Monroe County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (36.8%), Educational,health and social services (14.6%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Monroe County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 19,201	(49.3%)
Females: 19,760	(50.7%)

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Monroe County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,348
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$367
State:	$503

Monroe County:	$107,581
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $163,099

Here:	$163,099
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,645

Here:	$126,645
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $111,521

Here:	$111,521
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $437,451

Here:	$437,451
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $172,319

Here:	$172,319
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $51,314

Here:	$51,314
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $47,647

Here:	$47,647
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 149
• Burglaries: 220
• Thefts: 444
• Auto thefts: 71

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

• Murders: 6
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 180
• Burglaries: 227
• Thefts: 472
• Auto thefts: 75

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monroe County is $364 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $462 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $553 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sweetwater, Madisonville, Vonore, Tellico Plains.

Neighboring counties: Blount County , Cherokee County, North Carolina , Graham County, North Carolina , Loudon County , Loudon County , McMinn County , Polk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Monroe County: Gilman Switch (A), Walnut Grove Fishing Site (B), Notchy Creek Boat Launching Ramp (C), Turkey Creek Valley Observation Site (D), Rogers Station (E), Whigg Cabin (F), Citico Warden Station (G), Jake Best Campground (H), Madisonville Industrial Park (I), Union Hall (J), Wilson Station (K), Doublecamp Campground (L), Caney Branch Observation Site (M), Lake View Observation Site (N), County Corners (O), Sandy Lane (P), Center (Q), Sweetwater Industrial Park (R), Pheasant Field Fishing Site (S), Pheasant Field Rearing Pools (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Monroe County include: Cedar Valley Church (A), Center Presbyterian Church (B), Chestua Baptist Church (C), Sink Church (D), Christianburg Baptist Church (E), Citico Baptist Church (F), Coker Creek Baptist Church (G), Shady Grove Church (H), Sandy Lane Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hamby Cemetery (1), Little Toqua Cemetery (2), Mullins Cemetery (3), Williamsburg Cemetery (4), Rural Vale Cemetery (5), Clemmer Cemetery (6), Click Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Kinser Pond (A), Shortfoots Pond (B), Carson Pond (C), Craighead Lake (D), Sweetwater Creek Project Lake (E), Turkeypen Lake (F), Indian Boundary Lake (G), Laurel Mountain Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alvin Branch (A), Amerine Branch (B), Atkins Branch (C), Ryall Branch (D), Little Cove Branch (E), Kennedy Branch (F), Criffitts Branch (G), Lost Cove Branch (H), Jones Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Monroe County include: Notchy Creek Recreation Area (1), Dam Creek Recreation Area (2), North River Recreation Area (3), Big Oak Cove Recreation Area (4), Citico Recreation Area (5), State Line Recreation Area (6), Double Camp Recreation Area (7), Craighead Caverns (8), Davis Creek Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Belltown Post Office (A), Coker Creek Post Office (B), Mount Vernon Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	18.0%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 1,196
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 454 (28% naturalized citizens)

Monroe County:	1.2%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,060
• One, attached: 157
• Two: 331
• 3 or 4: 376
• 5 to 9: 368
• 10 to 19: 238
• 20 or more: 58
• Mobile homes: 4,644
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Housing units in Monroe County with a mortgage: 3,610 (265 second mortgage, 212 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,353

Here:	51.8% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Monroe County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 21 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 17 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Monroe County-area historical earthquake activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 29.0 miles away from Monroe 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 11.7 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 11.8 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 29.4 miles away from Monroe County center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.1 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 41.2 miles away from Monroe County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,076 (82%) Carpooled: 2,106 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%) Railroad: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 158 (1%) Other means: 93 (1%) Worked at home: 398 (3%)

7.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,775 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.62%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.01% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($16,942 average AGI)
3.60% relocated from other states ($27,833 average AGI)

Monroe County:	3.60%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from McMinn County, TN	1.03% ($30,027 average AGI)
from Loudon County, TN	0.96% ($30,241)
from Knox County, TN	0.50% ($38,986)
from Blount County, TN	0.49% ($39,686)
from Roane County, TN	0.21% ($27,133)
from Bradley County, TN	0.12% ($20,235)
from Pinellas County, FL	0.10% ($36,200)

5.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.84%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.39% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($22,713 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($7,403 average AGI)

Monroe County:	1.45%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to McMinn County, TN	1.25% ($27,097 average AGI)
to Loudon County, TN	0.83% ($31,310)
to Blount County, TN	0.61% ($37,163)
to Knox County, TN	0.53% ($35,378)
to Roane County, TN	0.18% ($32,962)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.13% ($33,222)
to Meigs County, TN	0.13% ($25,889)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,854 (5,248 aged, 1,606 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 33,782 (9,068 male householders, 2,168 female householders)

  9,120 spouses, 11,482 children (10,184 natural, 305 adopted, 993 stepchildren), 743 grandchildren, 142 brothers or sisters, 259 parents, 320 other relatives, 480 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,634 (1,917 male householders (1,629 living alone)), 2,171 female householders (1,961 living alone)), 546 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 545 (367 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,129 2-persons, 2,760 3-persons, 2,139 4-persons, 816 5-persons, 307 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,590 1-person, 440 2-persons, 57 3-persons, 1 6-persons.

97.2% of residents of Monroe County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $223,775,000 ($5319 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,150,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $113,029,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,216,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $671,000
Federal grants: $56,531,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,589,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,738,000 ($609,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $636,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,834,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,727,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+79 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.58 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

58% of Monroe 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, 53% lived in Tennessee.

Monroe County:	58.3%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 29166
• Northeast: 1045
• Midwest: 3095
• South: 4492
• West: 624

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,500

Here:	5.6%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	3.7%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	34.6%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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