Meigs County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 11,320102.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2702.4%Two or more races
  • 1881.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1631.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 300.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 280.3%Asian alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 86
• Thefts: 113
• Auto thefts: 24

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 44
• Burglaries: 87
• Thefts: 107
• Auto thefts: 18

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $664 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $598 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meigs County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.

Cities in this county include: Big Spring-East View, Ten Mile, Decatur.

Neighboring counties: Bernalillo County, New Mexico , Mohave County, Arizona , Chatham County, North Carolina , Sandoval County, New Mexico , Kershaw County, South Carolina , Laurens County, South Carolina , Valencia County, New Mexico , Duplin County, North Carolina , Lee County, North Carolina , Moore County, Texas .

Current college students: 223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 158 (100.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 702000 to 2009
• 251990 to 1999
• 61980 to 1989
• 291970 to 1979
• 27Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 32.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,812
• One, attached: 14
• Two: 27
• 3 or 4: 118
• 5 to 9: 19
• 10 to 19: 2
• 20 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 1,846
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Meigs County with a mortgage: 1,747 (24 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,101

Religion statistics for Meigs County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Meigs County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1568: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1568, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: November 09, 2002 to November 12, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1441: November 13, 2002, FEMA Id: 1441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1197: January 13, 1998, FEMA Id: 1197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Ice Storm, Severe Winter Storm, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 11, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1010: February 28, 1994, FEMA Id: 1010, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Flash Flood
• Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3095: March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: 3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

10.17% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($47,778 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.84% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($30,224 average AGI)
2.33% relocated from other states ($17,554 average AGI)

Meigs County:	2.33%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from McMinn County, TN	2.09% ($34,163 average AGI)
from Bradley County, TN	1.77% ($36,342)
from Hamilton County, TN	1.48% ($47,639)
from Rhea County, TN	0.56% ($41,870)

8.21% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,852 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.95% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($32,387 average AGI)
1.27% relocated to other states ($7,465 average AGI)

Meigs County:	1.27%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to McMinn County, TN	2.31% ($34,591 average AGI)
to Bradley County, TN	1.46% ($30,186)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.99% ($64,025)
to Rhea County, TN	0.52% ($47,619)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Meigs County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 10,174 (1,864 male householders, 1,587 female householders)

  2,850 spouses, 2,544 children (2,325 natural, 75 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 515 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 194 other relatives, 418 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,744 (794 male householders (688 living alone)), 647 female householders (560 living alone)), 304 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 122

Size of family households: 1,703 2-persons, 724 3-persons, 536 4-persons, 307 5-persons, 98 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,245 1-person, 152 2-persons, 22 4-persons, 31 6-persons.

1,283 married couples with children.
484 single-parent households (98 men, 386 women).

98.3% of residents of Meigs speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $73,671,000 ($6,393 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,265,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,244,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,770,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $160,000
Federal grants: $24,640,000
Federal procurement contracts: $466,000 ($118,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,392,000 ($2,022,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $342,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,197,000
Federal Government insurance: $324,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.58 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 2462014 or later
• 1852010 to 2013
• 1,2272000 to 2009
• 1,4711990 to 1999
• 1,0271980 to 1989
• 9871970 to 1979
• 3421960 to 1969
• 2281950 to 1959
• 1321940 to 1949
• 931939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Meigs County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 41 room
• 862 rooms
• 813 rooms
• 5184 rooms
• 9605 rooms
• 9596 rooms
• 5617 rooms
• 3328 rooms
• 3069+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 141 room
• 92 rooms
• 1893 rooms
• 2754 rooms
• 3435 rooms
• 846 rooms
• 1037 rooms
• 298 rooms
• 09+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Meigs County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 11no bedroom
• 1211 bedroom
• 9482 bedrooms
• 2,1343 bedrooms
• 5384 bedrooms
• 465+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 14no bedroom
• 571 bedroom
• 4812 bedrooms
• 4353 bedrooms
• 214 bedrooms
• 315+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 131no vehicle
• 8371 vehicle
• 1,5612 vehicles
• 9183 vehicles
• 2684 vehicles
• 1105+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County in renter-occupied apartments
• 123no vehicle
• 5411 vehicle
• 3012 vehicles
• 453 vehicles
• 154 vehicles
• 155+ vehicles

91.0% of Meigs County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 8,187
• Other state: 3,654
• Northeast: 527
• Midwest: 1,027
• South: 1,769
• West: 333

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 469
• Number of aged recipients: 42
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 427
• Number of recipients under 18: 45
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 328
• Number of recipients older than 64: 96
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 194
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 203