Grundy County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.8%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Construction (10.5%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Grundy County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	36.6 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 7,044	(49.1%)
Females: 7,288	(50.9%)

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Grundy County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$26,752
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$311
State:	$503

Grundy County:	$73,138
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $115,788

Here:	$115,788
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $169,755

Here:	$169,755
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $119,723

Here:	$119,723
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,197

Here:	$67,197
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $270,463

Here:	$270,463
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $37,370

Here:	$37,370
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$46,838

This county:	25.8%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grundy County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.

Cities in this county include: Gruetli-Laager, Tracy City, Altamont, Coalmont, Palmer, Beersheba Springs, Pelham.

Neighboring counties: Coffee County , Franklin County , Marion County , Sequatchie County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Grundy County: Counter Pen (A), Camp Skymont (B), Marvin Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Grundy County include: Sanders Chapel (A), Providence United Methodist Church (B), Fairview Church (C), Philadelphia Church (D), Pelham United Methodist Church (E), Pelham Church of Christ (F), Paynes Cove Methodist Church (G), Orange Hill Church (H), Nunleys Cove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hamby Cemetery (1), Wooten Cemetery (2), Winton Cemetery (3), Gregg Cemetery (4), White Cemetery (5), Clouse Hill Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Goose Pond (A), Duck Pond (B), Patton Pond (C), Parker Lake (D), Cumberland Mountain Lake (E), Ramsey Lake (F), Lake Echo (G), Carol Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rusty Cup Creek (A), Bridal Veil Creek (B), Bostick Creek (C), Laurel Creek (D), Joy Creek (E), Jonathan Creek (F), Johnson Creek (G), Gilliam Creek (H), Q Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Grundy County include: Savage Gulf State Natural Area (1), South Cumberland Recreation Area (2), Grundy Forest State Natural Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Pelham Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	14.1%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 244
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 55.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 99 (48% naturalized citizens)

Grundy County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,360
• One, attached: 30
• Two: 124
• 3 or 4: 91
• 5 to 9: 73
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 1,579
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Grundy County with a mortgage: 1,240 (84 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,410

Here:	46.8% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Grundy County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Grundy County-area historical earthquake activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 78% 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 59.7 miles away from Grundy 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 51.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.8 miles away from Grundy County center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1998 at 08:00:23, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 84.3 miles away from Grundy County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,868 (73%) Carpooled: 1,006 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 32 (1%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 83 (2%) Other means: 61 (1%) Worked at home: 241 (5%)

4.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,067 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.63%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.85% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($15,738 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($13,329 average AGI)

Grundy County:	1.79%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Franklin County, TN	0.62% ($35,893 average AGI)
from Marion County, TN	0.44% ($25,500)
from Coffee County, TN	0.35% ($24,188)
from Warren County, TN	0.31% ($13,000)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.24% ($27,000)

5.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.47%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.02% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($21,308 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($7,736 average AGI)

Grundy County:	1.44%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Franklin County, TN	0.83% ($30,079 average AGI)
to Coffee County, TN	0.81% ($27,838)
to Marion County, TN	0.77% ($27,543)
to Warren County, TN	0.39% ($15,833)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.26% ($14,667)
to Rutherford County, TN	0.26% ($26,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,762 (2,023 aged, 739 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,506 (3,238 male householders, 874 female householders)

  3,184 spouses, 4,228 children (3,855 natural, 68 adopted, 305 stepchildren), 405 grandchildren, 83 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 207 other relatives, 215 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,620 (674 male householders (599 living alone)), 796 female householders (735 living alone)), 150 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 206 (147 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,746 2-persons, 1,104 3-persons, 795 4-persons, 340 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,334 1-person, 121 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

98.2% of residents of Grundy County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $94,642,000 ($6543 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,215,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,809,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,508,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $977,000
Federal grants: $24,976,000
Federal procurement contracts: $405,000 ($8,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,968,000 ($460,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $97,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $563,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,721,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.64 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

68% of Grundy County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Tennessee.

Grundy County:	67.7%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 12071
• Northeast: 193
• Midwest: 695
• South: 1102
• West: 126

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,400

Here:	2.8%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	6.5%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	16.0%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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