For population 15 years and over in Banner Hill CDP:
Never married: 15.9%
Now married: 59.2%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 13.5%
Divorced: 10.5%
0 residents are foreign born
This place:
0.0%
Tennessee:
2.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $500 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $367 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (14.5 miles , pop. 55,469).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (109.5 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (477.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Banner Hill-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Banner Hill place center injured 12 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/8/1957, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the place center causedbetween $500 and $5000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Banner Hill-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from the city center On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from Banner Hill center On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from the city center On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from the city center On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from Banner Hill center On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Unicoi County (9) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Snowfall: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Banner Hill:
UNICOI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 1 miles away; ERWIN, TN)
JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; JOHNSON CITY, TN)
MOUNTAIN HOME VA MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care - Veterans Administration, Government Federal, about 13 miles away; MOUNTAIN HOME, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Banner Hill:
East Tennessee State University (about 13 miles; Johnson City, TN; Full-time enrollment: 11,642)
Tusculum College (about 20 miles; Greeneville, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
Northeast State Community College (about 25 miles; Blountville, TN; FT enrollment: 3,537)
University of North Carolina at Asheville (about 37 miles; Asheville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,135)
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (about 40 miles; Asheville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,312)
Appalachian State University (about 42 miles; Boone, NC; FT enrollment: 14,923)
Walters State Community College (about 48 miles; Morristown, TN; FT enrollment: 3,878)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.6. This is about average.
City:
29.6
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 22.4. This is about average.Closest monitor was 13.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
22.4
U.S.:
24.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.06. This is about average.Closest monitor was 24.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.06
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.8%
(11.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.3 people
Tennessee:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
68.4%
Whole state:
69.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
2.8%
Whole state:
4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Banner Hill (based on Unicoi County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.82%
Here
52.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
National Association of Free Will Baptists
Independent Free Will Baptists Associations
Adherents
48.3%
11.4%
11.0%
8.6%
8.2%
Congregations
24.5%
7.5%
11.3%
13.2%
17.0%
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Churches of Christ
Other
Adherents
3.5%
2.7%
2.3%
2.3%
1.7%
Congregations
5.7%
5.7%
1.9%
3.8%
9.4%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Unicoi County:
1.70 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Unicoi County:
0.57 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Unicoi County:
5.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
Here:
5.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
14.4%
Tennessee:
11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Unicoi County:
30.2%
Tennessee:
30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
11.3%
State:
13.5%
7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,583 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.18%
Tennessee average:
7.52%
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:
