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Marshall County, TN mapCounty population in July 2007: 29,179 (36% urban, 64% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,526
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,781
% of renters here:  27%
State:  30%
Land area: 375 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 71 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  10.0%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

2008 cost of living index in Marshall County: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (40.8%), Educational,health and social services (11.7%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Marshall County, Tennessee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.1%)
  • Black (7.8%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  36.3 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Males: 13,069  (48.8%)
Females: 13,698  (51.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $29,141
County population in 2003: 27,611
Jobs in 2003: 10,489

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Marshall County,TN real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 12,899
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.0%

Average household size:
Marshall County:  2.6 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,116 ($38,457 in 2000)
This county  $41,116
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,190
Marshall County  $108,190
Tennessee:  $114,000

Median monthly rent in 2000: $444
Institutionalized population: 229
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Marshall County in 2000: $806


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 12
  • Burglaries: 63
  • Thefts: 104
  • Auto thefts: 14

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 9
  • Burglaries: 68
  • Thefts: 132
  • Auto thefts: 12

Marshall County races chart


Marshall County, TN map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Tennessee:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.5%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $692 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Marshall County is $395 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $518 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $623 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lewisburg, Cornersville, Chapel Hill, Rock Creek.

Neighboring counties: Bedford County , Giles County , Lincoln County , Maury County , Rutherford County , Williamson County .


Marshall County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Marshall County: Mars Hill (A), Blackwell Crossing (B), Winn Crossing (C), United State Experimental Dairy Farm (D), Robertson Fork (E), Lunns Store (F), Cherry Corner (G), Lewisburg Pumping Station (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Marshall County include: Catalpa Grove Church (A), Cedar Dell Church (B), Cedar Grove Church (C), Smyrna Baptist Church (D), Liberty Valley Church (E), Corinth Church (F), Rocky Point Church (G), Robertson Fork Church (H), Richland Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hall Cemetery (1), Wynn Cemetery (2), Murdock Cemetery (3), Clay Hill Cemetery (4), Woodard Cemetery (5), Baxter Cemetery (6), Wilson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lewis Lake (A), Burns Lake (B), Marsh Lake (C), Paradise Lake (D), McKinnon Lake (E), Lewisburg Reservoir (F), Piuge Brothers Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jones Creek (A), North Robertson Fork Creek (B), McConnell Branch (C), McKnight Branch (D), Lazy Branch (E), Middle Cane Creek (F), Big Rock Creek (G), Goose Creek (H), West Cane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Marshall County: Henry Horton State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Belfast Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  8.4%
Tennessee:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 784
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 376 (16% naturalized citizens)

Marshall County:  1.4%
Whole state:  2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 234
  • 1990 to 1994: 61
  • 1985 to 1989: 33
  • 1980 to 1984: 29
  • 1975 to 1979: 4
  • 1970 to 1974: 7
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 8


Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.7%

Marshall County marital status for males
Marshall County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,116
  • One, attached: 133
  • Two: 297
  • 3 or 4: 280
  • 5 to 9: 331
  • 10 to 19: 121
  • 20 or more: 125
  • Mobile homes: 1,759
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

Housing units in Marshall County with a mortgage: 3,195 (266 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,733


Agriculture in Marshall County
Average size of farms: 133 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16753
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $59.77
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18420
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.10%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $36913
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.57%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.85
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.88%
Corn for grain: 1900 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 862 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3087 harvested acres
Vegetables: 32 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 8 acres

Marshall County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 175 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/29/1952, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 166 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Machinery (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


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



  • Mexico (81%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Poland (2%)
  • Korea (2%)
  • Honduras (2%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Marshall County:



  • United States or American (36%)
  • English (10%)
  • German (9%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Marshall County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 10,310 (81%)
  • Carpooled: 1,786 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%)
  • Taxi: 20 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
  • Walked: 151 (1%)
  • Other means: 64 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 381 (3%)

People in group quarters in Marshall County, Tennessee
  • 170 people in nursing homes
  • 85 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 59 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,514.

7.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,664 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.11%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.90% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($24,480 average AGI)
2.21% relocated from other states ($10,185 average AGI)
Marshall County:  2.21%
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 Maury County, TN  1.08% ($28,221 average AGI)
from Williamson County, TN  0.79% ($55,220)
from Davidson County, TN  0.78% ($37,864)
from Rutherford County, TN  0.42% ($30,409)
from Giles County, TN  0.40% ($21,643)
from Bedford County, TN  0.38% ($31,075)
from Lincoln County, TN  0.20% ($25,810)


6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.01%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.44% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($22,673 average AGI)
1.57% relocated to other states ($7,823 average AGI)
Marshall County:  1.57%
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 Maury County, TN  0.91% ($31,468 average AGI)
to Rutherford County, TN  0.66% ($34,632)
to Davidson County, TN  0.58% ($27,500)
to Bedford County, TN  0.42% ($21,442)
to Williamson County, TN  0.39% ($44,075)
to Giles County, TN  0.35% ($30,167)
to Lincoln County, TN  0.35% ($29,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5



Births per 1000 population in Marshall County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7



Deaths per 1000 population in Marshall County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Marshall County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,009 (3,257 aged, 752 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.57
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3833.380
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 275.090
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50919.94

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1208.940
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1043.280
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3.52

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26.61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 81.07

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3.52


Household type by relationship


Households: 26,416
  • In family households: 23,282 (5,865 male householders, 1,655 female householders)
    6,089 spouses, 7,929 children (6,874 natural, 228 adopted, 827 stepchildren), 580 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 188 parents, 351 other relatives, 511 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,134 (1,363 male householders (1,145 living alone)), 1,406 female householders (1,318 living alone)), 365 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 351 (230 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,115 2-persons, 1,967 3-persons, 1,565 4-persons, 591 5-persons, 186 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,463 1-person, 275 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 6 6-persons.

97.1% of residents of Marshall County speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $134,852,000 ($4818 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,071,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,651,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,634,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,044,000
Federal grants: $30,110,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,173,000 ($3,095,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,241,000 ($578,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,306,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,660,000
Federal Government insurance: $14,584,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,910
Here:  67 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,383
Here:  49 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +210
Here:  +7 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +915
Here:  +32 per 1000 residents
State:  +18 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Marshall County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.91 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 329
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,374
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,269
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,720
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,706
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,270
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,178
  • 1940 to 1949: 817
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,518

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marshall County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 6
  • 2 rooms: 34
  • 3 rooms: 145
  • 4 rooms: 695
  • 5 rooms: 2,092
  • 6 rooms: 1,969
  • 7 rooms: 1,329
  • 8 rooms: 647
  • 9+ rooms: 609


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 44
  • 2 rooms: 145
  • 3 rooms: 372
  • 4 rooms: 865
  • 5 rooms: 644
  • 6 rooms: 402
  • 7 rooms: 232
  • 8 rooms: 52
  • 9+ rooms: 25


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marshall County:
  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 180
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,681
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,399
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,027
  • 5+ bedrooms: 233


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marshall County:
  • no bedroom: 65
  • 1 bedroom: 566
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,238
  • 3 bedrooms: 725
  • 4 bedrooms: 173
  • 5+ bedrooms: 14


Cars and other vehicles available in Marshall County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 286
  • 1 vehicle: 1,775
  • 2 vehicles: 3,286
  • 3 vehicles: 1,527
  • 4 vehicles: 465
  • 5+ vehicles: 187


Cars and other vehicles available in Marshall County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 336
  • 1 vehicle: 1,211
  • 2 vehicles: 874
  • 3 vehicles: 233
  • 4 vehicles: 122
  • 5+ vehicles: 5


55% of Marshall County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Tennessee.

Marshall County:  55.0%
State average:  54.7%


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

  • This state: 18364
  • Northeast: 869
  • Midwest: 3403
  • South: 3063
  • West: 590

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,600


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:
  • Electricity (44%)
  • Utility gas (31%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
  • Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (58%)
  • Utility gas (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 106
Here:  3.3%
Tennessee:  9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 85
Here:  4.9%
Tennessee:  10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 90
Here:  12.4%
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 (Noninst.)

Marshall County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $965,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $921,000
    Solid Waste Management: $317,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $9,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $84,000
    Water Utilities: $47,000
    Regular Highways: $40,000
    Health - Other: $20,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $27,648,000
    Regular Highways: $2,058,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,455,000
    General - Other: $1,173,000
    Water Utilities: $1,155,000
    Central Staff Services: $819,000
    Police Protection: $689,000
    Corrections - Other: $650,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $514,000
    Financial Administration: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $429,000
    Solid Waste Management: $322,000
    Libraries: $175,000
    Fire Protection: $138,000
    Welfare - Other: $89,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $22,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $27,000
    Public Welfare: $15,000
    General Support: $13,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,363,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,295,000
    Health: $36,000
    Natural Resources: $31,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $20,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $62,000
    General Support: $50,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $634,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $27,821,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,393,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,983,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $30,324,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,125,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $521,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,480,000
    Other, NEC: $268,000
    Water Utilities: $113,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,638,000
    Interest Earnings: $613,000
    Rents: $32,000
    Special Assessments: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $783,000
    Health - Other: $166,000
    Water Utilities: $155,000
    Central Staff: $99,000
    Corrections - Other: $93,000
    Regular Highways: $30,000
    Solid Waste Management: $30,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
    Judicial: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,947,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,522,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $36,022,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $33,971,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,662,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $16,147,000
    Highways: $1,541,000
    All Other: $486,000
    General Support: $394,000
    Water Utilities: $352,000
    Public Welfare: $115,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,960,000
    Total General Sales: $3,176,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,071,000
    NEC: $589,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $171,000
    Other Selective Sales: $73,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $22,646,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $31,000


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)