Bledsoe County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 13,19387.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6124.1%Two or more races
  • 4993.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3932.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3532.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 440.3%Some other race alone
  • 100.07%Asian alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $196,542

Here:	$196,542
State:	$260,661

Townhouses or other attached units: $132,016

Here:	$132,016
State:	$241,796

Mobile homes: $123,780

Here:	$123,780
State:	$90,685

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,735

Here:	$26,735
State:	$73,780

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 67
• Auto thefts: 9

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $632 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $601 (0.4%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Sequatchie Valley, Cumberland Plateau, Pikeville.

Neighboring counties: Beaufort County, North Carolina , DeKalb County , Dickson County , Dare County, North Carolina , Hardeman County .

Current college students: 228
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 75.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 421 (20.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1762010 or later
• 532000 to 2009
• 1081990 to 1999
• 201980 to 1989
• 61970 to 1979
• 12Before 1970

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: 3,826
• One, attached: 18
• Two: 14
• 3 or 4: 104
• 5 to 9: 127
• 10 to 19: 14
• 20 to 49: 10
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 1,625
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in Bledsoe County with a mortgage: 1,617 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,107

Religion statistics for Bledsoe County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Bledsoe County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• 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
• 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.61% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,586 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.10% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($24,209 average AGI)
1.51% relocated from other states ($10,378 average AGI)

Bledsoe County:	1.51%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from Rhea County, TN	1.25% ($22,340 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.98% ($39,703)
from Sequatchie County, TN	0.82% ($36,935)

5.74% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,154 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.83% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($27,472 average AGI)
0.91% relocated to other states ($6,682 average AGI)

Bledsoe County:	0.91%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to Rhea County, TN	1.23% ($26,043 average AGI)
to Sequatchie County, TN	0.94% ($33,143)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.67% ($47,880)
to Cumberland County, TN	0.54% ($29,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bledsoe County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,525 (611 living alone), Female householders: 2,475 (560 living alone)

• 2,788 spouses (2,740 opposite-sex spouses), 402 unmarried partners, (391 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,458 children (3,097 natural, 103 adopted, 258 stepchildren), 675 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 259 parents, 66 foster children, 684 other relatives, 608 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,196

Size of family households: 1,715 2-persons, 679 3-persons, 491 4-persons, 301 5-persons, 147 6-persons, 196 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,172 1-person, 234 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 5 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

1,384 married couples with children.
772 single-parent households (307 men, 465 women).

96.9% of residents of Bledsoe speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 60% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.03 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)

• Year house built in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
• 2242014 or later
• 1812010 to 2013
• 1,0292000 to 2009
• 1,6551990 to 1999
• 8131980 to 1989
• 8101970 to 1979
• 3981960 to 1969
• 1801950 to 1959
• 1631940 to 1949
• 3691939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
• 231 room
• 272 rooms
• 1883 rooms
• 4384 rooms
• 7015 rooms
• 6966 rooms
• 6167 rooms
• 4928 rooms
• 5199+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
• 881 room
• 62 rooms
• 793 rooms
• 3224 rooms
• 3025 rooms
• 1746 rooms
• 1137 rooms
• 1488 rooms
• 519+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
• 23no bedroom
• 1231 bedroom
• 8652 bedrooms
• 1,7453 bedrooms
• 7774 bedrooms
• 1555+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
• 87no bedroom
• 901 bedroom
• 4532 bedrooms
• 4863 bedrooms
• 1444 bedrooms
• 255+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Bledsoe County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bledsoe County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 178no vehicle
• 7411 vehicle
• 1,2932 vehicles
• 9673 vehicles
• 4194 vehicles
• 1235+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Bledsoe County in renter-occupied apartments
• 88no vehicle
• 6531 vehicle
• 3712 vehicles
• 1073 vehicles
• 774 vehicles
• 165+ vehicles

88.9% of Bledsoe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Tennessee.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 10,105
• Other state: 4,533
• Northeast: 471
• Midwest: 1,688
• South: 2,049
• West: 300

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 442
• Number of aged recipients: 65
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 377
• Number of recipients under 18: 29
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 282
• Number of recipients older than 64: 131
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 195
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 186