Wear Valley, Tennessee

Back to Wear Valley, TN housing info, Sevier County, Tennessee, TN smaller cities, TN small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... 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 Wear Valley, TN residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition 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).

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)

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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

This place:	11.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

This place:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

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

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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%

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%

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)

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