Chattooga County, GA Demographic Data
Chattooga County, GA Summary
Chattooga County is located in Georgia
- Population: 25,829
- Area: 313.56 sq. miles
- Land Area: 313.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 82.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 663.06 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Chattooga County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,014
48%
50.8
Male
13,032
52%
49.2
Total Population
25,046
323,128,000
Chattooga County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,351
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,624
6.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,626
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,468
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,707
6.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,139
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,266
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,453
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,845
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,520
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,335
9.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,333
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
379
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,495
77.8%
77.2
Female
9,451
48.5%
51.3
Male
10,044
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,661
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,989
19.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,047
16.2%
15.2
Female
2,361
58.3%
55.8
Male
1,686
41.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Chattooga County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,814
99.1%
96.8
White
21,724
86.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2,686
10.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
27
0.1%
0.8
Asian
153
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
124
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
3
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
5
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
14
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
7
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
18
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
18
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
206
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
232
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,157
4.6%
17.8
Mexican
365
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
36
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
6
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
750
3.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,889
95.4%
82.2
Chattooga County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,895
11.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,855
16.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,767
39.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,994
17.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,229
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
991
5.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
539
3.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,750
27.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,520
72.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,530
8.8%
31.2
Chattooga County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,640
27.6%
33.7%
Now Married
9,842
48.1%
47.5
Divorced
2,995
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
435
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,533
7.5
5.8%
Chattooga County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,633
95.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,062
4.5%
21.6%
Spanish
924
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
133
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Chattooga County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,044
11.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
959
10.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,341
14.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,304
13.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,610
17.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,692
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
682
7.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
519
5.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
116
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
94
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
35,245
57,617
Per capita income
17,381
31,128
Chattooga County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
170
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
500
5.5%
9.8
Construction
642
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,633
18.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
412
4.5%
6.6
Information
37
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,921
32.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
524
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
465
5.1%
11.4
Public administration
413
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
813
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
415
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
142
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,184
13.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,967
21.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,665
29.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,744
19.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,527
16.8%
18.1%
Chattooga County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,910
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,669
86.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
830
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
40
0.4%
5.1
Walked
171
1.9%
2.7
Other means
45
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
155
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.3
26.6
Chattooga County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
561
6.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,671
28.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,419
36.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,710
28.9%
21.0
Chattooga County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,361
86.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,240
66.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,121
33.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,530
14.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Chattooga County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,891
1 room
213
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
331
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
1,398
12.8%
9.1
4 rooms
3,069
28.2%
16.5
5 rooms
2,541
23.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,644
15.1%
17.8
7 rooms
736
6.8%
12.0
8 rooms
457
4.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
502
4.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Chattooga County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,891
1-unit, detached
7,571
69.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
79
0.7%
5.9
2-units
269
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
244
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
273
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
28
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
151
1.4%
9.0
Mobile home
2,264
20.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
12
0.1%
0.1
Chattooga County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
947
8.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
698
6.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
891
8.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,489
13.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,907
17.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,699
15.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,121
19.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,114
10.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
25
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Chattooga County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,481
26.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,454
15.5%
4.7
Electricity
4,917
52.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
49
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
402
4.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
26
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
32
0.3%
1.1
Chattooga County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,680
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
48
1.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
49
1.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
123
4.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
225
8.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
712
26.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,523
56.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,202
44.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
396
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
390
14.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
168
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
519
19.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Chattooga County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,611
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
102
3.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
841
32.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,668
63.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
510
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
607
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
477
19.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
410
16.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
280
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
436
17.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
339
13.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
574
22.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
605
0.0%
0.0%
Chattooga County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,240
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,438
39.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,745
28.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
779
12.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
594
9.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
461
7.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
169
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
47
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
67,300
205,000
