Catoosa County, Georgia (GA)

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• • 60,22787.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,0514.4%Two or more races
  • 2,4233.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4752.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0821.6%Asian alone
  • 4120.6%Some other race alone
  • 470.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 430.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $290,037

Here:	$290,037
State:	$376,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $205,611

Here:	$205,611
State:	$341,709

In 2-unit structures: $166,927

Here:	$166,927
State:	$269,631

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,944

Here:	$151,944
State:	$250,092

Mobile homes: $94,080

Here:	$94,080
State:	$102,413

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 85
• Thefts: 333
• Auto thefts: 71

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 12
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 83
• Burglaries: 105
• Thefts: 372
• Auto thefts: 72

Health of residents in Catoosa County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,363 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,020 (0.6%)

Area name: Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Catoosa County is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.

Cities in this county include: Boynton Ridge, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa Springs, Lakeview, Ringgold, Indian Springs.

Neighboring counties: Benton County, Mississippi , Jackson County, Alabama , Lawrence County, Alabama , York County, South Carolina , Montgomery County, Arkansas , Pittsburg County, Oklahoma .

Current college students: 2,014
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,071 (93.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4522010 or later
• 3662000 to 2009
• 5131990 to 1999
• 2301980 to 1989
• 1641970 to 1979
• 176Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 23,127
• One, attached: 873
• Two: 751
• 3 or 4: 129
• 5 to 9: 843
• 10 to 19: 612
• 20 to 49: 200
• 50 or more: 233
• Mobile homes: 1,786

Housing units in Catoosa County with a mortgage: 11,471 (508 second mortgage, 71 home equity loan, 325 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 173

Religion statistics for Catoosa County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Catoosa County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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 Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1973: April 29, 2011, FEMA Id: 1973, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 18, 2009 to October 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1858: September 24, 2009, FEMA Id: 1858, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 22, 2000 to February 01, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1311: January 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1311, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.69% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,021 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.01% relocated from other counties in Georgia ($19,459 average AGI)
5.68% relocated from other states ($31,562 average AGI)

Catoosa County:	5.68%
Georgia average:	3.80%

from Hamilton County, TN	3.28% ($52,966 average AGI)
from Walker County, GA	2.10% ($42,734)
from Whitfield County, GA	0.85% ($45,110)
from Bradley County, TN	0.16% ($41,892)
from Murray County, GA	0.11% ($36,500)
from Cobb County, GA	0.10% ($70,261)
from Dade County, GA	0.08% ($26,900)

8.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,048 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.80% relocated to other counties in Georgia ($18,970 average AGI)
5.11% relocated to other states ($30,078 average AGI)

Catoosa County:	5.11%
Georgia average:	3.15%

to Hamilton County, TN	2.53% ($55,875 average AGI)
to Walker County, GA	2.16% ($44,124)
to Whitfield County, GA	0.77% ($48,171)
to Bradley County, TN	0.23% ($42,868)
to Murray County, GA	0.10% ($29,652)
to Cobb County, GA	0.09% ($48,950)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Catoosa County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 12,573 (3,228 living alone), Female householders: 14,510 (3,634 living alone)

• 13,891 spouses (13,718 opposite-sex spouses), 1,422 unmarried partners, (1,345 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,549 children (17,156 natural, 483 adopted, 910 stepchildren), 3,035 grandchildren, 1,325 brothers or sisters, 1,240 parents, 0 foster children, 719 other relatives, 1,058 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 504

Size of family households: 7,910 2-persons, 4,976 3-persons, 3,126 4-persons, 1,731 5-persons, 1,218 6-persons, 323 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,862 1-person, 706 2-persons, 163 3-persons, 68 4-persons.

10,172 married couples with children.
3,159 single-parent households (763 men, 2,396 women).

95.0% of residents of Catoosa speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $172,851,000 ($2,888 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,284,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $96,667,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,067,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $155,000
Federal grants: $30,803,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,307,000 ($237,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,852,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $842,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,375,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,091,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.65 millions of gallons per day (92% from ground, 8% from surface)

• Year house built in Catoosa County, Georgia
• 8602020 or later
• 2,0862010 to 2019
• 7,0262000 to 2009
• 5,7801990 to 1999
• 3,4061980 to 1989
• 3,4091970 to 1979
• 2,0961960 to 1969
• 2,0431950 to 1959
• 1,1701940 to 1949
• 6781939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Catoosa County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Catoosa County, Georgia
• 821 room
• 02 rooms
• 2863 rooms
• 1,4154 rooms
• 3,2745 rooms
• 5,1646 rooms
• 3,1797 rooms
• 2,8248 rooms
• 3,8089+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catoosa County, Georgia
• 1771 room
• 1922 rooms
• 8493 rooms
• 1,4314 rooms
• 1,5895 rooms
• 1,2766 rooms
• 1,0747 rooms
• 4638 rooms
• 09+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Catoosa County, Georgia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Catoosa County, Georgia
• 82no bedroom
• 1501 bedroom
• 3,0772 bedrooms
• 11,4913 bedrooms
• 4,2704 bedrooms
• 9625+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catoosa County, Georgia
• 177no bedroom
• 6971 bedroom
• 2,0272 bedrooms
• 2,7963 bedrooms
• 6254 bedrooms
• 7295+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Catoosa County, Georgia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Catoosa County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 288no vehicle
• 5,1121 vehicle
• 8,0832 vehicles
• 4,2163 vehicles
• 1,8064 vehicles
• 5275+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Catoosa County in renter-occupied apartments
• 514no vehicle
• 1,9831 vehicle
• 2,5712 vehicles
• 1,0463 vehicles
• 6144 vehicles
• 3235+ vehicles

87.5% of Catoosa County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Georgia.

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

• This state: 19,601
• Other state: 47,786
• Northeast: 1,966
• Midwest: 4,515
• South: 38,526
• West: 2,779

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,017
• Number of aged recipients: 89
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 928
• Number of recipients under 18: 154
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 676
• Number of recipients older than 64: 187
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 425
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 435

Catoosa County on our top lists:

• #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+)"