Carter County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.4%), Manufacturing (19.6%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Carter County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 27,574	(48.6%)
Females: 29,168	(51.4%)

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Carter County:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,892
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$385
State:	$503

Carter County:	$100,920
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $139,133

Here:	$139,133
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,867

Here:	$118,867
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $147,954

Here:	$147,954
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,305

Here:	$260,305
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,003

Here:	$89,003
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $34,189

Here:	$34,189
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

Here:	$17,500
State:	$46,838

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 239
• Thefts: 395
• Auto thefts: 57

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 65
• Burglaries: 288
• Thefts: 465
• Auto thefts: 62

This county:	16.9%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

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, Pine Crest, Central, Hunter, Roan Mountain, Watauga, Biltmore, Laurel Fork, Stony Creek, Tiger Valley.

Neighboring counties: Avery County, North Carolina , Johnson County , Mitchell County, North Carolina , Sullivan County , Unicoi County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Carter County: YS Men Picnic Area (A), Lakeshore Dock (B), Watauga Lake Shelter (C), Clear Gap Shooting Range (D), Watauga Lakeshores Resort (E), Watauga Point Recreation Area (F), Shook Branch Recreation Center (G), Twin Springs Picnic Area (H), Little Milligan Boating Site (I), Carvers Gap Picnic Area (J), Double Spring Shelter (K), Cardens Bluff Campground (L), Dennis Cove Campground (M), Dennis Cove (N), Rat Branch Boating Site (O), Cove Ridge Dock (P), Skin Pine Ford (Q), Dry Creek Camp Ground (R), Fish Springs Dock (S), Clyde Smith Trail Shelter (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Carter County include: Stout Hill Church (A), Stoney Creek Baptist Church (B), Stone Mountain Church (C), Cedar Hill Church (D), Centerview Church (E), Charity Hill Church (F), Slagle Church (G), Sim Hill Church (H), Siam Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hamby Cemetery (1), Simerly Cemetery (2), Hall Cemetery (3), Clarke Cemetery (4), Wright Cemetery (5), Barnett Cemetery (6), Grindstaff Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ripshin Lake (A), Watauga Lake (B), Ripshin Lake (C), Odom Trout Lake (D), Miller Lake (E), Wilbur Lake (F), Hall Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Furnace Branch (A), Asher Branch (B), Little Flint Mill Branch (C), Little Marklin Branch (D), Gap Run (E), Boyd Spring Branch (F), Upper Gap Creek (G), Bowers Branch (H), Bowen Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Carter County include: Watauga Point Recreational Area (1), Watauga Scenic Area (2), Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area (3), Cherokee Wildlife Management Area (4), Laurel Fork Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.9%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 2,710
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 451 (47% naturalized citizens)

Carter County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,798
• One, attached: 384
• Two: 563
• 3 or 4: 973
• 5 to 9: 1,095
• 10 to 19: 258
• 20 or more: 267
• Mobile homes: 5,558
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Carter County with a mortgage: 5,736 (550 second mortgage, 336 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,228

Here:	47.9% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Carter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.8 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/3/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $200,000 in damages.

Carter County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from Carter County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 62.1 miles away from the county 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 72.2 miles away from Carter County 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 72.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.4 miles away from Carter County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,631 (82%) Carpooled: 3,337 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 97 (0%) Taxi: 14 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 464 (2%) Other means: 95 (0%) Worked at home: 393 (2%)

6.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.84% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($15,067 average AGI)
3.00% relocated from other states ($16,591 average AGI)

Carter County:	3.00%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Washington County, TN	1.98% ($24,932 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, TN	0.73% ($29,702)
from Unicoi County, TN	0.26% ($32,380)
from Johnson County, TN	0.23% ($24,489)
from Avery County, NC	0.15% ($20,310)
from Knox County, TN	0.13% ($22,920)
from Hawkins County, TN	0.05% ($27,100)

6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.40% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($19,403 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($8,730 average AGI)

Carter County:	1.95%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Washington County, TN	2.60% ($27,839 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, TN	0.63% ($26,342)
to Unicoi County, TN	0.29% ($33,545)
to Knox County, TN	0.17% ($27,394)
to Greene County, TN	0.12% ($25,174)
to Johnson County, TN	0.10% ($29,368)
to Hawkins County, TN	0.09% ($31,647)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,096 (6,992 aged, 2,104 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 47,370 (12,690 male householders, 3,820 female householders)

  12,854 spouses, 15,182 children (13,535 natural, 404 adopted, 1,243 stepchildren), 864 grandchildren, 413 brothers or sisters, 344 parents, 516 other relatives, 687 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,911 (3,132 male householders (2,662 living alone)), 3,870 female householders (3,564 living alone)), 909 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,461 (887 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,941 2-persons, 4,417 3-persons, 2,821 4-persons, 1,048 5-persons, 212 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,226 1-person, 668 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

97.3% of residents of Carter County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 63% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $303,259,000 ($5173 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

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+42 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.6
State:	6.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

60% of Carter County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Tennessee.

Carter County:	59.8%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 39562
• Northeast: 1662
• Midwest: 3258
• South: 10528
• West: 1107

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,100

Here:	1.2%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	3.1%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	30.3%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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