Chestatee, Georgia
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| Males: 7,767 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 7,447 |  (48.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.5 years |
| Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 30506
| Chestatee: | $95,424 |
| GA: | $72,837 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,162 (it was $22,721 in 2000)
Chestatee CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $409,087 (it was $135,600 in 2000)
| Chestatee: | $409,087 |
| GA: | $297,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $564,328; detached houses: $584,580; townhouses or other attached units: $387,114; in 2-unit structures: $369,976; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $396,529; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $482,654; mobile homes: $91,658; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $14,269
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chestatee, GA
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- 9,20595.4%White alone
- 3293.4%Hispanic
- 640.7%Two or more races
- 150.2%Black alone
- 150.2%American Indian alone
- 240.2%Asian alone
Races in Chestatee detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1263 feet
Land area: 35.6 square miles.
Population density: 427 people per square mile (low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Chestatee CCD: | 0.7% ($932) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johns Creek, GA (21.0 miles 
, pop. 76,728).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (43.1 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (559.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Juno, GA (2.5 miles ),
), Silver City, GA (2.6 miles ),
), Murrayville, GA (2.7 miles ),
), Oakwood, GA (2.9 miles ),
), Flowery Branch, GA (2.9 miles ),
), Rest Haven, GA (3.3 miles)
Latitude: 34.29 N, Longitude: 84.01 W
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Georgia: | 2.9% |
- Construction (15.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.6%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Health care (4.4%)
- Public administration (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.5%)
- Construction (23.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.0%)
- Repair & maintenance (5.2%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Metal & metal products (4.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.1%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (3.0%)
- Educational services (11.0%)
- Health care (9.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.3%)
- Construction (6.2%)
- Social assistance (4.6%)
- Finance & insurance (4.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.0%)
- Construction laborers (4.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Registered nurses (4.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3.9%)
Average climate in Chestatee, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 101. This is worse than average.
| City: | 101 |
| U.S.: | 73 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 26.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 26.9 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 11.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 11.5 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2015 was 0.00139. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00139 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Chestatee-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 46% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the Chestatee place center killed 6 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 3/27/1994, a category F4 tornado 19.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 20 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Chestatee-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from Chestatee center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 93.7 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 104.5 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 93.7 miles away from Chestatee center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 223.3 miles away from Chestatee center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 100.3 miles away from Chestatee 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 Forsyth County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Chestatee:
- UNITED HOME CARE OF CUMMING (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; CUMMING, GA)
- LAKESHORE HEIGHTS NH (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- NEW HORIZONS WEST (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- WILLOWWOOD NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; FLOWERY BRANCH, GA)
- CUMMING CONVALESCENT HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; CUMMING, GA)
- RCG LAKE LANIER (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE (Hospital, about 10 miles away; GAINESVILLE, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chestatee:
- Lanier Technical College (about 9 miles; Oakwood, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,435)
- Brenau University (about 11 miles; Gainesville, GA; FT enrollment: 2,341)
- University of North Georgia (about 17 miles; Dahlonega, GA; FT enrollment: 12,445)
- Georgia Gwinnett College (about 22 miles; Lawrenceville, GA; FT enrollment: 7,993)
- Gwinnett Technical College (about 23 miles; Lawrenceville, GA; FT enrollment: 5,138)
- The Art Institute of Atlanta (about 32 miles; Atlanta, GA; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- Strayer University-Georgia (about 33 miles; Atlanta, GA; FT enrollment: 4,447)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Chestatee: Wildcat Creek Access Point (A), Long Hollow Access Point (B), Forsyth County Fire Department Station 8 (C), Forsyth County Fire Department Station 9 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Chestatee include: Harmony Grove Church (A), Mayfield Church (B), New Hope Church (C), Pleasant Grove Church (D), Salem Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Cemetery (1), Westbrook Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Anderson Lake (A), Anderson Lake Number One (B), Rendering Plant Lake (C), Anderson Lake Number Two (D), Reservoir 59 (E), Lake Marie (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Taylor Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.9 people |
| Georgia: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 79.2% |
| Whole state: | 68.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 13.0% |
| This place: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Chestatee:
- Never married: 16.1%
- Now married: 70.1%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 9.6%
For population 25 years and over in Chestatee:
- High school or higher: 75.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.7 |
| Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Chestatee, GA (based on Forsyth County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 44,659 | 82 |
| Catholic | 16,643 | 2 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,999 | 17 |
| Other | 981 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 700 | 3 |
| None | 101,529 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 29
| Here: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Here: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56
| Forsyth County: | 3.54 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 104
| This county: | 6.58 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.5% |
| Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Forsyth County: | 24.6% |
| Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Forsyth County: | 17.6% |
| Georgia: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Chestatee:
- WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WDGR (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: SMALL TOWN RADIO OF GEORGIA, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
- WXEM (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)
- WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
- WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Chestatee:
- WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
- WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
- WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WBCX (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BRENAU COLLEGE)
- WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
- WLKQ-FM (102.3 FM; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LAKE RADIO, INC.)
- WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
- WNGU (89.5 FM; DAHLONEGA, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WPPR (88.3 FM; DEMOREST, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WABE (90.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
- WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Chestatee:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
- WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- WSKC-LP (Channel 59; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KM LPTV OF ATLANTA, L.L.C.)
- WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
- WTBS (Channel 17; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SUPERSTATION, INC.)
- WATL (Channel 36; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WATL, LLC)
- WGCL-TV (Channel 46; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
- WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)
- WANN-LP (Channel 32; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDTA-LP (Channel 53; FAYETTEVILLE, GA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
- WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- Edward G Roach, 8430 Browns Bridge Road (Lat: 34.249722 Lon: -83.976944), Type: 73.2, Overall height: 68.6 m, Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., Jwilliamson@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 8430 Browns Bridge Road (Lat: 34.249722 Lon: -83.976944), Type: 73.2, Overall height: 68.6 m, Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., Jwilliamson@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 8430 Browns Bridge Road (Lat: 34.249722 Lon: -83.976944), Type: 73.2, Overall height: 68.6 m, Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 8430 Browns Bridge Road (Lat: 34.249833 Lon: -83.976917), Type: 73.2, Overall height: 68.6 m, Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 8430 Browns Bridge Road (Lat: 34.249833 Lon: -83.976917), Type: 73.2, Overall height: 68.6 m, Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 8430 Browns Bridge Road (Lat: 34.249833 Lon: -83.976917), Type: 73.2, Structure height: 13117 m, Overall height: 68.6 m, Registrant: Sba Towers, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- 8430 Browns Bridge Road (Lat: 34.249722 Lon: -83.976944), Type: 82.3, Overall height: 82.3 m, Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc., Jwilliamson@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 36.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 34.8%Electricity
- 23.2%Utility gas
- 3.3%Wood
- 2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 45.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 33.0%Electricity
- 12.4%Utility gas
- 6.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.5%Wood
- 1.5%No fuel used
Chestatee 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.
- Median age 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
Chestatee on our top lists:
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food (population 5,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: construction (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: farmers and farm managers (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: printing and related support activities (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (population 5,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: radio, tv, and computer stores (population 5,000+)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"