Valley, Georgia
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| Males: 4,088 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 4,218 |  (50.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.5 years |
| Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 30752
| Valley: | $63,284 |
| GA: | $72,837 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,934 (it was $17,409 in 2000)
Valley CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $192,767 (it was $75,100 in 2000)
| Valley: | $192,767 |
| GA: | $297,400 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Valley, GA
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- 7,51196.5%White alone
- 861.1%Black alone
- 600.8%Hispanic
- 460.6%American Indian alone
- 370.5%Asian alone
- 410.5%Two or more races
- 30.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Valley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 94.3 square miles.
Population density: 88 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Valley CCD: | 0.7% ($497) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN 
(18.3 miles , pop. 155,554).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (98.7 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (496.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Fairyland, GA (2.7 miles ),
), Whiteside, TN (3.2 miles ),
), Chattanooga Valley, GA (3.2 miles ),
), Long Island, AL (3.3 miles ),
), Kensington, GA (3.3 miles ),
), Latitude: 34.86 N, Longitude: 85.50 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 706
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Georgia: | 2.9% |
- Construction (10.8%)
- Health care (6.7%)
- Educational services (6.5%)
- Textile mills & textile products (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.6%)
- Truck transportation (5.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Construction (17.5%)
- Truck transportation (7.8%)
- Metal & metal products (5.9%)
- Textile mills & textile products (4.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.0%)
- Educational services (3.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.4%)
- Health care (12.3%)
- Educational services (10.0%)
- Finance & insurance (9.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.1%)
- Textile mills & textile products (7.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.5%)
- Machinery (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (3.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.3%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.3%)
Average climate in Valley, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 94.1. This is worse than average.
| City: | 94.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 3.44. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 3.44 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 2.27. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.27 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2004 was 36.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 36.3 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 11.8. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 13.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 11.8 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Valley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/6/2008, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.5 miles away from the Valley place center killed one person and injured 12 people.
On 5/19/1973, a category F4 tornado 26.8 miles away from the place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 120% 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 26.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 26.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 108.3 miles away from Valley 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 142.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 67.6 miles away from Valley center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 185.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Dade County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Valley:
- ORANGE GROVE CENTER/CARL SWAFF (Hospital, about 13 miles away; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW REST HOME (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- NHC HEALTHCARE ROSSVILLE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ROSSVILLE, GA)
- PARKSIDE AT HUTCHESON MED CTR (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; ROSSVILLE, GA)
- DCI CHATTANOOGA BROAD ST (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- DCI FORT OGLETHORPE (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
- GEORGIA HOME CARE OF FORT OGLETHORPE (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley:
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (about 18 miles; Chattanooga, TN; Full-time enrollment: 10,158)
- Chattanooga State Community College (about 23 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 6,827)
- Southern Adventist University (about 29 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,898)
- Dalton State College (about 29 miles; Dalton, GA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- Northeast Alabama Community College (about 33 miles; Rainsville, AL; FT enrollment: 2,409)
- Lee University (about 42 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 4,422)
- Cleveland State Community College (about 43 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Valley: South Dade Fire Department (A), Trenton Fire Department (B), North Dade Volunteer Fire Department (C), Dade County Emergency Medical Station 5 (D), Dade County Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Valley include: Bethlehem Church (A), Byrds Chapel (B), Wildwood Church (C), Rising Fawn Church (D), Calvary Church (E), Rising Fawn Baptist Church (F), New England Baptist Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H), First Baptist Church of Trenton (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Lake Hills Memorial Gardens (1), Bates Cemetery (2), Bethlehem Cemetery (3), Trenton Cemetery (4), Long Cemetery (5), Bible Cemetery (6), Brock Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Young Lake (A), Smythe Lake (B), Getter Lake (C), Lake Edna (D), Brown Lake (E), Dyer Lake (F), Johnson Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wauhatchie Branch (A), Turner Branch (B), Town Creek (C), Tadpole Branch (D), Jack Branch (E), Hurricane Creek (F), Sims Spring Branch (G), Gulf Creek (H), Rattlesnake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Valley: Cloudland Canyon State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Gertrude McCoy - Actor, Louis Ivory - Football player, Paul Gillespie - Baseball player, Richard Ray - Politician, Vaughn Mancha - Football player.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Georgia: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 60.9% |
| Whole state: | 70.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 13.0% |
| This place: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
People in group quarters in Valley in 2000:
- 34 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 24 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
For population 15 years and over in Valley:
- Never married: 16.6%
- Now married: 66.6%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 9.0%
For population 25 years and over in Valley:
- High school or higher: 70.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.5 |
| Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Valley, GA (based on Dade County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,562 | 23 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,254 | 7 |
| Catholic | 274 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 1 |
| None | 10,541 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Dade County: | 3.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Dade County: | 2.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
| Dade County: | 8.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
| This county: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Dade County: | 11.0% |
| Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Dade County: | 27.3% |
| State: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 10.9% |
| Georgia: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Valley:
- WKWN (1420 AM; 2 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
- WNOO (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: PYE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Valley:
- WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
- WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
- WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
- WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
- WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
TV broadcast stations around Valley:
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
- WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 38.1%Electricity
- 31.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 22.6%Utility gas
- 4.6%Wood
- 3.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 42.9%Electricity
- 33.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 21.7%Utility gas
- 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Valley compared to Georgia state average:
- Median house value below 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 significantly 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Valley on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: communications equipment operators (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: apparel (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: u. s. postal service (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (population 5,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: warehousing and storage (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in job corps and vocational training facilities (population 1,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: personal and laundry services (population 5,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"