Lewis County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.4%), Educational,health and social services (21.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Lewis County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 5,594	(49.2%)
Females: 5,773	(50.8%)

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	Unemployment rate and Lewis County, TN  (0 replies)
	Does anyone here own a loghome?  (35 replies)
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	Tennessee counties ranked by population  (20 replies)

Lewis County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,473
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$345
State:	$503

Lewis County:	$91,708
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $128,869

Here:	$128,869
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $89,590

Here:	$89,590
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $106,635

Here:	$106,635
State:	$142,458

Mobile homes: $45,701

Here:	$45,701
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $35,000

Here:	$35,000
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 52
• Thefts: 68
• Auto thefts: 13

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 44
• Thefts: 113
• Auto thefts: 11

This county:	13.4%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lewis County is $358 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $462 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hohenwald, East Lewis.

Neighboring counties: Hickman County , Lawrence County , Maury County , Perry County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lewis County: Irad (A), Churchwell Ford (B), Lewis Park (C), Swan Valley Overlook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lewis County include: Springer Ridge Church (A), Slippery Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Riverside Church (D), Pineview Church (E), Flat Rock Church (F), Garrett Baptist Church (G), Oak Grove Church (H), Gordonsburg Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Crowell Cemetery (1), Bailey Cemetery (2), Wyrick Cemetery (3), Banks Cemetery (4), Wright Cemetery (5), Woods Cemetery (6), Bastin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Green Pond (A), Slag Pile Pond (B), Fox Lake (C), Jackson Lake (D), Napier Diversion Lake (E), Napier Lake (F), Highland Lake (G), Dan Maddox Fishing Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alf Branch (A), Allens Creek (B), Anderson Branch (C), Briar Branch (D), Arkansas Branch (E), Ashton Branch (F), Little Swan Creek (G), Kelly Branch (H), Keg Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lewis County include: Meriwether Lewis National Monument (1), Napier Furnaces Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Kimmins Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	15.2%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 346
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 114 (24% naturalized citizens)

Lewis County:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,329
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 72
• 3 or 4: 100
• 5 to 9: 41
• 20 or more: 18
• Mobile homes: 1,222
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Housing units in Lewis County with a mortgage: 1,074 (139 second mortgage, 71 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 856

Here:	55.6% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Lewis 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 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/22/1991, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lewis County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from Lewis County center
On 11/6/1994 at 12:50:38, a magnitude 3.1 (2.7 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/4/1994 at 09:12:02, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,675 (77%) Carpooled: 820 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 112 (2%) Other means: 31 (1%) Worked at home: 100 (2%)

6.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,364 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.91%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.48% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($12,829 average AGI)
3.43% relocated from other states ($20,535 average AGI)

Lewis County:	3.43%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Maury County, TN	1.07% ($31,825 average AGI)
from Perry County, TN	0.40% ($31,133)
from Hickman County, TN	0.38% ($13,714)
from Lawrence County, TN	0.38% ($23,143)

5.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,539 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.93%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.06% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($20,205 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($11,338 average AGI)

Lewis County:	1.87%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Maury County, TN	1.41% ($32,154 average AGI)
to Perry County, TN	0.43% ($28,625)
to Lawrence County, TN	0.41% ($32,933)
to Davidson County, TN	0.30% ($22,455)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,746 (1,356 aged, 390 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,727 (2,576 male householders, 614 female householders)

  2,585 spouses, 3,374 children (2,932 natural, 109 adopted, 333 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 116 other relatives, 110 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,407 (570 male householders (445 living alone)), 620 female householders (590 living alone)), 217 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 233 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,409 2-persons, 797 3-persons, 632 4-persons, 215 5-persons, 91 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,035 1-person, 123 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 11 6-persons.

97.2% of residents of Lewis County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not 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: $67,262,000 ($5891 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,596,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,708,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,245,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,863,000
Federal grants: $17,782,000
Federal procurement contracts: $517,000 ($285,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,148,000 ($2,917,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $62,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,787,000
Federal Government insurance: $291,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.51 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

59% of Lewis County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Tennessee.

Lewis County:	59.3%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 7558
• Northeast: 401
• Midwest: 1600
• South: 1455
• West: 202

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,000

Here:	7.5%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	14.8%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	18.3%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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