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Parsons: Parsons Municipal Building Parsons: Main Street and Tennessee Avenue Parsons: Tennessee River at Perryville, TN (5 Miles East of Parsons)
 

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Population (year 2000): 2,452. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,385 (-2.7% change)
 

Males: 1,093  (44.6%)
Females: 1,359  (55.4%)

Decatur County

Median resident age:  42.9 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 38363.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,100 (it was $22,687 in 2000)
Parsons  $22,100
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,200 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
Parsons  $60,200
Tennessee:  $114,000

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Races in Parsons:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.7%)
  • Black (8.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.5%), Irish (6.5%), German (4.4%), English (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), Swedish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1913

Elevation: 497 feet

Land area: 3.91 square miles.

Population density: 620 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Parsons

  • High school or higher: 61.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Parsons city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

86 residents are foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).

This city:  3.5%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Parsons, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Parsons to the number of sex offenders is 1213 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Parsons:  0.5% ($298)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jackson, TN (47.9 miles , pop. 59,643).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (99.7 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (429.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Decaturville, TN (4.6 miles ), Darden, TN (8.7 miles ), Scotts Hill, TN (12.7 miles ), Holladay, TN (17.2 miles ), Sardis, TN (18.3 miles ), Lexington, TN (18.5 miles ), Saltillo, TN (19.5 miles ), Linden, TN (19.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,700
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $128,300
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $39,700
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,000
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $52,100
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $56,500
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $56,500
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $55,600
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,600
  • 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $106,400

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Latitude: 35.65 N, Longitude: 88.12 W


142 people in nursing homes

Area code: 731

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Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+2.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (6%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


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Crime in Parsons by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 100010
    per 100,000 40.40.00.00.040.60.0
Robberies 025011
    per 100,000 0.080.0204.40.040.640.4
Assaults 646607
    per 100,000 242.5160.1245.3244.60.0282.7
Burglaries 1114920526
    per 100,000 444.6560.2367.9815.3203.21050.1
Thefts 435563435635
    per 100,000 1738.12200.92575.61753.02275.51413.6
Auto thefts 8616725
    per 100,000 323.4240.1654.1285.481.3201.9
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 207.4202.5291.5198.9156.4214.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.47
US city average:  3.00

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Parsons-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Parsons city center killed 38 people and injured 157 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 30.5 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Parsons:
  • DECATUR COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (1200 TENNESSEE ST S BOX 250)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Parsons:
  • PERRY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LINDEN, TN)
  • METHODIST HEALTHCARE LEXINGTON HOSP (about 21 miles; LEXINGTON, TN)
  • CAMDEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; CAMDEN, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Parsons, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parsons:
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 54 miles; JACKSON, TN; ID: MKL)
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 73 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 83 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; ID: HOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parsons:
  • SCOTT FIELD (about 2 miles; PARSONS, TN; ID: 0M1)
  • FRANKLIN WILKINS (about 17 miles; LEXINGTON, TN; ID: M52)
  • PERRY COUNTY (about 19 miles; LINDEN, TN; ID: M15)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parsons:
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 61 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 61 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 71 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
Public elementary/middle schools in Parsons:
Library in Parsons:
  • PARSONS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $17,264; Location: 105 KENTUCKY AVE. SO.; 14,218 books; 1,115 audio materials; 1,317 video materials; 10 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Parsons include: Crossroads Church (A), First United Pentecostal Church (B), Parsons United Methodist Church (C), Parsons First Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buckner Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Deerfield Inn (863 Tennessee Avenue North), Jake's Motor Inn (3946 Highway 412 East).

 

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

PARSONS WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3889, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In FEB-2000. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2000), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2000), St Public Notif received (MAY-02-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
NORTH UD OF DECATUR/BENTON CO. (Population served: 2686, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2005)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2005)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-22-2005)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-28-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-28-2001), St Public Notif received (MAY-22-2002)
  • One minor monitoring violation
PERRYVILLE UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 2443, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.8%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  19.6%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.6%
Whole state:  5.8%

Parsons compared to Tennessee state average:

Parsons, Tennessee environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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 below state average.


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Banks with branches in Parsons (2007 data):
  • Community South Bank: Parsons Branch at 601 Tennessee Avenue South, branch established on 1991-07-01; at 51 West Main Street, branch established on 1968-08-31. Info updated 2007-01-18: Bank assets: $408.5 mil, Deposits: $310.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Tennessee Central Bancshares, Inc.
  • Decatur County Bank: Parsons Branch at 300 South Tennessee Avenue, branch established on 1979-10-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $84.6 mil, Deposits: $60.0 mil, headquarters in Decaturville, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Decatur Bancshares, Inc
  • Farmers Bank: at 101 East Main Street, branch established on 1907-03-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $36.7 mil, Deposits: $32.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Townsend Financial Corporation
  • First Bank: Tennessee Avenue Branch at 601 Tennessee Avenue South, branch established on 1983-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,471.8 mil, Deposits: $1,190.5 mil, headquarters in Lexington, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: First South Bancorp, Inc.



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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
Solid Waste Management 2$3,047$18,2820$0
Sewerage 2$3,419$20,5140$0
Water Supply 9$17,472$23,2961$840
Gas Supply 9$15,736$20,9811$230
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$210
Other Government Administration 2$4,637$27,8227$700
Police Protection - Officers 9$19,093$25,4570$0
Firefighters 0$0 15$541
Streets and Highways 4$7,343$22,0290$0
Totals for Government 37$70,749$22,94625$2,521


Parsons government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $300,000
    Solid Waste Management: $50,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,802,000
    Water Utilities: $672,000
    Police Protection: $368,000
    Regular Highways: $251,000
    Financial Administration: $148,000
    Sewerage: $125,000
    Solid Waste Management: $66,000
    Air Transportation: $56,000
    Fire Protection: $27,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $347,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $365,000
    Electric Utilities: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Gas Utilities: $5,777,000
    Water Utilities: $717,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Gas Utilities: $5,195,000
    Water Utilities: $636,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Gas Utilities: $582,000
    Water Utilities: $81,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $73,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $58,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $52,000
    Police Protection: $28,000
    Fire Protection: $18,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Air Transportation: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $964,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,833,000
    Water Utilities: $681,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $54,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $190,000
    Highways: $73,000
    All Other: $8,000
  • Tax - Property: $281,000
    Public Utilities: $6,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $923,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $23,000

6.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,390 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.68%
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 Henderson County, TN  1.30% ($25,327 average AGI)
from Madison County, TN  0.43% ($46,500)
from Perry County, TN  0.37% ($14,500)


6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,205 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.63%
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 Henderson County, TN  2.29% ($29,256 average AGI)
to Madison County, TN  0.56% ($34,190)
to Perry County, TN  0.35% ($18,308)


Strongest AM radio stations in Parsons:
  • WKJQ (1550 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PARSONS, TN; Owner: CLENNEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • 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)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Parsons:
  • WKJQ-FM (97.3 FM; PARSONS, TN; Owner: CLENNEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLVS-FM (106.5 FM; CLIFTON, TN; Owner: GOLD COAST BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WFGZ (94.5 FM; LOBELVILLE, TN; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
  • WAYW (89.9 FM; NEW JOHNSONVILLE, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WDNX (89.1 FM; OLIVE HILL, TN; Owner: RURAL LIFE FOUNDATION, INC)
  • WBFG (96.5 FM; PARKER'S CROSSROADS, TN; Owner: CROSSROADS BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Parsons:
  • WBBJ-TV (Channel 7; JACKSON, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE BROADCASTING PARTNERS)

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