McMinn County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.5%), Educational,health and social services (13.7%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in McMinn County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 23,667	(48.3%)
Females: 25,348	(51.7%)

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McMinn County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,192
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$392
State:	$503

McMinn County:	$113,229
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $163,471

Here:	$163,471
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,495

Here:	$231,495
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $145,259

Here:	$145,259
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $54,619

Here:	$54,619
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $266,427

Here:	$266,427
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $54,988

Here:	$54,988
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,167

Here:	$25,167
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 125
• Burglaries: 294
• Thefts: 429
• Auto thefts: 81

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 117
• Burglaries: 268
• Thefts: 393
• Auto thefts: 72

This county:	14.5%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in McMinn County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $489 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $585 a month.

Cities in this county include: Athens, Etowah, Englewood, Niota, Calhoun, Calhoun-Riceville.

2005 air pollution in McMinn County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.012 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 39 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 80 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 34 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.008 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bradley County , Loudon County , Loudon County , Meigs County , Monroe County , Polk County , Roane County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in McMinn County: Waldrop Store (A), Raht Ferry (B), Camp Cherokee (C), Chestuee Golf and Country Club (D), Etowah Water Works (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in McMinn County include: Spring Creek Church (A), South Liberty Church (B), Clay Hill Church (C), Short Creek Church (D), Clear Springs Church (E), Clearwater Baptist Church (F), Cog Hill Church (G), Sewee Church (H), Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Atkinson Cemetery (1), Hambright Cemetery (2), Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (3), Clark Cemetery (4), Barner Cemetery (5), Woodlawn Cemetery (6), Short Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Pierce Pond (A), Webb Lake (B), Blazer Lake (C), Tellico Lake (D), Sweetwater Creek Watershed Number Sixteen Reservoir (E), Nagle Lake (F), L and N Reservoir (G), Williams Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Frog Branch (A), Acre Spring Branch (B), Underwood Branch (C), Dry Branch (D), Little Chestuee Creek (E), Kibble Branch (F), Boyd Branch (G), Crockett Spring Branch (H), Long Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in McMinn County include: Rogers Creek Wildlife Management Area (1), Knox Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Riceville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	14.5%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 1,433
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 642 (36% naturalized citizens)

McMinn County:	1.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,944
• One, attached: 252
• Two: 627
• 3 or 4: 686
• 5 to 9: 904
• 10 to 19: 70
• 20 or more: 221
• Mobile homes: 3,858
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 64

Housing units in McMinn County with a mortgage: 5,880 (521 second mortgage, 363 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,204

Here:	58.3% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

McMinn County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 4.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 166 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

McMinn County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 51% 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 86.6 miles away from McMinn County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 44.4 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 21.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 7.2 miles away from McMinn 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 36.8 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 27.7 miles away from McMinn County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,790 (83%) Carpooled: 2,651 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Subway or elevated: 11 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 35 (0%) Walked: 334 (2%) Other means: 69 (0%) Worked at home: 506 (2%)

7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,757 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.02%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($304 average AGI)

McMinn County:	0.07%
Tennessee average:	0.09%

4.02% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($17,504 average AGI)
2.93% relocated from other states ($15,951 average AGI)

McMinn County:	2.93%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Monroe County, TN	1.02% ($27,097 average AGI)
from Bradley County, TN	0.87% ($32,087)
from Meigs County, TN	0.38% ($21,538)
from Knox County, TN	0.29% ($40,900)
from Polk County, TN	0.28% ($28,408)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.24% ($28,122)
from Roane County, TN	0.16% ($31,964)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,338 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($21,669 average AGI)
1.72% relocated to other states ($9,669 average AGI)

McMinn County:	1.72%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Bradley County, TN	1.01% ($29,659 average AGI)
to Monroe County, TN	0.86% ($30,027)
to Knox County, TN	0.43% ($35,877)
to Meigs County, TN	0.39% ($23,194)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.33% ($29,018)
to Polk County, TN	0.24% ($25,976)
to Loudon County, TN	0.16% ($32,630)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,657 (6,839 aged, 1,818 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 42,194 (11,799 male householders, 2,622 female householders)

  11,713 spouses, 13,225 children (11,825 natural, 312 adopted, 1,088 stepchildren), 969 grandchildren, 297 brothers or sisters, 499 parents, 459 other relatives, 611 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,106 (2,078 male householders (1,772 living alone)), 3,256 female householders (3,017 living alone)), 772 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 715 (506 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,733 2-persons, 3,708 3-persons, 2,611 4-persons, 915 5-persons, 338 6-persons, 116 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,789 1-person, 427 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

96.9% of residents of McMinn County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $291,689,000 ($5722 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $25,285,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $136,211,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $64,658,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,485,000
Federal grants: $62,091,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,097,000 ($15,514,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,147,000 ($4,182,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,159,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,691,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,515,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+38 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.49 millions of gallons per day (47% from ground, 53% from surface)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

59% of McMinn County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Tennessee.

McMinn County:	59.0%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 36843
• Northeast: 1547
• Midwest: 2699
• South: 6406
• West: 701

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,800

Here:	4.0%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	4.4%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	37.8%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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