Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Google Custom Search

Lake County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2022: 7,025 (all rural); it was 7,954 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 681
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 619
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,447
Renter-occupied apartments: 970 (it was 963 in 2000)
% of renters here:

40%
State:

32%

Land area: 163 sq. mi.

Water area: 30.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Lake County: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.0%), Retail trade (17.2%), Public administration (14.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 63%
  • Government: 25%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 2%
  • OSM Map
  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map

  • Races in Lake County, TN (2022)
    • 4,58165.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,71824.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4366.2%Two or more races
    • 2143.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 380.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 150.2%Asian alone
    • 110.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

42.1 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Males: 4,461  (63.5%)
Females: 2,564  (36.5%)
Lake County, TN forum
Recent posts about Lake County, Tennessee on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users. Lake County is mentioned 26 times on our forum:
COVID-19 in Tennessee  (237 replies)
Tennessee Population Estimates 2016  (28 replies)
National news story highlights couple leaving Nashville for Massachusetts  (21 replies)
Tennessee counties, 1900 - 2010  (3 replies)
Any good communities close to McKenzie TN.  (3 replies)
The Part of Tennessee West of the Mississippi  (15 replies)
Average household size:
Lake County:

2.0 people
Tennessee:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $32,674 ($21,995 in 1999)
This county:

$32,674
Tennessee:

$65,254

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $258 (lower quartile is $167, upper quartile is $458)
This county:

$258
State:

$884


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $137,308 (it was $50,900 in 2000)
Lake:

$137,308
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,538 - $216,415
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,083
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $396

Institutionalized population: 2,506

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 2
  • Thefts: 9
  • Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 4
  • Burglaries: 10
  • Thefts: 26
  • Auto thefts: 1
Lake County, TN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $182,500
  • 2021: 5 buildings, average cost: $170,500
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 7 buildings, average cost: $114,000
  • 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,500
  • 2017: 4 buildings, average cost: $86,500
  • 2016: 1 building, cost: $42,500
  • 2015: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,800
  • 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,800
  • 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $68,800
  • 2012: 5 buildings, average cost: $69,600
  • 2011: 7 buildings, average cost: $101,000
  • 2010: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $65,500
  • 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $81,000
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $72,800
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $55,000
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $58,600
  • 1999: 21 buildings, average cost: $15,800
  • 1998: 20 buildings, average cost: $16,000
  • 1997: 21 buildings, average cost: $15,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Lake, TN residents
Average permit cost in Lake, TN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $633 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $733 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Lake, TN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lake, TN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lake, TN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 26.6%
Lake County:

26.6%
Tennessee:

13.3%
(25.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.9% for Black residents, 5.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.1 years old
(Males: 40.4 years old, Females: 47.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.1 years old, Black residents: 41.2 years old, American Indian residents: 42.9 years old, Asian residents: 58.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.4 years old, Other race residents: 28.1 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake 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 $597 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tiptonville, Ridgely.

Lake County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Click to draw/clear Lake County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lake County: Palmer Farms (A), Stella Ruth Community Center (B), Brocks Chapel (C), Eagle Hill Community Center (D), Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry Weakley County (E), Pillowville Volunteer Fire Department (F), Ore Springs / Como Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (G), Latham - Dukedom Volunteer Fire Department (H), Palmersville Community Volunteer Fire Department (I), Sidonia Volunteer Fire Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lake County include: Everett Chapel (A), Little Zion Church (B), Siloam Church (C), Bible Union Church (D), Freemans Chapel (E), Public Wells Church (F), Liberty Baptist Church (G), Gearins Chapel (H), Bethlehem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Stow Cemetery (1), Hopewell Cemetery (2), Stuntson Cemetery (3), Hornbeak Cemetery (4), Hornsby Cemetery (5), Tansil Cemetery (6), Taylor Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Beard Pond (A), Muzzalls Pond (B), Hodgers Pond (C), Cooper Pond (D), Peelers Pond (E), Taylors Pond (F), Harris Pond (G), Duke Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Manus Creek (A), Mansfield Branch (B), Lea Branch (C), Kennedy Branch (D), Jones Creek (E), Jones Branch (F), Hurricane Creek (G), Harrison Branch (H), Tumbling Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lake County: Big Cypress Tree State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Carlisle County, Kentucky , Dare County, North Carolina , Edgecombe County, North Carolina , Mayes County, Oklahoma , Ozark County, Missouri , Weakley County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.9%
Tennessee:

3.0%

Unemployment by year in Lake, TN
County total employment by year in Lake, TN
County average yearly wages by year in Lake, TN

Current college students: 205
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 141 (47.0% naturalized citizens)

Lake County:

2.0%
Whole state:

5.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 422010 or later
  • 192000 to 2009
  • 501990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 51970 to 1979
  • 2Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.2%

Lake County marital status for males Lake County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,646
  • One, attached: 12
  • Two: 217
  • 3 or 4: 123
  • 5 to 9: 236
  • 10 to 19: 63
  • 20 to 49: 94
  • 50 or more: 15
  • Mobile homes: 144
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 362 (25 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Here:

100.0% with mortgage
State:

97.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Lake County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,24618
Mainline Protestant3454
Black Protestant3442
None3,897-
Lake County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Lake County:

2.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

1.35 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Lake County:

2.70 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 5
This county:

6.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Lake County:

11.7%
Tennessee:

11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Lake County:

34.4%
State:

30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.8%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Lake County:

Average size of farms: 1409 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $276,280
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $209.88
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.11%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $221,652
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 93.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.94%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $320,380
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 73.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 0.24
Corn for grain: 11245 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 8729 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 10168 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 57995 harvested acres

Tornado activity:

Lake County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 767714.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/27/1971, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lake County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 406% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 24.6 miles away from Lake County center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 57.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 67.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 170.8 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 27.6 miles away from Lake County center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 42.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 3, 2020 - May 4, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4550-TN: July 9, 2020, FEMA Id: 4550, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
  • 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 Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2011 to June 07, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3321: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 3321, Natural disaster type: 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, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 07, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1979: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1979, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: April 04, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1978: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1978, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to January 31, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1821: February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: 1821, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, 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
  • 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Lake County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 4, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lake

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,353 (83.8%)
  • Carpooled: 120 (7.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 31 (1.9%)
  • Walked: 23 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 33 (2.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (26%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (13%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (13%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (10%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (32%)
  • Poland (13%)
  • Honduras (12%)
  • Japan (11%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • England (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lake County


  • American (19%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • German (6%)
  • Scottish (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • Polish (1%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Lake County, Tennessee in 2010:

  • 2,312 people in state prisons
  • 155 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 39 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in Lake County, Tennessee in 2000:

  • 2,090 people in state prisons
  • 165 people in nursing homes
  • 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $39,128.

11.67% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($18,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.67%
Tennessee average:

8.49%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
9.89% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($14,915 average AGI)
1.78% relocated from other states ($3,458 average AGI)
Lake County:

1.78%
Tennessee average:

4.34%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Dyer County, TN  2.03% ($46,780 average AGI)
from Obion County, TN  1.78% ($25,278)


8.92% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($30,731 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.92%
Tennessee average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.85% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($27,291 average AGI)
1.07% relocated to other states ($3,440 average AGI)
Lake County:

1.07%
Tennessee average:

3.20%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Dyer County, TN  2.65% ($32,115 average AGI)
to Obion County, TN  1.38% ($24,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5

Births per 1000 population in Lake County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Lake County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Lake County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lake County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Lake County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lake County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lake County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Lake County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Lake County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,251 (925 aged, 326 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 169 (14%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Lake County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (101)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (75)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (45)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (20)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (11)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 857
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,398
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 12
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 26

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,025
  • Male householders: 819 (427 living alone), Female householders: 1,295 (443 living alone)
  • 720 spouses (710 opposite-sex spouses), 165 unmarried partners, (164 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,242 children (1,207 natural, 8 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 230 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 0 foster children, 114 other relatives, 70 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 2,211

Size of family households: 513 2-persons, 299 3-persons, 157 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 869 1-person, 144 2-persons, 21 3-persons.

377 married couples with children.
411 single-parent households (26 men, 385 women).

97.0% of residents of Lake speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English 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: $60,706,000 ($7,929 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,815,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,202,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $14,961,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,371,000
Federal grants: $20,147,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,258,000 ($616,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,767,000 ($2,762,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $515,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $440,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,542,000

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

Births: 402
Here:

53 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 524
Here:

69 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +11
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -247
Here -33 per 1000 residents
State +18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lake County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Year house built in Lake County, Tennessee
  • Year house built in Lake County, Tennessee
  • 152020 or later
  • 832010 to 2019
  • 2172000 to 2009
  • 1851990 to 1999
  • 5001980 to 1989
  • 5071970 to 1979
  • 4091960 to 1969
  • 2571950 to 1959
  • 1861940 to 1949
  • 1201939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Tennessee
  • 41 room
  • 212 rooms
  • 273 rooms
  • 1984 rooms
  • 2115 rooms
  • 2036 rooms
  • 1547 rooms
  • 608 rooms
  • 1139+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Tennessee
  • 751 room
  • 682 rooms
  • 2193 rooms
  • 2914 rooms
  • 2405 rooms
  • 1266 rooms
  • 587 rooms
  • 208 rooms
  • 309+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lake County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake County, Tennessee
  • 5no bedroom
  • 991 bedroom
  • 2502 bedrooms
  • 4723 bedrooms
  • 1284 bedrooms
  • 255+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County, Tennessee
  • 77no bedroom
  • 3481 bedroom
  • 3092 bedrooms
  • 3403 bedrooms
  • 544 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 49no vehicle
  • 3051 vehicle
  • 3392 vehicles
  • 2353 vehicles
  • 464 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lake County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 283no vehicle
  • 5991 vehicle
  • 1812 vehicles
  • 243 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 265+ vehicles

78.9% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Tennessee.

Lake County:

78.9%
State average:

87.0%

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

  • This state: 5,050
  • Other state: 1,687
  • Northeast: 65
  • Midwest: 749
  • South: 724
  • West: 129
Year householders moved into unit in Lake County, TN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Lake County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 52.3%Utility gas
  • 47.1%Electricity
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 66.6%Electricity
  • 23.7%Utility gas
  • 8.3%No fuel used
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34
Here:

7.4%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 131
Here:

32.3%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
Here:

12.0%
Tennessee:

23.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Lake County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $946,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $262,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $134,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,072,000
    Regular Highways: $1,301,000
    General - Other: $825,000
    Health - Other: $642,000
    Police Protection: $633,000
    Correctional Institutions: $582,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $473,000
    Financial Administration: $307,000
    Central Staff Services: $270,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $101,000
    Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    General Public Buildings: $56,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $136,000
    Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $480,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,411,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $424,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    Other - Libraries: $19,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $93,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,879,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,478,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,401,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $174,000
    Rents: $131,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $98,000
    Interest Earnings: $81,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $347,000
    General - Other: $178,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $158,000
    Health - Other: $67,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,544,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,342,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,385,000
    Highways: $1,308,000
    Other: $1,263,000
    General Local Government Support: $590,000
    Public Welfare: $59,000
    Health and Hospitals: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,391,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $690,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $189,000
    Other Selective Sales: $55,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $27,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
    Public Utility License: $7,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,318,000

Lake County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $946,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $262,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $134,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,072,000
    Regular Highways: $1,301,000
    General - Other: $825,000
    Health - Other: $642,000
    Police Protection: $633,000
    Correctional Institutions: $582,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $473,000
    Financial Administration: $307,000
    Central Staff Services: $270,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $101,000
    Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    General Public Buildings: $56,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $136,000
    Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $480,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,411,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $424,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    Other - Libraries: $19,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $93,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,879,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,478,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,401,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $174,000
    Rents: $131,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $98,000
    Interest Earnings: $81,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $347,000
    General - Other: $178,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $158,000
    Health - Other: $67,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,544,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,342,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,385,000
    Highways: $1,308,000
    Other: $1,263,000
    General Local Government Support: $590,000
    Public Welfare: $59,000
    Health and Hospitals: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,391,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $690,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $189,000
    Other Selective Sales: $55,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $27,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
    Public Utility License: $7,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,318,000

Lake County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $946,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $262,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $134,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,072,000
    Regular Highways: $1,301,000
    General - Other: $825,000
    Health - Other: $642,000
    Police Protection: $633,000
    Correctional Institutions: $582,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $473,000
    Financial Administration: $307,000
    Central Staff Services: $270,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $101,000
    Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    General Public Buildings: $56,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $136,000
    Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $480,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,411,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $424,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    Other - Libraries: $19,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $93,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,879,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,478,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,401,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $174,000
    Rents: $131,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $98,000
    Interest Earnings: $81,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $347,000
    General - Other: $178,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $158,000
    Health - Other: $67,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,544,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,342,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,385,000
    Highways: $1,308,000
    Other: $1,263,000
    General Local Government Support: $590,000
    Public Welfare: $59,000
    Health and Hospitals: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,391,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $690,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $189,000
    Other Selective Sales: $55,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $27,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
    Public Utility License: $7,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,318,000

Lake County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $946,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $262,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $134,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,072,000
    Regular Highways: $1,301,000
    General - Other: $825,000
    Health - Other: $642,000
    Police Protection: $633,000
    Correctional Institutions: $582,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $473,000
    Financial Administration: $307,000
    Central Staff Services: $270,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $101,000
    Solid Waste Management: $83,000
    General Public Buildings: $56,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $27,000
    Parks and Recreation: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $136,000
    Other: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $480,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $1,411,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $424,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $40,000
    Other - Libraries: $19,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $93,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,879,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,478,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,401,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $174,000
    Rents: $131,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $98,000
    Interest Earnings: $81,000
    Sale of Property: $42,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $347,000
    General - Other: $178,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $158,000
    Health - Other: $67,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,544,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,342,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,385,000
    Highways: $1,308,000
    Other: $1,263,000
    General Local Government Support: $590,000
    Public Welfare: $59,000
    Health and Hospitals: $34,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,391,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $690,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $189,000
    Other Selective Sales: $55,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $27,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
    Public Utility License: $7,000
    Other License: $3,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,318,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 342
  • Number of aged recipients: 38
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 304
  • Number of recipients under 18: 28
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 214
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 100
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 160
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 153
Most common first names in Lake County, TN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James11270.9 years
William8972.9 years
Robert7171.5 years
Mary7076.7 years
John5776.3 years
Willie4875.4 years
Charles4166.0 years
Joe2772.3 years
George2670.2 years
Annie2679.3 years
Most common last names in Lake County, TN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith6674.2 years
Jones5773.5 years
Moore3671.4 years
Johnson3575.8 years
Williams3070.4 years
Taylor2978.5 years
Parker2671.9 years
Davis2668.0 years
Bargery2074.1 years
King1777.9 years
Businesses in Lake County, TN
NameCountNameCount
Baskin-Robbins1SONIC Drive-In1
Dairy Queen1Subway1
Nike1U-Haul1