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Sullivan County

Population in July 2007: 19,338.
Males: 9,682  (50.1%)
Females: 9,656  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,928 (it was $35,249 in 2000)
Bluff City-Piney Flats:  $40,928
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,867
Bluff City-Piney Flats:  $21,867
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,002 (it was $78,000 in 2000)
Bluff City-Piney Flats:  $100,002
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $136,037; Detached houses: $161,193; Townhouses or other attached units: $178,516; In 2-unit structures: $287,549; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,299; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $71,641; Mobile homes: $35,417

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Races in Bluff City-Piney Flats:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Bluff City-Piney Flats: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 506 feet

Land area: 107.6 square miles.

Population density: 180 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bluff City-Piney Flats

  • High school or higher: 73.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bluff City-Piney Flats CCD

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 67.2%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.1%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Bluff City-Piney Flats:  0.6% ($492)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (11.7 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (117.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (456.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Bluff City, TN (1.3 miles ), Blountville, TN (2.5 miles ), Biltmore, TN (2.6 miles ), Walnut Hill, TN (2.7 miles ), Bristol, TN (2.7 miles ), Watauga, TN (2.7 miles ), Hunter, TN (2.8 miles ), Elizabethton, TN (3.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.47 N, Longitude: 82.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 423

Bluff City-Piney Flats household income distribution Bluff City-Piney Flats home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Health care (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)



Bluff City-Piney Flats-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 60% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Bluff City-Piney Flats place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 tornado 31.9 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Bluff City-Piney Flats-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from Bluff City-Piney Flats center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 53.7 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 52.3 miles away from the city 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 63.3 miles away from Bluff City-Piney Flats 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 64.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from Bluff City-Piney Flats center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Hospitals/medical centers near Bluff City-Piney Flats:
  • BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-TRICITIES (about 8 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
  • JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluff City-Piney Flats:
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 62 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)

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Notable locations in Bluff City-Piney Flats: Island Park (A), Gross (B), Sportsman Dock (C), Camp Sky-Wa-Mo (D), Piney Flats Siding (E), Low Gap Campground (F), Tri-City Speedway (G), Hall Ridge Dock (H), East Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bluff City-Piney Flats include: Central Holston Church (A), Chinkapin Grove Church (B), Lick Creek Church (C), Saint Paul Church (D), Rock Hole Church (E), Deerlick Church (F), River Bend Church (G), Poplar Ridge Church (H), Edgefield Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mountain View Cemetery (1), Bare Cemetery (2), Crumley Cemetery (3), Shipley Cemetery (4), Rumbley Cemetery (5), Berry Cemetery (6), Shell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Underwood Park Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Underwood Spring Branch (A), Apache Creek (B), Little Creek (C), Raccoon Branch (D), Delaney Branch (E), Little Sinking Creek (F), Bottom Creek (G), Booher Creek (H), Low Gap Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Bluff City-Piney Flats: Island Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Piney Flats Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.3%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.8%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bluff City-Piney Flats, TN


13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in other group homes


Bluff City-Piney Flats compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value 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 below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Sullivan County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (79%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Bluff City-Piney Flats

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents43.9%22.4%7.2%7.2%2.8%
Congregations23.1%19.7%7.6%8.4%8.0%
NameCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.4%1.9%1.4%1.3%9.5%
Congregations0.4%2.1%2.9%2.9%24.8%
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.


5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,033 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.88%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Sullivan County:  0.03%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, TN  0.98% ($37,832 average AGI)
from Hawkins County, TN  0.67% ($30,741)
from Bristol city, VA  0.41% ($24,893)


5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.63%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($193 average AGI)
Sullivan County:  0.02%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, TN  1.20% ($36,262 average AGI)
to Hawkins County, TN  0.64% ($33,448)
to Bristol city, VA  0.34% ($23,698)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bluff City-Piney Flats:
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
  • WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKIN (1320 AM; 5 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHHQ (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
  • WBEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: CB RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bluff City-Piney Flats:
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKOS (104.9 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFHG-FM (92.7 FM; ABINGDON, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bluff City-Piney Flats:
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOPI-CA (Channel 9; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKPT-TV (Channel 19; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJHL-TV (Channel 11; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAPK-CA (Channel 36; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKPT-LP (Channel 25; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)


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