Big Creek, Georgia Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 27,065
Males: 13,834   (51.1%)
Females: 13,231   (48.9%)

Forsyth County

Median resident age:   33.8 years
Georgia median age:   33.4 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $109,000 (it was $91,047 in 2000)
Big Creek   $109,000
Georgia:   $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $308,200 (it was $230,000 in 2000)
Big Creek   $308,200
Georgia:   $147,500

Big Creek, GA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Big Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.9%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 44.1 square miles.

Population density: 613 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Big Creek

For population 25 years and over in Big Creek

  • High school or higher: 91.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Big Creek CCD

  • Never married: 15.6%
  • Now married: 76.6%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 2.3%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.1%
Georgia:   7.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Big Creek:   0.7% ($1,616)
Georgia:   0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roswell, GA (12.4 miles , pop. 79,334).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (28.6 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (586.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Alpharetta, GA (7.3 miles ), Cumming, GA (7.4 miles ), Duluth, GA (7.8 miles ), Suwanee, GA (8.4 miles ), Berkeley Lake, GA (8.6 miles ), Sugar Hill, GA (9.4 miles ), Norcross, GA (12.0 miles ), Roswell, GA (12.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.11 N, Longitude: 84.18 W


18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5 people in other workers' dormitories



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (2%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Computer specialists (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)

Big Creek-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 80% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/22/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.6 miles away from the Big Creek place center injured 46 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 20.7 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Big Creek:
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; CUMMING, GA)
  • NORTH FULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ROSWELL, GA)
  • EMORY DUNWOODY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ATLANTA, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big Creek:
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 27 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 37 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 61 miles; ATHENS, GA; ID: AHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Creek:
  • DEKALB-PEACHTREE (about 19 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: PDK)
  • GWINNETT COUNTY - BRISCOE FIELD (about 19 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; ID: LZU)
  • CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 21 miles; CANTON, GA; ID: 47A)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Creek:
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; FT enrollment: 2,181)
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 10,839)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 25 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 28 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 13,841)
  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,881)
  • SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)

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Notable locations in Big Creek: North Industrial Park (A) , Trotters Creek Industrial Park (B) , Johns Creek Technology Park (C) , Brandywine Community House (D) , McFarland Four Hundred Industrial Park (E) .

Churches in Big Creek include: Alberta Church (A) , Victory Tabernacle (B) , Union Hill Church (C) , True Way Church (D) , Brandywine Baptist Church (E) , Brookwood Church (F) , Shiloh Church (G) , Sharon Church (H) , Shady Grove Church (I) .

Cemeteries: Bagley Cemetery (1) , Mars Hill Cemetery (2) , Kemp Cemetery (3) , James Cemetery (4) , Shiloh Cemetery (5) , Sharon Cemetery (6) .

Reservoirs: Matthews Lake (A) , Vaughn Lake (B) .

Creeks: Bagley Creek (A) , Dick Creek (B) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   3.0 people
Georgia:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   82.4%
Whole state:   70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   2.8%
Whole state:   4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   4.3%
Whole state:   13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   1.5%
Whole state:   6.1%

Big Creek compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in Forsyth County Georgia:



13.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($82,827 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   13.56%
Georgia average:   10.98%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Forsyth County:   0.07%
Georgia average:   0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Fulton County, GA  3.23% ($77,127 average AGI)
from Gwinnett County, GA  1.62% ($73,232)
from Cobb County, GA  0.67% ($77,348)


8.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($74,386 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.84%
Georgia average:   9.55%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($386 average AGI)
Forsyth County:   0.06%
Georgia average:   0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Fulton County, GA  1.40% ($73,695 average AGI)
to Gwinnett County, GA  0.74% ($59,634)
to Dawson County, GA  0.58% ($77,818)


Strongest AM radio stations in Big Creek:
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXEM (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)
  • WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
  • WLTA (1400 AM; 1 kW; ALPHARETTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Big Creek:
  • 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.)
  • WABE (90.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA)
  • WLCL (105.7 FM; CANTON, GA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLTM (94.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • W265BD (100.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WVEE (103.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZGC (92.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ATLANTA)
  • 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.)
  • WLKQ-FM (102.3 FM; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LAKE RADIO, INC.)
  • WRFG (89.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: RADIO FREE GEORGIA BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC)

TV broadcast stations around Big Creek:
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
  • WSB-TV (Channel 2; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WSB-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WIRE-CA (Channel 40; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WTHC-LP (Channel 42; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: THE ATLANTA CHANNEL, INC.)
  • WANX-LP (Channel 26; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: PRISM BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W24AL (Channel 24; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WATC (Channel 57; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: COMMUNITY TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WPXA (Channel 14; ROME, GA; Owner: PAXSON ATLANTA LICENSE, INC.)
  • W38CU (Channel 38; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: KOREAN AMERICAN TV BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGTV (Channel 8; ATHENS, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)

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