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Marshall County

Population in July 2007: 5,002.
Males: 2,515  (50.3%)
Females: 2,487  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,964 (it was $43,899 in 2000)
Rock Creek:  $52,964
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,471
Rock Creek:  $22,471
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,989 (it was $86,200 in 2000)
Rock Creek:  $129,989
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $161,435; Detached houses: $177,283; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $549,797; Mobile homes: $69,377

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Races in Rock Creek:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
  • Black (5.1%)
  • American Indian (5.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Rock Creek: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1710 feet

Land area: 97.8 square miles.

Population density: 51 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rock Creek

  • High school or higher: 73.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Creek CCD

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Rock Creek:  0.7% ($580)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Rock Creek satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Murfreesboro, TN (30.1 miles , pop. 68,816).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (43.9 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (440.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lewisburg, TN (2.5 miles ), Chapel Hill, TN (2.8 miles ), Bedford, TN (3.1 miles ), Fountain Heights, TN (3.3 miles ), Unionville, TN (3.4 miles ), Cornersville, TN (3.6 miles ), Lower Rutherford Creek, TN (3.7 miles ), Petersburg, TN (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.52 N, Longitude: 86.73 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 931

Rock Creek household income distribution Rock Creek home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Machinery (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)



Rock Creek-area historical tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 158% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/16/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the Rock Creek place center killed 3 people and injured 36 people and caused $13 million in damages.

On 1/24/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.2 miles away from the place center injured 18 people and caused $5 million in damages.


Rock Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from Rock Creek center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.0 miles away from Rock Creek center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 86.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1994 at 09:12:02, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from Rock Creek center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Creek:
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; LEWISBURG, TN)
  • BEDFORD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
  • MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; COLUMBIA, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Creek:
  • COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 45 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)

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Notable location: Lewisburg Pumping Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rock Creek include: Cedar Grove Church (A), Smyrna Baptist Church (B), Rocky Point Church (C), New Hebron Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Mount Lebanon Church (F), Mount Carmel Church (G), Higgs Chapel (H), Berea Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clay Hill Cemetery (1), Wilhoite Cemetery (2), Whitsell Cemetery (3), Berea Cemetery (4), Liggett Cemetery (5), Bethbirei Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Branch (A), Big Rock Creek (B), Rich Creek (C), Belfast Creek (D), Rice Branch (E), Wilson Creek (F), East Rock Creek (G), Wright Branch (H), Snake Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Rock Creek: Henry Horton State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  68.4%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.1%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rock Creek, TN


7 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Rock Creek compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value below 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 Marshall County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (59%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Rock Creek

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionChurches of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchCumberland Presbyterian Church
Adherents43.1%24.6%14.4%4.0%4.0%
Congregations19.4%32.8%19.4%1.5%6.0%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodChurch of God of ProphecyNational Association of Free Will BaptistsOther religions
Adherents3.5%1.1%1.0%1.0%3.5%
Congregations4.5%1.5%3.0%1.5%10.4%
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.


7.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,664 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.11%
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 Maury County, TN  1.08% ($28,221 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TN  0.79% ($55,220)
from Davidson County, TN  0.78% ($37,864)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
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 Maury County, TN  0.91% ($31,468 average AGI)
to Rutherford County, TN  0.66% ($34,632)
to Davidson County, TN  0.58% ($27,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rock Creek:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WJJM (1490 AM; 1 kW; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER EXECUTRIX)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WAXO (1220 AM; 1 kW; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARSHALL COUNTY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WMCP (1280 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: MAURY COUNTY BOOSTERS CORP.)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WLIJ (1580 AM; 5 kW; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WMGC (810 AM; 5 kW; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: RADIO 810 NASHVILLE, LIMITED)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rock Creek:
  • WFCM-FM (91.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)
  • W263AE (100.5 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: WEATHER RADAR ASSOCIATES)
  • WRLT (100.1 FM; FRANKLIN, TN; Owner: TUNED-IN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WJJM-FM (94.3 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER, EXECUTRIX)
  • WJJM (1490.0 FM; LEWISBURG, TN; Owner: MARTHA M. LINGNER EXECUTRIX)
  • WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKOM (101.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENN. BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)
  • WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Rock Creek:
  • WNAB (Channel 58; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE LICENSE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WKRN-TV (Channel 2; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WKRN, G.P.)
  • WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNPT (Channel 8; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)


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