County population in 2016: 14,294 (all rural); it was 12,367 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,764 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,961 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,618 Renter-occupied apartments: 972 (it was 812 in 2000)
% of renters here:
18%
State:
32%
Land area: 406 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 35 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Bledsoe County: 80.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Construction (32.8%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (15.0%), Educational, health and social services (13.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.5%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.2%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $698 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $581 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 21.7%
Bledsoe County:
21.7%
Tennessee:
15.8%
(21.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.8% for Black residents, 60.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 24.3% for American Indian residents, 87.5% for other race residents, 19.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.1 years old
(Males: 42.5 years old, Females: 44.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.1 years old, Black residents: 34.9 years old, American Indian residents: 4.9 years old, Asian residents: 57.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.7 years old, Other race residents: 25.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bledsoe County is $377 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.
Current college students: 228 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 196 (21.6% naturalized citizens)
Bledsoe County:
1.4%
Whole state:
4.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 71
2000 to 2009: 57
1990 to 1999: 37
1980 to 1989: 20
1970 to 1979: 6
Before 1970: 12
Note: State values scaled to Bledsoe County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.5%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,837
One, attached: 8
Two: 16
3 or 4: 73
5 to 9: 121
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 6
50 or more: 19
Mobile homes: 1,594
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27
Housing units in Bledsoe County with a mortgage: 1,477 (55 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,008
Here:
33.3% with mortgage
State:
59.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Bledsoe County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,424
26
Mainline Protestant
376
3
Black Protestant
119
1
Other
2
1
None
9,955
-
Bledsoe County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Bledsoe County:
2.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Bledsoe County:
1.53 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
This county:
2.30 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Bledsoe County:
11.4%
Tennessee:
11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Bledsoe County:
32.3%
State:
30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.3%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Bledsoe County:
Average size of farms: 166 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $45,797 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $275.94 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.20% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.30% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35,391 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.74% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.53% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59,905 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.86% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 33.11 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.55% Corn for grain: 1152 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 140 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 217 harvested acres Vegetables: 1,245 harvested acres Land in orchards: 128 acres
Earthquake activity:
Bledsoe County-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 77% smaller 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, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from Bledsoe County center On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 69.6 miles away from the county 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 191.6 miles away from the county 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, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 246.5 miles away from the county center On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 194.9 miles away from Bledsoe County center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 218.2 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2014 to June 10, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4189: August 13, 2014, FEMA Id: 4189, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1456: March 20, 2003, FEMA Id: 1456, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: November 09, 2002 to November 12, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1441: November 13, 2002, FEMA Id: 1441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Chattanooga Complex Fire, Incident Period: November 03, 2001, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 03, 2001, FEMA Id: 2387, Natural disaster type: Fire
Tennessee Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1260: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Bledsoe County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Production occupations (6%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Management occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (67%)
Guatemala (11%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (10%)
Austria (9%)
Russia (2%)
Canada (2%)
England (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bledsoe County (%):
American (22%)
English (11%)
Irish (10%)
German (7%)
European (4%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,290 (72.5%)
Carpooled: 392 (12.4%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 18 (0.6%)
Walked: 164 (5.2%)
Worked at home: 318 (10.1%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Bledsoe County, Tennessee in 2000:
969 people in state prisons
141 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
43 people in nursing homes
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Bledsoe County, Tennessee in 2010:
931 people in state prisons
97 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
46 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
17 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
10 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $36,864.
5.55% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($28,849 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.55%
Tennessee average:
6.50%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.84% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($19,281 average AGI)
1.71% relocated from other states ($9,573 average AGI)
Bledsoe County:
1.71%
Tennessee average:
3.16%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.47% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($32,000 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.47%
Tennessee average:
6.26%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.70% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($21,503 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($10,503 average AGI)
Bledsoe County:
1.76%
Tennessee average:
2.90%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bledsoe County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,114 (1,605 aged, 509 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 371 (14%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Bledsoe County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (190)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (168)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (136)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (85)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (43)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (39)
Pneumonia, unspecified (36)
Unspecified dementia (32)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (27)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.82 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,027 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 219 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,905
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 959 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 804
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 9 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 15
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,294
In family households: 11,435 (1,692 male householders, 1,747 female householders)
2,737 spouses, 3,616 children (3,128 natural, 271 adopted, 229 stepchildren), 634 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 482 other relatives, 329 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,635 (633 male householders (514 living alone)), 612 female householders (536 living alone)), 392 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,182
Size of family households: 1,899 2-persons, 552 3-persons, 604 4-persons, 293 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.
1,511 married couples with children.
709 single-parent households (166 men, 543 women).
96.6% of residents of Bledsoe speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,371,000 ($4,957 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $933,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,139,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,326,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $275,000 Federal grants: $22,278,000 Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,104,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $291,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $637,000 Federal Government insurance: $1,584,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 662
Here:
51 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 612
Here:
47 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +10
Here:
+1 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +529
Here:
+41 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Bledsoe County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.03 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 79
2000 to 2009: 1,286
1990 to 1999: 1,664
1980 to 1989: 879
1970 to 1979: 672
1960 to 1969: 394
1950 to 1959: 291
1940 to 1949: 114
1939 or earlier: 316
Note: State values scaled to Bledsoe population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Note: State values scaled to Bledsoe County population
no vehicle: 100
1 vehicle: 669
2 vehicles: 1,457
3 vehicles: 971
4 vehicles: 151
5+ vehicles: 111
no vehicle: 166
1 vehicle: 489
2 vehicles: 356
3 vehicles: 151
4 vehicles: 58
5+ vehicles: 0
90% of Bledsoe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Tennessee.
Bledsoe County:
89.6%
State average:
85.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,807
Other state: 4,287
Northeast: 513
Midwest: 1,390
South: 2,121
West: 255
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