Chester County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.8%), Educational,health and social services (21.1%), Retail trade (13.9%), Construction (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Chester County, Tennessee business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Chester County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	34.1 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 7,550	(48.6%)
Females: 7,990	(51.4%)

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	Chester County - Henderson, Tn  (2 replies)
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Chester County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,023
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$374
State:	$503

Chester County:	$106,964
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $153,848

Here:	$153,848
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $78,986

Here:	$78,986
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $117,147

Here:	$117,147
State:	$142,458

Mobile homes: $41,313

Here:	$41,313
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 51
• Thefts: 96
• Auto thefts: 14

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 42
• Thefts: 73
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	14.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Area name: Jackson, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chester County is $470 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $794 a month.

Cities in this county include: Henderson, Enville, East Chester, West Chester.

Neighboring counties: Hardeman County , Hardin County , Henderson County , McNairy County , Madison County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Chester County: Lake Placid Camp (A), Magic Valley Industrial Park (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Chester County include: Cave Spring Church (A), Clarks Creek Church (B), Crossroads Church (C), Pleasant Springs Church (D), Pleasant Ridge Church (E), Plainview Church (F), Pisgah Church (G), Estes Church (H), Friendship Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Haltoms Chapel Cemetery (1), Clarks Creek Cemetery (2), Grove Springs Cemetery (3), Bethel Cemetery (4), New Montezuma Cemetery (5), Weaver Cemetery (6), Robinson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Scott Lake (A), King Lake (B), Lake Placid (C), Jones Creek Lake (D), Thomas Lake (E), Robert Williams Lake (F), Smith Pond (G), Morris Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Criner Creek (A), Jones Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Jacks Creek (D), Huggins Creek (E), Horse Creek (F), Goff Branch (G), Melton Branch (H), Webb Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Chester County: Mifflin Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.6%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 1,525
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 79 (38% naturalized citizens)

Chester County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,250
• One, attached: 60
• Two: 201
• 3 or 4: 102
• 5 to 9: 16
• 10 to 19: 33
• 20 or more: 148
• Mobile homes: 1,342
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Chester County with a mortgage: 1,518 (134 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,025

Here:	59.7% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Chester County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/14/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Chester County-area historical earthquake activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from Chester County center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 91.0 miles away from Chester County center
On 2/10/2005 at 14:04:54, a magnitude 4.1 (3.9 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 9.5 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/30/2003 at 04:56:22, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 MB, 4.0 LG, 3.9 LG, Depth: 14.7 mi) earthquake occurred 81.8 miles away from Chester County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,513 (80%) Carpooled: 929 (13%) Motorcycle: 21 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 270 (4%) Other means: 10 (0%) Worked at home: 149 (2%)

8.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,030 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.96%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.02% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($22,141 average AGI)
2.93% relocated from other states ($9,887 average AGI)

Chester County:	2.93%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Madison County, TN	2.16% ($31,432 average AGI)
from McNairy County, TN	0.70% ($28,000)
from Henderson County, TN	0.47% ($30,625)
from Shelby County, TN	0.47% ($67,750)
from Hardeman County, TN	0.33% ($23,235)
from Hardin County, TN	0.29% ($23,133)

7.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,948 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.54%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.74% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($22,652 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($8,296 average AGI)

Chester County:	1.80%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Madison County, TN	2.07% ($30,838 average AGI)
to McNairy County, TN	0.77% ($31,410)
to Henderson County, TN	0.65% ($31,303)
to Shelby County, TN	0.34% ($33,647)
to Davidson County, TN	0.22% ($19,545)
to Hardin County, TN	0.22% ($28,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,132 (1,744 aged, 388 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,830 (3,293 male householders, 941 female householders)

  3,301 spouses, 4,396 children (4,030 natural, 103 adopted, 263 stepchildren), 344 grandchildren, 88 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 200 other relatives, 137 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,588 (576 male householders (481 living alone)), 853 female householders (800 living alone)), 159 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,122 (135 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,928 2-persons, 1,000 3-persons, 844 4-persons, 351 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,281 1-person, 127 2-persons, 21 3-persons.

97.9% of residents of Chester County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,681,000 ($5496 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,735,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,495,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,866,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $863,000
Federal grants: $31,275,000
Federal procurement contracts: $305,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,877,000 ($2,746,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $176,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,174,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,975,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

58% of Chester County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Tennessee.

Chester County:	57.8%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 11283
• Northeast: 327
• Midwest: 1363
• South: 2116
• West: 313

Here:	5.3%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	10.2%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	77.0%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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