Moving to Ball Ground, Georgia
Population: 730. Estimated population in July 2024: 811 (+11.1% change)
Males: 380 (52.1%), Females: 350 (47.9%)
Zip code: 30107
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $45,875
Median house value: $102,900
Population by Race
Races in Ball Ground:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (18.9%), English (13.0%), Irish (9.7%), German (7.7%), French (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ball Ground
- High school or higher: 68.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ball Ground city
- Never married: 14.3%
- Now married: 63.3%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 13.8%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -181 (-19.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ball Ground:
- MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; JASPER, GA)
- NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE (about 12 miles; CANTON, GA)
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CUMMING, GA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ball Ground:
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 32 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 49 miles; ATLANTA, GA; Abbreviation: ATL)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 54 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ball Ground:
- CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 4 miles; CANTON, GA; Abbreviation: 47A)
- PICKENS COUNTY (about 10 miles; JASPER, GA; Abbreviation: JZP)
- GILMER COUNTY (about 22 miles; ELLIJAY, GA; Abbreviation: 49A)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ball Ground:
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; KENNESAW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,881)
- SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,559)
- CHATTAHOOCHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,012)
- NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,119)
- GWINNETT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,215)
- GAINESVILLE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; OAKWOOD, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,181)
Public primary/middle school in Ball Ground:
- BALL GROUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 444; Location: 480 OLD CANTON ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)