Fayette County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 27,62395.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 11,14238.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1604.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3841.3%Two or more races
  • 2861.0%Asian alone
  • 1910.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 94
• Burglaries: 190
• Thefts: 282
• Auto thefts: 76

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 90
• Burglaries: 176
• Thefts: 270
• Auto thefts: 70

Health of residents in Fayette County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $852 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $802 (0.4%)

Area name: Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $572 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hickory Withe, Somerville, Oakland, Fayette Corners, Gallaway, Piperton, Moscow, Rossville, Williston, Braden.

Neighboring counties: Crittenden County, Arkansas , Limestone County, Alabama , Lenoir County, North Carolina , Wayne County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 775
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 774 (54.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1622010 or later
• 2832000 to 2009
• 1151990 to 1999
• 381980 to 1989
• 381970 to 1979
• 61Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 32.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,223
• One, attached: 175
• Two: 212
• 3 or 4: 240
• 5 to 9: 175
• 10 to 19: 116
• 20 to 49: 74
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 2,128

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 7,654 (194 second mortgage, 474 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,115

Religion statistics for Fayette County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Fayette County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 27, 2017 - May 28, 2017, FEMA Id: 4320, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 02, 2014 to March 04, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4171: April 11, 2014, FEMA Id: 4171, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 12, 2009 to June 14, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1851: July 13, 2009, FEMA Id: 1851, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1745: February 07, 2008, FEMA Id: 1745, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 02, 2006 to April 08, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1634: April 05, 2006, FEMA Id: 1634, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 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, High Winds, and Heavy Rain, Incident Period: July 21, 2003 to July 22, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1482: July 29, 2003, FEMA Id: 1482, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind, Heavy Rain
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.10% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($71,953 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.04% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($56,430 average AGI)
2.06% relocated from other states ($15,522 average AGI)

Fayette County:	2.06%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from Shelby County, TN	4.85% ($83,148 average AGI)
from Hardeman County, TN	0.38% ($35,817)
from DeSoto County, MS	0.23% ($47,333)
from Tipton County, TN	0.19% ($60,900)

6.64% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($60,583 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.70% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($40,620 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($19,963 average AGI)

Fayette County:	1.94%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to Shelby County, TN	3.32% ($56,639 average AGI)
to Hardeman County, TN	0.27% ($28,262)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.24% ($87,054)
to Tipton County, TN	0.19% ($30,200)
to Haywood County, TN	0.18% ($28,929)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.7

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fayette County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,166 (1,800 living alone), Female householders: 7,770 (1,842 living alone)

• 9,135 spouses (9,067 opposite-sex spouses), 577 unmarried partners, (577 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,818 children (10,025 natural, 290 adopted, 501 stepchildren), 1,044 grandchildren, 551 brothers or sisters, 695 parents, 1 foster children, 779 other relatives, 634 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 608

Size of family households: 6,000 2-persons, 2,396 3-persons, 1,812 4-persons, 1,089 5-persons, 277 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,644 1-person, 524 2-persons, 28 3-persons.

4,750 married couples with children.
1,811 single-parent households (364 men, 1,447 women).

97.2% of residents of Fayette speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $169,111,000 ($5,029 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,669,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $58,537,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,142,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,623,000
Federal grants: $67,479,000
Federal procurement contracts: $822,000 ($20,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,509,000 ($1,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,554,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,545,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,712,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.56 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Fayette County, Tennessee
• 1,4822014 or later
• 7292010 to 2013
• 4,9632000 to 2009
• 3,8791990 to 1999
• 1,8481980 to 1989
• 2,4151970 to 1979
• 8711960 to 1969
• 6811950 to 1959
• 2671940 to 1949
• 5041939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Tennessee
• 221 room
• 192 rooms
• 1473 rooms
• 5394 rooms
• 2,3655 rooms
• 2,4426 rooms
• 2,3217 rooms
• 1,6288 rooms
• 3,3309+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Tennessee
• 401 room
• 862 rooms
• 4723 rooms
• 5244 rooms
• 8455 rooms
• 6736 rooms
• 2147 rooms
• 898 rooms
• 2359+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Tennessee
• 32no bedroom
• 771 bedroom
• 1,1462 bedrooms
• 6,8513 bedrooms
• 3,4574 bedrooms
• 1,3205+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Tennessee
• 45no bedroom
• 4561 bedroom
• 8662 bedrooms
• 1,3693 bedrooms
• 3424 bedrooms
• 815+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 217no vehicle
• 2,2121 vehicle
• 5,5552 vehicles
• 2,9643 vehicles
• 1,3134 vehicles
• 5665+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments
• 423no vehicle
• 1,3731 vehicle
• 8692 vehicles
• 3463 vehicles
• 1154 vehicles
• 645+ vehicles

90.5% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 28,293
• Other state: 11,423
• Northeast: 801
• Midwest: 2,657
• South: 6,985
• West: 974

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,370
• Number of aged recipients: 186
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,184
• Number of recipients under 18: 200
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 799
• Number of recipients older than 64: 371
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 555
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 572