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Sevier County

Population in July 2007: 7,555.
Males: 3,755  (49.7%)
Females: 3,800  (50.3%)

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,279 (it was $34,479 in 2000)
Wear Valley:  $39,279
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,469
Wear Valley:  $20,469
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $162,411 (it was $109,500 in 2000)
Wear Valley:  $162,411
Tennessee:  $130,800

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Races in Wear Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Black (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Wear Valley: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1454 feet

Land area: 69.7 square miles.

Population density: 108 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Wear Valley

  • High school or higher: 75.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wear Valley CCD

  • Never married: 15.8%
  • Now married: 69.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.3%
Tennessee:  2.8%

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

Wear Valley:  0.3% ($348)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Wear Valley satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (23.8 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (145.1 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (474.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pigeon Forge, TN (2.0 miles ), Gatlinburg, TN (2.6 miles ), Knob Creek, TN (2.6 miles ), Sevierville, TN (3.0 miles ), Townsend, TN (3.1 miles ), Chilhowee, TN (3.4 miles ), Seymour, TN (3.5 miles ), Wildwood, TN (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.76 N, Longitude: 83.61 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 865

Wear Valley household income distribution Wear Valley home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (32%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)



Wear Valley-area historical tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Wear Valley place center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 45.9 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 26 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Wear Valley-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 19.8 miles away from Wear Valley center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 73.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Wear Valley center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 43.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from Wear Valley center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Wear Valley:
  • FORT SANDERS SEVIER MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN)
  • BLOUNT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MARYVILLE, TN)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wear Valley:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 26 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 26 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 59 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)

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Notable location: Trotter Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Wear Valley include: Chinquapin Church (A), Covemont Church (B), Laurel Grove Church (C), Friendship Church (D), Headrick Chapel (E), Wear Valley Church (F), Waldens Creek United Methodist Church (G), Waldens Creek Baptist Church (H), Little Cove Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Crowson Cemetery (1), Beech Grove Cemetery (2), White Oak Grove Cemetery (3), Waldens Creek Cemetery (4), Little Cove Cemetery (5), Valley View Cemetery (6), Chinquapin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Margerita Craig Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rymel Branch (A), Valley Branch (B), Long Branch (C), Lost Branch (D), Bogle Spring Branch (E), Machine Branch (F), Laurel Creek (G), McClure Branch (H), King Hollow Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.3%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.9%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wear Valley, TN


9 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children


Wear Valley compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students 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 Sevier County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (65%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Wear Valley

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic Church Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents66.3%11.6%7.5%4.4%2.0%
Congregations50.0%16.9%5.6%2.4%1.6%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents1.9%1.0%1.0%0.8%3.6%
Congregations1.6%0.8%4.8%2.4%13.7%
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.


9.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.23%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($49 average AGI)
Sevier County:  0.04%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Knox County, TN  1.27% ($34,292 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, TN  0.62% ($29,476)
from Blount County, TN  0.40% ($30,311)


7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.43%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($153 average AGI)
Sevier County:  0.04%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Knox County, TN  1.62% ($31,249 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, TN  0.81% ($35,471)
to Blount County, TN  0.48% ($37,806)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wear Valley:
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WSEV (930 AM; 5 kW; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • 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.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKCE (1120 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MARYVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WMEN (760 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THOMAS MOFFIT JR.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WLIK (1270 AM; 5 kW; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: WLIK, INC)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wear Valley:
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WJBZ-FM (96.3 FM; SEYMOUR, TN; Owner: SEYMOUR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • W266AA (101.1 FM; KODAK, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEZG (99.3 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Wear Valley:
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
  • WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
  • WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WJZC-LP (Channel 22; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Marin Fettman, 120 Cove Mountain Road (9kx0092), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00135925
    Registrant: Powertel/Memphis, Inc., 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:


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