Westside, Georgia
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| Males: 7,642 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 7,727 |  (50.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 35.6 years |
| Georgia median age: | 33.4 years |
Zip code: 30740
| Westside: | $66,653 |
| GA: | $72,837 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,448 (it was $20,050 in 2000)
Westside CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $209,687 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
| Westside: | $209,687 |
| GA: | $297,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $231,264; detached houses: $244,451; townhouses or other attached units: $172,826; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,863; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $202,358; mobile homes: $170,028
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Westside, GA
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- 12,74491.4%White alone
- 5934.3%Hispanic
- 2691.9%Black alone
- 1861.3%Asian alone
- 960.7%Two or more races
- 280.2%American Indian alone
- 120.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 90.06%Other race alone
Races in Westside detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 86.8 square miles.
Population density: 177 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Westside CCD: | 0.6% ($530) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% ($919) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN 
(22.0 miles , pop. 155,554).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (79.9 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (508.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Catoosa Springs, GA (2.9 miles ),
), Villanow, GA (3.2 miles ),
), North Whitfield, GA (3.3 miles ),
), Rock Spring, GA (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 34.79 N, Longitude: 85.04 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 706
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Georgia: | 2.9% |
- Textile mills & textile products (27.1%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Health care (6.5%)
- Construction (6.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.4%)
- Finance & insurance (4.0%)
- Truck transportation (3.0%)
- Textile mills & textile products (29.3%)
- Construction (10.3%)
- Truck transportation (4.6%)
- Educational services (4.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.9%)
- Health care (3.7%)
- Finance & insurance (3.0%)
- Textile mills & textile products (24.4%)
- Educational services (13.4%)
- Health care (9.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (2.9%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (2.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.0%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.0%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.6%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.6%)
Average climate in Westside, Georgia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 96.3. This is worse than average.
| City: | 96.3 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 37.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 37.7 |
| 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 18.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 11.8 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Westside-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the Westside place center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 3/29/1997, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the place center injured 44 people and caused $45 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Westside-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 39.2 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 39.2 miles away from Westside center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 159.0 miles away from Westside center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from Westside 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 158.9 miles away from Westside 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 Whitfield County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 4, Floods: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Westside:
- QUINTON MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; DALTON, GA)
- RIDGEWOOD MANOR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; DALTON, GA)
- QUINTON MEM HC AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; DALTON, GA)
- REGENCY PARK HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; DALTON, GA)
- WOOD DALE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; DALTON, GA)
- US RENAL CARE DALTON DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; DALTON, GA)
- HAMILTON MEDICAL CTR- HOSPICE (Hospital, about 4 miles away; DALTON, GA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Westside:
- Dalton State College (about 3 miles; Dalton, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
- Southern Adventist University (about 19 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,898)
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (about 24 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 10,158)
- Chattanooga State Community College (about 25 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 6,827)
- Lee University (about 28 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 4,422)
- Cleveland State Community College (about 30 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- Berry College (about 36 miles; Mount Berry, GA; FT enrollment: 2,102)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Westside: Rocky Acres Bible Camp (A), Rocky Face Greenhouse (B), Whitfield County Fire Department Station 7 Tunnel Hill (C), Whitfield County Fire Department Station 6 Westside (D), Whitfield County Fire Department Station 9 Mill Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Westside include: Rocky Face Baptist Church (A), North Whitfield Church (B), Mount Vernon Church (C), Mill Creek Baptist Church (D), Griffin Chapel (E), First Baptist Church of Tunnel Hill (F), Fairview Church (G), Cove Church (H), Stony Point Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Callaway Cemetery (1), Foster Cemetery (2), Griffin Cemetery (3), Mill Creek Cemetery (4), Redwine Cove Cemetery (5), Rocky Face Cemetery (6), Stony Point Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Cobblestone Lake (A), Meadow Lake (B), Gillilan Lake (C), Collins Lake (D), Griffin Lake (E), Hiawassee Land Company Lake (F), Hurricane Valley Estates Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stover Creek (A), Mount Vernon Creek (B), Hopkins Branch (C), Hayes Branch (D), Gordon Spring Creek (E), Cove Creek (F), Bell Branch (G), North Fork Mill Creek (H), Hurricane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Westside: Houston Valley ORV Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Georgia: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 60.6% |
| Whole state: | 70.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 13.0% |
| This place: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Westside:
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 12.0%
For population 25 years and over in Westside:
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 13.3 |
| Georgia average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Westside, GA (based on Whitfield County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 39,444 | 109 |
| Catholic | 17,549 | 1 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,038 | 21 |
| Other | 1,648 | 4 |
| Black Protestant | 1,024 | 4 |
| None | 35,896 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 27
| Here: | 2.91 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 1.91 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Whitfield County: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
| Whitfield County: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 0.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 61
| This county: | 6.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 72
| Whitfield County: | 7.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| Georgia: | 7.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Whitfield County: | 10.1% |
| Georgia: | 10.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 29.3% |
| Georgia: | 27.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 18.0% |
| State: | 14.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Westside:
- WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WDAL (1430 AM; 2 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WBLJ (1230 AM; 1 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Westside:
- WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- 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)
- W260AJ (99.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: WCCV)
- WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYYU (104.5 FM; DALTON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMPZ (93.7 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: J.L. BREWER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- 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)
- WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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.)
TV broadcast stations around Westside:
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WDGA-CA (Channel 47; DALTON, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WCLP-TV (Channel 18; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
- WLFW-LP (Channel 41; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
- WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDNN-CA (Channel 43; DALTON, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- WRNG-LP (Channel 63; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
- W21BZ (Channel 21; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 16ft / 4.9mTotal length
- $938,000Total costs
- 630Total average daily traffic
- 6Total average daily truck traffic
- 945Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 70.9%Electricity
- 18.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.5%Utility gas
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Wood
- 72.1%Electricity
- 12.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.2%Utility gas
- 5.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
Westside compared to Georgia state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age 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.
Westside on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: textile mills and textile products (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: pharmacies and drug stores (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: printing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other production occupations including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"