Claiborne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.5. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2001 was 0.127. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.3 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 35.9%
(35.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 75.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.7% | | Whole state: | 69.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.0% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tazewell, TN
People in group quarters in Tazewell:
- 86 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 86 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 53 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
Tazewell compared to Tennessee state average:
- 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 significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Tazewell (2011 data):
- First Century Bank: at 1780 North Broad Street, branch established on 1899/10/10; Drive-Up Facility at 1771 North Broad St, branch established on 1979/04/13. Info updated 2007/08/28: Bank assets: $255.4 mil, Deposits: $222.1 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Claiborne Holding Company, Inc.
- Citizens Bank: Tazewell Branch at 1682 North Broad Street, branch established on 1978/12/04. Info updated 2010/07/08: Bank assets: $152.6 mil, Deposits: $138.3 mil, headquarters in New Tazewell, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (79%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Claiborne County Tennessee:
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Religion statistics for Tazewell (based on Claiborne County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.87%
| Here |  | 54.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 90.8% | 6.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| Congregations | 80.2% | 8.9% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 6.9% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Claiborne County: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Claiborne County: | 0.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Claiborne County: | 3.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9 | Here: | 2.89 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.2% | | Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate: | Claiborne County: | 30.0% | | Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.4% | | State: | 13.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $4,059 | $24,354 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $4,720 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $16,575 | $28,414 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $7,076 | $21,228 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $27,710 | $25,578 | 8 | $4,720 |
Tazewell government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $383,000 ($172.06)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $263,000 ($118.15)
Financial Administration: $157,000 ($70.53)
Regular Highways: $92,000 ($41.33)
Libraries: $1,000 ($0.45)
- General - Interest on Debt: $24,000 ($10.78)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $385,000 ($172.96)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $624,000 ($280.32)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $624,000 ($280.32)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $64,000 ($28.75)
Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($5.84)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $251,000 ($112.76)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $259,000 ($116.35)
Highways: $61,000 ($27.40)
- Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $83,000 ($37.29)
NEC: $2,000 ($0.90)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $195,000 ($87.60)
5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,290 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.50% | | 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:
5.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,604 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.11% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Tazewell:
- WNTT (1250 AM; 1 kW; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: WNTT, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WMIK (560 AM; 3 kW; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRWB (740 AM; 1 kW; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: PINE HILLS OF TENNESSEE, INC.)
- WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- WMTN (1300 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN)
- WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
- WFSR (970 AM; 5 kW; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPAY)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tazewell:
- WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
- WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
- WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
- WXJB (96.5 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: JBD INCORPORATED)
- WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
- WMXK (94.1 FM; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
- WRIL (106.3 FM; PINEVILLE, KY; Owner: PINE HILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WLMU (91.3 FM; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTUK (105.1 FM; HARLAN, KY; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEZG (99.3 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
TV broadcast stations around Tazewell:
- WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
- WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
- WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WVLR (Channel 48; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WAGV (Channel 44; HARLAN, KY; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W14AQ (Channel 14; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
- W18AN (Channel 18; HARROGATE, TN; Owner: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Tazewell, Tennessee:
- Fatal accident count: 23
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 10
- Fatalities: 27
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 53
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Tennessee average:
- Fatal accident count: 120
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 191
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 40
- Fatalities: 132
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 308
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Tazewell fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $409,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,780
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,183
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 11,504
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Tazewell)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 99 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Atop A Hill 1 Mile Nw (Lat: 36.460361 Lon: -83.579917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 15 m, Overall height: 22 m, Call Sign: KIG854
Assigned Frequencies: 463.012 MHz Grant Date: 08/29/2001, Expiration Date: 09/05/2011
Registrant: Cartwright Communication Technology, Inc., 1035 Data Lane, Knoxville, TN 37932-2570, Phone: (865) 966-1544, Fax: (865) 966-6350, Email:
- Lat: 36.448333 Lon: -83.572583, Call Sign: WPWA908
Assigned Frequencies: 464.212 MHz, 464.037 MHz, 464.237 MHz, 464.062 MHz, 464.262 MHz, 464.087 MHz, 464.287 MHz, 464.112 MHz, 464.312 MHz, 464.137 MHz... (+4 more) Grant Date: 10/01/2002, Expiration Date: 10/01/2012, Certifier: Dushy C Sherrard Mr.
Registrant: Erc Parts Inc, 4001 Cobb International Blvd, Kennesaw, GA 30152, Phone: (800) 241-6880, Fax: (770) 951-1875, Email:
- Lat: 36.402278 Lon: -83.556750, Call Sign: WQFL978
Assigned Frequencies: 462.387 MHz, 467.387 MHz, 462.462 MHz, 467.462 MHz Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 08/15/2016, Certifier: Bill Muncy
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
- JAIL FREQ, Lat: 36.439722 Lon: -83.577500, Call Sign: WQGL243
Assigned Frequencies: 460.250 MHz Grant Date: 02/21/2007, Expiration Date: 02/21/2017, Certifier: David Ray
Registrant: Metro Communicaitons LLC, 1210 Elm Street, Knoxville, TN 37921, Phone: (865) 546-0311, Fax: (865) 546-8666, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - TAZEWELL, 1.8 Miles Nw (Lat: 36.462500 Lon: -83.600000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: WMV853
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz, 10632.5 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- TAZEWELL, On Powell Mountain At End Of Firetower Rd (Lat: 36.437861 Lon: -83.504361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 60.3 m, Call Sign: WQLK371
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz Grant Date: 02/22/2010, Expiration Date: 02/22/2020, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 24 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Tazewell)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Tazewell)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Tazewell
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Tazewell, TN
| Most common first names in Tazewell, TN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 87 | 70.6 years |
| William | 67 | 73.5 years |
| Mary | 65 | 78.4 years |
| John | 47 | 75.3 years |
| Robert | 41 | 73.3 years |
| George | 39 | 74.2 years |
| Charles | 29 | 66.8 years |
| Roy | 28 | 73.9 years |
| Frank | 25 | 75.4 years |
| Thomas | 24 | 78.3 years |
| Most common last names in Tazewell, TN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Brooks | 72 | 73.7 years |
| Hurst | 57 | 73.7 years |
| Smith | 53 | 77.1 years |
| Campbell | 43 | 77.9 years |
| Ramsey | 31 | 68.5 years |
| Johnson | 29 | 70.6 years |
| Reece | 29 | 73.8 years |
| Collins | 28 | 70.7 years |
| Whitaker | 25 | 74.9 years |
| Williams | 25 | 75.7 years |
| Businesses in Tazewell, TN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | U-Haul | 3 |
| KFC | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
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