Hancock County, Tennessee (TN)

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County population in 2005: 6,704 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,178
Renter-occupied apartments: 591

% of renters here:	21%
State:	30%

Land area: 222 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	29.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

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

This county:	10.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.3%), Educational,health and social services (21.6%), Construction (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 20%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 2%

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

Races in Hancock County, Tennessee:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 3,307	(48.7%)
Females: 3,479	(51.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $17,874
County population in 2003: 6,647
Jobs in 2003: 1,312

Hancock County,TN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 2,469
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.8%

Average household size:

Hancock County:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,126 ($19,760 in 2000)

This county	$21,126
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $69,588

Hancock County	$69,588
Tennessee:	$114,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $206
Institutionalized population: 162
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Hancock County in 2000: $499

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 6
Burglaries: 41
Thefts: 58
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 41
Thefts: 42
Auto thefts: 2

Hancock County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Tennessee:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $266 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hancock County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sneedville, Kyles Ford.

Neighboring counties: Claiborne County , Grainger County , Hawkins County , Lee County, Virginia , Scott County, Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Hancock County: Lawson Ford (A), Mulberry Gap (B), Manning Ferry (C), Brier Creek Ford (D), Rob Camp (E), Rob Camp Ford (F), Flat Gap (G), Tigners Ford (H), Pressmens Home Power Plant (I), Mathis Mill (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Hancock County include: Cedar Grove Church (A), Chinquapin Church (B), Shelby Creek Church (C), Sandy Springs Church (D), Rock Bridge Church (E), Davis Chapel (F), Riverside Church (G), Duck Creek Baptist Church (H), Kyles Ford Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Livesay Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Clarkson Cemetery (3), Barnard Cemetery (4), Murrell Cemetery (5), Wolfenbarger Cemetery (6), Winkler Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Howard Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Creek (A), Machine Branch (B), Blackwater Creek (C), War Creek (D), North Fork Clinch River (E), Mill Branch (F), Mill Creek (G), Big Creek (H), Bend Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Hancock County: Vardy School Community Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Treadway Post Office (A), Kyles Ford Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations 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: 116
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 55.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 17 (88% naturalized citizens)

Hancock County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 6
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 4

Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.3%

Hancock County marital status for males

Hancock County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,360
One, attached: 1
Two: 19
3 or 4: 158
5 to 9: 47
10 to 19: 19
20 or more: 15
Mobile homes: 605
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Housing units in Hancock County with a mortgage: 417 (2 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 538

Agriculture in Hancock County
Average size of farms: 113 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11118
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $231.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.31%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 61.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9345
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.47%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40427
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.49%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.38
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.15%
Corn for grain: 51 harvested acres
Vegetables: 93 harvested acres

Hancock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Furniture and related products (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Wood products (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (17%)
Furniture and related products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

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

India (76%)
Spain (24%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hancock County:

United States or American (50%)
English (12%)
Irish (8%)
German (7%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
Scottish (1%)
Italian (1%)

Hancock County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,719 (71%)
Carpooled: 501 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 15 (1%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 156 (6%)

116 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
46 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $29,204.

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,212 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.74% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($12,354 average AGI)
2.75% relocated from other states ($13,869 average AGI)
Hancock County: 2.75%
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 Hawkins County, TN	1.44% ($18,227 average AGI)
from Hamblen County, TN	0.85% ($20,308)

6.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,901 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.61%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.17% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($18,822 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($4,079 average AGI)
Hancock 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 Hawkins County, TN	1.57% ($24,667 average AGI)
to Hamblen County, TN	1.37% ($22,143)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7

Births per 1000 population in Hancock County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Hancock County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Hancock County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,132 (836 aged, 296 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,622

In family households: 5,692 (1,510 male householders, 429 female householders)
1,523 spouses, 1,931 children (1,824 natural, 26 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 91 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 60 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 930 (338 male householders (286 living alone)), 495 female householders (474 living alone)), 97 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 164 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 879 2-persons, 537 3-persons, 324 4-persons, 133 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 760 1-person, 53 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

1,102 married couples with children.
338 single-parent households (86 men, 252 women).

98.5% of residents of Hancock County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,616,000 ($8974 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $558,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,111,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,269,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $384,000
Federal grants: $28,837,000
Federal procurement contracts: $386,000 ($19,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $628,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $270,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $413,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,472,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 376

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

Deaths: 465

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: +23

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

Population growth in Hancock County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.36 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 63
1995 to 1998: 218
1990 to 1994: 366
1980 to 1989: 429
1970 to 1979: 656
1960 to 1969: 468
1950 to 1959: 418
1940 to 1949: 257
1939 or earlier: 405

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

1 room: 21
2 rooms: 20
3 rooms: 62
4 rooms: 371
5 rooms: 639
6 rooms: 608
7 rooms: 220
8 rooms: 146
9 or more rooms: 91

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 35
3 rooms: 100
4 rooms: 226
5 rooms: 98
6 rooms: 76
7 rooms: 46
8 rooms: 10
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 21
1 bedroom: 65
2 bedrooms: 580
3 bedrooms: 1,154
4 bedrooms: 311
5 or more bedrooms: 47

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hancock County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 167
2 bedrooms: 251
3 bedrooms: 125
4 bedrooms: 42
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 244
1 vehicle: 621
2 vehicles: 742
3 vehicles: 404
4 vehicles: 100
5 or more vehicles: 67

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

no vehicle: 140
1 vehicle: 271
2 vehicles: 150
3 vehicles: 30
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

71% of Hancock County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Tennessee.

Hancock County:	71.4%
State average:	54.7%

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

This state: 5149
Northeast: 153
Midwest: 348
South: 1023
West: 85

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (47%)
Wood (21%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Coal or coke (8%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (58%)
Wood (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Coal or coke (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47

Here:	6.7%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	4.0%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	5.4%
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)

Hancock County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $230,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $139,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $11,000

Solid Waste Management: $11,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,795,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $6,915,000
Regular Highways: $1,163,000

Corrections - Other: $747,000

Health Services - Other: $540,000

General - Other: $327,000

Police Protection: $318,000

Central Staff Services: $213,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $190,000

Financial Administration: $162,000

Solid Waste Management: $139,000

Transit Utilities: $131,000

General Public Buildings: $61,000

Natural Resources - Other: $42,000

Libraries: $31,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $247,000
General - Interest on Debt: $791,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $70,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $12,016,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,170,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $945,000
Other NEC: $52,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $12,853,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $134,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,088,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $108,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $717,000
Interest Earnings: $178,000

Rents: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $797,000
General - Other: $419,000

Health - Other: $107,000

Transit Utilities: $21,000

Central Staff: $19,000

Police Protection: $16,000

Regular Highways: $5,000

Housing & Community Development: $3,000

Corrections - Other: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,400,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $367,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $6,415,000
All Other: $1,762,000

Highways: $1,226,000

Health & Hospitals: $486,000

General Support: $183,000

Housing & Community Development: $3,000
Tax - Property: $1,167,000
Total General Sales: $198,000

Motor Vehicle License: $109,000

NEC: $68,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $13,000

Other Selective Sales: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,315,000

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