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Lauderdale County, Tennessee (TN)



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Lauderdale County, TN mapCounty population in 2005: 26,795 (40% urban, 60% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,217
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,350
% of renters here:  35%
State:  30%
Land area: 470 sq. mi.
Water area: 36.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 57 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  19.2%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  8.3%
Whole state:  5.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (37.2%), Educational,health and social services (14.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 19%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Lauderdale County, Tennessee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.4%)
  • Black (34.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  34.9 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Males: 14,076  (51.9%)
Females: 13,025  (48.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,886
County population in 2003: 27,090
Jobs in 2003: 7,844

Lauderdale County,TN real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 10,058
Unemployment rate in 2004: 10.1%

Average household size:
Lauderdale County:  2.5 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,808 ($29,751 in 2000)
This county  $31,808
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,334
Lauderdale County  $77,334
Tennessee:  $114,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $407
Institutionalized population: 2,678
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lauderdale County in 2000: $667


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 21
  • Burglaries: 130
  • Thefts: 154
  • Auto thefts: 42

Lauderdale County races chart


Lauderdale County, TN map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Lauderdale County Tennessee:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.0%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $392 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lauderdale County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $488 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ripley, Halls, Henning, Gates, Knob Creek.

Neighboring counties: Crockett County , Dyer County , Haywood County , Mississippi County, Arkansas , Tipton County .


Lauderdale County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lauderdale County: Wardlows Pocket Landing (A), Gold Dust Landing (B), Barr Landing (C), Goses Landing (D), Keyes Point Landing (E), Litler Landing (F), Plum Point Landing (G), Nebraska Landing (H), Heffner Landing (I), Head of Island Number Thirtyfour Landing (J), Tamm Landing (K), Saw Mill Landing (L), Fort Pillow Landing (M), Fort Pillow State Farm (N), Lookout Landing (O). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lauderdale County include: Spring Hill Church (A), Central Church (B), Lighfoot Church (C), Concord Church (D), Conner Church (E), Salem Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Saint Matthew Church (H), Saint Mark Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bates Cemetery (1), Beech Bluff Cemetery (2), Lightfoot Cemetery (3), Poplar Grove Cemetery (4), Green Cemetery (5), New Hope Cemetery (6), Bethlehem Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Champion Lake (A), Swan Lake (B), Little Mud Lake (C), Goose Pond (D), Otter Pond (E), Convict Lake (F), Jennings Pond (G), Blue Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adams Bayou (A), Richland Creek (B), Ash Bayou (C), Old Bed Forked Deer River (D), Jones Slough (E), Lower Forked Deer River (F), Boar Creek (G), Hyde Creek (H), Middle Fork Forked Deer River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lauderdale County include: Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge (1), Anderson-Tully State Wildlife Management Area (2), Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge (3), Fort Pillow State Historic Area (4), Fort Pillow State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  6.1%
Tennessee:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 702
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 194 (36% naturalized citizens)

Lauderdale County:  0.7%
Whole state:  2.8%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 105
  • 1990 to 1994: 19
  • 1985 to 1989: 9
  • 1980 to 1984: 17
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 12
  • 1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.9%

Lauderdale County marital status for males

Lauderdale County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,479
  • One, attached: 115
  • Two: 487
  • 3 or 4: 434
  • 5 to 9: 330
  • 10 to 19: 35
  • 20 or more: 104
  • Mobile homes: 1,554
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Lauderdale County with a mortgage: 2,870 (225 second mortgage, 115 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,687


Agriculture in Lauderdale County
Average size of farms: 345 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $61125
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $226.01
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.10%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 5.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $61698
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 74.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $82335
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.71
Corn for grain: 22406 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7912 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 41373 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 83814 harvested acres
Vegetables: 769 harvested acres

Lauderdale County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 fatalities and 53 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Printing and related support activities (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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



  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (30%)
  • India (23%)
  • Mexico (12%)
  • Cuba (12%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Thailand (5%)
  • Poland (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Lauderdale County:



  • United States or American (28%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • English (4%)
  • German (3%)
  • African (1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)
  • European (1%)

Lauderdale County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 8,390 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 1,307 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
  • Railroad: 2 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
  • Walked: 122 (1%)
  • Other means: 61 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 157 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Lauderdale County, Tennessee
  • 2346 people in state prisons
  • 216 people in nursing homes
  • 106 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 10 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,924.

5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,298 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.50%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($18,615 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($7,682 average AGI)
Lauderdale County:  1.39%
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 Tipton County, TN  0.96% ($27,667 average AGI)
from Dyer County, TN  0.95% ($24,571)
from Shelby County, TN  0.65% ($27,302)
from Haywood County, TN  0.41% ($22,212)
from Davidson County, TN  0.18% ($18,933)
from Crockett County, TN  0.14% ($20,273)
from Madison County, TN  0.14% ($19,909)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,878 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.41% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($19,943 average AGI)
1.60% relocated to other states ($6,935 average AGI)
Lauderdale County:  1.60%
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 Dyer County, TN  0.99% ($22,296 average AGI)
to Tipton County, TN  0.77% ($32,556)
to Shelby County, TN  0.65% ($27,887)
to Haywood County, TN  0.53% ($24,163)
to Crockett County, TN  0.28% ($24,391)
to Madison County, TN  0.27% ($32,909)
to Davidson County, TN  0.12% ($27,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1



Births per 1000 population in Lauderdale County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7



Deaths per 1000 population in Lauderdale County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.3



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lauderdale County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,311 (3,268 aged, 1,043 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%


Household type by relationship


Households: 24,401
  • In family households: 21,437 (4,785 male householders, 2,099 female householders)
    5,142 spouses, 7,256 children (6,439 natural, 152 adopted, 665 stepchildren), 819 grandchildren, 255 brothers or sisters, 198 parents, 359 other relatives, 524 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,964 (1,112 male householders (981 living alone)), 1,561 female householders (1,453 living alone)), 291 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,700 (2,692 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,832 2-persons, 1,791 3-persons, 1,299 4-persons, 625 5-persons, 246 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,434 1-person, 204 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

3,564 married couples with children.
2,043 single-parent households (284 men, 1,759 women).

96.8% of residents of Lauderdale County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $188,442,000 ($7024 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,608,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,644,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,678,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,886,000
Federal grants: $64,137,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,220,000 ($5,249,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,877,000 ($1,607,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,460,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,047,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,824,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,145
Here:  80 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,455
Here:  54 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +72
Here:  +3 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,019
Here:  -38 per 1000 residents
State:  +18 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Lauderdale County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.92 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:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 233
  • 1995 to 1998: 968
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,006
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,891
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,251
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,844
  • 1950 to 1959: 833
  • 1940 to 1949: 786
  • 1939 or earlier: 751


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 33
  • 3 rooms: 106
  • 4 rooms: 737
  • 5 rooms: 1,725
  • 6 rooms: 1,758
  • 7 rooms: 880
  • 8 rooms: 590
  • 9 or more rooms: 388


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

  • 1 room: 51
  • 2 rooms: 99
  • 3 rooms: 543
  • 4 rooms: 1,058
  • 5 rooms: 743
  • 6 rooms: 595
  • 7 rooms: 164
  • 8 rooms: 58
  • 9 or more rooms: 39


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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 187
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,442
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,620
  • 4 bedrooms: 788
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 180


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lauderdale County:

  • no bedroom: 51
  • 1 bedroom: 723
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,352
  • 3 bedrooms: 992
  • 4 bedrooms: 217
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 15


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

  • no vehicle: 300
  • 1 vehicle: 1,839
  • 2 vehicles: 2,794
  • 3 vehicles: 937
  • 4 vehicles: 277
  • 5 or more vehicles: 70


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

  • no vehicle: 720
  • 1 vehicle: 1,560
  • 2 vehicles: 885
  • 3 vehicles: 185
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

57% of Lauderdale County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Tennessee.

Lauderdale County:  56.9%
State average:  54.7%


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

  • This state: 22193
  • Northeast: 232
  • Midwest: 1896
  • South: 2114
  • West: 385

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,900


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 houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (61%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 168
Here:  5.5%
Tennessee:  9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 102
Here:  6.4%
Tennessee:  10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64
Here:  9.9%
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)

Lauderdale County government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
  • Charges - All Other: $886,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $848,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $590,000
    Solid Waste Management: $358,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $10,000
  • Construction - General: $806,000
    Regular Highways: $281,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $86,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $24,636,000
    Regular Highways: $2,026,000
    General - Other: $963,000
    Corrections - Other: $910,000
    Police Protection: $806,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $739,000
    Central Staff Services: $484,000
    Financial Administration: $479,000
    Solid Waste Management: $409,000
    Health Services - Other: $386,000
    General Public Buildings: $283,000
    Housing & Community Development: $107,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $106,000
    Parks & Recreation: $25,000
    Fire Protection: $23,000
    Libraries: $21,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $76,000
    Education: $41,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,152,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $841,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $112,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $15,465,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,009,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $217,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $14,656,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,857,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $809,000
    Other, NEC: $369,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $723,000
    Interest Earnings: $373,000
    Rents: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $633,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $449,000
    Fire Protection: $140,000
    General - Other: $91,000
    Judicial: $6,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,033,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,289,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $18,909,000
    Highways: $1,936,000
    All Other: $1,290,000
    General Support: $452,000
    Health & Hospitals: $151,000
    Housing & Community Development: $38,000
  • Tax - Property: $5,810,000
    Total General Sales: $2,461,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $930,000
    NEC: $233,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $66,000
    Other Selective Sales: $32,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $19,553,000

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