Races in Marion County, Tennessee:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $36,054 ($31,419 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $412 (lower quartile is $331, upper quartile is $527)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $106,955 (it was $66,700 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,424 - $182,454

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $150,435

Here:	$150,435
State:	$188,484

Townhouses or other attached units: $70,659

Here:	$70,659
State:	$164,698

In 2-unit structures: $38,442

Here:	$38,442
State:	$141,233

Mobile homes: $60,532

Here:	$60,532
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $37,780

Here:	$37,780
State:	$46,838

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,019
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $253

Institutionalized population: 200

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 58
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 162
• Auto thefts: 57

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 45
• Burglaries: 106
• Thefts: 174
• Auto thefts: 79

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $507 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $404 (0.4%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.8%
(15.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.3% for Black residents, 7.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 32.7% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 42 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 41 years old, American Indian residents: 49 years old, Asian residents: 36 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Area name: Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marion County is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.

Cities in this county include: South Pittsburg, Jasper, Whitwell, Kimball, Powells Crossroads, Monteagle, New Hope, Orme, Whiteside.

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

Click to draw/clear Marion County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Marion County: Hales Bar Dam (A), Kellys Ferry (B), Hales Bar Resort and Marina (C), Mapleview Campsite (D), Mullins Cove Dock (E), Walkers Landing Boat Dock (F), Mullens Cove Checking Station (G), Camp Glancy (H), Lodge (I), Sides Place (J), Aetna (K), Pyburn Place (L), Sequatchie Valley Golf and Country Club (M), Sequatchie Volunteer Fire Department (N), Whitwell Mountain Fire and Rescue (O), Sequatchie Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (P), Suck Creek Mountain Volunteer Fire Department (Q), Foster Falls Volunteer Fire Department (R), Sweetens Cove Volunteer Fire Department (S), Mullins Cove Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Marion County include: Whiteside Baptist Church (A), Sequatchie First Baptist Church (B), Martin Springs Baptist Church (C), Mineral Springs Baptist Church (D), Fairview Church (E), Whitwell First Baptist Church (F), Red Hill United Methodist Church (G), Pyror Ridge Methodist Church (H), Amazing Grace Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hornbeak Cemetery (1), Tate Cemetery (2), Teague Cemetery (3), Trussell Cemetery (4), Turner Cemetery (5), Walden Cemetery (6), Jumpoff Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Cummings Lake (A), Bennett Lake (B), Red Pond (C), Browns Lake (D), Davis Lake (E), Snake Pond (F), Raccoon Mountain Pumped Station Reservoir (G), Nickajack Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Looneys Creek (A), Long Branch (B), Little Indian Creek (C), Little Gizzard Creek (D), Bethel Creek (E), Laurel Creek (F), Kilgore Branch (G), Kern Branch (H), Jumpoff Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Marion County include: Prentice Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Ma (1), Prentice-Cooper State Forest and Wildlife Management Area (2), Maple View Public Use Area (3), Marion County Park (4), Running Water Public Use Area (5), Blowing Spring Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Grundy County , Hamilton County , Jackson County, Alabama , Dade County, Georgia , Sequatchie County .

Current college students: 763
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 139 (32% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,229
• One, attached: 136
• Two: 266
• 3 or 4: 215
• 5 to 9: 124
• 10 to 19: 82
• 20 or more: 79
• Mobile homes: 2,979
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 3,207 (212 second mortgage, 198 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,690

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.94%

Here		35.9%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 9,982
Total congregations: 75

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Adherents	4,795 (48.0%)	1,591 (15.9%)	1,515 (15.2%)	910 (9.1%)	401 (4.0%)
Congregations	15 (20.0%)	14 (18.7%)	14 (18.7%)	12 (16.0%)	8 (10.7%)

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Catholic Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	162 (1.6%)	162 (1.6%)	155 (1.6%)	153 (1.5%)	138 (1.4%)
Congregations	3 (4.0%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.7%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Marion County - South Pittsburg, Jasper, Whitwell, Kimball, Powells Crossroads

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Marion County:

Average size of farms: 171 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $48,509
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $100.27
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.57%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 88.94%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48,537
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.31%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $49,964
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.57
Corn for grain: 2117 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 791 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4824 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 28 acres

Tornado activity:

Marion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 23 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/14/2007, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 9 people and caused $3 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Marion County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 42.0 miles away from the county center
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 43.0 miles away from the county center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 82.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 46.8 miles away from Marion County center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 67.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/17/1998 at 08:00:23, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 89.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3217): September 5, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 4, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1464): May 8, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1456): March 20, 2003, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1456, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Chattanooga Complex Fire, Incident Period: November 3, 2001, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Tennessee Cagle Mountain Fire Complex, Incident Period: April 13, 1999, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Tennessee Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1260): January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Tennessee Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: March 25, 1994 to April 3, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1022): April 14, 1994, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1022, Natural disaster type: Flash Flood, Heavy Rain
• Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared (EM-3095): March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Tennessee Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: December 19, 1990 to January 14, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-889): January 4, 1991, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-889, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: February 15, 1990 to February 20, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-858): February 27, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-858, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Marion County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Fires: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,254.

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,808 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.80% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($16,500 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($17,310 average AGI)

Marion County:	2.94%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.88% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($20,414 average AGI)
2.02% relocated to other states ($12,586 average AGI)

Marion County:	2.02%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,428 (3,360 aged, 1,068 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.62
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8275.190
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 245.830
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 68081.41

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1138.450
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1181.680
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3.6

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 14.9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 72.05

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.21

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 27,987

• In family households: 24,034 (5,684 male householders, 2,346 female householders)

  6,054 spouses, 7,446 children (6,755 natural, 196 adopted, 495 stepchildren), 1,016 grandchildren, 181 brothers or sisters, 221 parents, 331 other relatives, 580 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,953 (1,601 male householders (1,306 living alone)), 1,772 female householders (1,600 living alone)), 580 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 250 (200 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,756 2-persons, 1,938 3-persons, 1,442 4-persons, 587 5-persons, 207 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,906 1-person, 402 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

97.9% of residents of Marion County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 35% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $179,381,000 ($6485 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,034,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $73,988,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,425,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $613,000
Federal grants: $51,459,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,181,000 ($281,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,715,000 ($586,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $647,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,704,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,003,000

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

Births: 1,841

Deaths: 1,613

Net international migration: +43

Net internal migration: -243

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.52 millions of gallons per day (22% from ground, 78% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

65% of Marion 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, 50% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 20769
• Northeast: 440
• Midwest: 1317
• South: 4707
• West: 297

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,700

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 172

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 70

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,017
• Number of aged recipients: 90
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 927
• Number of recipients under 18: 97
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 666
• Number of recipients older than 64: 254
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 434
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 451

Most common first names in Marion County, TN among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	307	69.8 years
William	296	73.1 years
John	260	72.1 years
Mary	219	77.6 years
Charles	140	69.0 years
Robert	122	70.0 years
George	112	73.8 years
Thomas	76	71.3 years
Willie	70	77.6 years
Paul	62	67.7 years

Most common last names in Marion County, TN among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	162	75.6 years
Layne	148	73.0 years
Kilgore	119	71.9 years
Thomas	92	71.6 years
Brown	82	75.9 years
Griffith	73	75.9 years
Morrison	69	71.9 years
Turner	68	74.9 years
Pickett	61	75.1 years
Jones	60	70.3 years

Businesses in Marion County, TN
Name	Count		Name	Count
Arby's	1		Lowe's	1
AutoZone	1		McDonald's	2
Best Western	1		Nike	1
CVS	2		Pizza Hut	2
Comfort Inn	1		Quiznos	1
Cracker Barrel	1		RadioShack	1
Dairy Queen	1		SONIC Drive-In	3
Days Inn	1		Subway	4
FedEx	3		Super 8	2
GNC	1		T-Mobile	2
GameStop	1		Taco Bell	1
Goodwill	1		True Value	1
H&R Block	1		U-Haul	3
Hardee's	3		UPS	1
Holiday Inn	1		Waffle House	2
KFC	1		Walmart	1
Lane Furniture	1		Wendy's	1
Long John Silver's	1

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