DeKalb County, Tennessee (TN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,369
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,235
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,109 (it was 1,749 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 305 sq. mi.
Water area: 24.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 66 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.7%), Manufacturing (22.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (19.5%), Wholesale trade (16.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 7%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 17,525100.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,6659.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 2911.7%Two or more races
- 2691.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1671.0%Asian alone
- 180.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 41.4 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 9,925 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 10,026 |  (50.2%) |
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| DeKalb County: | 2.0 people |
| Tennessee: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2018: $45,348 ($30,359 in 1999)
| This county: | $45,348 |
| Tennessee: | $52,375 |
Median contract rent in 2018 for apartments: $471 (lower quartile is $380, upper quartile is $577)
| This county: | $471 |
| State: | $678 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2018: $154,221 (it was $83,200 in 2000)
| DeKalb: | $154,221 |
| Tennessee: | $177,500 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $977
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $318
Institutionalized population: 219
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $70,400
- 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $97,900
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $77,500
- 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $64,500
- 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $47,800
- 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $45,100
- 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $70,400
- 2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $77,300
- 2005: 25 buildings, average cost: $93,200
- 2006: 74 buildings, average cost: $72,100
- 2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $120,600
- 2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2009: 7 buildings, average cost: $130,400
- 2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $117,700
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2012: 6 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2013: 7 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2014: 7 buildings, average cost: $131,300
- 2015: 51 buildings, average cost: $132,600
- 2016: 62 buildings, average cost: $132,600
- 2017: 68 buildings, average cost: $132,600
- 2018: 101 buildings, average cost: $155,000
- 2019: 109 buildings, average cost: $155,100
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2018: $694 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2018: $554 (0.4%)
| DeKalb County: | 16.7% |
| Tennessee: | 15.3% |
Median age of residents in 2018: 41.4 years old
(Males: 39.7 years old, Females: 43.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.3 years old, Black residents: 37.6 years old, American Indian residents: 22.3 years old, Asian residents: 44.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.0 years old, Other race residents: 31.8 years old)
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: Underhill, Smithville, Alexandria, Liberty, Dowelltown.
Neighboring counties: Bledsoe County 
, Beaufort County, North Carolina 
, Caldwell County, North Carolina , Dickson County 
, Fulton County, Arkansas , Randolph County, Arkansas .
| Here: | 5.8% |
| Tennessee: | 5.0% |
Current college students: 389
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,251 (15.7% naturalized citizens)
| DeKalb County: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 6322010 or later
- 2642000 to 2009
- 2581990 to 1999
- 771980 to 1989
- 171970 to 1979
- 24Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,307
- One, attached: 71
- Two: 446
- 3 or 4: 75
- 5 to 9: 156
- 10 to 19: 20
- 20 or more: 92
- Mobile homes: 1,479
Housing units in DeKalb County with a mortgage: 2,596 (47 second mortgage, 97 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,653
| Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 58.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for DeKalb County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 7,534 | 43 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,320 | 21 |
| Catholic | 900 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 8,968 | - |
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: 7
| DeKalb County: | 3.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| DeKalb County: | 5.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
| This county: | 5.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| DeKalb County: | 11.7% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| DeKalb County: | 29.4% |
| State: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.9% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in DeKalb County:
Average size of farms: 113 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41,879
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1375.14
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.91%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28,448
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.92%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,459
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.36%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.22
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.64%
Corn for grain: 907 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 2786 harvested acres
Vegetables: 7 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres
Earthquake activity:
DeKalb County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 150% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 204.2 miles away from DeKalb County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 103.8 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 186.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 204.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 106.7 miles away from DeKalb County center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 174.8 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 Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4060: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4060, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 30, 2010 to May 18, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1909: May 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1909, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- 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, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1260: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 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
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in DeKalb County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,884 (85.5%)
- Carpooled: 645 (9.4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 72 (1.0%)
- Walked: 97 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 170 (2.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Manufacturing (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Manufacturing (21%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Production occupations (19%)
- Material moving occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Mexico (68%)
- Philippines (14%)
- England (3%)
- Colombia (1%)
- Hungary (0%)
- Peru (0%)
- Denmark (0%)
- American (33%)
- English (9%)
- Irish (7%)
- German (3%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1%)
People in group quarters in DeKalb County, Tennessee in 2000:
- 126 people in nursing homes
- 82 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 40 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 35 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in DeKalb County, Tennessee in 2010:
- 111 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 84 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 35 people in group homes intended for adults
- 23 people in college/university student housing
- 21 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 16 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
7.68% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,332 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.68% |
| Tennessee average: | 7.15% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.96% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($35,008 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($12,324 average AGI)
DeKalb County: 1.72% Tennessee average: 3.48%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Wilson County, TN |  1.12% ($65,137 average AGI) |
| from Warren County, TN | 1.01% ($30,530) |
| from Rutherford County, TN | 0.91% ($49,424) |
| from Putnam County, TN | 0.61% ($35,100) |
| from White County, TN | 0.40% ($23,423) |
| from Davidson County, TN | 0.37% ($61,083) |
| from Smith County, TN | 0.34% ($31,591) |
6.80% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,256 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.80% |
| Tennessee average: | 6.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.54% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($21,489 average AGI)
1.26% relocated to other states ($6,767 average AGI)
DeKalb County: 1.26% Tennessee average: 2.95%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Warren County, TN | 0.70% ($28,022 average AGI) |
| to Putnam County, TN | 0.68% ($47,909) |
| to Rutherford County, TN | 0.59% ($36,132) |
| to Wilson County, TN | 0.59% ($25,316) |
| to White County, TN | 0.48% ($26,065) |
| to Cannon County, TN | 0.47% ($29,267) |
| to Davidson County, TN | 0.40% ($47,000) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,425 (2,584 aged, 841 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 470 (11%)
Most common underlying causes of death in DeKalb County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (413)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (345)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (229)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (143)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (123)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (86)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (58)
- Unspecified dementia (34)
- Sudden cardiac death, so described (31)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,515
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 280
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 53,550
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,211
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,216
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 382.6. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 247.1
- Other - 135.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,951- In family households: 16,694 (2,877 male householders, 2,432 female householders)
4,100 spouses, 5,133 children (4,711 natural, 231 adopted, 197 stepchildren), 681 grandchildren, 350 brothers or sisters, 330 parents, 434 other relatives, 375 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,925 (982 male householders (769 living alone)), 1,290 female householders (1,131 living alone)), 653 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 320
Size of family households: 2,936 2-persons, 979 3-persons, 799 4-persons, 437 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 94 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,902 1-person, 277 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.
2,439 married couples with children.
922 single-parent households (188 men, 734 women).
91.5% of residents of DeKalb speak English at home.
7.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,464,000 ($6,504 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,155| Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,047
| Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +226
| Here: | +12 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +526
| 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)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in DeKalb County, Tennessee
- 2162014 or later
- 3252010 to 2013
- 1,2742000 to 2009
- 2,1361990 to 1999
- 1,0521980 to 1989
- 1,7591970 to 1979
- 7091960 to 1969
- 1,0611950 to 1959
- 3331940 to 1949
- 7331939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Tennessee
- 271 room
- 52 rooms
- 1793 rooms
- 3424 rooms
- 1,1765 rooms
- 1,2846 rooms
- 8237 rooms
- 6278 rooms
- 7699+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Tennessee
- 491 room
- 542 rooms
- 3983 rooms
- 5214 rooms
- 5805 rooms
- 4046 rooms
- 2257 rooms
- 628 rooms
- 569+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Tennessee
- 33no bedroom
- 371 bedroom
- 9042 bedrooms
- 3,2863 bedrooms
- 6044 bedrooms
- 3435+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Tennessee
- 73no bedroom
- 2841 bedroom
- 8422 bedrooms
- 9453 bedrooms
- 1464 bedrooms
- 635+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 98no vehicle
- 1,0891 vehicle
- 2,2952 vehicles
- 1,0333 vehicles
- 4764 vehicles
- 2595+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in renter-occupied apartments
- 231no vehicle
- 1,0361 vehicle
- 9482 vehicles
- 1013 vehicles
- 464 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
88.1% of DeKalb County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Tennessee.
| DeKalb County: | 88.1% |
| State average: | 85.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12,829
- Other state: 5,767
- Northeast: 1,015
- Midwest: 2,050
- South: 2,082
- West: 623
- 48.6%Utility gas
- 43.6%Electricity
- 4.1%Wood
- 3.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 61.2%Electricity
- 36.1%Utility gas
- 1.4%Wood
- 1.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Tennessee: | 12.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Tennessee: | 15.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 110
| Here: | 23.0% |
| Tennessee: | 24.4% |
DeKalb County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $691,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,832,000
Other: $1,641,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $83,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,260,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,885,000
Regular Highways: $1,760,000
Police Protection: $1,486,000
Health - Other: $1,268,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,228,000
General - Other: $900,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $742,000
Central Staff Services: $732,000
Financial Administration: $516,000
General Public Buildings: $306,000
Local Fire Protection: $167,000
Libraries: $158,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $181,000
Other: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $228,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,082,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $90,000
Other - Police Protection: $12,000
Other - Health - Other: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $33,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,292,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,383,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $909,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $566,000
General Revenue - Other: $522,000
Fines and Forfeits: $170,000
Rents: $106,000
Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
Sale of Property: $21,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,541,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $732,000
Police Protection: $513,000
Regular Highways: $289,000
Local Fire Protection: $19,000
Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Libraries: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,452,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,554,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $20,077,000
Highways: $1,577,000
General Local Government Support: $788,000
Other: $543,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $6,245,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,919,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $116,000
Other Selective Sales: $114,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $82,000
Public Utility License: $26,000
Other License: $6,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $14,914,000
DeKalb County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $691,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,832,000
Other: $1,641,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $83,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,260,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,885,000
Regular Highways: $1,760,000
Police Protection: $1,486,000
Health - Other: $1,268,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,228,000
General - Other: $900,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $742,000
Central Staff Services: $732,000
Financial Administration: $516,000
General Public Buildings: $306,000
Local Fire Protection: $167,000
Libraries: $158,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $181,000
Other: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $228,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,082,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $90,000
Other - Police Protection: $12,000
Other - Health - Other: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $33,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,292,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,383,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $909,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $566,000
General Revenue - Other: $522,000
Fines and Forfeits: $170,000
Rents: $106,000
Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
Sale of Property: $21,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,541,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $732,000
Police Protection: $513,000
Regular Highways: $289,000
Local Fire Protection: $19,000
Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Libraries: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,452,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,554,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $20,077,000
Highways: $1,577,000
General Local Government Support: $788,000
Other: $543,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $6,245,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,919,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $116,000
Other Selective Sales: $114,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $82,000
Public Utility License: $26,000
Other License: $6,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $14,914,000
DeKalb County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $691,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,832,000
Other: $1,641,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $83,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,260,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,885,000
Regular Highways: $1,760,000
Police Protection: $1,486,000
Health - Other: $1,268,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,228,000
General - Other: $900,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $742,000
Central Staff Services: $732,000
Financial Administration: $516,000
General Public Buildings: $306,000
Local Fire Protection: $167,000
Libraries: $158,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $181,000
Other: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $228,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,082,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $90,000
Other - Police Protection: $12,000
Other - Health - Other: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $33,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,292,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,383,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $909,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $566,000
General Revenue - Other: $522,000
Fines and Forfeits: $170,000
Rents: $106,000
Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
Sale of Property: $21,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,541,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $732,000
Police Protection: $513,000
Regular Highways: $289,000
Local Fire Protection: $19,000
Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Libraries: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,452,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,554,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $20,077,000
Highways: $1,577,000
General Local Government Support: $788,000
Other: $543,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $6,245,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,919,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $116,000
Other Selective Sales: $114,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $82,000
Public Utility License: $26,000
Other License: $6,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $14,914,000
DeKalb County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $691,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,832,000
Other: $1,641,000
Solid Waste Management: $144,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $83,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $49,000
Police Protection: $25,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $12,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,260,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,885,000
Regular Highways: $1,760,000
Police Protection: $1,486,000
Health - Other: $1,268,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,228,000
General - Other: $900,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $742,000
Central Staff Services: $732,000
Financial Administration: $516,000
General Public Buildings: $306,000
Local Fire Protection: $167,000
Libraries: $158,000
Natural Resources - Other: $76,000
Public Welfare - Other: $24,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $181,000
Other: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $228,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,082,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $90,000
Other - Police Protection: $12,000
Other - Health - Other: $7,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $33,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,292,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,383,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $909,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $566,000
General Revenue - Other: $522,000
Fines and Forfeits: $170,000
Rents: $106,000
Donations From Private Sources: $26,000
Sale of Property: $21,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,541,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $732,000
Police Protection: $513,000
Regular Highways: $289,000
Local Fire Protection: $19,000
Public Welfare - Other: $17,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Libraries: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Health - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,452,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,554,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $20,077,000
Highways: $1,577,000
General Local Government Support: $788,000
Other: $543,000
Public Welfare: $4,000
- Tax - Property: $6,245,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,919,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $116,000
Other Selective Sales: $114,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $82,000
Public Utility License: $26,000
Other License: $6,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $14,914,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 610
- Number of aged recipients: 78
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 532
- Number of recipients under 18: 53
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 394
- Number of recipients older than 64: 163
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 279
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 241
| Most common first names in DeKalb County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 199 | 70.9 years |
| William | 141 | 73.9 years |
| Robert | 129 | 74.4 years |
| John | 118 | 76.4 years |
| Mary | 113 | 79.3 years |
| Willie | 98 | 78.0 years |
| George | 52 | 74.7 years |
| Charlie | 48 | 78.6 years |
| Charles | 48 | 71.8 years |
| Joe | 38 | 70.6 years |
| Most common last names in DeKalb County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Cantrell | 138 | 74.8 years |
| Taylor | 91 | 75.2 years |
| Hale | 85 | 73.6 years |
| Johnson | 77 | 71.5 years |
| Young | 64 | 74.4 years |
| Turner | 61 | 76.1 years |
| Malone | 59 | 77.3 years |
| Smith | 57 | 74.6 years |
| Driver | 56 | 78.1 years |
| Jones | 53 | 77.3 years |
| Businesses in DeKalb County, TN | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| FedEx | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Jimmy John's | 1 | |||
