Jefferson County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 50,05991.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,0603.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9701.8%Two or more races
  • 9251.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3570.7%Asian alone
  • 790.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 130.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 76
• Burglaries: 224
• Thefts: 425
• Auto thefts: 143

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 71
• Burglaries: 234
• Thefts: 426
• Auto thefts: 85

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $867 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $841 (0.5%)

Area name: Morristown, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jefferson City, Strawberry Plains, Chestnut Hill, Dandridge, White Pine, New Market, Baneberry.

Neighboring counties: Alexander County, North Carolina , Jackson County, Arkansas , Nash County, North Carolina , Putnam County , Tulsa County, Oklahoma , Randolph County, North Carolina , Williamson County , Wilkes County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 2,593
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,493 (24.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5842010 or later
• 2942000 to 2009
• 3871990 to 1999
• 611980 to 1989
• 711970 to 1979
• 76Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,539
• One, attached: 200
• Two: 370
• 3 or 4: 774
• 5 to 9: 341
• 10 to 19: 330
• 20 to 49: 167
• 50 or more: 14
• Mobile homes: 5,661
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 8,320 (65 second mortgage, 402 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,255

Religion statistics for Jefferson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jefferson County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 27, 2017 - May 28, 2017, FEMA Id: 4320, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 2011 to March 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1965: March 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 1965, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 1998 to May 18, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1215: April 20, 1998, FEMA Id: 1215, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1197: January 13, 1998, FEMA Id: 1197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.98% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,595 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.76% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($25,481 average AGI)
3.22% relocated from other states ($18,115 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	3.22%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from Hamblen County, TN	1.42% ($31,519 average AGI)
from Knox County, TN	1.34% ($49,588)
from Sevier County, TN	1.22% ($34,728)
from Cocke County, TN	0.44% ($40,222)
from Grainger County, TN	0.25% ($44,733)
from Pike County, KY	0.11% ($46,810)
from Greene County, TN	0.11% ($42,381)

8.51% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,258 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.40% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($26,140 average AGI)
2.11% relocated to other states ($9,118 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.11%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to Hamblen County, TN	1.64% ($34,361 average AGI)
to Knox County, TN	1.50% ($38,117)
to Sevier County, TN	1.21% ($29,068)
to Cocke County, TN	0.56% ($33,466)
to Grainger County, TN	0.23% ($33,762)
to Blount County, TN	0.15% ($32,571)
to Greene County, TN	0.14% ($34,462)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,814 (2,373 living alone), Female householders: 9,775 (2,873 living alone)

• 11,220 spouses (11,101 opposite-sex spouses), 1,391 unmarried partners, (1,372 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,042 children (11,642 natural, 673 adopted, 735 stepchildren), 1,719 grandchildren, 383 brothers or sisters, 1,145 parents, 45 foster children, 1,424 other relatives, 1,819 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,932

Size of family households: 6,769 2-persons, 3,255 3-persons, 2,209 4-persons, 1,233 5-persons, 341 6-persons, 352 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,247 1-person, 806 2-persons, 297 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

6,450 married couples with children.
2,265 single-parent households (921 men, 1,344 women).

95.2% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (20% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $287,554,000 ($6,042 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $38,000,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $143,574,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,578,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $667,000
Federal grants: $48,005,000
Federal procurement contracts: $32,202,000 ($30,177,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,527,000 ($407,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,389,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,725,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,316,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.32 millions of gallons per day (19% from ground, 81% from surface)

• Year house built in Jefferson County, Tennessee
• 1,4802014 or later
• 6942010 to 2013
• 4,4452000 to 2009
• 5,6251990 to 1999
• 3,8471980 to 1989
• 2,8961970 to 1979
• 1,8791960 to 1969
• 1,5791950 to 1959
• 7861940 to 1949
• 1,4681939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Tennessee
• 481 room
• 1412 rooms
• 1893 rooms
• 1,3804 rooms
• 3,7285 rooms
• 3,6256 rooms
• 2,3337 rooms
• 1,7468 rooms
• 2,3359+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Tennessee
• 601 room
• 1072 rooms
• 8773 rooms
• 1,3364 rooms
• 1,3095 rooms
• 7176 rooms
• 2987 rooms
• 2198 rooms
• 1309+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Tennessee
• 90no bedroom
• 2791 bedroom
• 2,5462 bedrooms
• 8,9793 bedrooms
• 2,7874 bedrooms
• 8175+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Tennessee
• 59no bedroom
• 5761 bedroom
• 2,4672 bedrooms
• 1,5543 bedrooms
• 2724 bedrooms
• 1365+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 278no vehicle
• 3,4001 vehicle
• 5,7962 vehicles
• 3,4703 vehicles
• 1,8324 vehicles
• 8685+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 329no vehicle
• 2,2561 vehicle
• 1,9392 vehicles
• 3333 vehicles
• 1584 vehicles
• 545+ vehicles

87.3% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 32,585
• Other state: 20,034
• Northeast: 3,159
• Midwest: 5,751
• South: 9,281
• West: 1,822

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,252
• Number of aged recipients: 102
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,150
• Number of recipients under 18: 155
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 848
• Number of recipients older than 64: 249
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 495
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 540