Chester County, Tennessee (TN)

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County population in 2005: 15,941 (35% urban, 65% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,375
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,285

% of renters here:	23%
State:	30%

Land area: 289 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 55 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Chester County, Tennessee:

White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
Black (10.0%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,201
County population in 2003: 15,552
Jobs in 2003: 4,028

Chester County,TN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 7,549
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Chester County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,724 ($34,349 in 2000)

This county	$36,724
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,864

Chester County	$101,864
Tennessee:	$114,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $401
Institutionalized population: 161
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Chester County in 2000: $733

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

Chester County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Chester County Tennessee:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 64.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $426 (0.5%)

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.

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.3%
Tennessee:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 52
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 8
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 3

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

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

Chester County marital status for males

Chester County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Chester County
Average size of farms: 154 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9402
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $130.23
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.49%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.22%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11264
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29251
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 97.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.61
Corn for grain: 4824 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 989 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1280 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 9895 harvested acres
Vegetables: 67 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 8 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Paper (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Russia (16%)
Other Western Africa (14%)
Canada (13%)
Nigeria (10%)
Brazil (10%)
Colombia (10%)
India (9%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Chester County:

United States or American (34%)
Irish (14%)
English (9%)
German (9%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Italian (2%)

Chester County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Chester County, Tennessee

935 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
136 people in nursing homes
25 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,521.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Chester County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Chester County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Chester County

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

Households: 14,418

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.

2,554 married couples with children.
785 single-parent households (162 men, 623 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 969

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

Deaths: 805

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

Net international migration: +32

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

Net internal migration: +235

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

Population growth in Chester County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 261
1995 to 1998: 875
1990 to 1994: 668
1980 to 1989: 1,178
1970 to 1979: 1,260
1960 to 1969: 670
1950 to 1959: 519
1940 to 1949: 378
1939 or earlier: 369

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester County, Tennessee:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 19
3 rooms: 56
4 rooms: 568
5 rooms: 1,337
6 rooms: 1,084
7 rooms: 612
8 rooms: 313
9 or more rooms: 386

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester County, Tennessee:

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 62
3 rooms: 274
4 rooms: 441
5 rooms: 253
6 rooms: 105
7 rooms: 89
8 rooms: 41
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 85
2 bedrooms: 883
3 bedrooms: 2,774
4 bedrooms: 546
5 or more bedrooms: 87

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester County:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 293
2 bedrooms: 585
3 bedrooms: 353
4 bedrooms: 34
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Chester County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 171
1 vehicle: 1,054
2 vehicles: 1,919
3 vehicles: 904
4 vehicles: 253
5 or more vehicles: 74

Cars and other vehicles available in Chester County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 211
1 vehicle: 625
2 vehicles: 345
3 vehicles: 93
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (34%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (40%)
Electricity (35%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Wood (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 90

Here:	5.3%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 89

Here:	10.2%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,111

Here:	77.0%
Tennessee:	22.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Chester County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,485,000
Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $402,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $261,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $8,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $229,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $11,745,000
Regular Highways: $960,000

Police Protection: $738,000

General - Other: $498,000

Solid Waste Management: $442,000

Central Staff Services: $369,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $307,000

General Public Buildings: $284,000

Financial Administration: $274,000

Fire Protection: $98,000

Welfare - Other: $91,000

Natural Resources - Other: $43,000

Libraries: $39,000

Corrections - Other: $29,000

Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $181,000
General - Interest on Debt: $368,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $717,000
Health: $11,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Solid Waste Management: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $71,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,643,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $800,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,938,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $505,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $746,000
Rents: $399,000

Interest Earnings: $228,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $331,000
Regular Highways: $48,000

Fire Protection: $35,000

Central Staff: $34,000

Police Protection: $31,000

Natural Resource - Other: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,351,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,263,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $9,733,000
Highways: $1,592,000

General Support: $457,000

All Other: $110,000
Tax - Property: $3,036,000
Total General Sales: $2,118,000

Motor Vehicle License: $181,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $60,000

Other Selective Sales: $8,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,119,000

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