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
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:
- 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)
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| 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 | $18,282 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $3,419 | $20,514 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $17,472 | $23,296 | 1 | $840 |
| Gas Supply |
9 | $15,736 | $20,981 | 1 | $230 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $210 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,637 | $27,822 | 7 | $700 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $19,093 | $25,457 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 15 | $541 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $7,343 | $22,029 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
37 | $70,749 | $22,946 | 25 | $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:
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:
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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