County population in 2012: 18,240 (53% urban, 47% rural); it was 19,797 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,861 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,734 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 4,977 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,864 (it was 2,581 in 2000)
% of renters here:
34%
State:
32%
Land area: 533 sq. mi. Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 35 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Haywood County: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.5%), Manufacturing (20.9%), Retail trade (13.9%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $654 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $509 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.4%
(23.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.6% for Black residents, 16.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 39 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 31 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
19.5%
Whole state:
13.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
7.0%
Whole state:
5.8%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Haywood County is $400 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $523 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $625 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Haywood County: Turnpike (A), Cuthbert Switch (B), Powell Camp (C), McCartys Landing (D), Brownsville Country Club (E), Brownsville - Haywood County Fire Department District 3 (F), Brownsville - Haywood County Fire Department District 5 (G), Brownsville - Haywood County Fire Department District 6 (H), Brownsville - Haywood County Fire Department District 8 (I), Brownsville - Haywood County Fire Department District 7 (J), Brownsville - Haywood County Fire Department District 9 (K), Brownsville - Haywood County Fire Department District 10 (L), Brownsville - Haywood County Fire Department District 2 (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Haywood County include: London Branch Church (A), Allen Baptist Church (B), Antioch Baptist Church (C), Bethel Cemetery (D), Bluff Creek Church (E), Eureka Church (F), Fredonia Church (G), Green Leaf Church (H), Hickory Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Taylor Cemetery (1), Scratchunder Cemetery (2), Turnpike Cemetery (3), Union Cemetery (4), Walker Cemetery (5), Keeling Cemetery (6), Wesley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Long Lake (A), Cutoff Lake (B), Big Eddy (C), Jacks Lake (D), Matthews Lake (E), Moores Lake (F), Bradford Lake (G), Johnson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lost Creek (A), London Creek (B), Lagoon Creek (C), Kail Creek (D), Jeter Creek (E), Jeffers Creek (F), Jacocks Creek (G), Cypress Creek (H), Cobb Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 451 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 332 (52% naturalized citizens)
Haywood County:
1.7%
Whole state:
2.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 127
1990 to 1994: 53
1985 to 1989: 26
1980 to 1984: 59
1975 to 1979: 23
1970 to 1974: 17
1970 to 1974: 19
1965 to 1969: 8
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,738
One, attached: 271
Two: 436
3 or 4: 343
5 to 9: 360
10 to 19: 52
20 or more: 40
Mobile homes: 846
Housing units in Haywood County with a mortgage: 2,416 (292 second mortgage, 89 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,427
Here:
62.9% with mortgage
State:
66.0% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.90%
Here
48.9%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 9,680 Total congregations: 44
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Assemblies of God
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
6,553 (67.7%)
1,892 (19.5%)
375 (3.9%)
265 (2.7%)
243 (2.5%)
Congregations
15 (34.1%)
14 (31.8%)
6 (13.6%)
2 (4.5%)
1 (2.3%)
Name
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Catholic Church
Jewish
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
153 (1.6%)
63 (0.7%)
60 (0.6%)
42 (0.4%)
34 (0.4%)
Congregations
2 (4.5%)
1 (2.3%)
1 (2.3%)
1 (2.3%)
1 (2.3%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 517 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $109,135 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $273.29 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.53% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $109,744 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.26% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.15% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $138,160 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.44% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.10 Corn for grain: 9916 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 6650 harvested acres Upland cotton: 111647 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 28577 harvested acres Vegetables: 267 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Haywood County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 25 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 1/19/1988, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Haywood County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 17% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 59.2 miles away from the county center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from the county center On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 41.2 miles away from the county center On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from Haywood County center On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from the county center On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Most recent natural disasters:
Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 30, 2010 to May 18, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1909): May 4, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1909, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 12, 2009 to June 14, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1851): July 13, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1851, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 5, 2008 to February 6, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1745): February 7, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1745, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 2, 2006 to April 8, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1634): April 5, 2006, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1634, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3217): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 4, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1464): May 8, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1408): April 5, 2002, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and High Winds, Incident Period: January 17, 1999 to February 1, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1262): January 19, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1262, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 6, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1197): January 13, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Ice Storm, Severe Winter Storm, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: February 9, 1994 to February 11, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1010): February 28, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1010, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Flash Flood
The number of natural disasters in Haywood County (10) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 1
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (82%)
Germany (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Canada (4%)
Iran (3%)
Guatemala (2%)
Romania (2%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Haywood County (%):
United States or American (18%)
English (5%)
Irish (3%)
German (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
European (1%)
Italian (0%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 6,522 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,459 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 87 (1%)
Other means: 138 (2%)
Worked at home: 72 (1%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Haywood County, Tennessee in 2000:
158 people in nursing homes
66 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
87 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
87 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,374.
5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,016 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.28%
Tennessee average:
7.52%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.88% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($18,995 average AGI)
1.40% relocated from other states ($8,022 average AGI)
Haywood County:
1.40%
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:
5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,669 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.76%
Tennessee average:
6.67%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.75% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($22,410 average AGI)
1.01% relocated to other states ($4,262 average AGI)
Haywood County:
1.01%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4
Births per 1000 population in Haywood County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Haywood County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Haywood County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,836 (2,245 aged, 591 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.1 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5919.240 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 316.1 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26945.04
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1490.640 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1175.210 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.18
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35.85 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 71.23
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5.09
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1 Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 18,613
In family households: 15,913 (2,829 male householders, 2,283 female householders)
3,062 spouses, 5,681 children (5,293 natural, 119 adopted, 269 stepchildren), 853 grandchildren, 255 brothers or sisters, 131 parents, 331 other relatives, 404 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,700 (998 male householders (842 living alone)), 1,349 female householders (1,220 living alone)), 353 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 174 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 2,208 2-persons, 1,284 3-persons, 906 4-persons, 440 5-persons, 172 6-persons, 102 7-or-more-persons.
96.2% of residents of Haywood County speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $165,273,000 ($8426 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $6,071,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $38,197,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,206,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,532,000 Federal grants: $71,241,000 Federal procurement contracts: $856,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $8,241,000 ($4,442,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $625,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,050,000 Federal Government insurance: $30,560,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,633
Here:
83 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,148
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +106
Here:
+5 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -708
Here:
-36 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Haywood County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.89 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.0
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.4
State:
4.2
Year house built
2005 or later: 148
2000 to 2004: 601
1990 to 1999: 1,360
1980 to 1989: 1,311
1970 to 1979: 1,783
1960 to 1969: 1,326
1950 to 1959: 629
1940 to 1949: 594
1939 or earlier: 770
Rooms in houses/apartments in Haywood County, Tennessee
61% of Haywood County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Tennessee.
Haywood County:
61.0%
State average:
54.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16726
Northeast: 89
Midwest: 1158
South: 1244
West: 232
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,100
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Haywood County
39.0 years
38.0 years
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