DeKalb County, Tennessee (TN)

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County population in July 2007: 18,436 (20% urban, 80% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,235
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,749

% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

Land area: 305 sq. mi.
Water area: 24.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 61 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in DeKalb County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in DeKalb County, Tennessee:

White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
Hispanic (3.6%)
Other race (1.6%)
Black (1.4%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,411
County population in 2003: 18,002
Jobs in 2003: 5,902

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DeKalb County,TN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 9,683
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:

DeKalb County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,374 ($30,359 in 1999)

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

2007 median house/condo value: $123,245 ($82,600 in 2000)

DeKalb County:	$123,245
Tennessee:	$130,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $371 (lower quartile is $280, upper quartile is $469)

This county:	$371
State:	$503

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,003
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $234

Institutionalized population: 166

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Tennessee:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 48.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $316 (0.4%)

DeKalb County household income distribution in 2007

DeKalb County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.1%
Tennessee:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 272 1990 to 1994: 80 1985 to 1989: 65 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 15 1965 to 1969: 9

Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

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

DeKalb County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in DeKalb County
Average size of farms: 113 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41879
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: $28448
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.92%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29459
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

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Furniture and related products (3%)
Machinery (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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

Mexico (69%)
Korea (7%)
Laos (5%)
Germany (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Peru (3%)
Thailand (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in DeKalb County:

United States or American (42%)
Irish (12%)
English (11%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)

DeKalb County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in DeKalb County, Tennessee

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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,324.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in DeKalb County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in DeKalb County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in DeKalb County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.49
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9515.180
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 280.020
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 53549.66

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1210.690
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1216.170

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 18.82
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49.3

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16.43

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,107

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

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

Population growth in DeKalb County

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:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 311
1995 to 1998: 764
1990 to 1994: 827
1980 to 1989: 1,442
1970 to 1979: 1,942
1960 to 1969: 1,279
1950 to 1959: 846
1940 to 1949: 352
1939 or earlier: 646

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Tennessee:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 167 4 rooms: 576 5 rooms: 1,523 6 rooms: 1,510 7 rooms: 684 8 rooms: 408 9+ rooms: 351

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Tennessee:
	1 room: 24 2 rooms: 54 3 rooms: 287 4 rooms: 494 5 rooms: 376 6 rooms: 216 7 rooms: 183 8 rooms: 88 9+ rooms: 27

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in DeKalb County:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 144 2 bedrooms: 1,233 3 bedrooms: 3,114 4 bedrooms: 612 5+ bedrooms: 123

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County:
	no bedroom: 53 1 bedroom: 250 2 bedrooms: 739 3 bedrooms: 564 4 bedrooms: 104 5+ bedrooms: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 202 1 vehicle: 1,467 2 vehicles: 2,136 3 vehicles: 1,000 4 vehicles: 334 5+ vehicles: 96

Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 312 1 vehicle: 723 2 vehicles: 552 3 vehicles: 131 4 vehicles: 22 5+ vehicles: 9

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

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 (55%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (45%) Utility gas (43%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	3.0%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 76

Here:	7.6%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33

Here:	10.7%
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 (Noninst.)

DeKalb County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $641,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $428,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $285,000

Solid Waste Management: $199,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $657,000
Police Protection: $13,000

Regular Highways: $9,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $13,477,000
Regular Highways: $1,271,000

Police Protection: $727,000

Solid Waste Management: $679,000

General - Other: $589,000

Corrections - Other: $337,000

Central Staff Services: $316,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $302,000

Financial Administration: $233,000

Health Services - Other: $201,000

General Public Buildings: $143,000

Libraries: $91,000

Natural Resources - Other: $59,000

Housing & Community Development: $25,000

Welfare - Other: $18,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $177,000
Education: $149,000
General - Interest on Debt: $517,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $82,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $6,724,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,899,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $334,000
Other NEC: $152,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,709,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,832,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $349,000
Other, NEC: $219,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $721,000
Interest Earnings: $304,000

Rents: $28,000

Property Sale Other: $15,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $553,000
Police Protection: $79,000

Regular Highways: $65,000

General - Other: $17,000

Libraries: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,541,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,007,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $10,419,000
Highways: $1,411,000

General Support: $527,000

All Other: $332,000
Tax - Property: $3,669,000
Total General Sales: $1,159,000

NEC: $187,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $87,000

Other Selective Sales: $42,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,571,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

DeKalb County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006: