DeKalb County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.2%), Educational,health and social services (15.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in DeKalb County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 8,612	(49.4%)
Females: 8,811	(50.6%)

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DeKalb County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,374
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$371
State:	$503

DeKalb County:	$124,645
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $174,276

Here:	$174,276
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $122,281

Here:	$122,281
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $327,105

Here:	$327,105
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,517

Here:	$68,517
State:	$133,385

Mobile homes: $47,851

Here:	$47,851
State:	$44,109

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 41
• Burglaries: 129
• Thefts: 247
• Auto thefts: 43

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 61
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 213
• Auto thefts: 23

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in DeKalb County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.

Cities in this county include: Smithville, Alexandria, Liberty, Dowelltown, Underhill.

Neighboring counties: Cannon County , Putnam County , Smith County , Warren County , White County , Wilson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in DeKalb County: Shining Rock (A), Dismal (B), Catlen (C), Cove Hollow Dock (D), Holmes Creek Dock (E), Camp Tifha (F), Camp Relax (G), Pates Ford Dock (H), Mount Moriah (I), Cookville Dock (J), Allens Chapel (K), Four Seasons Marina (L), Hurricane Dock (M), Indian Mound (N), Atnip Bluff Cabin Colony (O), Sligo Dock (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in DeKalb County include: Carter Chapel (A), Cave Springs Church (B), Cooper Chapel (C), Corinth Church (D), Dale Ridge Church (E), Dry Creek Church (F), Pomeroy Church (G), Pisgah Church (H), Faith Congregational Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Bain Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Young Cemetery (3), Hale Cemetery (4), Wright Cemetery (5), Bates Cemetery (6), Griffith Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Center Hill Lake (A), Evins Mill Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adamson Branch (A), Little Hurricane Creek (B), Oakley Branch (C), Jones Fork (D), Jones Branch (E), Bluhmtown Creek (F), Blue Spring Creek (G), Walker Creek (H), Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in DeKalb County include: Edgar Evins State Rustic Park (1), Cove Hollow Recreation Area (2), Ragland Bottom Recreation Area (3), Holmes Creek Recreation Area (4), Buffalo Valley Recreation Area (5), Center Hill Recreation Area (6), Floating Mill Park (7), Hurricane Bridge Recreation Area (8), Johnson Chapel Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.8%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 389
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 470 (13% naturalized citizens)

DeKalb County:	2.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,443
• One, attached: 105
• Two: 277
• 3 or 4: 114
• 5 to 9: 119
• 10 to 19: 35
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 1,275
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in DeKalb County with a mortgage: 1,766 (114 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,599

Here:	52.5% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

DeKalb County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 23 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

DeKalb County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.1 miles away from DeKalb County center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1998 at 08:00:23, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 30.7 miles away from DeKalb County center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/18/1995 at 22:06:21, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 10.6 mi) earthquake occurred 65.0 miles away from DeKalb County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,951 (76%) Carpooled: 1,133 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 281 (4%) Other means: 128 (2%) Worked at home: 276 (4%)

7.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,945 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.28% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($24,827 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($9,118 average AGI)

DeKalb County:	1.99%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Wilson County, TN	1.16% ($32,014 average AGI)
from Warren County, TN	0.84% ($32,765)
from Putnam County, TN	0.53% ($40,313)
from Smith County, TN	0.48% ($20,759)
from Rutherford County, TN	0.46% ($26,714)
from Davidson County, TN	0.36% ($24,909)
from White County, TN	0.35% ($27,333)

7.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.60% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($21,205 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($7,747 average AGI)

DeKalb County:	1.67%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Warren County, TN	1.08% ($24,000 average AGI)
to Wilson County, TN	0.91% ($24,727)
to Putnam County, TN	0.63% ($41,526)
to Rutherford County, TN	0.56% ($28,000)
to Davidson County, TN	0.46% ($33,893)
to Smith County, TN	0.40% ($24,917)
to Cannon County, TN	0.31% ($30,211)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,175 (2,508 aged, 667 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,926 (3,863 male householders, 1,177 female householders)

  3,996 spouses, 4,785 children (4,263 natural, 100 adopted, 422 stepchildren), 335 grandchildren, 95 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 254 other relatives, 348 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,181 (859 male householders (735 living alone)), 1,099 female householders (1,041 living alone)), 223 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 316 (167 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,386 2-persons, 1,263 3-persons, 894 4-persons, 343 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 50 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,776 1-person, 165 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

96.4% of residents of DeKalb County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 26% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,464,000 ($6504 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,246,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,646,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,535,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,629,000
Federal grants: $31,185,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,016,000 ($3,296,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,452,000 ($65,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $329,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,031,000
Federal Government insurance: $42,510,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+29 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.27 millions of gallons per day (6% from ground, 94% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

59% of DeKalb County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Tennessee.

DeKalb County:	59.4%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 13163
• Northeast: 331
• Midwest: 1589
• South: 1504
• West: 292

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,000

Here:	3.0%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	7.6%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	10.7%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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