County population in 2016: 28,809 (23% urban, 77% rural); it was 27,776 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,810 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,943 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,890 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,650 (it was 2,147 in 2000)
% of renters here:
19%
State:
32%
Land area: 498 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 58 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Marion County: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (21.5%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (13.9%), Construction (10.1%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $649 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $742 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 17.6%
Marion County:
17.6%
Tennessee:
15.8%
(16.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.1% for Black residents, 40.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.8% for American Indian residents, 14.6% for other race residents, 26.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.3 years old
(Males: 41.9 years old, Females: 44.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.2 years old, Black residents: 44.4 years old, American Indian residents: 18.7 years old, Asian residents: 33.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.8 years old, Other race residents: 14.7 years old)
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.
Current college students: 763 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 296 (46.0% naturalized citizens)
Marion County:
1.0%
Whole state:
4.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 23
2000 to 2009: 121
1990 to 1999: 52
1980 to 1989: 32
1970 to 1979: 28
Before 1970: 0
Note: State values scaled to Marion County population
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: 9,417
One, attached: 101
Two: 444
3 or 4: 102
5 to 9: 232
10 to 19: 59
20 to 49: 127
50 or more: 21
Mobile homes: 2,650
Housing units in Marion County with a mortgage: 4,224 (114 second mortgage, 242 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,837
Here:
57.1% with mortgage
State:
59.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Marion County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
7,840
55
Mainline Protestant
1,803
15
Other
229
2
Catholic
200
2
Black Protestant
30
1
None
18,135
-
Marion 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: 5
Marion County:
1.78 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.36 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
1.42 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
Marion County:
8.18 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 23
This county:
8.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Marion County:
12.3%
Tennessee:
11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Marion County:
30.9%
State:
30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
10.1%
State:
13.5%
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
Earthquake activity:
Marion County-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 78% 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 Marion County center On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 105.8 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, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 263.2 miles away from the county center On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 149.6 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 234.3 miles away from Marion County center On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 198.4 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2014 to June 10, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4189: August 13, 2014, FEMA Id: 4189, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 18, 2011 to June 24, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4005: July 20, 2011, FEMA Id: 4005, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
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 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
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: 1456, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Chattanooga Complex Fire, Incident Period: November 03, 2001, Fire Management Assistance Declared: November 03, 2001, FEMA Id: 2387, Natural disaster type: Fire
Tennessee Cagle Mountain Fire Complex, Incident Period: April 13, 1999, Fire Management Assistance Declared: April 13, 1999, FEMA Id: 2250, 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: 1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Tennessee Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: March 25, 1994 to April 03, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1022: April 14, 1994, FEMA Id: 1022, Natural disaster type: Flash Flood, Heavy Rain
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 5, Winds: 3, Fires: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
Sales and related occupations (12%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
Production occupations (7%)
Management occupations (7%)
Education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
India (23%)
Guatemala (16%)
Mexico (15%)
Cuba (10%)
Russia (9%)
Canada (5%)
Peru (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion County (%):
American (25%)
Irish (15%)
English (9%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
German (4%)
European (4%)
Scottish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 6,939 (80.7%)
Carpooled: 757 (8.8%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 43 (0.5%)
Walked: 283 (3.3%)
Worked at home: 602 (7.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Marion County, Tennessee in 2000:
150 people in nursing homes
74 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Marion County, Tennessee in 2010:
133 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
67 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
39 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
9 people in group homes intended for adults
2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $44,684.
4.90% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,361 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.90%
Tennessee average:
6.50%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.81% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($18,222 average AGI)
2.09% relocated from other states ($15,139 average AGI)
Marion County:
2.09%
Tennessee average:
3.16%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
4.85% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,791 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.85%
Tennessee average:
6.26%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.60% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($16,482 average AGI)
2.24% relocated to other states ($12,307 average AGI)
Marion County:
2.24%
Tennessee average:
2.90%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3
Births per 1000 population in Marion County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population in Marion County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marion County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 15.0% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marion County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Marion County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,361 (3,959 aged, 1,402 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 549 (8%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Marion County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (417)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (182)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (111)
Unspecified dementia (106)
Pneumonia, unspecified (85)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (81)
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: 8,275 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 246 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 68,081
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,138 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,182 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 72
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 28,809
In family households: 24,739 (4,129 male householders, 3,967 female householders)
5,879 spouses, 7,352 children (6,736 natural, 248 adopted, 370 stepchildren), 1,500 grandchildren, 272 brothers or sisters, 532 parents, 476 other relatives, 675 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,744 (1,586 male householders (1,397 living alone)), 1,659 female householders (1,452 living alone)), 494 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 292
Size of family households: 4,055 2-persons, 1,906 3-persons, 1,406 4-persons, 485 5-persons, 155 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.
3,210 married couples with children.
1,443 single-parent households (475 men, 968 women).
98.8% of residents of Marion speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $179,381,000 ($6,485 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
Here:
66 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,613
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +43
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -243
Here:
-9 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Marion County
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:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 174
2010 to 2013: 466
2000 to 2009: 1,736
1990 to 1999: 2,850
1980 to 1989: 2,042
1970 to 1979: 2,446
1960 to 1969: 1,185
1950 to 1959: 962
1940 to 1949: 531
1939 or earlier: 821
Note: State values scaled to Marion population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Marion County, Tennessee
Note: State values scaled to Marion County population
no vehicle: 281
1 vehicle: 1,737
2 vehicles: 2,647
3 vehicles: 2,221
4 vehicles: 764
5+ vehicles: 431
no vehicle: 484
1 vehicle: 1,340
2 vehicles: 936
3 vehicles: 433
4 vehicles: 57
5+ vehicles: 64
94% of Marion County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Tennessee.
Marion County:
93.6%
State average:
85.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 21,147
Other state: 7,373
Northeast: 529
Midwest: 1,661
South: 4,705
West: 458
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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