Whitfield CountyWhitfield CountyCommunity ProfileCommunity Profile

98th in order of county creation

December 30, 1851

Prepared for Whitfield County Cooperative Extensionby the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development

The University of Georgia • Athens, GA

Whitfield County Total Population

116,1862020 OPB Proj.

102,599102,945

109,225

2010 Est. Base

2013 Estimate

2015 OPB Proj.

65 78972,462

83,525,

1990

2000

42,10955,108

65,789

1960

1970

1980

20 80826,105

34,432,

1940

1950

20,8080 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

1930

Primary data sources: U.S. Census Bureau, decennial censuses and estimates; GA Office of Planning & Budget projections (2012 series).

Population Composition by AgeWhitfield CountyWhitfield County

4.3 5.8 6.5 7.1 8.6 9.9 10.3 11.2100%

14.0 14.8 18.1 18.1 18.2 20.0 21.5 23.5 65 + 45 64

38.3 37.4 33.1 35.038.6

40 6 37 9 33 9

45-64 20-44 5-19

33 0 29 8 30 6

40.6 37.9 33.9 < 5

33.0

12 3

29.8

11 7

30.6 29.726.7 22.3 22.1 23.6

10.4 12.3 11.7 10.2 7.9 7.1 8.2 7.90%

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

2013 Median Age Whitfield Co. = 34.8 yrs. GA = 35.9 yrs.

Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau

2013 County Population Comparisons

County Total TotalRank

Densityper sq.mi.l d

% Chg.2010-13

Rank of% Chg.Rank land area 2010 13 % Chg.

WHITFIELD 102,945 23 354.4 0.34 72WHITFIELD 102,945 23 354.4 0.34 72

CATOOSA 65,311 35 402.8 2.14 37

CHATTOOGA 25,138 74 80.2 -3.37 141

FLOYD 95,821 26 187.9 -0.51 90

GORDON 55 757 39 156 7 1 03 58GORDON 55,757 39 156.7 1.03 58

MURRAY 39,267 50 114.0 -0.91 100,

Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (3/14)

Population Change: 1930-2010

30

35

22 825

30

nge

22.820

tage

Cha

n

10

15

Perc

ent

5

01930-40 1940-50 1950-60 1960-70 1970-80 1980-90 1990-00 2000-10

U S G i Whitfi ld CU.S. Georgia Whitfield Co.Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Change: 2000-2010LOSSGain < USGain > US but < GAGain > US but < GAGain > GAGain > 2x GA

Avg. GA County = 14.2%

GA = 18.3%US = 9.7%

Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (3/11)

Components of Population ChangeNatural Increase & Net Migration*g

Area

4/1/2010-7/1/2013

Numerical

4/1/2010-7/1/2013# NaturalI

4/1/2010-7/1/2013

# Net

7/1/2012-7/1/2013

1-yr Natural Increase

7/1/2012-7/1/20131-yr Net

Mi tiChange* Increase(Births-Deaths) Migration

IncreaseRate

Migration Rate

WHITFIELD 346 2,235 -1,855 6.5 -7.9, ,CATOOSA 1,371 673 591 2.5 2.1CHATTOOGA 877 36 846 0 2 19 4CHATTOOGA -877 -36 -846 -0.2 -19.4FLOYD -496 676 -1,188 1.6 -4.2GORDON 1 866 2 3 4 3GORDON 571 866 -273 4.7 -3.5MURRAY -361 447 -825 2.8 -5.9Avg. County 1,915 1,242 631 2.9 -2.4GEORGIA 304,504 197,541 100,318 5.9 1.6

* Numerical change includes “residual” not represented in either NI or NM.Primary data source:U. S. Census Bureau (3/14)

Selected Vital Statistics2012 Rates

13.2

13.1

46 0

Total births per 1,000 pop

2012 Rates

26.2

45.0

46.0Unwed per 100 total births

Teen pregnancy per 1,000 Whitfi ld C8.0

22.4Teen pregnancy per 1,000

females age 10-19

Deaths per 1,000 pop

Whitfield Co.Georgia

3.7

7.3

9.5

p , p p

**ITOP per 1,000 females age10-55 2012 Whitfield Co. Natality Data

7.0

9.5

9.4Low birth weight per 100

births

1,361 total births, 586 unwed births99 induced terminations197 teen pregnancies

5.8

7.9Infant deaths per 1,000 births

93 low birth weight babies

2012 Whitfield Co. Mortality Data830 total deaths

10-yr. rates 2003-2012 830 total deaths5 infant deathsPrimary data source: GA Dept. Public Health, OASIS

**ITOP—Induced Terminations of Pregnancy

Highest Level of Educational Attainment: 2009-2013 5 Yr. Avg. – American Community Survey

10.25.7

Grad or Prof Degree

5 3

17.78.3

Bachelor's degree

21 120.4

6.95.3

Some college, no degree

Associate degree

28.729.4

21.1

HS Grad

Some college, no degree

15.1

9.515.8

< 9th d

9th-12th no diploma Whitfield Co.Georgia

5.8

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

P t f P A 25

< 9th grade Georgia

Percent of Persons Age 25+

Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau

Whitfield Co. Not completing HS = 30.9%With a bachelor’s + degree = 14.0%

Selected Public School StatisticsSchool Year 2012-13

(does not include Dalton city schools)

45.568.368.2

HOPE Eligible

Teachers w/adv degrees

(does not include Dalton city schools)

10.271.5

69.542.3

Students w/disabilities

Class '13 Grad Rate

HOPE Eligible

11.27.0

18.010.6

Gifted

Limited English Proficiency

Students w/disabilitiesWhitfield Co.Georgia

60 072.0

10.610.211.3

Free/Reduced Lunch

Special Ed

Gifted Georgia

3 63.8

9.67.5

60.0

PercentageHS Dropout rate

Absent >15 days

Free/Reduced Lunch

3.6

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

HS Dropout rate

Whitfield Co. Public Schools

Primary data source:Governor’s Office of Student Achievement

K12 enrollment = 13,014 HS dropouts = 157

General Fund Expenditures per FTE = $7,684

Per Capita Income: 2013

County PCI Rank ofPCI

% PCI ofGA Total

% Changein PCI

2009 20132009-2013

WHITFIELD $30,520 87 80.6 9.4CATOOSA $31,329 75 82.8 10.8CHATTOOGA $25 801 143 68 2 14 0CHATTOOGA $25,801 143 68.2 14.0FLOYD $34,641 40 91.5 9.3$ ,GORDON $29,050 110 76.8 11.8MURRAY $26,577 137 70.2 8.0GA Avg. Co. $32 146 -- 84 9 12 9GA Avg. Co. $32,146 84.9 12.9

Primary data source: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (1/15)

Per Capita Income: 2009-2013Percentage ChangePercentage Change

8

4

6

2

4

cent

age

0

Perc

-2

-42009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13

Whitfield Co. Georgia USPrimary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (1/15)

Per Capita Income: 2009-2013$

$35 000

$40,000

$45,000

$25 000

$30,000

$35,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$5,000

$10,000

$ ,

$02009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Whitfield Co Georgia US

2013 PCI Georgia = $37,845

Whitfield Co. Georgia US

Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (1/15)

Whitfield Co. = $30,520g

US = $44,765

Median Household Income2013 Model-Based Estimates

$52,250US

2013 Model Based Estimates

$40,594

$47,765GEORGIA

GA Avg. Co.

$50,847

$39,946WHITFIELD

CATOOSA

$39 381

$34,440

,

CHATTOOGA

FLOYD

$40 343

$42,291

$39,381FLOYD

GORDON

MURRAY $40,343

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000

MURRAY

Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/14)

Personal Current Transfer Receipts: 2013Whitfield Co. Total = $674,516,000

22.335.0

36.5

Medicare

Retirement/Disab

, ,

2.114.1

15.722.7

Supp Sec Inc

Pub Med Assist

Medicare

4 74.14.04.3

2.4

SNAP

EI Tax Cred

Supp Sec Inc

Whitfield Co.Georgia

2 02.13.02.9

4.7

Unemployment

Other Inc Maint

SNAP Georgia

Whitfi ld C

3 13.9

4.72.4

2.0

Edu/Train Assist

Vet Benefits

p yWhitfield Co.

$6,552 per capita transfer receipts 21.5% of total personal income

4.43.6

3.1

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

All Other

p1.9% change in total receipts 2012-13

Percentage

Primary data source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (1/15)

Transfer Receipts as a Percentage of Total Personal Income2008-2013

30

25

21.520nt

age

20

Perc

e

15

Whitfi ld C A GA C t GA

10

Whitfield Co. Avg.GA County GASE US

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Primary data source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (1/15)

Persons Living Below Poverty Level2013 Model-Based Estimates

County# of

Persons% of all Persons

Rankof %y Persons Persons of %

WHITFIELD 20,279 19.9 48CATOOSA 10,325 16.0 25CHATTOOGA 6 656 28 3 122CHATTOOGA 6,656 28.3 122FLOYD 20,411 22.2 70GORDON 10,087 18.4 38MURRAY 8,525 21.9 67GA Avg. Co. 11,651 23.3 --g 11,651 23.3

Primary data source: U. S. Census Bureau (12/14)

Persons Living Below the Poverty Level2013 Model-Based Estimates

7.2 – 17.4%17.4 – 21.5%21.5 – 25.3%25.3 – 29.1%29 1 45 0%29.1 – 45.0%

Weighted averageGeorgia

1,849,944Persons

Weighted average poverty threshold

for a family household of 4 Persons

--19.0%

household of 4 persons in 2013 =

$23,834-------------

US = 15.8%

Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau (12/14)

Civilian Labor Force Average Annual Unemployment Rates14

12

14ce

Whitfield Co. Georgia U. S.

8

10

bor F

orc

6

8

100

in L

a

4

Rat

e pe

r 1

0

2R

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2013 Rates Whitfield Co. = 10.3 GA = 8.2 US = 7.4Avg. GA County = 9.2

Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor

Establishments, Employment & Wages: 2013 Averages

Avg. # Avg. Monthly Avg. WageWhitfield County Establishments Employment Weekly

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 470 17,972 $820A f t fi hiAg, forestry, fishing 14 82 $461Construction 152 881 $636Manufacturing 301 16,937 $830g 301 16,937 $830

TOTAL SERVICE PROVIDING 1,817 28,986 $715Wholesale trade 249 3,640 $844Retail trade 429 429 $448Transp/Warehousing 84 3,686 $688Finance/Insurance 121 630 $892Finance/Insurance 121 630 $892Professional/Sci/Tech 202 2,610 $1,298Admin/Suppt/WasteMgmt/Remediation 105 1,499 $650Health care/Soc Svcs 181 4,549 $888Accommodations/Food Svc 162 2,978 $276

TOTAL GOVERNMENT 87 5 276 $735TOTAL GOVERNMENT 87 5,276 $735TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES 2,435 52,297 $753Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (6/14)

Employment Comparisons by Industry Group: 2013

Whitfield Co Avg GA County Georgia

34.4

Whitfield Co. Avg. GA County Georgia

21.8

13 5

Goods Producing

13.5

55.4

52.0

69.7

Service Providing

10.1

25.7

16.3

Government

Primary data source: GA Dept. of Labor (6/14)

Components of 2013 Property Tax Gross DigestWhitfield County

Timber *

Heavy Equipment

0 005%

Residential36.0% Ag-Preferentia

E i0.01% 0.005% Environ-Conserv

3.7%

M bil H

Commercial20 8%

Mobile Home0.5%

20.8%Motor Vehicle8.0%

Public Utility1.9%

Industrial29.2%

40% Assessment Value of PropertyGross Digest = $3,374,318,470

Homestead & Property Exemptions = $812,638,755N t M&O Di t $2 561 679 715Net M&O Digest = $2,561,679,715

Value of exempt property = $420,892,551* Timber taxed at 100% based on previous year sales

Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue

Millage Rates, Taxes Levied, & Sales Tax Rate

County2013 County-wide Millage*

2013 TaxesLevied*

Sales Tax Rate as of

1/1/2015

LOST Type*as of

1/1/20151/1/2015

WHITFIELD 26.967 $84,853,262 6 LE

CATOOSA 25.159 $40,212,409 7 LSE

CHATTOOGA 27 186 $11 392 656 7 LSECHATTOOGA 27.186 $11,392,656 7 LSE

FLOYD 29.838 $89,182,692 7 LSE

GORDON 29.356 $48,015,679 7 LSE

$MURRAY 21.450 $18,685,975 7 LSE

*Countywide Includes .250 state millage. Taxes levied, but not

Primary data source: GA Dept. of Revenue

y g ,necessarily collected. L=Local Option, S=Special Purpose, E=Educational

2013 Farm Gate Value by Commodity GroupWhitfield Co. Total Value = $66,932,536$ , ,

Other

Ag Tourism0.016% Poultry-Egg

%

0.35%

Ornamental Horticulture

4 9%

79.5%

4.9%Veges-Fruits-

Nuts0 03%0.03%

Forestry0.4% Livestock

13 5%13.5% Row-Forage crops1.3%

Primary data source: UGA Center for Agribusiness & Economic Developmenthttp://farmgate.caes.uga.edu/TotalValueReport.aspx data downloaded 1/13/15

1% Sales & Use Tax Distributions: 2013Whitfield Co. Total = $159,333,721

1.10

0.84

0.99

Utility

Wholesale

TOTAL

1.58

1.04

Other Retail

Other Svcs.

Utility

1.080.22

0.72

Home Furnishing

Manufacturing

Misc. Svcs.

0.87

1.05

Food/Bars

General Merchandise

Home Furnishing

0 56

1.19

0.58

Accommodations

Auto

Construction

0.56

0 1 2Pull Factor

Accommodations

A “pull factor” of 1 0 means that the county’s sales are what would be expectedA pull factor of 1.0 means that the county s sales are what would be expectedbased upon the number of residents and their relative wealth.

Primary data sources: Georgia Dept. of Revenue, Sales Tax Commodity Report, Dec. 2014. Pull factors calculated.

Commuting to Work: 2009-20135 Yr. Average – American Community Survey

82.8Residents working in county

Percentage of:

11.5

es de ts o g cou ty

Residents working out of county

82.6Residents driving to work alone

10.7Residents carpooling

2.7Residents working at home Travel time to work for residentst ki t h

Whitfield Co.Resident workers 16+ = 42 921

not working at home:< 20 min. = 52.3%45+ min. = 6.0%

Resident workers 16+ = 42,921

Primary data source: U.S. Census Bureau 12/14

Mean travel time to work= 20.1 minutes

This study was developed to assist community leadership with their y p

future planning and decision making.

Special Area Report

Prepared for Whitfield County Cooperative Extension

p p# 15-03 February 2015

Prepared for Whitfield County Cooperative Extensionby Sue Boatright

Center for Agribusiness and Economic DevelopmentCenter for Agribusiness and Economic DevelopmentCollege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

The University of Georgia • Athens, GAy g ,Georgia Cooperative Extensionwww.caes.uga.edu/center/caed/

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