Giles County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (37.5%), Educational,health and social services (14.7%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Giles County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 14,303	(48.6%)
Females: 15,144	(51.4%)

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Giles County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,577
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$388
State:	$503

Giles County:	$111,503
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $157,302

Here:	$157,302
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,986

Here:	$85,986
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $103,959

Here:	$103,959
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,447

Here:	$119,447
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $58,642

Here:	$58,642
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $45,512

Here:	$45,512
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,500

Here:	$45,500
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 87
• Burglaries: 90
• Thefts: 122
• Auto thefts: 23

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 38
• Burglaries: 105
• Thefts: 108
• Auto thefts: 22

This county:	11.7%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Giles County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $502 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pulaski, Ardmore, Elkton, Minor Hill, Lynnville, Prospect.

Neighboring counties: Lauderdale County, Alabama , Limestone County, Alabama , Lawrence County , Lincoln County , Marshall County , Maury County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Giles County: Mud Bottom (A), Shore (B), Pleasant Valley (C), Riversburg Station (D), Hillcrest Golf and Country Club (E), Milky Way Farm (F), Milky Way (G), Luda Siding (H), Sam Davis Monument (I), Center Point (J), Haw (K), Reeds Ford (L), Thorne Store (M), Dodson Siding (N), Round Hill (O). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Giles County include: Cedar Grove Church (A), Chestnut Grove Church (B), Choate Creek Church (C), Shore Church (D), Shoal Bluff Church (E), Scott Hill Church (F), Cool Spring Church (G), County Line Church (H), Saint Pauls Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Aymett Cemetery (1), Zuccarella Cemetery (2), Hall Cemetery (3), Youngs Chapel Cemetery (4), York Cemetery (5), Yokley Cemetery (6), Worley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Painter Pond (A), Godfrey Lake (B), Sanders Lake (C), Lake Galilee (D), Lake Logan (E), Echo Lake (F), Clear Creek Lake (G), Lakeview Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Agnew Creek (A), Fry Branch (B), Anderson Branch (C), Anderson Creek (D), Little Creek (E), Locke Branch (F), Kelly Creek (G), Bonee Branch (H), Dog Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Frankewing Post Office (A), Goodspring Post Office (B), Prospect Post Office (C), Prospect Station Post Office (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.1%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 1,011
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 264 (33% naturalized citizens)

Giles County:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,500
• One, attached: 151
• Two: 501
• 3 or 4: 356
• 5 to 9: 183
• 10 to 19: 155
• 20 or more: 39
• Mobile homes: 2,182
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Giles County with a mortgage: 2,941 (176 second mortgage, 169 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,037

Here:	59.1% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Giles County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/18/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Giles County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from Giles County center
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 54.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.2 miles away from the county center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 92.7 miles away from Giles County center
On 5/4/1994 at 09:12:02, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/2007 at 16:16:28, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Giles County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,224 (82%) Carpooled: 1,546 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 48 (0%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 271 (2%) Other means: 91 (1%) Worked at home: 404 (3%)

5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,883 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.62% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($11,959 average AGI)
3.21% relocated from other states ($18,924 average AGI)

Giles County:	3.21%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Limestone County, AL	0.67% ($32,845 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, TN	0.65% ($21,348)
from Maury County, TN	0.44% ($30,609)
from Madison County, AL	0.34% ($30,278)
from Marshall County, TN	0.34% ($30,167)
from Lincoln County, TN	0.26% ($33,464)
from Davidson County, TN	0.24% ($29,840)

5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,219 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.67%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.87% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($13,560 average AGI)
2.79% relocated to other states ($13,659 average AGI)

Giles County:	2.79%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Maury County, TN	0.80% ($33,595 average AGI)
to Limestone County, AL	0.62% ($25,169)
to Lawrence County, TN	0.45% ($20,729)
to Madison County, AL	0.42% ($29,795)
to Marshall County, TN	0.40% ($21,643)
to Davidson County, TN	0.27% ($24,071)
to Lincoln County, TN	0.17% ($32,778)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,107 (4,164 aged, 943 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,092 (6,636 male householders, 1,691 female householders)

  6,646 spouses, 8,673 children (7,586 natural, 160 adopted, 927 stepchildren), 547 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 151 parents, 263 other relatives, 345 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,810 (1,526 male householders (1,308 living alone)), 1,844 female householders (1,707 living alone)), 440 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 545 (317 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,684 2-persons, 2,099 3-persons, 1,669 4-persons, 628 5-persons, 161 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,015 1-person, 290 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

97.4% of residents of Giles County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 68% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $176,191,000 ($6023 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,126,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,721,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $43,464,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,697,000
Federal grants: $46,110,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,403,000 ($67,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,795,000 ($331,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,387,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,031,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,656,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-3 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.65 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

63% of Giles County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Tennessee.

Giles County:	63.0%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 20075
• Northeast: 528
• Midwest: 2357
• South: 5564
• West: 462

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,300

Here:	4.2%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	9.0%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	34.4%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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