Grundy County, Tennessee (TN)

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County population in 2005: 14,608 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,564
Renter-occupied apartments: 998

% of renters here:	18%
State:	30%

Land area: 361 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 41 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	25.8%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Grundy County, Tennessee business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Grundy County, Tennessee:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,125
County population in 2003: 14,382
Jobs in 2003: 2,346

Grundy County,TN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 5,796
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.2%

Average household size:

Grundy County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,546 ($22,959 in 2000)

This county	$24,546
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,522

Grundy County	$67,522
Tennessee:	$114,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $339
Institutionalized population: 149
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Grundy County in 2000: $577

Grundy County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grundy County Tennessee:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 56.6%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 42.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $355 (0.7%)

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, Pickwick, Cumberland Heights.

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.3%
Tennessee:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 13
1990 to 1994: 9
1985 to 1989: 14
1980 to 1984: 5
1975 to 1979: 17
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 26

Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

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

Grundy County marital status for males

Grundy County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Grundy County
Average size of farms: 103 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $103090
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $809.59
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.90%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $87641
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.45%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56085
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.51
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.68%
Corn for grain: 868 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 835 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Machinery (7%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Apparel (8%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

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

Mexico (36%)
Germany (14%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Taiwan (6%)
Cuba (5%)
El Salvador (5%)
Jamaica (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Grundy County:

United States or American (60%)
Irish (10%)
English (7%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Swiss (1%)

Grundy County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Grundy County, Tennessee

119 people in nursing homes
34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in other workers' dormitories
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,697.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Grundy County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Grundy County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Grundy County

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

Households: 14,126

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.

2,418 married couples with children.
731 single-parent households (169 men, 562 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,052

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

Deaths: 913

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

Net international migration: +3

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

Net internal migration: +148

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

Population growth in Grundy County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 190
1995 to 1998: 661
1990 to 1994: 630
1980 to 1989: 1,130
1970 to 1979: 1,397
1960 to 1969: 778
1950 to 1959: 337
1940 to 1949: 387
1939 or earlier: 772

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grundy County, Tennessee:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 56
3 rooms: 192
4 rooms: 822
5 rooms: 1,298
6 rooms: 1,070
7 rooms: 561
8 rooms: 326
9 or more rooms: 232

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grundy County, Tennessee:

1 room: 21
2 rooms: 61
3 rooms: 158
4 rooms: 325
5 rooms: 234
6 rooms: 114
7 rooms: 34
8 rooms: 43
9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grundy County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 191
2 bedrooms: 1,487
3 bedrooms: 2,284
4 bedrooms: 471
5 or more bedrooms: 119

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grundy County:

no bedroom: 33
1 bedroom: 213
2 bedrooms: 426
3 bedrooms: 272
4 bedrooms: 46
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Grundy County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 299
1 vehicle: 1,297
2 vehicles: 1,732
3 vehicles: 795
4 vehicles: 335
5 or more vehicles: 106

Cars and other vehicles available in Grundy County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 130
1 vehicle: 531
2 vehicles: 258
3 vehicles: 60
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
Electricity (39%)
Wood (9%)
Utility gas (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (50%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Utility gas (15%)
Wood (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44

Here:	2.8%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 55

Here:	6.5%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	16.0%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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