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Robertson County

Population in July 2007: 2,830.
Males: 1,387  (49.0%)
Females: 1,443  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  36.6 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,342 (it was $47,528 in 2000)
Barren Plains:  $57,342
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,945
Barren Plains:  $22,945
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $149,292 (it was $99,000 in 2000)
Barren Plains:  $149,292
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $188,423; Detached houses: $207,603; Townhouses or other attached units: $187,104; Mobile homes: $58,130

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Races in Barren Plains:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
  • Black (3.9%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Barren Plains: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 355 feet

Land area: 66.3 square miles.

Population density: 43 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Barren Plains

  • High school or higher: 79.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barren Plains CCD

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 71.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 2.9%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Barren Plains:  0.6% ($595)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Barren Plains satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (26.7 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (30.9 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (365.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Adairville, KY (2.3 miles ), Springfield, TN (2.6 miles ), Cedar Hill, TN (2.7 miles ), Adams, TN (3.2 miles ), Orlinda, TN (3.4 miles ), Cross Plains, TN (3.4 miles ), Greenbrier, TN (3.5 miles ), Allensville, KY (3.7 miles) .

Latitude: 36.59 N, Longitude: 86.88 W

Barren Plains household income distribution Barren Plains home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



Barren Plains-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the Barren Plains place center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.0 miles away from the place center caused $400,000 in damages.



Magnitude types:

Hospitals/medical centers near Barren Plains:
  • NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; SPRINGFIELD, TN)
  • LOGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, KY)
  • MEDICAL CENTER AT FRANKLIN,THE (about 21 miles; FRANKLIN, KY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barren Plains:
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 31 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)

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Churches in Barren Plains include: Spring Creek Church (A), Center Point Church (B), Corinth Church (C), Salem Church (D), Dozier Church (E), Porters Chapel (F), Fairview Baptist Church (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Jones Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Zech Cemetery (1), Barbee Cemetery (2), Gunn Cemetery (3), Woodard Cemetery (4), Winn Cemetery (5), Winkler Cemetery (6), Wilson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Valley Branch (A), Hopewell Branch (B), Spring Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.5%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.1%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barren Plains, TN



Barren Plains compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Robertson County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (53%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
  • Utility gas (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Barren Plains

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristCatholic Church Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents58.0%15.2%8.2%4.7%4.5%
Congregations31.5%25.0%15.2%2.2%1.1%
NameSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsCumberland Presbyterian ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.7%1.5%1.2%2.8%
Congregations5.4%4.3%2.2%2.2%10.9%
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.


8.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.62%
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:
from Davidson County, TN  2.47% ($37,140 average AGI)
from Sumner County, TN  1.78% ($41,790)
from Montgomery County, TN  0.41% ($44,649)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,015 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

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 Sumner County, TN  1.72% ($41,099 average AGI)
to Davidson County, TN  1.69% ($28,505)
to Cheatham County, TN  0.32% ($35,676)


Strongest AM radio stations in Barren Plains:
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WSGI (1100 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, TN; Owner: LIGHTNING BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WJQY (1590 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, TN; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WRUS (610 AM; 2 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: LOGAN RADIO INCORPORATED)
  • WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
  • WYFN (980 AM; 5 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: BIBLE BRADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCOR (900 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, TN)
  • WVOL (1470 AM; 5 kW; BERRY HILL, TN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barren Plains:
  • WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJOI-FM (94.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, TN; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WQZQ-FM (102.5 FM; DICKSON, TN; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WNPL (106.7 FM; BELLE MEADE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRQQ (97.1 FM; GOODLETTSVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
  • WQQK (92.1 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: PHOENIX OF HENDERSONVILLE, INC.)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WQXQ (101.9 FM; CENTRAL CITY, KY; Owner: STARLIGHT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WFFI (93.7 FM; KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Barren Plains:
  • WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
  • WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNPX-LP (Channel 20; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
  • WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W62CJ (Channel 62; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W36AK (Channel 36; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WGAP-LP (Channel 26; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WJDE-LP (Channel 24; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WRMX-LP (Channel 12; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WIIW-LP (Channel 14; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


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