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Sullivan County

Population in July 2007: 19,335.
Males: 9,681  (50.1%)
Females: 9,654  (49.9%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2009: $38,804 (it was $35,249 in 2000)
Bluff City-Piney Flats:

$38,804
Tennessee:

$41,725
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $21,728

Bluff City-Piney Flats CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $108,407 (it was $78,000 in 2000)
Bluff City-Piney Flats:

$108,407
Tennessee:

$137,300
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $128,048; Detached houses: $151,063; Townhouses or other attached units: $157,444; In 2-unit structures: $212,751; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $104,356; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $91,477; Mobile homes: $46,031; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $97,114

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Bluff City-Piney Flats races chart
  • White alone - 18,952 (98.4%)
  • Black alone - 83 (0.4%)
  • Two or more races - 78 (0.4%)
  • Hispanic - 68 (0.4%)
  • American Indian alone - 33 (0.2%)
  • Asian alone - 38 (0.2%)
  • Other race alone - 7 (0.04%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 4 (0.02%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Bluff City-Piney Flats: 80.6 (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 
 
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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 (commute): 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%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Bluff City-Piney Flats CCD:  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

Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

7.0%
Tennessee:

8.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • 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%)
  • 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 (%)
Males Females
  • 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%)
  • 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%)

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Average climate in Bluff City-Piney Flats, Tennessee

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Tornado activity:

Bluff City-Piney Flats-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 58% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category F3 (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 F3 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.

Earthquake activity:

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 the city 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 Bluff City-Piney Flats 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 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 64.9 miles away from Bluff City-Piney Flats 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 the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Sullivan County (5) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Bluff City-Piney Flats:

  • WELLMONT BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, about 8 miles away; BRISTOL, TN)
  • FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; JOHNSON CITY, TN)
  • JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 11 miles away; JOHNSON CITY, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bluff City-Piney Flats:

  • Northeast State Community College (about 10 miles; Blountville, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,537)
  • East Tennessee State University (about 14 miles; Johnson City, TN; FT enrollment: 11,642)
  • Tusculum College (about 36 miles; Greeneville, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • Appalachian State University (about 36 miles; Boone, NC; FT enrollment: 14,923)
  • Walters State Community College (about 60 miles; Morristown, TN; FT enrollment: 3,878)
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 60 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 2,172)
  • University of North Carolina at Asheville (about 62 miles; Asheville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,135)

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

Churches in Bluff City-Piney Flats include: Saint Paul Church (A), Enterprise Church (B), Edgefield Church (C), Poplar Ridge Church (D), Lick Creek Church (E), Hall Ridge Church (F), Sunrise Church (G), Beidleman Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sanders Cemetery (1), Webb Cemetery (2), Kidwell Cemetery (3), Adkinson Cemetery (4), Lindamood Cemetery (5), Arrants Cemetery (6), Bare 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: Linville Branch (A), Morrell Creek (B), Sinking Branch (C), Underwood Spring Branch (D), Warren Branch (E), Weaver Creek (F), Webb Spring Branch (G), Beaver Creek (H), Beidleman Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 
Sullivan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.8. This is about average.
City:

32.8
U.S.:

32.0
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0302. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.0302
U.S.:

0.0222
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.92. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.92
U.S.:

9.59


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 2009:
This place:

10.8%
Whole state:

13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (79%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Utility gas (4%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Sullivan County Tennessee:


2008 Presidential Election results in Sullivan County Tennessee:
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Religion statistics for Bluff City-Piney Flats (based on Sullivan County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.19%
Here52.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

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
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 20
Sullivan County:

1.30 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
Sullivan County:

0.39 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 75
Sullivan County:

4.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 91
Here:

5.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

13.5%
Tennessee:

11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Sullivan County:

30.2%
Tennessee:

30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

9.4%
State:

13.5%

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.)


Bluff City-Piney Flats on our top lists:

  • #16 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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