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McMinn County

Population in July 2007: 3,757. Population change since 2000: +2.0%
 

Males: 1,727  (46.0%)
Females: 2,030  (54.0%)
Median resident age:  41.6 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37331.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,100 (it was $28,117 in 2000)
Etowah  $30,100
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $67,100 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
Etowah  $67,100
Tennessee:  $130,800

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Races in Etowah:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
  • Black (3.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Etowah: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.5%), German (10.3%), English (9.5%), Irish (9.5%), French (2.3%), Scottish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1909

Elevation: 807 feet

Land area: 2.77 square miles.

Population density: 1356 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Etowah

  • High school or higher: 70.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Etowah city

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

48 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.3%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Etowah, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Etowah to the number of sex offenders is 470 to 1.

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

Etowah:  0.7% ($440)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (54.4 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (108.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (499.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Englewood, TN (7.3 miles ), Athens, TN (9.6 miles ), Niota, TN (12.8 miles ), Benton, TN (13.7 miles ), Calhoun-Riceville, TN (14.4 miles ), Calhoun, TN (15.3 miles ), Tellico Plains, TN (16.0 miles ), Charleston, TN (16.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $42,800
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $42,800
  • 1998: 17 buildings, average cost: $61,800
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $51,000
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $41,900
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $47,500
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $39,000
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $47,200
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $56,300
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $41,700
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $42,600

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 35.33 N, Longitude: 84.53 W


People in group quarters in Etowah
  • 176 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 6 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill

Area code: 423

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Etowah, Tennessee business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -157 (-4.1%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Crime in Etowah by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 22200
    per 100,000 54.153.654.50.00.0
Robberies 61111
    per 100,000 162.326.827.327.026.7
Assaults 213926118
    per 100,000 568.21044.7709.0297.1213.6
Burglaries 5931495143
    per 100,000 1596.3830.41336.21377.61147.9
Thefts 171196181157179
    per 100,000 4626.65250.54935.94241.04778.4
Auto thefts 101312107
    per 100,000 270.6348.2327.2270.1186.9
Arson 01012
    per 100,000 0.026.80.027.053.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 524.1555.9510.8355.2337.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.66
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Etowah, Tennessee

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Etowah-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 22% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Etowah city center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.6 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Etowah topographic map
Hospital/medical center in Etowah:
  • WOODS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (HWY 411 BOX 410)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Etowah:
  • ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; ATHENS, TN)
  • SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 19 miles; SWEETWATER, TN)
  • COPPER BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; COPPERHILL, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Etowah, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Etowah:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 50 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 51 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 80 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Etowah:
  • MCMINN COUNTY (about 4 miles; ATHENS, TN; ID: MMI)
  • CHILHOWEE (about 9 miles; BENTON, TN; ID: 92A)
  • MONROE COUNTY (about 18 miles; MADISONVILLE, TN; ID: MNV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Etowah:
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 57 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 60 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
Public elementary/middle schools in Etowah:
Library in Etowah:
  • ETOWAH CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income: $45,698; Location: 723 OHIO AVENUE; 10,677 books; 104 audio materials; 249 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Gateway Church of Christ

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Notable locations in Etowah: Hiwassee Work Center (A), Hiawassee Ranger Station (B), Etowah City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Etowah include: Saint Pauls Methodist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), North Etowah Baptist Church (C), Wesley Memorial Methodist Church (D), Brookhill Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: New Zion Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Etowah Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Etowah Depot (Museums; 727 Tennessee Avenue).

Hotels: Etowah Mini Golf (322 North Tennessee Avenue), Holiday Terrace Motel (322 North Tennessee Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Etowah and their reported violations in the past:

ETOWAH UTILITIES (Population served: 9778, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-15-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-15-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAR-18-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JAN-15-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999), St AO (w/penalty) issued (DEC-02-1999), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-07-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-15-2000)
  • 2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.4%
Whole state:  69.3%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.9%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.8%

Etowah compared to Tennessee state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Etowah (2007 data):
  • First Volunteer Bank of Tennessee: First Volunteer Bank Of Southeast Te at 720 Tennessee Avenue, branch established on 1932-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $525.6 mil, Deposits: $465.1 mil, headquarters in Chattanooga, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: First Volunteer Corporation
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Etowah Branch at 601 Tennessee Avenue, branch established on 1964-11-30. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • The Citizens National Bank of Athens: Etowah Branch at 843 Highway 411 North, branch established on 1993-11-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $486.6 mil, Deposits: $405.6 mil, headquarters in Athens, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens National Bancorp, Inc.
  • Athens Federal Community Bank: 623 Tennessee Avenue Branch at 623 Tennessee Avenue, branch established on 1934-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $213.3 mil, Deposits: $171.9 mil, headquarters in Athens, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 1$2,356$28,2720$0
Gas Supply 6$23,466$46,9320$0
Solid Waste Management 6$9,797$19,5942$1,001
Streets and Highways 5$10,202$24,4850$0
Firefighters 6$10,406$20,8120$0
Police - Other 4$6,179$18,5372$523
Police Protection - Officers 10$19,315$23,1780$0
Other Government Administration 12$13,080$13,0800$0
Local Libraries 1$1,488$17,8561$660
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 16$19,815$14,8612$929
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 38$89,305$28,2028$2,320
Electric Power 15$56,366$45,0930$0
Water Supply 13$48,190$44,4830$0
Housing and Community Development(Local) 5$12,115$29,0760$0
Parks and Recreation 2$3,381$20,2863$1,455
Sewerage 4$13,979$41,9370$0
Financial Administration 10$31,087$37,3040$0
Totals for Government 154$370,527$28,87218$6,887



Etowah government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $175,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $57,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $39,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $7,300,000
    Gas Utilities: $2,700,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,149,000
    Water Utilities: $780,000
    General - Other: $676,000
    Police Protection: $440,000
    Solid Waste Management: $423,000
    Sewerage: $375,000
    Regular Highways: $366,000
    Financial Administration: $290,000
    Fire Protection: $210,000
    Parks & Recreation: $121,000
    Libraries: $46,000
    Health Services - Other: $33,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $214,000
    Education: $10,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $86,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $544,000
    General Support: $396,000
    All Other: $247,000
    Water Utilities: $26,000
    Highways: $13,000
    Housing & Community Development: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,436,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,364,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,556,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $244,000
  • Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $104,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $98,000
    Interest Earnings: $23,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $111,000
    Police Protection: $59,000
    Fire Protection: $43,000
    Parks & Recreation: $13,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $662,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $7,300,000
    Gas Utilities: $2,700,000
    Water Utilities: $780,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $1,573,000
    General Support: $261,000
    All Other: $145,000
    Highways: $111,000
  • Tax - Property: $490,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $153,000
    Public Utilities: $52,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,180,000

7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,757 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.02%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($304 average AGI)
McMinn County:  0.07%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Monroe County, TN  1.02% ($27,097 average AGI)
from Bradley County, TN  0.87% ($32,087)
from Meigs County, TN  0.38% ($21,538)


5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,338 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.98%
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 Bradley County, TN  1.01% ($29,659 average AGI)
to Monroe County, TN  0.86% ($30,027)
to Knox County, TN  0.43% ($35,877)


Strongest AM radio stations in Etowah:
  • WCPH (1220 AM; 1 kW; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: STARR MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WYXI (1390 AM; 3 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: CORNERSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WENR (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ENGLEWOOD, TN; Owner: PAUL WILSON D/B/A/ 1090 RADIO, A TEN)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLAR (1450 AM; 1 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WCLE (1570 AM; 5 kW; CLEVELAND, TN)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Etowah:
  • WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
  • WYGO (99.5 FM; MADISONVILLE, TN; Owner: MAJOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WJSQ (101.7 FM; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLOD-FM (98.3 FM; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCLE-FM (104.1 FM; CALHOUN, TN; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKTS (90.1 FM; KINGSTON, TN; Owner: THE KINGSTON CENTURY CLUB INC.)
  • WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WOCE (93.1 FM; BENTON, TN; Owner: LB RADIO OF CHATTANOOGA, LLC)
  • WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Etowah:
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WPDP-LP (Channel 25; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)


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