Binfield, Tennessee
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| Males: 3,868 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 3,925 |  (50.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.5 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37801
| Binfield: | $78,301 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $34,887 (it was $18,048 in 2000)
Binfield CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $333,829 (it was $105,800 in 2000)
| Binfield: | $333,829 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $370,238; detached houses: $400,839; townhouses or other attached units: $355,800; in 2-unit structures: $229,423; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $294,641; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $270,866; mobile homes: $109,553; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $46,301
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Binfield, TN
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- 6,69196.9%White alone
- 650.9%Two or more races
- 550.8%Hispanic
- 430.6%Black alone
- 370.5%Asian alone
- 130.2%American Indian alone
- 40.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Binfield detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 950 feet
Land area: 28.9 square miles.
Population density: 269 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Binfield CCD: | 0.5% ($565) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN 
(20.0 miles , pop. 173,890).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (135.7 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (467.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Friendsville, TN (2.3 miles ),
), Lanier, TN (2.3 miles ),
), Greenback, TN (2.5 miles ),
), Eagleton Village, TN (3.0 miles ),
), Tellico Village, TN (3.3 miles )
)Latitude: 35.70 N, Longitude: 84.07 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 865
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Transportation equipment (11.6%)
- Health care (8.2%)
- Construction (7.1%)
- Educational services (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
- Metal & metal products (4.3%)
- Transportation equipment (11.9%)
- Construction (11.0%)
- Metal & metal products (6.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.7%)
- Health care (3.6%)
- Health care (14.0%)
- Transportation equipment (11.2%)
- Educational services (10.5%)
- Finance & insurance (5.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.0%)
Average climate in Binfield, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 89.5. This is worse than average.
| City: | 89.5 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.171. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.171 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.751. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.751 |
| U.S.: | 5.109 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.0574. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0574 |
| U.S.: | 1.5147 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 37.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 37.0 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 18.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 18.9 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 9.41. This is about average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 9.41 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2015 was 0.00868. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00868 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Binfield-area historical tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/21/1993, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the Binfield place center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 5/2/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.6 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Binfield-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 82% greater 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 8.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 173.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 121.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 174.6 miles away from Binfield center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 37.9 miles away from Binfield center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 155.2 miles away from Binfield center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Blount County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Binfield:
- COLONIAL HILLS NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; MARYVILLE, TN)
- HILLHAVEN MARYVILLE CONVALESCENT CTR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; MARYVILLE, TN)
- KINDRED NURSING AND REHABILITATION-MARYVILLE (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; MARYVILLE, TN)
- MARYVILLE SURGICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 7 miles away; MARYVILLE, TN)
- TOTAL RENAL CARE, INC. (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; MARYVILLE, TN)
- BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; MARYVILLE, TN)
- BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOME CARE SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; MARYVILLE, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Binfield:
- Pellissippi State Community College (about 18 miles; Knoxville, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,271)
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (about 20 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 25,483)
- Roane State Community College (about 34 miles; Harriman, TN; FT enrollment: 4,302)
- Walters State Community College (about 58 miles; Morristown, TN; FT enrollment: 4,359)
- Cleveland State Community College (about 58 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- Lee University (about 59 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 4,422)
- Western Carolina University (about 61 miles; Cullowhee, NC; FT enrollment: 8,684)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Binfield: Winfield Oaks Farm (A), Sanford Fire Brigade Station 5 Maryville Manufacturing Center (B), Blount County Fire Protection District Station 4 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Binfield include: Spring View Church (A), Binfield Methodist Church (B), Big Springs Presbyterian Church (C), Salem Baptist Church (D), Laurel Bank Baptist Church (E), Clover Hill Presbyterian Church (F), Hopewell Baptist Church (G), Oakland Church of the Brethren (H), Cedar Lane Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Salem Cemetery (1), Oakland Cemetery (2), Hopewell Cemetery (3), Clover Hill Cemetery (4), Big Springs Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Baker Creek (A), Griffitts Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 71.1% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Binfield:
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 65.0%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 11.6%
For population 25 years and over in Binfield:
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.1 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Binfield, TN (based on Blount County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 53,117 | 137 |
| Mainline Protestant | 12,736 | 34 |
| Catholic | 3,221 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | 891 | 7 |
| Other | 834 | 5 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 52,211 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| Here: | 1.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| Blount County: | 0.42 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 61
| Here: | 5.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 75
| Blount County: | 6.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 11.9% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 29.9% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Blount County: | 27.0% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Binfield:
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WGAP (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARYVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
- WMTY (670 AM; daytime; 2 kW; FARRAGUT, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WLIL (730 AM; 1 kW; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- WBCR (1470 AM; 1 kW; ALCOA, TN)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Binfield:
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
- WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WKZX-FM (93.5 FM; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTXM-FM (95.7 FM; MARYVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WNFZ (94.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: JOHN W. PIRKLE)
- WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
- WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WYIL-FM (98.7 FM; OLIVER SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WKVL-FM (105.3 FM; LOUDON, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WNOX-FM (99.1 FM; LOUDON, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMYU (93.1 FM; KARNS, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLOD-FM (98.3 FM; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Binfield:
- WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
- WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
- WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 64.3%Electricity
- 18.4%Utility gas
- 13.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
- 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 82.1%Electricity
- 9.0%Utility gas
- 6.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Binfield compared to Tennessee state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Binfield on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: miscellaneous manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: furniture and related product manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: office supplies and stationery stores (population 5,000+)"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"