Overton County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.0%), Educational,health and social services (16.5%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Overton County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 9,866	(49.0%)
Females: 10,252	(51.0%)

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Overton County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,361
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$309
State:	$503

Overton County:	$101,641
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $143,403

Here:	$143,403
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $61,527

Here:	$61,527
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $61,519

Here:	$61,519
State:	$142,458

Mobile homes: $41,141

Here:	$41,141
State:	$44,109

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 62
• Thefts: 82
• Auto thefts: 18

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 98
• Thefts: 117
• Auto thefts: 18

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Overton 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 $562 a month.

Cities in this county include: Livingston, Allons, Alpine, Crawford, Hilham, Rickman.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Fentress County , Jackson County , Pickett County , Putnam County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Overton County: Eagle Creek (A), Doubling Spur (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Overton County include: Smith Chapel (A), Columbia Hill Church (B), Ruth Chapel (C), Liberty Church (D), Rickman First Baptist Church (E), Dodson Chapel (F), Duncans Chapel (G), Pleasant Ridge Church (H), Elm Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Zion Hill Cemetery (1), Muddy Pond Cemetery (2), Gunter Cemetery (3), Barnes Cemetery (4), Wirmingham Cemetery (5), Wilson Cemetery (6), Beaty Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Camp Monterey Lake (A), Mason Lake (B), Livingston City Lake (C), Lad Lake (D), Jolly Lake (E), Pine Ridge Lake (F), Standingstone Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Branch (A), Austin Branch (B), Little Eagle Creek (C), Little Indian Creek (D), Lize Branch (E), Long Branch (F), Looper Branch (G), Lovelady Branch (H), Boles Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Overton County include: Standing Stone State Rustic Park (1), Standing Stone State Forest (2), Standing Stone Rustic Park Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Allred Post Office (A), Alpine Post Office (B), Crawford Post Office (C), Hilham Post Office (D), Monroe Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.3%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 661
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 106 (18% naturalized citizens)

Overton County:	0.5%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,241
• One, attached: 101
• Two: 124
• 3 or 4: 136
• 5 to 9: 54
• 10 to 19: 41
• 20 or more: 25
• Mobile homes: 2,378
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 68

Housing units in Overton County with a mortgage: 1,759 (145 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,787

Here:	49.6% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Overton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 3.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 14 fatalities and 177 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 120 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Overton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 91% 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 84.2 miles away from Overton County center
On 6/17/1998 at 08:00:23, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from the county center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 82.4 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) earthquake occurred 91.6 miles away from Overton County center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from the county center
On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 39.0 miles away from Overton County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,134 (83%) Carpooled: 1,036 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 25 (0%) Walked: 153 (2%) Other means: 84 (1%) Worked at home: 143 (2%)

6.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.82%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.12% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($16,747 average AGI)
2.70% relocated from other states ($15,581 average AGI)

Overton County:	2.70%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Putnam County, TN	1.97% ($28,209 average AGI)
from Clay County, TN	0.44% ($25,677)
from Jackson County, TN	0.33% ($26,826)
from Pickett County, TN	0.30% ($23,286)
from Cumberland County, TN	0.16% ($38,091)
from Fentress County, TN	0.16% ($25,909)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.42% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($19,465 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($7,463 average AGI)

Overton County:	1.30%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Putnam County, TN	2.18% ($26,072 average AGI)
to Clay County, TN	0.34% ($29,333)
to Jackson County, TN	0.27% ($19,316)
to Cumberland County, TN	0.20% ($25,571)
to Fentress County, TN	0.17% ($21,250)
to Pickett County, TN	0.17% ($17,583)
to Davidson County, TN	0.16% ($21,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,738 (2,830 aged, 908 disabled)
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: 17,488 (4,647 male householders, 1,298 female householders)

  4,688 spouses, 5,575 children (5,085 natural, 124 adopted, 366 stepchildren), 475 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 279 other relatives, 276 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,453 (880 male householders (772 living alone)), 1,287 female householders (1,176 living alone)), 286 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 177 (175 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,812 2-persons, 1,467 3-persons, 1,079 4-persons, 380 5-persons, 145 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,948 1-person, 182 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

97.3% of residents of Overton County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $137,568,000 ($6737 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,600,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,171,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,850,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $307,000
Federal grants: $42,869,000
Federal procurement contracts: $720,000 ($47,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,651,000 ($832,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $534,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,995,000
Federal Government insurance: $941,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+27 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.80 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

66% of Overton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Tennessee.

Overton County:	66.3%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 16022
• Northeast: 392
• Midwest: 1886
• South: 1406
• West: 265

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,800

Here:	3.9%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	1.6%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	5.5%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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