Spring City, Tennessee
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Population change since 2000: -3.0%
Males: 1,063 | |
Females: 901 |
Median resident age: | 48.8 years |
Tennessee median age: | 39.2 years |
Zip codes: 37381.
Spring City: | $37,334 |
TN: | $59,695 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $24,717 (it was $14,506 in 2000)
Spring City town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $149,353 (it was $65,100 in 2000)
Spring City: | $149,353 |
TN: | $235,200 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $161,487; detached houses: $170,534; mobile homes: $51,493
Median gross rent in 2021: $829.
(19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.3% for Black residents, 31.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spring City, TN
- 2,27794.4%White alone
- 622.6%Black alone
- 291.2%Two or more races
- 200.8%Hispanic
- 60.2%Other race alone
Races in Spring City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there were 43 registered sex offenders living in Spring City, Tennessee as of September 25, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Spring City is 59 to 1.
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Murders (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (54.1) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (49.5) | 1 (49.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (160.9) | 1 (54.1) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (49.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (49.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (54.1) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 3 (148.4) | 4 (201.9) | 1 (50.0) | 10 (496.8) | 3 (150.0) | 1 (49.5) | 4 (198.4) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (552.8) | 7 (377.2) | 4 (214.5) | 5 (270.3) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 5 (247.8) | 6 (300.2) | 5 (247.4) | 6 (302.9) | 8 (400.2) | 5 (248.4) | 8 (400.0) | 11 (544.8) | 15 (744.0) | 15 (750.8) | 8 (402.0) | 8 (431.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (486.5) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 35 (1,734) | 45 (2,251) | 35 (1,732) | 35 (1,767) | 32 (1,601) | 34 (1,689) | 32 (1,600) | 40 (1,981) | 32 (1,587) | 26 (1,301) | 28 (1,407) | 36 (1,940) | 20 (1,072) | 24 (1,297) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 1 (49.6) | 5 (250.1) | 4 (197.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.1) | 6 (298.1) | 4 (200.0) | 6 (297.2) | 1 (49.6) | 3 (150.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (107.8) | 4 (214.5) | 6 (324.3) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (99.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (49.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index | 90.7 | 141.1 | 147.0 | 132.3 | 125.1 | 208.1 | 138.0 | 190.7 | 213.8 | 116.6 | 195.0 | 191.8 | 231.6 | 333.5 |
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 254.8. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Spring City detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 10 (8 officers - 7 male; 1 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 4.35 |
Tennessee average: | 2.57 |

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Ancestries: American (36.4%), English (13.0%), German (7.3%), Polish (7.3%), Scottish (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1953
Elevation: 773 feet
Land area: 2.44 square miles.
Population density: 805 people per square mile (low).

7 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.3% |
Tennessee: | 2.8% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $933 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $983 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (50.0 miles
, pop. 155,554).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (111.1 miles
, pop. 545,524).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (451.7 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 35.69 N, Longitude: 84.86 W
Area code: 423


Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 4 buildings, average cost: $158,600
- 2020: 2 buildings, average cost: $268,700
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $80,000
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,500
- 2008: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,700
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,700
- 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2003: 1 building, cost: $129,800
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $117,400
- 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,000
- 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $103,100
- 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $95,700
Here: | 4.3% |
Tennessee: | 3.1% |

- Health care (12.2%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (10.7%)
- Construction (10.3%)
- Educational services (9.3%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Textile mills & textile products (3.4%)

- Construction (17.3%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (14.0%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.3%)
- Health care (5.1%)
- Educational services (4.6%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.6%)
- Metal & metal products (3.9%)

- Health care (22.5%)
- Educational services (16.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.4%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (6.0%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (4.2%)

- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.1%)

- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)

- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (11.6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8.1%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7.4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.6%)
- Cashiers (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
Average climate in Spring City, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 60.1. This is better than average.
City: | 60.1 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2011 was 15.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 15.8 |
U.S.: | 19.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 7.26. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 7.26 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Tornado activity:
Spring City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the Spring City town center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/15/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Spring City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 110% greater 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 51.2 miles away from Spring City center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 9.1 miles away from Spring City center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 181.3 miles away from Spring City center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 253.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Rhea County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Spring City:
Airports located in Spring City:
- 100 Aker Wood Airport (TN41) (Runways: 1)
Nuclear power plants:
- Watts Bar 1. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Tennessee Valley Authority. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Tennessee Valley Authority. Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). Net Output: 1177 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 01/1996. Commercial start: 05/1996..
- Watts Bar 2. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Tennessee Valley Authority. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Tennessee Valley Authority. Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). Net Output: 1177 MWe. Suspended..
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spring City:
- Roane State Community College (about 20 miles; Harriman, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,302)
- Cleveland State Community College (about 34 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
- Lee University (about 37 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 4,422)
- Pellissippi State Community College (about 44 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- Southern Adventist University (about 46 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,898)
- Chattanooga State Community College (about 46 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 6,827)
- Tennessee Technological University (about 50 miles; Cookeville, TN; FT enrollment: 9,761)
Public elementary/middle schools in Spring City:
- SPRING CITY ELEMENTARY (Students: 625, Location: 270 EAST JACKSON AV, Grades: PK-5)
- SPRING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 344, Location: 751 WASSON MEMORIAL HWY 68, Grades: 6-8)
User-submitted facts and corrections:
- Birthplace of - Cara Reed,College Basketball Player Tennessee Tech Golden Eaglettes
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Spring City: Spring City Dock (A), Spring City Resort (B), Rhea County Fire Department Station 500 (C), Spring City Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (D), Spring City Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Spring City include: Central Baptist Church (A), Four Square Church (B), Reed United Methodist Chapel (C), Shiloh Baptist Church (D), Spring City Church of Christ (E), Spring City Church of God (F), Spring City First Baptist Church (G), Spring City Presbyterian Church (H), Spring City United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cardwell Branch (A), Town Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Spring City: Spring City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Thomas T. Handy - General, Hargus "Pig" Robbins - Session musician, Homer Thompson (baseball) - Baseball player, Tommy Thompson (pitcher) - Baseball player.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Spring City and their reported violations in the past:
SPRING CITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2,556, Surface water):Past monitoring violations:NORTH U.D. OF RHEA COUNTY (Population served: 2,551, Purch surface water):
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2012), St BCA signed (NOV-30-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2013), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2013)
- Failure Submit Treatment Requirement Rpt - In JAN-02-2012, Contaminant: LT2ESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2012), St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-2012)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2011 and MAR-2011, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-31-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-31-2011), St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2011), St BCA signed (NOV-30-2012)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) - In DEC-2010. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-2011), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-01-2011)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2010 and DEC-2010, Contaminant: CARBON, TOTAL. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from JAN-28-2011 to FEB-01-2011), St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2011)
- 4 minor monitoring violations
- 4 other older monitoring violations
Past health violations:NEWPORT RESORT WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 160, Groundwater):
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2011 and DEC-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2012), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2012), St Public Notif received (FEB-10-2012), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2012), St BCA signed (MAY-29-2012)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2011 and SEP-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-02-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2011), St Public Notif received (NOV-19-2011), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2012), St BCA signed (MAY-29-2012)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2011 and JUN-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-2011), St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2011), St Public Notif received (2 times from AUG-26-2011 to AUG-26-2011), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2012), St BCA signed (MAY-29-2012)
Past monitoring violations:YOST TRAILER PARK (Population served: 15, Groundwater under infl of surface water):
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2012 and SEP-2012, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2012), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2012)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2011 and JUN-2011, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-08-2011), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-25-2011), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2011)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2010 and JUN-2010, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-2010), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-2010), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2010), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-25-2010), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-25-2011)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2009 and JUN-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2008), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2008), St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-2009), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2009), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-25-2011)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2008 and JUN-2008, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-03-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-03-2008), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2008), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2008), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-27-2009), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-21-2009), St AO (w/penalty) issued (AUG-25-2011)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-20-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-28-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-20-2006)
- 21 regular monitoring violations
This town: | 2.3 people |
Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
This town: | 62.4% |
Whole state: | 67.3% |
This town: | 5.9% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
126 people in nursing homes in 2000
Banks with branches in Spring City (2011 data):
- Community National Bank: Spring City Branch at 22400 Rhea County Highway, branch established on 1986/06/17. Info updated 2009/03/16: Bank assets: $215.3 mil, Deposits: $188.0 mil, headquarters in Dayton, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
- First Bank of Tennessee: First Bank Of Tennessee at 369 Front Street, branch established on 1890/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $226.4 mil, Deposits: $198.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
- SouthEast Bank & Trust: Spring City Branch at 285 Front Street, branch established on 1975/02/08. Info updated 2007/04/23: Bank assets: $266.2 mil, Deposits: $233.4 mil, headquarters in Athens, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Southeast Bancshares, Inc.
For population 15 years and over in Spring City:
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 18.7%
For population 25 years and over in Spring City:
- High school or higher: 85.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.1 minutes
Here: | 9.8 |
Tennessee average: | 11.6 |

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Spring City, TN (based on Rhea County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 12,307 | 61 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,441 | 15 |
Catholic | 400 | 1 |
Black Protestant | 368 | 3 |
Other | 175 | 2 |
None | 16,118 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Rhea County: | 0.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Rhea County: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Rhea County: | 6.60 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Rhea County: | 4.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 11.3% |
State: | 11.4% |
Rhea County: | 31.3% |
Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Rhea County: | 15.8% |
Tennessee: | 13.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Spring City: | 48.1% |
Tennessee: | 49.3% |
Spring City: | 42.4% |
Tennessee: | 46.1% |
Here: | 29.1 |
Tennessee: | 28.8 |
This city: | 23.0% |
State: | 21.0% |
Here: | 14.1% |
State: | 10.5% |
Spring City: | 6.9 |
Tennessee: | 6.8 |
This city: | 34.3% |
Tennessee: | 33.9% |
Spring City: | 52.4% |
Tennessee: | 55.9% |
Spring City: | 74.0% |
Tennessee: | 79.1% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Spring City, TN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Police Protection - Officers | 8 | $22,444 | $33,666 | 0 | $0 |
Streets and Highways | 4 | $9,519 | $28,557 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 4 | $9,883 | $29,649 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 3 | $7,163 | $28,652 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 3 | $9,841 | $39,364 | 0 | $0 |
Financial Administration | 2 | $6,411 | $38,466 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 2 | $5,552 | $33,312 | 2 | $1,974 |
Local Libraries | 1 | $1,920 | $23,040 | 4 | $4,116 |
Parks and Recreation | 1 | $1,932 | $23,184 | 0 | $0 |
Totals for Government | 28 | $74,665 | $31,999 | 6 | $6,090 |
Spring City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $468,000 ($238.29)
Police Protection: $448,000 ($228.11)
Water Utilities: $401,000 ($204.18)
Central Staff Services: $237,000 ($120.67)
Regular Highways: $227,000 ($115.58)
Solid Waste Management: $150,000 ($76.37)
General - Other: $147,000 ($74.85)
Libraries: $76,000 ($38.70)
General Public Buildings: $49,000 ($24.95)
Parks and Recreation: $30,000 ($15.27)
Local Fire Protection: $24,000 ($12.22)
- General - Interest on Debt: $46,000 ($23.42)
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Sewerage: $1,000 ($0.51)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $100,000 ($50.92)
Police Protection: $72,000 ($36.66)
General - Other: $16,000 ($8.15)
Sewerage: $15,000 ($7.64)
Water Utilities: $15,000 ($7.64)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $796,000 ($405.30)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $123,000 ($62.63)
Spring City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $691,000 ($351.83)
Solid Waste Management: $134,000 ($68.23)
Other: $10,000 ($5.09)
Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($0.51)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $232,000 ($118.13)
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $73,000 ($37.17)
Rents: $32,000 ($16.29)
General Revenue - Other: $27,000 ($13.75)
Donations From Private Sources: $18,000 ($9.16)
Sale of Property: $9,000 ($4.58)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($1.53)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $727,000 ($370.16)
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $219,000 ($111.51)
Highways: $54,000 ($27.49)
Other: $4,000 ($2.04)
- Tax - Property: $535,000 ($272.40)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $96,000 ($48.88)
Other Selective Sales: $68,000 ($34.62)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000 ($0.51)
Other License: $1,000 ($0.51)
Spring City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,509,000 ($2295.82)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,317,000 ($2198.07)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $192,000 ($97.76)
Spring City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $90,000 ($45.82)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,352,000 ($1197.56)
Businesses in Spring City, TN | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
Howard Johnson | 1 |
Strongest AM radio stations in Spring City:
- WXQK (970 AM; 1 kW; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J.L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WOFE (580 AM; 1 kW; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WECO (940 AM; 5 kW; WARTBURG, TN; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY B/CASTING CO.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDNT (1280 AM; 1 kW; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Spring City:
- WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WKTS (90.1 FM; KINGSTON, TN; Owner: THE KINGSTON CENTURY CLUB INC.)
- WOWF (102.5 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: PEG BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
- WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
- WBZH (92.7 FM; HARRIMAN, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAYB-FM (95.7 FM; GRAYSVILLE, TN; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- WLOD-FM (98.3 FM; SWEETWATER, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WGSQ (94.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
- WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
- WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
- WJSQ (101.7 FM; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
- WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Spring City:
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WBXX-TV (Channel 20; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF TENNESSEE, LLC)
- WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 30Number of bridges
- 217ft / 66.0mTotal length
- $4,509,000Total costs
- 98,270Total average daily traffic
- 9,372Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 41930-1939
- 21940-1949
- 21950-1959
- 31960-1969
- 11970-1979
- 81980-1989
- 72000-2009
- 32010-2019
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Spring City, TN
- 18546.8%Structure Fires
- 15639.5%Outside Fires
- 369.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 184.6%Other
Most common first names in Spring City, TN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 95 | 68.8 years |
William | 84 | 72.0 years |
John | 68 | 73.7 years |
Mary | 64 | 77.7 years |
Robert | 60 | 72.3 years |
Charles | 40 | 70.5 years |
George | 39 | 70.4 years |
Thomas | 22 | 73.1 years |
Ruth | 21 | 79.5 years |
Alice | 19 | 80.9 years |
Most common last names in Spring City, TN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 77 | 75.7 years |
Reed | 49 | 75.8 years |
Roberts | 38 | 72.7 years |
Hill | 28 | 71.1 years |
Brown | 28 | 74.2 years |
Thurman | 26 | 66.9 years |
Johnson | 25 | 74.4 years |
Cunningham | 24 | 72.5 years |
Miller | 22 | 75.2 years |
Fugate | 22 | 74.8 years |
- 64.9%Utility gas
- 29.3%Electricity
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 81.4%Electricity
- 17.6%Utility gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
Spring City compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below 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 significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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