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Chester County

Population in July 2007: 5,233.
Males: 2,621  (50.1%)
Females: 2,612  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  36.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,116 (it was $33,250 in 2000)
East Chester:  $40,116
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,826
East Chester:  $18,826
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,988 (it was $73,600 in 2000)
East Chester:  $110,988
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $137,187; Detached houses: $165,180; Townhouses or other attached units: $51,028; Mobile homes: $46,976

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Races in East Chester:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.5%)
  • Black (7.8%)
  • American Indian (7.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in East Chester: 78.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 960 feet

Land area: 148.6 square miles.

Population density: 35 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in East Chester

  • High school or higher: 64.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Chester CCD

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 64.0%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

East Chester:  0.5% ($398)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
East Chester satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (22.0 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (86.7 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (443.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Enville, TN (2.5 miles ), Henderson, TN (2.9 miles ), Milledgeville, TN (3.0 miles ), Finger, TN (3.1 miles ), Luray, TN (3.2 miles ), Sardis, TN (3.4 miles ), West Chester, TN (3.4 miles ), Pinson, TN (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.46 N, Longitude: 88.49 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 731

East Chester household income distribution East Chester home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



East Chester-area historical tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.5 miles away from the East Chester place center killed 3 people and injured 60 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.4 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.


East Chester-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.0 miles away from East Chester center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 86.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 96.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/30/2003 at 04:56:22, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 14.7 mi) earthquake occurred 86.8 miles away from East Chester center
On 6/2/2005 at 11:35:11, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 MB, 3.9 MW, Depth: 9.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/27/1995 at 19:51:10, a magnitude 3.8 (3.0 MD, 3.8 LG, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 72.0 miles away from East Chester center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near East Chester:
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE LEXINGTON HOSP (about 16 miles; LEXINGTON, TN)
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE-MCNAIRY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SELMER, TN)
  • JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY GEN HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; JACKSON, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Chester:
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 59 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 61 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 69 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 80 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)

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Churches in East Chester include: Clarks Creek Church (A), Crossroads Church (B), Plainview Church (C), Enville Church (D), Friendship Baptist Church (E), Frys Point Church (F), Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Mount Pleasant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clarks Creek Cemetery (1), Woodlawn Cemetery (2), Grove Springs Cemetery (3), Robinson Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Unity Cemetery (6), Frys Point Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Jones Creek Lake (A), Robert Williams Lake (B), Morris Lake (C), Spring Creek Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Criner Creek (A), Jones Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Jacks Creek (D), Huggins Creek (E), Horse Creek (F), Goff Branch (G), Big Hurricane Creek (H), Willow Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in East Chester: Mifflin Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.3%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  14.8%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Chester, TN


24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


East Chester compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above 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 significantly below 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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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Chester County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (42%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Utility gas (22%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for East Chester

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchOther religions
Adherents58.3%22.4%14.4%2.6%2.3%
Congregations35.1%21.6%21.6%2.7%18.9%
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.


8.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,030 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.96%
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 Madison County, TN  2.16% ($31,432 average AGI)
from McNairy County, TN  0.70% ($28,000)
from Henderson County, TN  0.47% ($30,625)


7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,948 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.54%
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 Madison County, TN  2.07% ($30,838 average AGI)
to McNairy County, TN  0.77% ($31,410)
to Henderson County, TN  0.65% ($31,303)


Strongest AM radio stations in East Chester:
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WDXI (1310 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: LIBERTY RADIO II, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTJS (1390 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WDXL (1490 AM; 1 kW; LEXINGTON, TN; Owner: LEXINGTON BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Chester:
  • WHHM-FM (107.7 FM; HENDERSON, TN; Owner: THOMAS RADIO, LLC)
  • WFHC (91.5 FM; HENDERSON, TN; Owner: FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WMXX-FM (103.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)
  • WIGH (88.7 FM; LEXINGTON, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WFKX (95.7 FM; HENDERSON, TN; Owner: THOMAS RADIO, LLC)
  • WTNV (104.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYNU (92.3 FM; MILAN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNP (90.1 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMUNICTNS FOUNDTN)
  • WWYN (106.9 FM; MCKENZIE, TN; Owner: RAINBOW MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLVS-FM (106.5 FM; CLIFTON, TN; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WNWS-FM (101.5 FM; JACKSON, TN; Owner: RADIOCORP OF JACKSON, INC.)
  • WSIB (93.9 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM INC)
  • WDNX (89.1 FM; OLIVE HILL, TN; Owner: RURAL LIFE FOUNDATION, INC)
  • WXOQ (105.5 FM; SELMER, TN; Owner: GERALD W. HUNT)
  • WBFG (96.5 FM; PARKER'S CROSSROADS, TN; Owner: CROSSROADS BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WZLT (99.3 FM; LEXINGTON, TN; Owner: LEXINGTON BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC)

TV broadcast stations around East Chester:
  • WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • W25BY (Channel 25; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W38BY (Channel 38; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W54BU (Channel 54; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W22BR (Channel 22; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W52CZ (Channel 52; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W64BZ (Channel 64; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W26CJ (Channel 26; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJTE-LP (Channel 19; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLJT (Channel 11; LEXINGTON, TN; Owner: WEST TENNESSEE PUBLIC TV COUNCIL, INC)
  • W35AH (Channel 35; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34BU (Channel 34; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WJKT (Channel 16; JACKSON, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W06AW (Channel 6; SELMER, TN; Owner: WDTM, INC.)
  • W62CK (Channel 62; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W46CG (Channel 46; JACKSON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W18BL (Channel 18; ADAMSVILLE, TN; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)


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