Villanow, Georgia
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| Males: 1,018 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 1,020 |  (50.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 36.4 years |
| Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 30728
| Villanow: | $58,682 |
| GA: | $72,837 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,069 (it was $15,000 in 2000)
Villanow CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $200,413 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
| Villanow: | $200,413 |
| GA: | $297,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $205,717; detached houses: $221,135; townhouses or other attached units: $174,404; in 2-unit structures: $100,864; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $240,901; mobile homes: $70,670
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Villanow, GA
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- 1,80093.3%White alone
- 613.2%Black alone
- 522.7%Hispanic
- 80.4%American Indian alone
- 70.4%Two or more races
- 10.05%Asian alone
- 10.05%Other race alone
Races in Villanow detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 918 feet
Land area: 81.6 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Villanow CCD: | 0.5% ($395) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN 
(28.1 miles , pop. 155,554).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (74.6 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (515.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Westside, GA (3.2 miles ),
), Resaca, GA (3.4 miles ),
), Rock Spring, GA (3.5 miles ),
), Little Sand Mountain, GA (3.7 miles )
)Latitude: 34.66 N, Longitude: 85.13 W
Area code: 706
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Georgia: | 2.9% |
- Textile mills & textile products (21.6%)
- Health care (7.9%)
- Construction (7.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.5%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (4.5%)
- Textile mills & textile products (22.4%)
- Construction (12.6%)
- Repair & maintenance (7.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.2%)
- Public administration (6.8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.4%)
- Truck transportation (5.4%)
- Textile mills & textile products (20.5%)
- Health care (14.2%)
- Educational services (8.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (7.2%)
- Furniture & home furnishings, household appliance stores (6.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
- Construction laborers (3.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (9.1%)
- Construction laborers (6.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Cashiers (6.3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Registered nurses (4.2%)
Average climate in Villanow, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 96.8. This is worse than average.
| City: | 96.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 21.5. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 21.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 12.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 24.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 12.5 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Villanow-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 67% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.7 miles away from the Villanow place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/19/1973, a category F4 tornado 32.9 miles away from the place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Villanow-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Georgia state average. It is 101% 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 30.8 miles away from Villanow center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 30.9 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 102.8 miles away from Villanow center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 160.2 miles away from Villanow 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 149.7 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 69.7 miles away from Villanow 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 Walker County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Villanow:
- HERITAGE HEALTHCARE AT SHEPHERD HILLS (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; LA FAYETTE, GA)
- SHEPHERD HILLS HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; LA FAYETTE, GA)
- DCI LAFAYETTE (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; LA FAYETTE, GA)
- HERITAGE HEALTHCARE OF LAFAYETTE (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LAFAYETTE, GA)
- COUNTRYSIDE HOSPICE CARE (Hospital, about 11 miles away; LAFAYETTE, GA)
- HEARTLITE HOSPICE CARE (Hospital, about 12 miles away; DALTON, GA)
- QUINTON MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; DALTON, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Villanow:
- Dalton State College (about 11 miles; Dalton, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
- Berry College (about 26 miles; Mount Berry, GA; FT enrollment: 2,102)
- Southern Adventist University (about 28 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,898)
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (about 29 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 10,158)
- Georgia Northwestern Technical College (about 31 miles; Rome, GA; FT enrollment: 4,629)
- Chattanooga State Community College (about 32 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 6,827)
- Georgia Highlands College (about 35 miles; Rome, GA; FT enrollment: 4,071)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Villanow: Keown Falls Recreation Area (A), Villanow Work Center (B), Walker County Emergency Services Station 17 Armuchee Valley (C), Walker County Emergency Services Station 14 Villanow (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Villanow include: East Armuchee Baptist Church (A), Piney Grove Church (B), Prospect Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Macedonia Church (E), Shiloh Church (F), Friendship Church (G), Concord Church (H), Prospect Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: White Cemetery (1), Young Cemetery (2), Piney Gorve Cemetery (3), Cavender Cemetery (4), Friendship Cemetery (5), Goodson Cemetery (6), Concord Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Clements Pond (A), Smith Green East Lake (B), Smith Green West Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shop Creek (A), Puryear Branch (B), Ponder Branch (C), Houston Branch (D), Greenbush Branch (E), Furnace Creek (F), Dry Creek (G), Dick Creek (H), Concord Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Villanow: Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Judson C. Clements - Politician.
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Georgia: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 73.7% |
| Whole state: | 68.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This place: | 15.5% |
| Whole state: | 13.0% |
| This place: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Villanow:
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 68.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 10.6%
For population 25 years and over in Villanow:
- High school or higher: 61.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.4 |
| Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Villanow, GA (based on Walker County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 34,045 | 109 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,948 | 16 |
| Black Protestant | 474 | 4 |
| Other | 419 | 3 |
| Catholic | 410 | 1 |
| None | 30,460 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 11
| Walker County: | 1.71 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Walker County: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
| Here: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37
| This county: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23
| Walker County: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 11.7% |
| Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Walker County: | 28.4% |
| Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.0% |
| Georgia: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Villanow:
- WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WGTA (950 AM; 5 kW; SUMMERVILLE, GA; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZQZ (1180 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TRION, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Villanow:
- WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
- W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W221AW (92.1 FM; NORTH CANTON, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W214AS (90.7 FM; WALESKA, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
- W260AJ (99.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: WCCV)
- WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Villanow:
- WLFW-LP (Channel 41; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WDNN-CA (Channel 43; DALTON, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
- WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WSUT-LP (Channel 21; SUMMERVILLE/TRION, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION/NGTV)
- WCLP-TV (Channel 18; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WDGA-CA (Channel 47; DALTON, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 47.0%Electricity
- 45.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.2%Wood
- 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%Utility gas
- 39.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 32.0%Electricity
- 28.9%Wood
Villanow 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.
- 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.