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Carter County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2021: 57,264 (59% urban, 41% rural); it was 56,742 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 8,613
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 8,534
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,585
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,050 (it was 5,901 in 2000)
% of renters here:

25%
State:

32%

Land area: 341 sq. mi.

Water area: 6.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 168 people per square mile   (high).

March 2019 cost of living index in Carter County: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.6%), Retail trade (13.4%), Manufacturing (12.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Carter County, TN (2021)
    • 53,33693.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,3092.3%Two or more races
    • 1,2432.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,0031.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1590.3%Asian alone
    • 440.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 180.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

46.2 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Males: 28,055  (49.0%)
Females: 29,209  (51.0%)
Average household size:
Carter County:

2.0 people
Tennessee:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $45,172 ($27,371 in 1999)
This county:

$45,172
Tennessee:

$59,695

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $523 (lower quartile is $387, upper quartile is $679)
This county:

$523
State:

$799


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $160,888 (it was $68,300 in 2000)
Carter:

$160,888
Tennessee:

$235,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,572 - $229,881

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $206,843
Here:

$206,843
State:

$310,843

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,494
Here:

$124,494
State:

$280,903

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,362
Here:

$224,362
State:

$245,576

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,732
Here:

$131,732
State:

$255,271

Mobile homes: $76,145
Here:

$76,145
State:

$101,125

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $97,636
Here:

$97,636
State:

$71,133

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,025
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $322

Institutionalized population: 910

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 26
  • Burglaries: 41
  • Thefts: 144
  • Auto thefts: 41

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 37
  • Burglaries: 23
  • Thefts: 71
  • Auto thefts: 31
Carter County, TN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 180 buildings, average cost: $137,600
  • 2020: 157 buildings, average cost: $137,500
  • 2019: 125 buildings, average cost: $137,400
  • 2018: 123 buildings, average cost: $137,400
  • 2017: 109 buildings, average cost: $137,400
  • 2016: 154 buildings, average cost: $95,700
  • 2015: 100 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2014: 51 buildings, average cost: $122,300
  • 2013: 79 buildings, average cost: $94,400
  • 2012: 41 buildings, average cost: $109,300
  • 2011: 75 buildings, average cost: $141,900
  • 2010: 125 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2009: 102 buildings, average cost: $119,700
  • 2008: 123 buildings, average cost: $133,600
  • 2007: 198 buildings, average cost: $116,800
  • 2006: 167 buildings, average cost: $129,400
  • 2005: 252 buildings, average cost: $86,400
  • 2004: 246 buildings, average cost: $74,000
  • 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $122,400
  • 2002: 30 buildings, average cost: $98,600
  • 2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $82,200
  • 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $114,700
  • 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $89,700
  • 1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $56,200
  • 1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $75,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Carter, TN residents
Average permit cost in Carter, TN
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $819 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $791 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Carter, TN in 2021
Distribution of house value in Carter, TN in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Carter, TN in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 18.1%
Carter County:

18.1%
Tennessee:

13.6%
(17.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.7% for Black residents, 39.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 61.8% for American Indian residents, 85.2% for other race residents, 35.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 46.2 years old
(Males: 45.4 years old, Females: 47.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.5 years old, Black residents: 36.4 years old, American Indian residents: 51.7 years old, Asian residents: 35.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.2 years old, Other race residents: 14.2 years old)

Area name: Johnson City, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carter County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $501 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.

Cities in this county include: Elizabethton, Stony Creek, Tiger Valley, Biltmore, Pine Crest, Central, Laurel Fork, Hunter, Roan Mountain, Watauga.

Carter County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Neighboring counties: Gates County, North Carolina , Surry County, North Carolina , Watauga County, North Carolina .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

3.6%
Tennessee:

3.1%

Unemployment by year in Carter, TN
County total employment by year in Carter, TN
County average yearly wages by year in Carter, TN

Current college students: 2,710
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 963 (30.0% naturalized citizens)

Carter County:

1.7%
Whole state:

5.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2732010 or later
  • 2922000 to 2009
  • 1521990 to 1999
  • 591980 to 1989
  • 301970 to 1979
  • 136Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.5%

Carter County marital status for males Carter County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,611
  • One, attached: 178
  • Two: 685
  • 3 or 4: 1,127
  • 5 to 9: 952
  • 10 to 19: 318
  • 20 to 49: 205
  • 50 or more: 197
  • Mobile homes: 4,914
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Carter County with a mortgage: 7,877 (696 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 576 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 189

Here:

3.6% with mortgage
State:

97.5% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Carter County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant24,745100
Mainline Protestant1,81713
Catholic2101
Black Protestant1181
Other11
None30,533-
Carter 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: 8
Carter County:

1.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

0.68 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
Carter County:

4.90 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 25
This county:

4.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Carter County:

11.9%
Tennessee:

11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Carter County:

32.0%
State:

30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.2%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Carter County:

Average size of farms: 65 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12,908
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $256.70
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 15.93%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.82%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $14,768
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $74,886
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 27.72
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.29%
Corn for grain: 188 harvested acres
Vegetables: 9 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Carter County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from Carter County center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 259.3 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) earthquake occurred 162.8 miles away from the county center
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 105.3 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 169.5 miles away from Carter County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 59.7 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 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 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1568: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1568, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2001 to August 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1387: August 15, 2001, FEMA Id: 1387, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1197: January 13, 1998, FEMA Id: 1197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3095: March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: 3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
  • Tennessee SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 06, 1984 to May 11, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-708: May 25, 1984, FEMA Id: 708, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: November 12, 1977, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-544: November 12, 1977, FEMA Id: 544, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Carter County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Carter

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,475 (75.4%)
  • Carpooled: 831 (6.6%)
  • Bus: 14 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 309 (2.5%)
  • Walked: 126 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 1,938 (15.4%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (29%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Production occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (23%)
  • Cuba (10%)
  • Philippines (9%)
  • Ghana (7%)
  • Egypt (6%)
  • Ethiopia (5%)
  • Laos (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Carter County


  • American (38%)
  • English (20%)
  • German (8%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • European (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Carter County, Tennessee in 2010:

  • 578 people in college/university student housing
  • 528 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 188 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 174 people in state prisons
  • 20 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Carter County, Tennessee in 2000:

  • 526 people in nursing homes
  • 505 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 204 people in state prisons
  • 134 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 15 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 13 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 8 people in halfway houses
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $50,934.

8.47% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.47%
Tennessee average:

8.49%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.78% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($21,639 average AGI)
3.69% relocated from other states ($25,344 average AGI)
Carter County:

3.69%
Tennessee average:

4.34%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Washington County, TN  2.64% ($33,423 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, TN  0.86% ($47,605)
from Unicoi County, TN  0.34% ($47,348)
from Johnson County, TN  0.17% ($44,257)
from Knox County, TN  0.14% ($36,448)
from Buncombe County, NC  0.13% ($45,111)
from Avery County, NC  0.12% ($37,280)


7.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($38,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.41%
Tennessee average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.32% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($27,191 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($10,923 average AGI)
Carter County:

2.09%
Tennessee average:

3.20%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Washington County, TN  2.96% ($41,316 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, TN  1.01% ($35,815)
to Unicoi County, TN  0.31% ($31,258)
to Johnson County, TN  0.18% ($39,139)
to Hawkins County, TN  0.14% ($33,571)
to Greene County, TN  0.13% ($25,577)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Carter County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Carter County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Carter County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Carter County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Carter County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Carter County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Carter County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,814 (8,561 aged, 3,253 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,447 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Carter County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,106)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (963)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (887)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (773)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (490)
  • Unspecified dementia (463)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (439)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (402)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (174)
  • Congestive heart failure (158)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.71
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,269
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 206
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 38,856

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,074
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,096
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 116.1. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 88.9
  • Other - 27.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 57,264
  • Male householders: 11,973 (3,803 living alone), Female householders: 12,471 (4,009 living alone)
  • 11,580 spouses (11,411 opposite-sex spouses), 1,418 unmarried partners, (1,248 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,780 children (11,547 natural, 438 adopted, 798 stepchildren), 1,903 grandchildren, 506 brothers or sisters, 916 parents, 78 foster children, 1,190 other relatives, 968 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,592

Size of family households: 8,453 2-persons, 3,018 3-persons, 2,345 4-persons, 918 5-persons, 472 6-persons, 254 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,816 1-person, 1,192 2-persons, 42 3-persons.

6,334 married couples with children.
2,008 single-parent households (671 men, 1,337 women).

97.8% of residents of Carter speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $303,259,000 ($5,173 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,772,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $149,091,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,483,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,001,000
Federal grants: $77,033,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,435,000 ($130,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,216,000 ($3,051,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $131,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,492,000
Federal Government insurance: $43,863,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 3,111
Here:

53 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,500
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +116
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2,465
Here:

+42 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Carter County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.44 millions of gallons per day (41% from ground, 59% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.5

Year house built in Carter County, Tennessee
  • Year house built in Carter County, Tennessee
  • 412020 or later
  • 1,3062010 to 2019
  • 3,4612000 to 2009
  • 4,4891990 to 1999
  • 3,6891980 to 1989
  • 3,8691970 to 1979
  • 3,2651960 to 1969
  • 2,4981950 to 1959
  • 1,6611940 to 1949
  • 3,3521939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Carter County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carter County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carter County, Tennessee
  • 1061 room
  • 1202 rooms
  • 3573 rooms
  • 1,4534 rooms
  • 4,4655 rooms
  • 4,1546 rooms
  • 3,2807 rooms
  • 1,5848 rooms
  • 2,1729+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter County, Tennessee
  • 981 room
  • 2812 rooms
  • 9273 rooms
  • 2,0694 rooms
  • 1,6885 rooms
  • 6826 rooms
  • 4317 rooms
  • 3068 rooms
  • 2369+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Carter County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Carter County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Carter County, Tennessee
  • 181no bedroom
  • 4211 bedroom
  • 4,1732 bedrooms
  • 9,9033 bedrooms
  • 2,5204 bedrooms
  • 4905+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter County, Tennessee
  • 113no bedroom
  • 1,2681 bedroom
  • 3,0212 bedrooms
  • 1,9653 bedrooms
  • 2114 bedrooms
  • 1395+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Carter County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Carter County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Carter County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 694no vehicle
  • 4,1551 vehicle
  • 6,8222 vehicles
  • 3,7363 vehicles
  • 1,5894 vehicles
  • 7655+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Carter County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Carter County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 704no vehicle
  • 3,1821 vehicle
  • 2,3712 vehicles
  • 3113 vehicles
  • 1064 vehicles
  • 635+ vehicles

89.0% of Carter County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Tennessee.

Carter County:

89.0%
State average:

85.9%

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

  • This state: 36,873
  • Other state: 19,212
  • Northeast: 2,570
  • Midwest: 3,945
  • South: 11,453
  • West: 1,175
Year householders moved into unit in Carter County, TN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Carter County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 69.8%Electricity
  • 12.2%Utility gas
  • 7.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.8%Wood
  • 4.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 83.2%Electricity
  • 8.1%Utility gas
  • 2.9%Wood
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 686
Here:

14.0%
Tennessee:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 354
Here:

14.6%
Tennessee:

15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 826
Here:

34.7%
Tennessee:

25.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Carter County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,132,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,064,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,839,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,372,000
    Solid Waste Management: $781,000
    Other: $472,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $375,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $256,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,095,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,372,000
    Housing and Community Development: $635,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $580,000
    General Public Buildings: $504,000
    General - Other: $344,000
    Police Protection: $321,000
    Correctional Institutions: $96,000
    Parks and Recreation: $52,000
    Health - Other: $31,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,752,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,518,000
    Police Protection: $5,261,000
    Police Protection: $3,940,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,793,000
    Regular Highways: $3,460,000
    Regular Highways: $3,243,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,114,000
    General - Other: $2,350,000
    Financial Administration: $2,088,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,946,000
    Financial Administration: $1,629,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,491,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,473,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,315,000
    Health - Other: $1,183,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,053,000
    General Public Buildings: $719,000
    Health - Other: $695,000
    General Public Buildings: $676,000
    Local Fire Protection: $370,000
    Corrections - Other: $221,000
    General - Other: $217,000
    Corrections - Other: $193,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $146,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $136,000
    Housing and Community Development: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $55,000
    Libraries: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
    Housing and Community Development: $13,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $10,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,134,000
    Education: $1,046,000
    Other: $283,000
    Education: $76,000
    Other: $59,000
    Natural Resources: $38,000
    Highways: $24,000
    Natural Resources: $18,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $742,000
    Interest on Debt: $632,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,426,000
    Other - Health - Other: $126,000
    Other - Libraries: $75,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $25,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $647,000
    General Local Government Support: $515,000
    General Local Government Support: $223,000
    Highways: $187,000
    Education: $164,000
    Education: $61,000
    Public Welfare: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,970,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,974,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,375,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,560,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,815,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,258,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,117,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,996,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $141,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,607,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,565,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $672,000
    Interest Earnings: $623,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $209,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $197,000
    Rents: $182,000
    Rents: $121,000
    Sale of Property: $75,000
    Sale of Property: $25,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,166,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,147,000
    Police Protection: $616,000
    Regular Highways: $461,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General - Other: $293,000
    Police Protection: $174,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Correctional Institutions: $93,000
    General Public Building: $72,000
    General Public Building: $60,000
    Health - Other: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,093,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,813,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,154,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $39,047,000
    Education: $39,028,000
    Highways: $3,793,000
    Highways: $2,349,000
    General Local Government Support: $702,000
    Other: $611,000
    Health and Hospitals: $565,000
    General Local Government Support: $447,000
    Health and Hospitals: $353,000
    Water Utilities: $169,000
    Other: $165,000
    Public Welfare: $113,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,568,000
    Property: $12,477,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,495,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,702,000
    Other Selective Sales: $760,000
    Other License: $507,000
    Other Selective Sales: $441,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $304,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $294,000
    Public Utility License: $288,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $208,000
    Severance: $90,000
    Other License: $70,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $29,990,000
    : $29,186,000

Carter County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,132,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,064,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,839,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,372,000
    Solid Waste Management: $781,000
    Other: $472,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $375,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $256,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,095,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,372,000
    Housing and Community Development: $635,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $580,000
    General Public Buildings: $504,000
    General - Other: $344,000
    Police Protection: $321,000
    Correctional Institutions: $96,000
    Parks and Recreation: $52,000
    Health - Other: $31,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,752,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,518,000
    Police Protection: $5,261,000
    Police Protection: $3,940,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,793,000
    Regular Highways: $3,460,000
    Regular Highways: $3,243,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,114,000
    General - Other: $2,350,000
    Financial Administration: $2,088,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,946,000
    Financial Administration: $1,629,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,491,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,473,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,315,000
    Health - Other: $1,183,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,053,000
    General Public Buildings: $719,000
    Health - Other: $695,000
    General Public Buildings: $676,000
    Local Fire Protection: $370,000
    Corrections - Other: $221,000
    General - Other: $217,000
    Corrections - Other: $193,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $146,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $136,000
    Housing and Community Development: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $55,000
    Libraries: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
    Housing and Community Development: $13,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $10,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,134,000
    Education: $1,046,000
    Other: $283,000
    Education: $76,000
    Other: $59,000
    Natural Resources: $38,000
    Highways: $24,000
    Natural Resources: $18,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $742,000
    Interest on Debt: $632,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,426,000
    Other - Health - Other: $126,000
    Other - Libraries: $75,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $25,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $647,000
    General Local Government Support: $515,000
    General Local Government Support: $223,000
    Highways: $187,000
    Education: $164,000
    Education: $61,000
    Public Welfare: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,970,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,974,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,375,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,560,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,815,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,258,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,117,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,996,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $141,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,607,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,565,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $672,000
    Interest Earnings: $623,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $209,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $197,000
    Rents: $182,000
    Rents: $121,000
    Sale of Property: $75,000
    Sale of Property: $25,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,166,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,147,000
    Police Protection: $616,000
    Regular Highways: $461,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General - Other: $293,000
    Police Protection: $174,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Correctional Institutions: $93,000
    General Public Building: $72,000
    General Public Building: $60,000
    Health - Other: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,093,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,813,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,154,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $39,047,000
    Education: $39,028,000
    Highways: $3,793,000
    Highways: $2,349,000
    General Local Government Support: $702,000
    Other: $611,000
    Health and Hospitals: $565,000
    General Local Government Support: $447,000
    Health and Hospitals: $353,000
    Water Utilities: $169,000
    Other: $165,000
    Public Welfare: $113,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,568,000
    Property: $12,477,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,495,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,702,000
    Other Selective Sales: $760,000
    Other License: $507,000
    Other Selective Sales: $441,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $304,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $294,000
    Public Utility License: $288,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $208,000
    Severance: $90,000
    Other License: $70,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $29,990,000
    : $29,186,000

Carter County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,132,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,064,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,839,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,372,000
    Solid Waste Management: $781,000
    Other: $472,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $375,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $256,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,095,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,372,000
    Housing and Community Development: $635,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $580,000
    General Public Buildings: $504,000
    General - Other: $344,000
    Police Protection: $321,000
    Correctional Institutions: $96,000
    Parks and Recreation: $52,000
    Health - Other: $31,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,752,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,518,000
    Police Protection: $5,261,000
    Police Protection: $3,940,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,793,000
    Regular Highways: $3,460,000
    Regular Highways: $3,243,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,114,000
    General - Other: $2,350,000
    Financial Administration: $2,088,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,946,000
    Financial Administration: $1,629,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,491,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,473,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,315,000
    Health - Other: $1,183,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,053,000
    General Public Buildings: $719,000
    Health - Other: $695,000
    General Public Buildings: $676,000
    Local Fire Protection: $370,000
    Corrections - Other: $221,000
    General - Other: $217,000
    Corrections - Other: $193,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $146,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $136,000
    Housing and Community Development: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $55,000
    Libraries: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
    Housing and Community Development: $13,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $10,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,134,000
    Education: $1,046,000
    Other: $283,000
    Education: $76,000
    Other: $59,000
    Natural Resources: $38,000
    Highways: $24,000
    Natural Resources: $18,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $742,000
    Interest on Debt: $632,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,426,000
    Other - Health - Other: $126,000
    Other - Libraries: $75,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $25,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $647,000
    General Local Government Support: $515,000
    General Local Government Support: $223,000
    Highways: $187,000
    Education: $164,000
    Education: $61,000
    Public Welfare: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,970,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,974,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,375,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,560,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,815,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,258,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,117,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,996,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $141,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,607,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,565,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $672,000
    Interest Earnings: $623,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $209,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $197,000
    Rents: $182,000
    Rents: $121,000
    Sale of Property: $75,000
    Sale of Property: $25,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,166,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,147,000
    Police Protection: $616,000
    Regular Highways: $461,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General - Other: $293,000
    Police Protection: $174,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Correctional Institutions: $93,000
    General Public Building: $72,000
    General Public Building: $60,000
    Health - Other: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,093,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,813,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,154,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $39,047,000
    Education: $39,028,000
    Highways: $3,793,000
    Highways: $2,349,000
    General Local Government Support: $702,000
    Other: $611,000
    Health and Hospitals: $565,000
    General Local Government Support: $447,000
    Health and Hospitals: $353,000
    Water Utilities: $169,000
    Other: $165,000
    Public Welfare: $113,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,568,000
    Property: $12,477,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,495,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,702,000
    Other Selective Sales: $760,000
    Other License: $507,000
    Other Selective Sales: $441,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $304,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $294,000
    Public Utility License: $288,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $208,000
    Severance: $90,000
    Other License: $70,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $29,990,000
    : $29,186,000

Carter County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $45,000
  • Charges - Other: $3,132,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $3,064,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,839,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,372,000
    Solid Waste Management: $781,000
    Other: $472,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $375,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $256,000
    Parks and Recreation: $2,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,095,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,372,000
    Housing and Community Development: $635,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $580,000
    General Public Buildings: $504,000
    General - Other: $344,000
    Police Protection: $321,000
    Correctional Institutions: $96,000
    Parks and Recreation: $52,000
    Health - Other: $31,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,752,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $50,518,000
    Police Protection: $5,261,000
    Police Protection: $3,940,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,793,000
    Regular Highways: $3,460,000
    Regular Highways: $3,243,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,114,000
    General - Other: $2,350,000
    Financial Administration: $2,088,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,946,000
    Financial Administration: $1,629,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,491,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,473,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,315,000
    Health - Other: $1,183,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,111,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,053,000
    General Public Buildings: $719,000
    Health - Other: $695,000
    General Public Buildings: $676,000
    Local Fire Protection: $370,000
    Corrections - Other: $221,000
    General - Other: $217,000
    Corrections - Other: $193,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $146,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $136,000
    Housing and Community Development: $65,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $55,000
    Libraries: $43,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $31,000
    Parks and Recreation: $19,000
    Parks and Recreation: $16,000
    Housing and Community Development: $13,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $10,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $5,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,134,000
    Education: $1,046,000
    Other: $283,000
    Education: $76,000
    Other: $59,000
    Natural Resources: $38,000
    Highways: $24,000
    Natural Resources: $18,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $742,000
    Interest on Debt: $632,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $4,426,000
    Other - Health - Other: $126,000
    Other - Libraries: $75,000
    Other - Parks and Recreation: $25,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $647,000
    General Local Government Support: $515,000
    General Local Government Support: $223,000
    Highways: $187,000
    Education: $164,000
    Education: $61,000
    Public Welfare: $28,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,970,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $25,974,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,375,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,560,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,815,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $2,258,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,117,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,996,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $141,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,607,000
    General Revenue - Other: $1,565,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $672,000
    Interest Earnings: $623,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $209,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $197,000
    Rents: $182,000
    Rents: $121,000
    Sale of Property: $75,000
    Sale of Property: $25,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,166,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,147,000
    Police Protection: $616,000
    Regular Highways: $461,000
    Solid Waste Management: $300,000
    General - Other: $293,000
    Police Protection: $174,000
    Solid Waste Management: $140,000
    Correctional Institutions: $93,000
    General Public Building: $72,000
    General Public Building: $60,000
    Health - Other: $36,000
    Financial Administration: $18,000
    Correctional Institutions: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,093,000
    Cash and Securities: $14,813,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,154,000
    Cash and Securities: $2,498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $39,047,000
    Education: $39,028,000
    Highways: $3,793,000
    Highways: $2,349,000
    General Local Government Support: $702,000
    Other: $611,000
    Health and Hospitals: $565,000
    General Local Government Support: $447,000
    Health and Hospitals: $353,000
    Water Utilities: $169,000
    Other: $165,000
    Public Welfare: $113,000
  • Tax - Property: $14,568,000
    Property: $12,477,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,495,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,702,000
    Other Selective Sales: $760,000
    Other License: $507,000
    Other Selective Sales: $441,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $304,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $294,000
    Public Utility License: $288,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $208,000
    Severance: $90,000
    Other License: $70,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $7,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $29,990,000
    : $29,186,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,136
  • Number of aged recipients: 210
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,926
  • Number of recipients under 18: 214
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,454
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 468
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 862
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 989
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 17 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED127$106,165222$100,158723$121,217160$37,7506$373,167129$114,55864$49,563
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED4$98,25011$128,63647$120,9366$43,5000$010$158,4004$57,750
APPLICATIONS DENIED25$141,48049$110,694254$116,22439$39,3850$024$117,87535$60,257
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN24$104,70819$89,789159$118,1016$29,3330$016$128,18812$64,917
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS7$110,0006$98,33343$138,1863$91,3330$03$98,0006$71,000
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 16 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$103,53313$153,385
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$205,5005$220,400
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$145,0004$131,750
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$158,2002$266,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$135,0000$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Carter, TN
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Carter, TN - Value
Most common first names in Carter County, TN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James81772.0 years
William75674.3 years
Mary69378.1 years
John63874.7 years
Robert54371.8 years
Charles40870.9 years
George34274.8 years
Frank20575.1 years
Ruth20378.6 years
Margaret20175.6 years
Most common last names in Carter County, TN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith38475.2 years
Williams34575.0 years
Taylor32374.8 years
Miller31375.3 years
Campbell29974.0 years
Johnson24476.1 years
Jones21674.1 years
Grindstaff20774.3 years
Bowers18076.4 years
Wilson17974.0 years
Businesses in Carter County, TN
NameCountNameCount
Abercrombie & Fitch1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Ace Hardware1Maurices1
Advance Auto Parts3Mazda1
Aeropostale1McDonald's6
American Eagle Outfitters1Men's Wearhouse1
Applebee's2Motel 61
Arby's3Motherhood Maternity1
AutoZone2New Balance1
Baskin-Robbins1Nike10
Bath & Body Works1Nissan1
Best Western1Office Depot1
Blockbuster2Olive Garden1
Burger King2Outback1
CVS5Outback Steakhouse1
Chevrolet1Pac Sun1
Chick-Fil-A2Papa John's Pizza2
Coldwater Creek1Payless1
Comfort Inn1Penske1
Curves1Pier 1 Imports1
Dairy Queen2Pizza Hut2
Domino's Pizza1Plato's Closet1
Express1Ramada1
Famous Footwear1Red Lobster1
FedEx10Red Roof Inn1
Finish Line1Rite Aid1
Ford2Rue211
Forever 211Ryan's Grill1
GNC2SAS Shoes1
GameStop2SONIC Drive-In1
Goodwill1Sears2
Gymboree1Spencer Gifts1
H&R Block4Sprint Nextel2
Hardee's2Subaru1
Haworth1Subway5
Hollister Co.1Super 81
Honda1T-Mobile2
Hot Topic1T.J.Maxx1
Hyundai1Taco Bell2
JCPenney1Talbots1
JoS. A. Bank1Target1
Jones New York2Toyota1
Journeys1Toys"R"Us1
Justice1U-Haul5
KFC2UPS11
Kincaid1Vans1
Kroger1Victoria's Secret1
La-Z-Boy1Volkswagen1
Lane Furniture3Walgreens5
LensCrafters1Walmart1
Little Caesars Pizza3Wendy's2
Long John Silver's4Wet Seal1
Lowe's1

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