Decatur County, Tennessee (TN)

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County population in July 2007: 11,339 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,929
Renter-occupied apartments: 979

% of renters here:	20%
State:	30%

Land area: 334 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 34 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Decatur County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.4%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Construction (11.3%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Decatur County, Tennessee:

White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
Black (3.5%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Other race (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	41.2 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 5,700	(48.6%)
Females: 6,031	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,340
County population in 2003: 11,637
Jobs in 2003: 3,936

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Decatur County,TN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 5,520
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.2%

Average household size:

Decatur County:	2.3 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,489 ($28,741 in 1999)

This county:	$33,489
Tennessee:	$42,367

2007 median house/condo value: $83,249 ($58,300 in 2000)

Decatur County:	$83,249
Tennessee:	$130,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $276 (lower quartile is $198, upper quartile is $342)

This county:	$276
State:	$503

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $874
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $214

Institutionalized population: 230

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 10
Burglaries: 72
Thefts: 77
Auto thefts: 10

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 13
Burglaries: 119
Thefts: 89
Auto thefts: 13

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $55,600
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $69,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,600

2004 Presidential Election results in Decatur County Tennessee:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 52.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $244 (0.4%)

Decatur County household income distribution in 2007

Decatur County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	13.5%

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

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Decatur County is $378 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $591 a month.

Cities in this county include: Parsons, Scotts Hill, Decaturville.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Carroll County , Hardin County , Henderson County , Perry County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Decatur County: Gin Landing (A), Tuckers Store (B), Clifts Landing (C), Yarbro Landing (D), Wyatt Landing (E), Ponderosa Dock (F), Dickey Landing (G), Brodies Landing (H), Turner Landing (I), Point Pleasant Landing (J), West Britts Landing (K), Little Spring Landing (L), West Mousetail Landing (M), Lego Landing (N), Wheat Store (O), Shannon Landing (P), Union Hall (Q), Penny Slough Landing (R), Garrard Landing (S), Double Bridges (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Decatur County include: Center Church (A), Smith Bottom Church (B), Concord Church (C), Sardis Ridge Church (D), Corinth Church (E), Salem Church (F), Crawford Church (G), Rushing Grove Church (H), Rushing Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Averett Cemetery (1), Bailey Cemetery (2), Baker Cemetery (3), Red House Cemetery (4), Yarbro Cemetery (5), Murphy Cemetery (6), Gulledge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Bowman Pond (A), Deer Pond (B), Cypress Pond (C), Open Pond (D), Lewis Lacy Lake Number Two (E), Festus Jackson Lake (F), Keeton Pond (G), Catfish Haven Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams Branch (A), Alley Branch (B), Altom Branch (C), Arms Creek (D), Arnold Branch (E), Little Creek (F), Gans Branch (G), Booty Branch (H), Jordan Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Decatur County include: Busseltown Unit Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (1), Alley Bluff Tennessee Valley Authority Wild Area (2), Tanyard Park (3), Beech Bend Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Sugar Tree Post Office (A), Bath Springs Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Tennessee:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 280
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 194 (28% naturalized citizens)

Decatur County:	1.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 79 1990 to 1994: 38 1985 to 1989: 16 1980 to 1984: 14 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 24

Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.7%

Decatur County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,463
One, attached: 59
Two: 76
3 or 4: 64
5 to 9: 46
10 to 19: 23
20 or more: 59
Mobile homes: 1,526
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 132

Housing units in Decatur County with a mortgage: 907 (78 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,330

Here:	40.5% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Agriculture in Decatur County
Average size of farms: 202 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $9932
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $82.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.52%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.79%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12201
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.14%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.33%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48105
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.87%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.97
Corn for grain: 1786 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4915 harvested acres
Vegetables: 20 harvested acres

Decatur County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 2.6 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (10%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Mexico (63%)
Cuba (7%)
India (5%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)
Germany (4%)
Korea (3%)
Iran (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Decatur County:

United States or American (48%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Decatur County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,041 (80%)
Carpooled: 788 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Walked: 48 (1%)
Other means: 66 (1%)
Worked at home: 113 (2%)

219 people in nursing homes
11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,257.

6.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,390 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.68%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.39% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($19,295 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($12,096 average AGI)
Decatur County: 2.29%
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 Henderson County, TN	1.30% ($25,327 average AGI)
from Madison County, TN	0.43% ($46,500)
from Perry County, TN	0.37% ($14,500)
from Benton County, TN	0.35% ($-8,154)
from Shelby County, TN	0.27% ($134,900)

6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,205 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.30% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($22,631 average AGI)
1.33% relocated to other states ($4,574 average AGI)
Decatur County: 1.33%
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 Henderson County, TN	2.29% ($29,256 average AGI)
to Madison County, TN	0.56% ($34,190)
to Perry County, TN	0.35% ($18,308)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Births per 1000 population in Decatur County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Decatur County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Decatur County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,186 (1,791 aged, 395 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.58
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9708.150
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 343.350
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 58695.28

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 864.280
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1540.300
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.56

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.76
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 51.34

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 17.11

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,499

In family households: 9,900 (2,859 male householders, 601 female householders)
2,831 spouses, 3,012 children (2,664 natural, 92 adopted, 256 stepchildren), 225 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 91 other relatives, 166 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,599 (627 male householders (550 living alone)), 851 female householders (820 living alone)), 121 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 232 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,674 2-persons, 853 3-persons, 627 4-persons, 216 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,370 1-person, 99 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

96.9% of residents of Decatur County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $80,933,000 ($6947 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,789,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,852,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,965,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $553,000
Federal grants: $19,527,000
Federal procurement contracts: $606,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,429,000 ($481,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,531,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,822,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,951,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 654

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 836

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +70

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +90

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Decatur County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.33 millions of gallons per day (16% from ground, 84% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 179
1995 to 1998: 700
1990 to 1994: 609
1980 to 1989: 1,074
1970 to 1979: 1,377
1960 to 1969: 1,056
1950 to 1959: 601
1940 to 1949: 433
1939 or earlier: 419

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur County, Tennessee:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 36 3 rooms: 247 4 rooms: 591 5 rooms: 1,090 6 rooms: 996 7 rooms: 489 8 rooms: 250 9+ rooms: 221

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur County, Tennessee:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 44 3 rooms: 181 4 rooms: 231 5 rooms: 279 6 rooms: 123 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 37 9+ rooms: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Decatur County:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 216 2 bedrooms: 1,187 3 bedrooms: 2,030 4 bedrooms: 401 5+ bedrooms: 86

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur County:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 208 2 bedrooms: 414 3 bedrooms: 257 4 bedrooms: 66 5+ bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 196 1 vehicle: 981 2 vehicles: 1,747 3 vehicles: 778 4 vehicles: 170 5+ vehicles: 57

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 182 1 vehicle: 458 2 vehicles: 255 3 vehicles: 76 4 vehicles: 3 5+ vehicles: 5

65% of Decatur County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Tennessee.

Decatur County:	65.2%
State average:	54.7%

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

This state: 9245
Northeast: 168
Midwest: 939
South: 967
West: 197

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Wood (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29

Here:	2.6%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	5.7%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	9.9%
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.)

Decatur County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $63,000
Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $440,000
All Other: $435,000

Solid Waste Management: $177,000

Parks & Recreation: $65,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $618,000
Welfare - Other: $230,000

General: $11,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $8,729,000
Regular Highways: $985,000

General - Other: $641,000

Police Protection: $494,000

Corrections - Other: $439,000

Central Staff Services: $435,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $305,000

Solid Waste Management: $267,000

Parks & Recreation: $159,000

Financial Administration: $123,000

General Public Buildings: $85,000

Health Services - Other: $47,000

Libraries: $44,000

Natural Resources - Other: $36,000

Welfare - Other: $24,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $633,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $50,000
General: $33,000

Fire Protection: $24,000

Police Protection: $12,000

Natural Resources: $3,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $0
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $32,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $11,350,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $830,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $10,885,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $755,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $465,000
Other, NEC: $75,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $581,000
Interest Earnings: $267,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $393,000

Police Protection: $68,000

General - Other: $36,000

Central Staff: $11,000

Natural Resource - Other: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Corrections - Other: $4,000

Judicial: $3,000

Libraries: $2,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000

General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,130,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,036,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,022,000
Highways: $1,772,000

All Other: $812,000

General Support: $657,000
Tax - Property: $1,813,000
Total General Sales: $1,305,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $220,000

NEC: $139,000

Other Selective Sales: $39,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,002,000

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