Polk County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (36.3%), Educational,health and social services (14.6%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Polk County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 7,955	(49.6%)
Females: 8,095	(50.4%)

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Polk County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,540
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$327
State:	$503

Polk County:	$96,361
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $151,838

Here:	$151,838
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $170,284

Here:	$170,284
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $127,206

Here:	$127,206
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $45,816

Here:	$45,816
State:	$133,385

Mobile homes: $39,624

Here:	$39,624
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $102,174

Here:	$102,174
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 28
• Burglaries: 69
• Thefts: 114
• Auto thefts: 22

This county:	13.0%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.8%

Area name: Cleveland, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Polk County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Benton, Copperhill, Ducktown, Parksville, Turtletown.

2005 air pollution in Polk County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bradley County , Cherokee County, North Carolina , McMinn County , Fannin County, Georgia , Monroe County , Murray County, Georgia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Polk County: Little Frog Lookout (A), Wassem Camp (B), Chilhouse Mountain Observation Site (C), Wolf Pit (D), Chilhowee Mountain Observation Site (E), Stansbury Siding (F), Ocoee Work Center (G), Ocoee Ranger Station (H), Ocoee Inn Boat Dock (I), Boyd Gap Observation Site (J), Sugarloaf Observation Site (K), Bear Wallow (L), Hiwassee (M), Gee Creek Campground (N), Sheeds Creek Checking Station (O), Helderbrand Ford (P), Spring Creek Shooting Range (Q), John Muir Trailhead (R), Camp Wasson (S), Camp Ocoee (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Polk County include: Springtown Baptist Church (A), Smyrna Church (B), Chestuee Church (C), Chiloh Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Shady Springs Church (F), Coletown Missionary Church (G), Conasauga River Baptist Church (H), Cookson Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Baker Chapel Cemetery (1), Ball Play Cemetery (2), Mueller Cemetery (3), Bates Cemetery (4), Witt Cemetery (5), Nancy Ward Cemetery (6), Neal Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Delano Mill Pond (A), Cassada Pond (B), McCamy Lake (C), Parksville Lake (D), Campbell Cove Lake (E), London Mills Tailings Pond (F), Ocoee Number Three Lake (G), Ocoee Number Two Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Frog Hollow Branch (A), Fry Branch (B), Dry Branch (C), Rymer Camp Branch (D), Rymer Spring Branch (E), Little Hopper Camp Branch (F), Little Lost Creek (G), Little Sylco Branch (H), Ocoee River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Polk County include: Clemmer Campsite (1), Big Bend Recreation Area (2), Hiwassee River Recreation Area (3), Hiwassee State Scenic River (4), Quinn Springs Recreation Area (5), Devils Point Recreation Area (6), Parksville Lake Recreation Area (7), Tumbling Creek Recreation Area (8), Chilhowee Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Parksville Beach (A), Shady Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Turtletown Post Office (A), Conasauga Post Office (B), Delano Post Office (C), Farner Post Office (D), Ocoee Post Office (E), Oldfort Post Office (F), Postelle Post Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.9%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 304
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 134 (19% naturalized citizens)

Polk County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 29.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,942
• One, attached: 58
• Two: 41
• 3 or 4: 107
• 5 to 9: 66
• 10 to 19: 11
• 20 or more: 20
• Mobile homes: 2,035
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 89

Housing units in Polk County with a mortgage: 1,331 (128 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,614

Here:	45.2% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Polk County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 110 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Polk County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 56% 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 75.0 miles away from Polk County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 57.8 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 25.7 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 27.6 miles away from Polk County center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 15.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from Polk 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: 5,125 (76%) Carpooled: 1,258 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Walked: 139 (2%) Other means: 32 (0%) Worked at home: 205 (3%)

7.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,146 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.81%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.47% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($15,531 average AGI)
3.33% relocated from other states ($16,616 average AGI)

Polk County:	3.33%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Bradley County, TN	2.52% ($27,161 average AGI)
from McMinn County, TN	0.75% ($25,976)
from Fannin County, GA	0.57% ($25,000)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.57% ($27,258)
from Whitfield County, GA	0.18% ($19,400)
from Monroe County, TN	0.18% ($14,500)

7.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,467 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.96%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.89% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($18,042 average AGI)
3.07% relocated to other states ($9,425 average AGI)

Polk County:	3.07%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Bradley County, TN	2.81% ($29,869 average AGI)
to Fannin County, GA	0.90% ($20,592)
to McMinn County, TN	0.90% ($28,408)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.31% ($29,647)
to Cherokee County, NC	0.24% ($28,077)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,388 (2,557 aged, 831 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,990 (3,935 male householders, 862 female householders)

  3,899 spouses, 4,440 children (3,904 natural, 138 adopted, 398 stepchildren), 328 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 96 parents, 163 other relatives, 158 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,865 (752 male householders (654 living alone)), 909 female householders (844 living alone)), 204 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 195 (189 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,258 2-persons, 1,257 3-persons, 889 4-persons, 288 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,498 1-person, 134 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

97.6% of residents of Polk County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,640,000 ($7396 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,375,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,187,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,017,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $317,000
Federal grants: $26,545,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,290,000 ($192,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,285,000 ($81,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $243,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,936,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,245,000

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

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.62 millions of gallons per day (69% from ground, 31% from surface)

Here:	5.3
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

66% of Polk County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Tennessee.

Polk County:	66.0%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 11248
• Northeast: 430
• Midwest: 801
• South: 3307
• West: 114

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,800

Here:	6.4%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	10.6%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	18.7%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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