Braselton, Georgia Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,206
Males: 599   (49.7%)
Females: 607   (50.3%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:   39.5 years
Georgia median age:   33.4 years

Zip codes: 30517 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $54,500 (it was $56,563 in 2000)
Braselton   $54,500
Georgia:   $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $154,500 (it was $147,700 in 2000)
Braselton   $154,500
Georgia:   $147,500

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Braselton, GA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
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Races in Braselton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
  • Other Asian (5.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.3%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)


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Ancestries: Irish (14.6%), German (11.8%), English (11.1%), United States (10.5%), Italian (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 900 feet

Land area: 7.20 square miles.

Population density: 167 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Braselton

For population 25 years and over in Braselton

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Braselton town

  • Never married: 14.7%
  • Now married: 70.1%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

55 residents are foreign born (2.7% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.7% Latin America).

This town:   4.6%
Georgia:   7.1%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Braselton, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Braselton to the number of sex offenders is 151 to 1.

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

Braselton:   0.8% ($1,190)
Georgia:   0.8% ($919)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Athens-Clarke County, GA (30.2 miles , pop. 100,266).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (47.8 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (598.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hoschton, GA (2.5 miles ), West Jackson, GA (5.7 miles ), Auburn, GA (6.1 miles ), Carl, GA (6.4 miles ), Talmo, GA (8.3 miles ), Dacula-Rocky Creek, GA (8.5 miles ), Winder, GA (8.8 miles ), Pendergrass, GA (9.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1998: 59 buildings, average cost: $326,900
  • 1999: 58 buildings, average cost: $383,800
  • 2000: 46 buildings, average cost: $520,300
  • 2001: 44 buildings, average cost: $378,200
  • 2002: 82 buildings, average cost: $310,800
  • 2003: 79 buildings, average cost: $321,000
  • 2004: 95 buildings, average cost: $318,300
  • 2005: 107 buildings, average cost: $318,300
  • 2006: 102 buildings, average cost: $318,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 34.10 N, Longitude: 83.80 W


Area code: 706

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Accountants and auditors (3%)


Crime in Braselton (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (79.3 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 burglaries (396.5 per 100,000)
  • 56 thefts (4440.9 per 100,000)
  • 7 auto thefts (555.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 273.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   9.95
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Braselton, Georgia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Braselton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 62% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/13/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.8 miles away from the Braselton town center injured 21 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.1 miles away from the town center killed 6 people and injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Braselton:
  • BARROW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; WINDER, GA)
  • NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; GAINESVILLE, GA)
  • BANKS-JACKSON-COMMERCE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; COMMERCE, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Braselton:
  • ATHENS/BEN EPPS (about 36 miles; ATHENS, GA; ID: AHN)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 51 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
  • THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 54 miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Braselton:
  • LEE GILMER MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; GAINESVILLE, GA; ID: GVL)
  • WINDER-BARROW (about 13 miles; WINDER, GA; ID: WDR)
  • GWINNETT COUNTY - BRISCOE FIELD (about 14 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; ID: LZU)

Amtrak station near Braselton:
  • 13 miles: GAINESVILLE (104 SE 1ST AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.braselton.net
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Braselton:
  • GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,181)
  • GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 3,215)
  • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA (about 32 miles; ATHENS, GA; FT enrollment: 28,464)
  • NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 41 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 2,486)
  • GEORGIA PERIMETER COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DECATUR, GA; FT enrollment: 8,213)
  • EMORY UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ATLANTA, GA; FT enrollment: 10,839)
Public elementary/middle school in Braselton:
  • WEST JACKSON PRIMARY (Students: 464; Location: 4825 HIGHWAY 53; Grades: PK - 02)

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Churches in Braselton include: Zion Church (A) , Sharon Church (B) .

Cemeteries: Braselton Cemetery (1) , Braselton City Cemetery (2) , Zion Cemetery (3) .

Creek: Wheeler Creek (A) .

Hotel: Chateau Elan Winery And Resort (100 Rue Charlemagne Dr) (1)

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Braselton and their reported violations in the past:

BRASELTON (Population served: 4998, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and AUG-16-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (AUG-01-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-16-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2000 and JUL-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Intentional no-action (NOV-13-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-31-2002)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:   2.6 people
Georgia:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   78.6%
Whole state:   70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   3.7%
Whole state:   4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   6.3%
Whole state:   13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   3.0%
Whole state:   6.1%

Braselton 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.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Braselton (2007 data):
  • Hometown Community Bank: at 6700 Hwy 53, branch established on 2005-08-01. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $85.1 mil, Deposits: $65.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Hometown Community Bancshares, Inc.
  • Northeast Georgia Bank: Braselton Branch at 5045 Highway 53, branch established on 1911-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $315.2 mil, Deposits: $277.8 mil, headquarters in Lavonia, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First Security Bankshares, Inc.
  • Hamilton State Bank: Mulberry Walk at 6323 Grand Hickory Drive, branch established on 2006-10-20. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $186.4 mil, Deposits: $159.3 mil, headquarters in Hoschton, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Hamilton State Bancshares, Inc.
  • Habersham Bank: Braselton Branch at 6322 Grand Hickory Drive, branch established on 2003-11-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $554.9 mil, Deposits: $451.4 mil, headquarters in Clarkesville, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Habersham Bancorp
  • The Peoples Bank: Chateau Elan Branch at 2085 Highway 211, N.W., branch established on 2004-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $396.5 mil, Deposits: $343.3 mil, headquarters in Winder, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Holding Company
  • SunTrust Bank: Publix @ Chateau Elan Branch at 2095 Highway 211, Northwest, branch established on 2003-09-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 5 $11,526 $27,662 5 $1,328
Judicial and Legal 1 $2,834 $34,008 0 $0
Financial Administration 0 $0   1 $1,993
Other Government Administration 3 $8,679 $34,716 5 $886
Water Supply 2 $5,420 $32,520 0 $0
Sewerage 2 $6,277 $37,662 0 $0
Totals for Government 13 $34,735 $32,063 11 $4,207


Braselton government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $631,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,802,000
    All Other: $16,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $5,333,000
    Sewerage: $3,555,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $701,000
    Water Utilities: $646,000
    Sewerage: $430,000
    Police Protection: $387,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $66,000
    Regular Highways: $39,000
    Housing & Community Development: $31,000
    Libraries: $11,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $200,000
    All Other: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,478,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,895,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $6,219,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $154,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $29,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $336,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,703,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $267,000
  • Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $115,000
    Public Utilities: $83,000
    Other Selective Sales: $48,000
    NEC: $23,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $475,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $89,000

13.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,464 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   13.65%
Georgia average:   10.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Gwinnett County, GA  3.56% ($60,998 average AGI)
from Hall County, GA  1.63% ($43,380)
from Barrow County, GA  0.90% ($45,780)


8.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,109 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.90%
Georgia average:   9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Barrow County, GA  0.98% ($31,638 average AGI)
to Hall County, GA  0.98% ($34,221)
to Clarke County, GA  0.95% ($22,277)


Strongest AM radio stations in Braselton:
  • WDUN (550 AM; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: JWJ PROPERTIRS, INC.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLBA (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GAINESVILLE, GA)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGUN (1010 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WGUN, INC.)
  • WXEM (1460 AM; 5 kW; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LA FAVORITA, INC.)
  • WQXI (790 AM; 28 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WAOK (1380 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAZX (1550 AM; 50 kW; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: GA-MEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGKA (1190 AM; 25 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF GEORGIA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Braselton:
  • WFOX (97.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WYAY (106.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFSH-FM (104.7 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNGC (106.1 FM; TOCCOA, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING OF PENSACOLA, INC)
  • WBTS (95.5 FM; ATHENS, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBCX (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, GA; Owner: BRENAU COLLEGE)
  • WLKQ-FM (102.3 FM; BUFORD, GA; Owner: LAKE RADIO, INC.)
  • WYFW (89.5 FM; WINDER, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWEV-FM (91.5 FM; CUMMING, GA; Owner: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION)
  • WABE (90.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION, CITY OF ATLANTA)
  • WCON-FM (99.3 FM; CORNELIA, GA; Owner: HABERSHAM BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WKHX-FM (101.5 FM; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWWQ (100.5 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WNNX (99.7 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: WNNX LICO, INC.)
  • WPPR (88.3 FM; DEMOREST, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WSB-FM (98.5 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKLS (96.1 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLTM (94.9 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSTR (94.1 FM; SMYRNA, GA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF GEORGIA)
  • WVEE (103.3 FM; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Braselton:
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WUVG (Channel 34; ATHENS, GA; Owner: UNIVISION ATLANTA LLC)
  • WAGA (Channel 5; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXIA-TV (Channel 11; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: GANNETT GEORGIA, L.P.)
  • 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)
  • WHSG (Channel 63; MONROE, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPBA (Channel 30; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA)
  • WUPA (Channel 69; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF ATLANTA INC.)

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