Pickett County, Tennessee (TN)

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County population in 2005: 4,821 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,762
Renter-occupied apartments: 329

% of renters here:	16%
State:	30%

Land area: 163 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.6%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.4%), Educational,health and social services (17.5%), Retail trade (13.3%), Construction (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 71%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Pickett County, Tennessee business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Pickett County, Tennessee:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 2,432	(49.2%)
Females: 2,513	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,250
County population in 2003: 4,950
Jobs in 2003: 1,027

Pickett County,TN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 1,951
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.6%

Average household size:

Pickett County:	2.3 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,379 ($24,673 in 2000)

This county	$26,379
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,371

Pickett County	$86,371
Tennessee:	$114,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $241
Institutionalized population: 70
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Pickett County in 2000: $607

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 11
Auto thefts: 0

Pickett County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Pickett County Tennessee:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $353 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pickett County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.

Cities in this county include: Byrdstown, Static.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Fentress County , Clinton County, Kentucky , Overton County , Scott County , Wayne County, Kentucky .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Pickett County: Eagles Cove Marina (A), Eastport Dock (B), Star Point Dock (C), Sunset Dock (D), Cordell Hull Birthplace (E), South Ford (F), Backbone Ford (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pickett County include: Smyrna Church (A), Sand Branch Church (B), Red Hill Church (C), Edgefield Church (D), Etter Baptist Church (E), Oak Grove Church (F), Grace Chapel (G), Jones Chapel (H), Asbury Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Clark Cemetery (1), Mullins Cemetery (2), Gunter Cemetery (3), Riley Cemetery (4), Grove Cemetery (5), Winningham Cemetery (6), Neal Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Pickett Lake (A), Akers Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Andy Creek (A), Key Branch (B), Little Rock Creek (C), Upchurch Branch (D), Jouett Creek (E), Cricket Creek (F), Jolly Creek (G), Jackson Creek (H), Hurricane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Pickett County include: Pickett State Park And Forest (1), Pickett State Rustic Park Historic District (2), Cove Creek Recreation Area (3), Obey River Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.1%
Tennessee:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 162
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (50% naturalized citizens)

Pickett County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 7
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.9%

Pickett County marital status for males

Pickett County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,104
One, attached: 6
Two: 21
3 or 4: 33
5 to 9: 56
10 to 19: 16
20 or more: 11
Mobile homes: 688
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Pickett County with a mortgage: 450 (24 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 463

Agriculture in Pickett County
Average size of farms: 104 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26310
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $213.86
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.49%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.15%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20331
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.99%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27761
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.01%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 34.66
Soybeans for beans: 286 harvested acres
Vegetables: 11 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 5 acres

Pickett County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 10 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 5 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Furniture and related products (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Apparel (14%)
Health care (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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

United Kingdom (50%)
Germany (50%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pickett County:

United States or American (46%)
English (15%)
Irish (11%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Dutch (1%)

Pickett County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,691 (80%)
Carpooled: 299 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Walked: 11 (1%)
Worked at home: 103 (5%)

64 people in nursing homes
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,530.

6.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,598 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.32% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($11,167 average AGI)
3.91% relocated from other states ($24,431 average AGI)
Pickett County: 3.91%
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 Overton County, TN

0.73% ($17,583 average AGI)

5.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.02%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.97% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($13,617 average AGI)
2.04% relocated to other states ($14,247 average AGI)
Pickett County: 2.04%
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 Overton County, TN	1.30% ($23,286 average AGI)
to Clinton County, KY	0.81% ($25,308)
to Putnam County, TN	0.68% ($21,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Births per 1000 population in Pickett County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Pickett County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pickett County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 899 (690 aged, 209 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,875

In family households: 4,238 (1,243 male householders, 239 female householders)
1,273 spouses, 1,335 children (1,178 natural, 36 adopted, 121 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 29 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 637 (237 male householders (226 living alone)), 369 female householders (344 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 70 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 780 2-persons, 338 3-persons, 242 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 40 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 570 1-person, 36 2-persons.

795 married couples with children.
202 single-parent households (64 men, 138 women).

97.9% of residents of Pickett County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $35,867,000 ($7348 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $473,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,273,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,190,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $142,000
Federal grants: $13,527,000
Federal procurement contracts: $232,000 ($99,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $503,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,268,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $136,000
Federal Government insurance: $446,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 267

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 380

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

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

Net internal migration: +4

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Pickett County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.59 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 302
1995 to 1998: 350
1990 to 1994: 299
1980 to 1989: 378
1970 to 1979: 603
1960 to 1969: 459
1950 to 1959: 228
1940 to 1949: 134
1939 or earlier: 203

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pickett County, Tennessee:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 23
3 rooms: 58
4 rooms: 290
5 rooms: 534
6 rooms: 414
7 rooms: 204
8 rooms: 97
9 or more rooms: 140

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickett County, Tennessee:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 46
4 rooms: 92
5 rooms: 97
6 rooms: 49
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 11
9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pickett County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 85
2 bedrooms: 460
3 bedrooms: 962
4 bedrooms: 189
5 or more bedrooms: 64

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pickett County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 55
2 bedrooms: 178
3 bedrooms: 68
4 bedrooms: 18
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Pickett County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 84
1 vehicle: 470
2 vehicles: 715
3 vehicles: 387
4 vehicles: 78
5 or more vehicles: 28

Cars and other vehicles available in Pickett County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 49
1 vehicle: 141
2 vehicles: 96
3 vehicles: 24
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 0

67% of Pickett 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, 42% lived in Tennessee.

Pickett County:	66.6%
State average:	54.7%

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

This state: 3364
Northeast: 65
Midwest: 518
South: 928
West: 42

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
Electricity (38%)
Wood (8%)
Utility gas (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Wood (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Utility gas (2%)
Coal or coke (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	2.4%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	2.7%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	4.4%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Pickett County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $75,000
Charges - All Other: $434,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $178,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $98,000

Solid Waste Management: $77,000
Construction - Housing & Community Development: $381,000
Health - Other: $364,000

Regular Highways: $239,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $174,000

General: $1,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,731,000
Regular Highways: $803,000

Housing & Community Development: $515,000

Health Services - Other: $397,000

General - Other: $346,000

Solid Waste Management: $292,000

Police Protection: $235,000

Central Staff Services: $210,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $159,000

Corrections - Other: $130,000

Financial Administration: $102,000

General Public Buildings: $102,000

Fire Protection: $31,000

Natural Resources - Other: $30,000

Parks & Recreation: $23,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $58,000
All Other: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $295,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $136,000
Intergovernmental to State - Health: $6,000
Local Intergovernmental - Education: $25,000
All Other: $19,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $5,235,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,634,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $5,095,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,436,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $198,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $140,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $213,000
General Revenue, NEC: $113,000

Interest Earnings: $57,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,000
Health - Other: $38,000

Police Protection: $29,000

Fire Protection: $21,000

General - Other: $19,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,419,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $196,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,883,000
Highways: $1,265,000

Housing & Community Development: $800,000

All Other: $406,000

General Support: $261,000
Tax - Property: $1,357,000
Total General Sales: $550,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $231,000

NEC: $227,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,716,000

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