6), Burning Bush 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: Peavine Creek (A), Dry Branch (B), Blue Spring Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 people |
| Georgia: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 77.6% |
| Whole state: | 68.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 13.0% |
| This place: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
23 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Boynton Ridge:
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 67.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
For population 25 years and over in Boynton Ridge:
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.9 |
| Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Boynton Ridge, GA (based on Catoosa County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 15,950 | 48 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,815 | 11 |
| Catholic | 523 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 185 | 1 |
| Other | 7 | 1 |
| None | 44,462 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Here: | 1.61 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Here: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 33
| Here: | 5.31 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 31
| Catoosa County: | 4.99 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Catoosa County: | 10.2% |
| Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 29.6% |
| Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 12.3% |
| State: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Boynton Ridge:
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDEF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC)
- WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUUS (980 AM; 0 kW; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Boynton Ridge:
- WMPZ (93.7 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: J.L. BREWER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W260AJ (99.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: WCCV)
- W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
- WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Boynton Ridge:
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRNG-LP (Channel 63; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
- W21BZ (Channel 21; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTVC (Channel 9; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
- W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WOOT-LP (Channel 6; CHATTANOOGA, ETC., TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCNT-LP (Channel 65; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- WYHB-CA (Channel 39; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: YING HUA BENNS)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 3ft / 1.0mTotal length
- $254,000Total costs
- 8,290Total average daily traffic
- 82Total average daily truck traffic
- 12,435Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 59.5%Electricity
- 29.1%Utility gas
- 9.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 76.5%Electricity
- 11.9%Utility gas
- 6.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.4%Wood
Boynton Ridge compared to Georgia state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Boynton Ridge on our top lists:
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: retail sales workers except cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: religious workers (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: beverage and tobacco products (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food processing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicle and parts dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: religious workers (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: fuel dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"