Rockwood, Tennessee

Back to Rockwood, TN housing info, Roane County, Tennessee, TN smaller cities, TN small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Rockwood, TN Roane County Population in July 2007: 5,559. Population change since 2000: -6.0%   Males: 2,534   (45.6%) Females: 3,025   (54.4%) Median resident age:   42.0 years Tennessee median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 37854. Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,662 (it was $23,986 in 2000) Rockwood:   $27,662 Tennessee:   $42,367 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,012 (it was $58,700 in 2000) Rockwood:   $86,012 Tennessee:   $130,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,211; Detached houses: $103,398; In 2-unit structures: $53,860; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,065; Mobile homes: $29,869; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 37854 Rockwood, TN residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Old Hickory Tree Service Races in Rockwood: White Non-Hispanic (92.4%) Black (5.4%) Two or more races (0.9%) Hispanic (0.8%) American Indian (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Rockwood: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rockwood, Tennessee on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Rockwood is mentioned 118 times on our forum: Rockwood anyone?  (12 replies) Information about Rockwood (Roane county) please  (5 replies) Newbie questions for Rockwood area  (6 replies) Anybody from Rockwood, TN?  (7 replies) Pet friendly Rockwood rentals?  (0 replies) TN Forum get together Spring 2008!  (306 replies) Latest news from Rockwood, TN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations 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: 704 people per square mile   (low).

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%)

Area code: 865

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.52
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rockwood, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rockwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 39% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.6 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 11.9 miles away from the city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people and caused $970,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Rockwood, TN

• Rockwood Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 774, Itinerant Ops: 3,100, Local Ops: 9,300, Military Ops: 2,326)
• Walden Ridge Airport (Runways: 1)

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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

This city:	21.9%
Whole state:	13.5%

This city:	9.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockwood, TN

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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.

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.

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)

• Fire: 129
• Hazardous Condition: 34
• Good Intent Call: 21