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Most Expensive Fort Oglethorpe Neighborhoods
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|---|---|
| 1 | Boynton / Blue Spring |
| 2 | City Center |
| 3 | Lakeview |
| 4 | Fairview |
| 5 | McDonald Acres / Brook... |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Fort Oglethorpe NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Lakeview, Fairview, McDonald Acres / Brookvale Estates, Boynton / Blue Spring
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Fort Oglethorpe, GA Chattanooga, TN, Collegedale, TN, East Ridge, TN, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Mountain, TN, Ooltewah, TN, Ringgold, Rock Spring, Rocky Face, Trenton
POPULATION
7,169
| FORT OGLETHORPE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 7,169 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 3,183 |
| FORT OGLETHORPE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 53.50% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 39.65% |
| % VACANT | 6.85% |
| TYPE OF FORT OGLETHORPE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 61.23% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 0.75% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 10.78% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 25.45% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.51% |
| OTHER | 0.28% |
| SIZE OF FORT OGLETHORPE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.13% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 17.37% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 27.52% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 44.27% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 8.61% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.10% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 15.49% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 42.88% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 37.67% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 3.96% |
| FORT OGLETHORPE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $136,560 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $585 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$85,000 | 10.21% |
| $85,001-$172,000 | 64.42% |
| $172,001-$343,000 | 22.90% |
| $343,001-$516,000 | 2.47% |
| $516,001-$687,000 | 0.00% |
| $687,001-$859,000 | 0.00% |
| $859,001-$1,288,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,288,001-$1,718,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,718,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Fort Oglethorpe | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.00% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.09% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.28% |
| 25 TO 34 | 14.40% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.32% |
| 55 TO 64 | 11.15% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 17.77% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 72.26% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 11.93% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $32,095 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $16,288 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 17.43% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (21.42%), Retail (15.74%), Healthcare (11.79%), Finance (7.20%), Education (6.82%), Accomodation (5.18%), Other (4.39%), Transportation (4.33%), Construction (4.10%), Wholesale (3.72%), Public Service (3.16%), Administration (3.13%), Information Technology (2.43%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (2.28%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.42% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 93.54% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 2.52% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.14% |
| ASIAN | 2.89% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.00% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.91% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.12% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (35.36%), United States or American (23.09%), Other Groups (11.91%), Irish (9.26%), English (6.49%), German (4.80%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.09% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (88.07%) |
Fort Oglethorpe is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 7,169 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Fort Oglethorpe is the 125th largest community in Georgia.
Fort Oglethorpe is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Oglethorpe is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Oglethorpe who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.00%), sales jobs (13.61%), and management occupations (5.88%).
Fort Oglethorpe is a very car-oriented city. 97.82% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Fort Oglethorpe is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Fort Oglethorpe has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small city, Fort Oglethorpe does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Fort Oglethorpe rank slightly lower than the national average. 11.93% of adults 25 and older in Fort Oglethorpe have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Fort Oglethorpe in 2000 was $16,288, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,152 for a family of four.
The people who call Fort Oglethorpe home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fort Oglethorpe is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Fort Oglethorpe include Irish, English, and German.
The most common language spoken in Fort Oglethorpe is English.
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