Macon County, Tennessee (TN)

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County population in 2005: 21,549 (18% urban, 82% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,224
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,692

% of renters here:	21%
State:	30%

Land area: 307 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 70 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.1%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (34.5%), Educational,health and social services (12.1%), Retail trade (11.9%), Construction (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Macon County, Tennessee:

White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Other race (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 10,061	(49.4%)
Females: 10,325	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,725
County population in 2003: 21,036
Jobs in 2003: 4,884

Macon County,TN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 10,390
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:

Macon County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,932 ($29,867 in 2000)

This county	$31,932
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $87,404

Macon County	$87,404
Tennessee:	$114,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $364
Institutionalized population: 210
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Macon County in 2000: $662

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 34
Burglaries: 47
Thefts: 138
Auto thefts: 30

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 79
Burglaries: 55
Thefts: 173
Auto thefts: 27

Macon County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 19 buildings, average cost: $89,000
2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $86,000
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $78,100

2004 Presidential Election results in Macon County Tennessee:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 36.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $370 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Macon County is $364 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lafayette, Red Boiling Springs, Underhill, Siloam.

Neighboring counties: Allen County, Kentucky , Clay County , Jackson County , Smith County , Sumner County , Trousdale County , Monroe County, Kentucky .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Macon County: Union Camp (A), Macon County Golf Course (B), Salt Lick (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Macon County include: Cedar Bluff Church (A), Spring Creek Church (B), Siloam Baptist Church (C), Corinth Church (D), Sadlers Chapel (E), Russell Hill Presbyterian Church (F), Russell Hill Baptist Church (G), Rose Hill Church (H), Rocky Mound Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Crowder Cemetery (1), Wright Cemetery (2), Shrum Cemetery (3), Wilmore Cemetery (4), Cliburn Cemetery (5), Wilburn Cemetery (6), White Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Number Seventeen (A), Red Boiling Springs Lake Number One (B), Red Boiling Springs Watershed Lake Number Two (C), Lake Number Sixteen (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Puncheon Creek (A), Little Salt Lick Creek (B), Long Hungry Creek (C), Gaulden Branch (D), Johns Creek (E), Malden Branch (F), Honey Branch (G), Holder Branch (H), Mooningham Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Tennessee:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 378
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 369 (21% naturalized citizens)

Macon County:	1.8%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 202
1990 to 1994: 49
1985 to 1989: 49
1980 to 1984: 16
1975 to 1979: 34
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 19

Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.1%

Macon County marital status for males

Macon County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,896
One, attached: 60
Two: 112
3 or 4: 219
5 to 9: 102
10 to 19: 31
20 or more: 51
Mobile homes: 2,406
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Macon County with a mortgage: 1,762 (112 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,513

Agriculture in Macon County
Average size of farms: 110 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19370
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $464.07
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.33%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.90%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16776
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.79%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.50%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $54649
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.52%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.22
Corn for grain: 1526 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 473 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1761 harvested acres
Vegetables: 47 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 20 acres

Macon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Wood products (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Machinery (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (10%)
Apparel (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

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

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

Mexico (76%)
Honduras (9%)
Philippines (6%)
Canada (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Germany (2%)
Japan (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Macon County:

United States or American (53%)
English (12%)
Irish (8%)
German (5%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Scottish (1%)
Italian (1%)

Macon County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,818 (74%)
Carpooled: 1,944 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 38 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 124 (1%)
Other means: 48 (1%)
Worked at home: 276 (3%)

People in group quarters in Macon County, Tennessee

166 people in nursing homes
44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,598.

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,946 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($15,681 average AGI)
1.99% relocated from other states ($11,265 average AGI)
Macon County: 1.99%
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 Sumner County, TN	1.36% ($27,032 average AGI)
from Davidson County, TN	0.51% ($24,306)
from Wilson County, TN	0.33% ($24,348)
from Trousdale County, TN	0.30% ($16,381)
from Smith County, TN	0.21% ($18,600)
from Allen County, KY	0.20% ($22,357)
from Clay County, TN	0.19% ($20,923)

5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,915 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.34% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($15,680 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($8,235 average AGI)
Macon County: 1.91%
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 Sumner County, TN	1.38% ($25,635 average AGI)
to Allen County, KY	0.32% ($16,273)
to Davidson County, TN	0.29% ($28,750)
to Trousdale County, TN	0.29% ($15,250)
to Rutherford County, TN	0.24% ($20,118)
to Clay County, TN	0.23% ($18,750)
to Wilson County, TN	0.20% ($31,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Births per 1000 population in Macon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Macon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Macon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,069 (2,364 aged, 705 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 20,172

In family households: 17,739 (4,775 male householders, 1,059 female householders)
4,723 spouses, 6,019 children (5,207 natural, 156 adopted, 656 stepchildren), 360 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 253 other relatives, 339 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,433 (908 male householders (751 living alone)), 1,200 female householders (1,136 living alone)), 325 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 214 (192 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,493 2-persons, 1,463 3-persons, 1,242 4-persons, 433 5-persons, 151 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,887 1-person, 160 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

3,890 married couples with children.
943 single-parent households (252 men, 691 women).

97.0% of residents of Macon County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 39% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $106,078,000 ($4957 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,495,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $40,906,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,649,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,828,000
Federal grants: $27,948,000
Federal procurement contracts: $500,000 ($19,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,246,000 ($1,284,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $481,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,280,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,620,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,361

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,154

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +182

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

Net internal migration: +800

Here:	+37 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Macon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.52 millions of gallons per day (89% from ground, 11% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 365
1995 to 1998: 1,178
1990 to 1994: 851
1980 to 1989: 1,559
1970 to 1979: 1,848
1960 to 1969: 1,250
1950 to 1959: 832
1940 to 1949: 365
1939 or earlier: 646

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

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 28
3 rooms: 181
4 rooms: 824
5 rooms: 1,937
6 rooms: 1,568
7 rooms: 771
8 rooms: 547
9 or more rooms: 359

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

1 room: 31
2 rooms: 77
3 rooms: 198
4 rooms: 570
5 rooms: 495
6 rooms: 189
7 rooms: 73
8 rooms: 34
9 or more rooms: 25

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

no bedroom: 26
1 bedroom: 151
2 bedrooms: 1,638
3 bedrooms: 3,559
4 bedrooms: 735
5 or more bedrooms: 115

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Macon County:

no bedroom: 33
1 bedroom: 290
2 bedrooms: 797
3 bedrooms: 514
4 bedrooms: 49
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 318
1 vehicle: 1,387
2 vehicles: 2,606
3 vehicles: 1,407
4 vehicles: 355
5 or more vehicles: 151

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

no vehicle: 229
1 vehicle: 781
2 vehicles: 544
3 vehicles: 92
4 vehicles: 36
5 or more vehicles: 10

58% of Macon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Tennessee.

Macon County:	58.2%
State average:	54.7%

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

This state: 14590
Northeast: 500
Midwest: 1568
South: 3038
West: 274

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (50%)
Utility gas (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
Wood (9%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (62%)
Utility gas (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Wood (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Here:	1.2%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40

Here:	3.2%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 12

Here:	3.8%
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)

Macon County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $957,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $366,000

Solid Waste Management: $114,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $7,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,407,000
Regular Highways: $530,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $17,872,000
Regular Highways: $1,525,000

Corrections - Other: $994,000

Police Protection: $919,000

General - Other: $768,000

Health Services - Other: $355,000

Central Staff Services: $351,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $350,000

Financial Administration: $227,000

General Public Buildings: $226,000

Solid Waste Management: $219,000

Welfare - Other: $106,000

Libraries: $91,000

Fire Protection: $49,000

Natural Resources - Other: $41,000

Water Utilities: $38,000

Housing & Community Development: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $203,000
Education: $18,000
General - Interest on Debt: $760,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $0
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $13,065,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,933,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,745,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $12,218,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $10,057,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $847,000
Other, NEC: $621,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,135,000
Interest Earnings: $110,000

Rents: $54,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $715,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,619,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $906,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $14,998,000
Highways: $1,801,000

All Other: $744,000

General Support: $278,000

Housing & Community Development: $38,000
Tax - Property: $5,277,000
Total General Sales: $1,552,000

Motor Vehicle License: $705,000

NEC: $298,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $109,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $13,146,000

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