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Macon County

Population in July 2007: 4,181.
Males: 2,124  (50.8%)
Females: 2,057  (49.2%)

Median resident age:  32.5 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,526 (it was $31,932 in 2000)
Siloam:  $38,526
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,492
Siloam:  $18,492
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,020 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
Siloam:  $98,020
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $136,649; Detached houses: $160,788; Townhouses or other attached units: $42,864; Mobile homes: $59,520

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Races in Siloam:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Siloam: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 897 feet

Land area: 66.3 square miles.

Population density: 63 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Siloam

  • High school or higher: 60.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Siloam CCD

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 64.5%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Siloam:  0.5% ($294)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Siloam satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (42.6 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (374.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Westmoreland, TN (2.0 miles ), Lafayette, TN (2.9 miles ), Bethpage, TN (3.1 miles ), Adolphus, KY (3.3 miles ), Hartsville, TN (3.3 miles ), Holland, KY (3.4 miles ), Castalian Springs, TN (3.7 miles ), Scottsville, KY (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 36.55 N, Longitude: 86.17 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 615

Siloam household income distribution Siloam home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (23%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)



Siloam-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 112% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/27/1970, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the Siloam place center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/27/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Siloam-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.4 miles away from Siloam center
Magnitude types: duration magnitude (MD)

Hospitals/medical centers near Siloam:
  • MACON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LA FAYETTE, TN)
  • TROUSDALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; HARTSVILLE, TN)
  • SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; GALLATIN, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Siloam:
  • VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; GALLATIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,215)
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
  • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
  • DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
  • BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,654)
  • TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
  • NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 47 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)

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Churches in Siloam include: Siloam Baptist Church (A), Rocky Mound Baptist Church (B), Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church (C), Pisgah Church (D), Eulia Church (E), New Liberty Church (F), Green Grove United Methodist Church (G), Leaths Chapel (H), Millers Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Shrum Cemetery (1), Cliburn Cemetery (2), Waldon Cemetery (3), Carman Cemetery (4), Hawkins Cemetery (5), Minick Cemetery (6), Holman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honey Branch (A), Leaths Branch (B), Morrison Branch (C), Pop Branch (D), Simmons Branch (E), Echo Creek (F), Tooley Branch (G), Dry Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.7%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.8%
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 2007:
This place:  13.2%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Siloam, TN



Siloam compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly 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 significantly 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 Macon County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (64%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Siloam

Adherents


NameOld Missionary Baptists AssociationsChurches of ChristSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchOther religions
Adherents39.8%27.3%14.7%8.3%9.8%
Congregations28.1%25.0%12.5%12.5%21.9%
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.


5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.60%
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 Sumner County, TN  1.36% ($27,032 average AGI)
from Davidson County, TN  0.51% ($24,306)
from Wilson County, TN  0.33% ($24,348)


5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
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 Sumner County, TN  1.38% ($25,635 average AGI)
to Allen County, KY  0.32% ($16,273)
to Davidson County, TN  0.29% ($28,750)


Strongest AM radio stations in Siloam:
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WHIN (1010 AM; 5 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: WHIN, INC.)
  • WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
  • WTNK (1090 AM; 1 kW; HARTSVILLE, TN; Owner: G & L AIRCASTERS, INC.)
  • WEEN (1460 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, TN; Owner: LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WYXE (1130 AM; daytime; 2 kW; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: JON GARY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WKCT (930 AM; 5 kW; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WLCK (1250 AM; 1 kW; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Siloam:
  • WLCT (102.1 FM; LAFAYETTE, TN; Owner: LAFAYETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGGC (95.1 FM; GLASGOW, KY; Owner: HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVLE (99.3 FM; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: SHERANDAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WMOT (89.5 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W230AD (93.9 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WVCP (88.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WUCZ (104.1 FM; CARTHAGE, TN; Owner: WOOD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKYU-FM (88.9 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
  • WDNS (93.3 FM; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Owner: DAILY NEWS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WANT (98.9 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: BAY-POINTE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Siloam:
  • WPGD (Channel 50; HENDERSONVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
  • WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPBM-LP (Channel 48; SCOTTSVILLE, KY; Owner: PROCLAIM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WHTN (Channel 39; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)


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