Chattanooga Valley, GA

Census Place

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2022 Population
4,166
12.1% 1-year growth
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
45.1
0.879% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
24.5%
4.43% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$45,222
15.1% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$122,600
28.2% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Chattanooga Valley, GA had a population of 4.17k people with a median age of 45.1 and a median household income of $45,222. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Chattanooga Valley, GA grew from 3,716 to 4,166, a 12.1% increase and its median household income grew from $39,300 to $45,222, a 15.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Chattanooga Valley, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.9%), White (Hispanic) (5.59%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.77%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (1.78%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.1%).

None of the households in Chattanooga Valley, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Chattanooga Valley, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Chattanooga Valley, GA was $122,600, and the homeownership rate was 85.6%.

Most people in Chattanooga Valley, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Chattanooga Valley, GA was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Chattanooga Valley, GA is home to a population of 4.17k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.25% of Chattanooga Valley, GA residents were born outside of the country (52 people).

In 2022, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.54k people) in Chattanooga Valley, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 233 White (Hispanic) and 157 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.4%
2022 Citizenship
98.8%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.4% of Chattanooga Valley, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Chattanooga Valley, GA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chattanooga Valley, GA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.54k ± 916
  2. White (Hispanic)
    233 ± 193
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    157 ± 147
9%
Hispanic Population
375 people

In 2022, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.54k people) in Chattanooga Valley, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 233 White (Hispanic) and 157 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9% of the people in Chattanooga Valley, GA are hispanic (375 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

1.25%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
52 people
1.96%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
73 people

As of 2022, 1.25% of Chattanooga Valley, GA residents (52 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Chattanooga Valley, GA was 1.96%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    92 ± 81
  2. Vietnam
    88 ± 59
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    15 ± 31

Chattanooga Valley, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Chattanooga Valley, GA employs 1.5k people. The largest industries in Chattanooga Valley, GA are Transportation & Warehousing (361 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (172 people), and Retail Trade (167 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,286), Educational Services ($57,279), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,883).

Occupations

1.5k
2022 Value
± 425
7.01%
1 Year growth
± 38.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Chattanooga Valley, GA grew at a rate of 7.01%, from 1.4k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Chattanooga Valley, GA, are Transportation Occupations (391 people), Management Occupations (197 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (187 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Chattanooga Valley, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

1.5k
2022 Value
± 425
7.01%
1 Year growth
± 38.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Chattanooga Valley, GA grew at a rate of 7.01%, from 1.4k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Chattanooga Valley, GA, are Transportation & Warehousing (361 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (172 people), and Retail Trade (167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Chattanooga Valley, GA, though some of these residents may live in Chattanooga Valley, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,500
Median earning men ± $9,959
$35,456
Median earning women ± $10,786

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($57,552), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,983), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,655), Manufacturing ($33,516), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($10,865).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.94%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020-21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Chattanooga Valley, GA was $122,600 in 2022, which is 0.435 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $95,600 to $122,600, a 28.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Chattanooga Valley, GA is 85.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Chattanooga Valley, GA have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chattanooga Valley, GA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$122,600
Median Property Value 2022
±$23,348
$1,257
Median Property Taxes
±$291

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Chattanooga Valley, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Chattanooga Valley, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

85.6%
Homeownership
2022
69.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 85.6% of the housing units in Chattanooga Valley, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.2%.

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Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Chattanooga Valley, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$45,222
Median Household Income
± $11,552
1.47k
Number of Households
± 322

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.47k households in Chattanooga Valley, GA grew to $45,222 from the previous year's value of $39,300.

The following chart displays the households in Chattanooga Valley, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Chattanooga Valley, GA is from Georgia.
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.475
2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (84%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.77%)
  3. Carpooled (6.23%)

In 2022, 84% of workers in Chattanooga Valley, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.77%) and those who carpooled to work (6.23%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

23.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chattanooga Valley, GA have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Chattanooga Valley, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chattanooga Valley, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chattanooga Valley, GA have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

24.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chattanooga Valley, GA (1.02k out of 4.17k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chattanooga Valley, GA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

73.6% of the population of Chattanooga Valley, GA has health coverage, with 23% on employee plans, 18.4% on Medicaid, 17.6% on Medicare, 13.2% on non-group plans, and 1.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Walker County, GA see 5394 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.522% increase from the previous year (5366 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6228 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1631 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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5,394 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Walker County, GA

Primary care physicians in Walker County, GA see an average of 5,394 patients per year. This represents a 0.522% increase from the previous year (5,366 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Walker County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 16.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.1% were men and 53.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

26.4%
Uninsured
23%
Employer Coverage
18.4%
Medicaid
17.6%
Medicare
13.2%
Non-Group
1.32%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Chattanooga Valley, GA grew by 1.68% from 26% to 26.4%.

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