Bluff City-Piney Flats, Tennessee
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| Males: 9,681 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 9,654 |  (49.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.7 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37618
| Bluff City-Piney Flats: | $56,334 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $31,676 (it was $18,690 in 2000)
Bluff City-Piney Flats CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $197,550 (it was $78,000 in 2000)
| Bluff City-Piney Flats: | $197,550 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $232,567; detached houses: $251,920; townhouses or other attached units: $173,944; in 2-unit structures: $202,500; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,325; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,540; mobile homes: $82,589; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $20,618
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- 18,95298.4%White alone
- 830.4%Black alone
- 780.4%Two or more races
- 680.4%Hispanic
- 330.2%American Indian alone
- 380.2%Asian alone
- 70.04%Other race alone
- 40.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Bluff City-Piney Flats detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 107.6 square miles.
Population density: 180 people per square mile (very low).
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:
Biltmore, TN (2.6 miles ),
), Walnut Hill, TN (2.7 miles ),
), Watauga, TN (2.7 miles ),
), Hunter, TN (2.8 miles ),
), Latitude: 36.47 N, Longitude: 82.24 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 423
| Here: | 3.2% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Health care (9.4%)
- Construction (8.2%)
- Educational services (7.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Metal & metal products (4.3%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.4%)
- Finance & insurance (3.1%)
- Construction (13.2%)
- Metal & metal products (6.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.2%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.9%)
- Truck transportation (3.9%)
- Health care (3.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.2%)
- Health care (16.9%)
- Educational services (12.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.3%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (3.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.4%)
Average climate in Bluff City-Piney Flats, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 52.7. This is better than average.
| City: | 52.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 29.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 29.3 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 6.10. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.10 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0520. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0520 |
| U.S.: | 0.0093 |
Tornado activity:
Bluff City-Piney Flats-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 71% 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 significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 63.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 257.4 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) earthquake occurred 152.2 miles away from the city center
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 106.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) 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 Bluff City-Piney Flats center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sullivan County (7) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Bluff City-Piney Flats:
- CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, THE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; BRISTOL, TN)
- WELLMONT HOSPICE (Hospital, about 8 miles away; BRISTOL, TN)
- SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- FMC BRISTOL (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; BRISTOL, TN)
- IVY HALL NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- BRISTOL NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; BRISTOL, 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: 4,480)
- King University (about 10 miles; Bristol, TN; FT enrollment: 2,472)
- East Tennessee State University (about 14 miles; Johnson City, TN; FT enrollment: 12,774)
- Tusculum College (about 36 miles; Greeneville, TN; FT enrollment: 2,070)
- Appalachian State University (about 36 miles; Boone, NC; FT enrollment: 17,362)
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 55 miles; Cumberland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,196)
- Walters State Community College (about 60 miles; Morristown, TN; FT enrollment: 4,359)
Points of interest:
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
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 66.3% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
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
| This place: | 10.8% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
4 people in other group homes in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Bluff City-Piney Flats:
- Never married: 16.8%
- Now married: 67.2%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 10.0%
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: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 13.5 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
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Religion statistics for Bluff City-Piney Flats, TN (based on Sullivan County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 61,602 | 206 |
| Mainline Protestant | 21,586 | 74 |
| Catholic | 2,245 | 1 |
| Other | 1,368 | 8 |
| Black Protestant | 801 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 140 | 1 |
| None | 69,081 | - |
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
| Sullivan 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. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 91
| This county: | 5.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 13.5% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sullivan County: | 30.2% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Sullivan County: | 9.4% |
| Tennessee: | 13.5% |
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.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 78.9%Electricity
- 6.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.6%Wood
- 3.7%Utility gas
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 0.1%Coal or coke
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 80.3%Electricity
- 8.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.3%Utility gas
- 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.6%Wood
- 0.8%Solar energy
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Bluff City-Piney Flats 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.
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- #16 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
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- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: metal workers and plastic workers (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper (population 5,000+)"
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- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
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- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
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- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
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