Resaca, Georgia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 815. Estimated population in July 2024: 864 (+6.0% change)
Males: 385 (47.2%), Females: 430 (52.8%)

Gordon County

Zip code: 30735

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $30,170
Median house value: $76,000

Population by Race

Races in Resaca:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.8%)
  • Hispanic (18.8%)
  • Other race (15.6%)
  • Black (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (23.3%), English (11.5%), Irish (8.0%), German (4.3%), Subsaharan African (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Map of Resaca, GA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Resaca

  • High school or higher: 45.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Resaca city

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

13.7% Foreign born (13.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +440 (+117.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Resaca:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Resaca:

  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 22 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 36 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 56 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Abbreviation: MGE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Resaca:

  • TOM B. DAVID FLD (about 9 miles; CALHOUN, GA; Abbreviation: CZL)
  • DALTON MUNI (about 11 miles; DALTON, GA; Abbreviation: DNN)
  • BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 25 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; Abbreviation: 9A5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Resaca:

  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 41 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; KENNESAW, GA; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
  • LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,881)
  • SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MARIETTA, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,559)

Public primary/middle school in Resaca:

  • TOLBERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 713; Location: 1435 HALL MEMORIAL ROAD, NW; Grades: PK – 05)