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Population (year 2000): 2,717
Males: 1,327  (48.8%)
Females: 1,390  (51.2%)

Carter County

Median resident age:  38.9 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37601.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $28,598 in 2000)
Central  $27,900
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $81,800 (it was $79,900 in 2000)
Central  $81,800
Tennessee:  $114,000

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Races in Central:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (23.0%), Irish (10.3%), German (9.1%), English (8.9%), Scottish (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.29 square miles.

Population density: 633 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Central

  • High school or higher: 68.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central CDP

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 59.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

6 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
Tennessee:  2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Central:  0.5% ($360)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (5.1 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (127.1 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (531.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pine Crest, TN (1.9 miles ), Watauga, TN (3.1 miles ), Elizabethton, TN (4.3 miles ), Johnson City, TN (5.1 miles ), Biltmore, TN (5.3 miles ), Unicoi, TN (7.6 miles ), Midway, TN (8.4 miles ), Tiger Valley, TN (9.7 miles ).

Latitude: 36.32 N, Longitude: 82.30 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 423

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Central-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/10/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the Central place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1957, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 17.2 miles away from the place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Central:
  • JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)
  • NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)
  • WOODRIDGE HOSP (about 3 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central:
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 13 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 64 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 76 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Central:
  • JOHNSON CITY (about 2 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; ID: 0A4)
  • ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 10 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN; ID: 0A9)
  • VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS (about 31 miles; ABINGDON, VA; ID: VJI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central:
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 53 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.0%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.0%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.8%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

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


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6.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.83%
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 Washington County, TN  1.98% ($24,932 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, TN  0.73% ($29,702)
from Unicoi County, TN  0.26% ($32,380)


6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
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 Washington County, TN  2.60% ($27,839 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, TN  0.63% ($26,342)
to Unicoi County, TN  0.29% ($33,545)


Strongest AM radio stations in Central:
  • WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: CB RADIO, INC.)
  • WHHQ (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WEMB (1420 AM; 5 kW; ERWIN, TN; Owner: W E M B, INC.)
  • WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKIN (1320 AM; 5 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Central:
  • WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
  • WUMC (90.5 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: MILLIGAN COLLEGE)
  • WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
  • WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKOS (104.9 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXIS (103.9 FM; ERWIN, TN; Owner: WEMB, INC.)
  • W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Central:
  • WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • 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)

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