Stony Creek, Tennessee
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| Males: 3,533 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 3,698 |  (51.1%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.6 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37643
| Stony Creek: | $48,311 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,007 (it was $13,744 in 2000)
Stony Creek CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $184,436 (it was $70,800 in 2000)
| Stony Creek: | $184,436 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $224,307; detached houses: $249,880; townhouses or other attached units: $153,446; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $259,597; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,690; mobile homes: $91,475; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $127,664
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stony Creek, TN
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- 6,86498.4%White alone
- 540.8%Hispanic
- 290.4%Two or more races
- 120.2%American Indian alone
- 140.2%Asian alone
Races in Stony Creek detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 71.1 square miles.
Population density: 102 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Stony Creek CCD: | 0.5% ($335) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN 
(16.0 miles , pop. 55,469).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (109.1 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (452.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Hunter, TN (1.9 miles ),
), Biltmore, TN (2.9 miles ),
), Laurel Fork, TN (3.1 miles ),
), Watauga, TN (3.3 miles )
)Latitude: 36.40 N, Longitude: 82.10 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 423
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Health care (10.5%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.0%)
- Construction (7.6%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
- Social assistance (3.8%)
- Construction (13.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.1%)
- Metal & metal products (7.2%)
- Public administration (6.3%)
- Machinery (5.8%)
- Educational services (5.8%)
- Truck transportation (4.4%)
- Health care (19.6%)
- Educational services (11.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
- Social assistance (7.6%)
- Finance & insurance (5.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (4.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.7%)
- Child care workers (6.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.1%)
Average climate in Stony Creek, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 55.2. This is better than average.
| City: | 55.2 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 32.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.3 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0520. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.0520 |
| U.S.: | 0.0093 |
Tornado activity:
Stony Creek-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.8 miles away from the Stony Creek place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/4/1974, a category F3 tornado 32.5 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Stony Creek-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 17% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 56.1 miles away from Stony Creek center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 251.9 miles away from the 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) earthquake occurred 160.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 112.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 52.6 miles away from Stony Creek center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 176.4 miles away from Stony Creek 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 Carter County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Stony Creek:
- ADVENTA HOSPICE, INC (Hospital, about 1 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- PINE RIDGE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- PINE RIDGE HEALTH CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- IVY HALL NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- SYCAMORE SHOALS HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- HERMITAGE HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stony Creek:
- King University (about 14 miles; Bristol, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,472)
- East Tennessee State University (about 17 miles; Johnson City, TN; FT enrollment: 12,774)
- Northeast State Community College (about 19 miles; Blountville, TN; FT enrollment: 4,480)
- Appalachian State University (about 27 miles; Boone, NC; FT enrollment: 17,362)
- Tusculum College (about 41 miles; Greeneville, TN; FT enrollment: 2,070)
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (about 52 miles; Hudson, NC; FT enrollment: 3,636)
- Western Piedmont Community College (about 53 miles; Morganton, NC; FT enrollment: 2,205)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Stony Creek: Holston VOR (A), Double Spring Shelter (B), Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Stony Creek include: Hunter First Baptist Church (A), Hunter Methodist Church (B), Blue Spring Church (C), Nidiffer Chapel (D), Watauga Valley Church (E), Caldwell Springs Church (F), Holly Springs Church (G), Blue Spring Church (H), Unaka Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Kitzmiller Cemetery (1), Bowers Cemetery (2), Ritchie Cemetery (3), Morrell Cemetery (4), Marklin Cemetery (5), Grindstaff Cemetery (6), Garland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lindy Camp Branch (A), Stony Creek (B), Stover Branch (C), Taylor Branch (D), Vandeventer Branch (E), Weaver Branch (F), Wilson Branch (G), Bartee Branch (H), Blevins Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 63.1% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This place: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Stony Creek:
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 10.6%
For population 25 years and over in Stony Creek:
- High school or higher: 71.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.9 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Stony Creek, TN (based on Carter County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 24,745 | 100 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,817 | 13 |
| Catholic | 210 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 118 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 30,533 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| This county: | 1.35 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| This county: | 0.68 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
| Here: | 4.90 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 25
| This county: | 4.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 11.9% |
| State: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Carter County: | 32.0% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Tennessee: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Stony Creek:
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBCV (1550 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: SUNSHINE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WFHG (980 AM; 5 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
- WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBEJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: CB RADIO, INC.)
- WHHQ (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ELIZABETHTON, TN)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Stony Creek:
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W285DG (104.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W225AA (92.9 FM; BOONE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
- WFHG-FM (92.7 FM; ABINGDON, VA; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Stony Creek:
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOPI-CA (Channel 9; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKPT-TV (Channel 19; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WJHL-TV (Channel 11; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAPK-CA (Channel 36; BRISTOL,VA/KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUNE-TV (Channel 17; LINVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 68.8%Electricity
- 12.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.5%Wood
- 1.9%Coal or coke
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.7%Utility gas
- 85.9%Electricity
- 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.6%Coal or coke
Stony Creek compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage 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 above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Stony Creek on our top lists:
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: metal workers and plastic workers (population 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: child care workers (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: legal support workers (population 5,000+)"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other healthcare support occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: apparel (population 5,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: miscellaneous manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"