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LaFayette -- Walker County, Georgia
People
City: Population 6702 Avg. Household Income $30,696 County: Population 61053 people Avg. Household Income $40,349
Labor County: Labor Force 35606 people Employed 33329 people Unemployment Rate 6.4%
Taxes City: Effective Property Tax $11.03 per $1000 of fair market value Millage Rate (incorporated) 27.58 Freeport Tax Exemption 100% County: Effective Property Tax $8.89 per $1000 of fair market value Millage Rate (unincorporated) 22.23 Freeport Tax Exemption 100% Local Sales Tax 3% Job Tax Credit (1250 per job + 500 JDA) $1,750.00 Investment Tax Credit 1% Sales Tax 4%
Education Nearest Facilities to LaFayette Tech: Northwestern Technical College 3 mi. 4 Year: Covenant College 35 mi. Dalton State College 25 mi. Education Completed (age 25+) Grade K - 8 4540 11.20% Grade 9-12 848 20.90% High School Grad 14230 35.00% Some College 7208 17.70% Associate Degree 1601 3.90% Bachelor Degree 2759 6.80% Graduate Degree 1378 3.40%
Transportation Nearest Transportation from LaFayette Nearest Interstate I-24, I-59 & I-75 within 10mi. of County lines International Airport Atlanta/Hartsfield International at 104 mi. Commercial Airport Chattanooga-Lovell Field at 28 mi. Rail Service Yes
Water and Sewer Facilities System Name Plant Name Permitted Capacity (MGD) Average Use (MGD) Excess Capacity (MGD) LaFayette Water System Big Spring Plant 1.31 1.22 0.09 Walker County Water & Sewer Authority Dry Creek 0.9 0.12 0.78 Lee School Road Plant 1 0.82 0.18 Walker County Contract 1 0.75 0.25 LaFayette Wells 3 & 5 1 0.95 0.05 Catoosa County Contract 0.25 0.06 0.19 Coke Ovens Plant 2.8 2.01 0.79 Kensington Well Plant 1 0.47 0.53 Walker Co. Water Treatment Plant 4.5 1.4 3.1 System Total 13.76 7.8 5.96 Walker County water plants not associated with a system. Kensington Water & Sewer Authority 0.6 0.6 0 City of Chickamauga 1.8 0.84 0.96 Walker County sewer plants. Walker County WPCP 3.5 1.4 2.1 LaFayette WPCP 3.5 2.33 1.17
Source: SRC DemographicsNow.com , 2007 Georgia Department of Labor (Labor Figures) November 2007 Georgia Department of Economic Development, 2008 Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2008 Community, last general update 2000 Georgia Department of Revenue (Tax Rates), 2007
