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Population (year 2000): 5,774. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,451 (-5.6% change)
 

Males: 2,633  (45.6%)
Females: 3,141  (54.4%)

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Median resident age:  42.0 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37854.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,400 (it was $23,986 in 2000)
Rockwood  $23,400
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,700 (it was $60,300 in 2000)
Rockwood  $61,700
Tennessee:  $114,000

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Races in Rockwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.4%)
  • Black (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (32.6%), Irish (6.4%), German (4.4%), English (3.9%), Scottish (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1903

Elevation: 883 feet

Land area: 7.89 square miles.

Population density: 686 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rockwood

  • High school or higher: 66.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockwood city

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 14.7%

67 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Rockwood, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rockwood to the number of sex offenders is 602 to 1.

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

Rockwood:  0.7% ($439)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (50.9 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (144.7 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (461.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Midtown, TN (7.6 miles ), Harriman, TN (9.2 miles ), Barnard, TN (9.9 miles ), Oakdale, TN (11.4 miles ), Kingston, TN (11.9 miles ), Crab Orchard, TN (14.1 miles ), Ten Mile, TN (15.0 miles ), Fairfield Glade, TN (16.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $62,000
  • 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $37,300
  • 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $82,300
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $97,100
  • 2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $76,400

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Latitude: 35.87 N, Longitude: 84.68 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +663 (+11.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 680 (32.4%)


180 people in nursing homes
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 865

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Population change in the 1990s: -139 (-2.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Crime in Rockwood by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 101130
    per 100,000 17.20.017.318.454.60.0
Robberies 332254
    per 100,000 51.551.034.736.791.072.8
Assaults 491611516
    per 100,000 68.7153.0277.3202.191.0291.2
Burglaries 332642486755
    per 100,000 566.5441.9727.9881.71218.81000.9
Thefts 189210273291299258
    per 100,000 3244.63569.04731.45345.35439.34695.2
Auto thefts 9910201516
    per 100,000 154.5153.0173.3367.4272.9291.2
Arson 111300
    per 100,000 17.217.017.355.10.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 224.7231.8333.8371.1413.9361.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (14 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.59
US city average:  3.00

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Rockwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.7 miles away from the Rockwood city center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/10/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people and caused $970,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rockwood:
  • ROANE MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; HARRIMAN, TN)
  • FORT SANDERS LOUDON MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; LOUDON, TN)
  • CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; CROSSVILLE, TN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockwood:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 49 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 68 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 110 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockwood:
  • ROCKWOOD MUNI (about 4 miles; ROCKWOOD, TN; ID: RKW)
  • CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL-WHITSON FIELD (about 29 miles; CROSSVILLE, TN; ID: CSV)
  • MARK ANTON (about 32 miles; DAYTON, TN; ID: 2A0)

Operable nuclear power plant near Rockwood:
  • 18 miles: Watts Bar 1 in Spring City, TN.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockwood:
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 51 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,204)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
Public high school in Rockwood:
  • Rockwood High School (Students: 479; Location: 512 West Rockwood Street; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 57)
Public elementary/middle schools in Rockwood:
Private elementary/middle school in Rockwood:
  • HIS SERVANTS ACADEMY (Students: 24; Location: 228 DELOZIER LANE; Grades: KG - 4)
Library in Rockwood:
  • ROCKWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $114,441; Location: 117 NORTH FRONT STREET; 32,987 books; 421 audio materials; 678 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Rockwood: Roane County Industrial Park (A), Rockwood Golf and Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rockwood include: Cardiff Church (A), Clymersville Church (B), Rockwood United Methodist Church (C), Rockwood First Baptist Church (D), Rockwood Church of Christ (E), Pond Grove Baptist Church (F), First Baptist Church of Lenoir Avenue (G), First Christian Church (H), First Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ault Cemetery (1), Kimbrough Cemetery (2), Tedder Cemetery (3), Pyott Cemetery (4), Pass Cemetery (5), Cardiff Cemetery (6), Rockwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Rockwood: Roane Memorial Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Budget Motel (Highway 27 South) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.9%
Whole state:  69.3%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  21.9%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Rockwood compared to Tennessee state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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 Rockwood (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Rockwood Branch at 104 South Gateway Avenue, branch established on 1959-02-16; Rockwood Branch at 240 West Rockwood Street, branch established on 1934-07-25. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Rockford Branch at 134 North Gateway Avenue, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • First Bank of Tennessee: Rockwood Branch at 996 North Gateway Avenue, branch established on 1999-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $183.7 mil, Deposits: $159.5 mil, headquarters in Spring City, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Rockwood Branch at 511 North Gateway Avenue, branch established on 1977-11-21. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation



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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
Electric Power 42$130,813$37,3751$1,260


Rockwood government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $215,000
    Solid Waste Management: $56,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Construction - Air Transportation: $300,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $18,651,000
    Gas Utilities: $2,300,000
    Water Utilities: $1,120,000
    Police Protection: $651,000
    Parks & Recreation: $507,000
    Fire Protection: $469,000
    Regular Highways: $456,000
    Financial Administration: $238,000
    Solid Waste Management: $126,000
    Libraries: $121,000
    General - Other: $93,000
    General Public Buildings: $69,000
    Air Transportation: $68,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $54,000
    Central Staff Services: $46,000
    Health Services - Other: $28,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $200,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $79,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to State - Electric Utilities: $208,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $401,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,965,000
    Electric Utilities: $3,085,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $3,085,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,824,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $141,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $95,000
    Rents: $23,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $304,000
    Police Protection: $95,000
    Regular Highways: $90,000
    Parks & Recreation: $48,000
    Central Staff: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,317,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $20,777,000
    Gas Utilities: $2,899,000
    Water Utilities: $1,726,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $376,000
    Highways: $187,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $1,470,000
    Property: $519,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $164,000
    NEC: $106,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $9,499,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $298,000

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
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 Knox County, TN  1.01% ($41,057 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TN  0.75% ($33,895)
from Morgan County, TN  0.61% ($27,759)


6.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,557 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.12%
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 Knox County, TN  1.31% ($41,167 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TN  0.86% ($30,043)
to Morgan County, TN  0.39% ($31,568)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rockwood:
  • WOFE (580 AM; 1 kW; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WECO (940 AM; 5 kW; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY B/CASTING CO.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMTY (670 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FARRAGUT, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rockwood:
  • WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WBZH (92.7 FM; HARRIMAN, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKTS (90.1 FM; KINGSTON, TN; Owner: THE KINGSTON CENTURY CLUB INC.)
  • WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WOWF (102.5 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: PEG BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WECO-FM (101.3 FM; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
  • WLOD-FM (98.3 FM; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WGSQ (94.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKZX-FM (93.5 FM; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • WJSQ (101.7 FM; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
  • WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
  • WYGO (99.5 FM; MADISONVILLE, TN; Owner: MAJOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Rockwood:
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WBXX-TV (Channel 20; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF TENNESSEE, LLC)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
  • WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
  • W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)

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