Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 18.3% | | Whole state: | 13.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 8.7% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elkton, TN
Elkton compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above 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 significantly 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Giles County Tennessee:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Elkton
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Independent Free Will Baptists Associations |
| Adherents | 48.6% | 21.2% | 17.2% | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| Congregations | 24.8% | 24.8% | 23.8% | 4.8% | 1.9% |
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| Name | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | USA National Primitive Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | Church of God of Prophecy | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.9% |
| Congregations | 1.9% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 9.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,594 | $19,128 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $3,401 | $20,406 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $797 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $4,995 | $19,980 | 1 | $797 |
Elkton government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Sewerage: $45,000
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $115,000
Police Protection: $60,000
Fire Protection: $29,000
Solid Waste Management: $26,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $127,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $27,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $164,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $138,000
Highways: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $18,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $95,000
5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,883 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.83% | | 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:
5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,219 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.67% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Elkton:
- WSLV (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ARDMORE, TN; Owner: B & E BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
- WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
- WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WEUV (1700 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elkton:
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
- WAYH (88.1 FM; HARVEST, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYFD (91.7 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKSR-FM (98.3 FM; PULASKI, TN; Owner: PULASKI BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEUZ (92.1 FM; MINOR HILL, TN; Owner: BROADCAST ONE, INC.)
- WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)
- WYTM-FM (105.5 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, TN; Owner: TIME BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WLLX (97.5 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Owner: ROGER WRIGHT DBA PROSPECT COMMUNICATIONS)
- WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- W251AC (98.1 FM; CHAPSHAW, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
- W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
TV broadcast stations around Elkton:
- WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
- WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
- WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
Elkton, Tennessee:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Tennessee average:
- Fatal accident count: 115
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 182
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 39
- Fatalities: 126
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 294
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
See more detailed statistics of Elkton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 24 meters (79ft)
Total costs: $5,900,000
Total average daily traffic: 12,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 838
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 20,160
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Edward G Roach, Elkton, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 85.3 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4- 110 Main St, Call Sign: KNDS803
Assigned Frequencies : 154.070 MHz Grant Date: 08/18/1997, Expiration Date: 09/14/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/12/2003
Registrant: City Of Elkton, 110 Main St, Elkton, TN 38455, Phone: (615) 468-2506 - Off Hwy 31 1 Mi N Of Hwy 273w Tank, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPBN916, Licensee ID: L00092830
Assigned Frequencies : 173.262 MHz Grant Date: 12/31/1997, Expiration Date: 01/26/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/27/2003
Registrant: South Giles Utility District, Prospect, TN 38477, Phone: (615) 363-0551 - Off Hwy 31 1 Mi N Of Hwy 273w Tank, Type: Building, Structure height: 4.5 m, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPZK557
Assigned Frequencies : 173.262 MHz Grant Date: 01/30/2004, Expiration Date: 01/30/2014, Certifier: Cathy J Dradt Mrs
Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Lat: 35.051500 Lon: -86.889639, Call Sign: WQBS687
Assigned Frequencies : 154.070 MHz Grant Date: 12/07/2004, Expiration Date: 12/07/2014, Certifier: Daniel R Yant
Registrant: Lao 20424612, 102 E Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 337-9630, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3- Call Sign: KI4SGJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01215759
Grant Date: 11/21/2006, Expiration Date: 11/21/2016, Cancelation Date: 01/23/2008, Certifier: Ricky W Powers
Registrant: Ricky W Powers, Elkton, TN 38455 - Call Sign: KI4UQM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01260526
Grant Date: 03/22/2007, Expiration Date: 03/22/2017, Certifier: Norma J Powers
Registrant: Norma J Powers, Elkton, TN 38455 - Call Sign: AJ4EQ, Previous Call Sign: KI4SGJ, Licensee ID: L01215759
Grant Date: 11/21/2006, Expiration Date: 11/21/2016, Certifier: Ricky W Powers
Registrant: Ricky W Powers, Elkton, TN 38455
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 8
- Hazardous Condition: 4
- Good Intent Call: 3
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Elkton, TN
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