Hawkins County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.4%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Hawkins County, Tennessee business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Hawkins County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 26,054	(48.6%)
Females: 27,509	(51.4%)

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Hawkins County:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,471
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$380
State:	$503

Hawkins County:	$111,599
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $149,271

Here:	$149,271
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $135,220

Here:	$135,220
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $124,780

Here:	$124,780
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $277,352

Here:	$277,352
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $108,061

Here:	$108,061
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $40,230

Here:	$40,230
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $43,571

Here:	$43,571
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 339
• Thefts: 474
• Auto thefts: 84

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 68
• Burglaries: 341
• Thefts: 506
• Auto thefts: 89

This county:	15.8%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Area name: Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hawkins County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Church Hill, Mount Carmel, Rogersville, Surgoinsville, Bulls Gap, Beech Creek, Eidson, Mooresburg.

Neighboring counties: Grainger County , Greene County , Hamblen County , Hancock County , Sullivan County , Scott County, Virginia , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hawkins County: Yellow Store (A), Frog Level (B), North Fork (C), Light Mill (D), Marble Hall (E), New Canton Siding (F), Christians Ford (G), Summit (H), Lyons Ford (I), Chissolms Ford (J), Dykes Store (K), Hord Ford (L), Hord Mill (M), Johnson Store (N), Solitude Ford (O), McDonald Golf Club (P), Snow Flake (Q), Kite (R), Cherokee Dock (S), Cherokee Lake Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hawkins County include: Spruce Pine Church (A), Cave Springs Baptist Church (B), Cedar Chapel (C), Cedar Grove Church (D), Spires Chapel (E), Speedwell Church (F), Smith Chapel (G), Slate Hill Church (H), Choptack Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kenner Cemetery (1), Bacon Cemetery (2), Bailey Cemetery (3), Ball Cemetery (4), Yankee Cemetery (5), Barker Cemetery (6), Barrett Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Mills Pond (A), Heck Pond (B), Beal Pond (C), Jones Pond (D), Ledford Pond (E), Clearwater Pond (F), Cantrell Pond (G), John Sevier Detention Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Frozen Branch (A), Renfroe Creek (B), Dodson Creek (C), Galbraith Branch (D), Bradley Creek (E), Crockett Creek (F), Valley Creek (G), Saint Clair Branch (H), Lauthner Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hawkins County include: Saint Clair Park (1), Berrys Island Ecological Study Area (2), John Sevier State Waterfowl Refuge (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Eidson Post Office (A), Mooresburg Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.1%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 1,552
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 365 (54% naturalized citizens)

Hawkins County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,297
• One, attached: 245
• Two: 326
• 3 or 4: 536
• 5 to 9: 607
• 10 to 19: 599
• 20 or more: 332
• Mobile homes: 5,454
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Hawkins County with a mortgage: 5,902 (535 second mortgage, 492 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,131

Here:	53.5% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Hawkins County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 2.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/5/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hawkins County-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from Hawkins County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 72.1 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 33.6 miles away from Hawkins County center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 43.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from Hawkins County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,051 (86%) Carpooled: 2,334 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 63 (0%) Railroad: 19 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 97 (0%) Other means: 156 (1%) Worked at home: 434 (2%)

7.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.35%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.25% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($17,983 average AGI)
3.10% relocated from other states ($16,701 average AGI)

Hawkins County:	3.10%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Sullivan County, TN	1.84% ($33,448 average AGI)
from Hamblen County, TN	0.67% ($29,061)
from Greene County, TN	0.37% ($25,096)
from Washington County, TN	0.31% ($37,033)
from Scott County, VA	0.23% ($35,778)
from Grainger County, TN	0.20% ($18,725)
from Knox County, TN	0.13% ($28,880)

6.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,008 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.47%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.38% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($19,993 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($11,016 average AGI)

Hawkins County:	2.09%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Sullivan County, TN	1.96% ($30,741 average AGI)
to Hamblen County, TN	0.62% ($24,508)
to Washington County, TN	0.46% ($38,589)
to Greene County, TN	0.35% ($26,118)
to Scott County, VA	0.19% ($30,486)
to Grainger County, TN	0.18% ($22,618)
to Knox County, TN	0.11% ($35,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,328 (6,961 aged, 2,367 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 46,404 (13,106 male householders, 2,931 female householders)

  13,167 spouses, 14,782 children (13,128 natural, 390 adopted, 1,264 stepchildren), 737 grandchildren, 249 brothers or sisters, 274 parents, 544 other relatives, 614 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,695 (2,638 male householders (2,253 living alone)), 3,290 female householders (3,085 living alone)), 767 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 464 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 7,621 2-persons, 4,226 3-persons, 2,897 4-persons, 930 5-persons, 287 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,338 1-person, 461 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

98.1% of residents of Hawkins County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $319,563,000 ($5722 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,387,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $148,282,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,271,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,297,000
Federal grants: $76,977,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,870,000 ($14,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,866,000 ($891,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $24,726,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,702,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,929,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+39 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.10 millions of gallons per day (30% from ground, 70% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

62% of Hawkins County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Tennessee.

Hawkins County:	61.6%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 39435
• Northeast: 1235
• Midwest: 2554
• South: 9100
• West: 707

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,500

Here:	5.2%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	5.9%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	16.3%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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