Putnam County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 69,243111.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,1698.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,7002.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,2151.9%Two or more races
  • 1,0331.7%Asian alone
  • 3070.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 920.1%Some other race alone

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 58
• Burglaries: 84
• Thefts: 384
• Auto thefts: 49

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 42
• Burglaries: 86
• Thefts: 406
• Auto thefts: 48

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,125 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,064 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Putnam County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $478 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $688 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cookeville, Buffalo Valley, Algood, Monterey, Baxter.

2018 air pollution in Putnam County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Ellis County, Oklahoma , Jefferson County , Johnson County , Perquimans County, North Carolina , Williamson County , Wilkes County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 6,958
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,757 (41.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,0842010 or later
• 1,3522000 to 2009
• 7271990 to 1999
• 4341980 to 1989
• 1841970 to 1979
• 181Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 25,404
• One, attached: 326
• Two: 1,032
• 3 or 4: 1,638
• 5 to 9: 2,820
• 10 to 19: 1,416
• 20 to 49: 344
• 50 or more: 234
• Mobile homes: 2,133

Housing units in Putnam County with a mortgage: 10,781 (37 second mortgage, 788 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,590

Religion statistics for Putnam County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Putnam County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 3, 2020, FEMA Id: 4476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 27, 2017 - May 28, 2017, FEMA Id: 4320, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 17, 2010 to August 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1937: September 15, 2010, FEMA Id: 1937, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 30, 2010 to May 18, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1909: May 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1909, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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: 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 Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: March 25, 1994 to April 03, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1022: April 14, 1994, FEMA Id: 1022, Natural disaster type: Flash Flood, Heavy Rain
• 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
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.75% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,773 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.99% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($21,490 average AGI)
2.76% relocated from other states ($17,283 average AGI)

Putnam County:	2.76%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from Overton County, TN	0.72% ($38,113 average AGI)
from White County, TN	0.68% ($28,339)
from Jackson County, TN	0.53% ($30,562)
from Cumberland County, TN	0.45% ($26,838)
from Davidson County, TN	0.35% ($38,848)
from Wilson County, TN	0.18% ($49,375)
from DeKalb County, TN	0.17% ($47,909)

7.15% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,926 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.72% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($24,193 average AGI)
2.43% relocated to other states ($15,733 average AGI)

Putnam County:	2.43%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to White County, TN	0.68% ($33,606 average AGI)
to Overton County, TN	0.65% ($31,337)
to Davidson County, TN	0.44% ($34,407)
to Jackson County, TN	0.43% ($30,090)
to Cumberland County, TN	0.31% ($50,570)
to Rutherford County, TN	0.22% ($36,429)
to Wilson County, TN	0.21% ($44,745)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Putnam County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 15,120 (4,256 living alone), Female householders: 16,658 (5,166 living alone)

• 14,927 spouses (14,927 opposite-sex spouses), 2,093 unmarried partners, (1,979 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,938 children (18,152 natural, 435 adopted, 1,351 stepchildren), 1,514 grandchildren, 428 brothers or sisters, 746 parents, 169 foster children, 740 other relatives, 4,826 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,086

Size of family households: 8,834 2-persons, 5,093 3-persons, 2,420 4-persons, 1,749 5-persons, 782 6-persons, 517 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,422 1-person, 2,322 2-persons, 562 3-persons, 77 4-persons.

9,751 married couples with children.
4,808 single-parent households (2,627 men, 2,181 women).

93.5% of residents of Putnam speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $434,063,000 ($6,580 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,783,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $178,711,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $88,445,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,181,000
Federal grants: $83,104,000
Federal procurement contracts: $62,589,000 ($2,916,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $19,033,000 ($4,357,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $16,016,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,265,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,823,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.03 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

• Year house built in Putnam County, Tennessee
• 4,4472014 or later
• 1,3432010 to 2013
• 3,7352000 to 2009
• 6,4021990 to 1999
• 7,3411980 to 1989
• 4,5181970 to 1979
• 3,7491960 to 1969
• 1,3571950 to 1959
• 7301940 to 1949
• 1,7251939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Putnam County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Putnam County, Tennessee
• 1311 room
• 922 rooms
• 693 rooms
• 8794 rooms
• 4,5065 rooms
• 3,9916 rooms
• 4,0957 rooms
• 3,3478 rooms
• 3,2619+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam County, Tennessee
• 1451 room
• 5062 rooms
• 1,4913 rooms
• 3,3994 rooms
• 2,7935 rooms
• 1,3886 rooms
• 8177 rooms
• 3608 rooms
• 5089+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Putnam County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Putnam County, Tennessee
• 131no bedroom
• 2161 bedroom
• 2,1612 bedrooms
• 11,6913 bedrooms
• 4,6984 bedrooms
• 1,4745+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam County, Tennessee
• 145no bedroom
• 2,0111 bedroom
• 4,8262 bedrooms
• 3,7443 bedrooms
• 6584 bedrooms
• 235+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 449no vehicle
• 4,0931 vehicle
• 9,3052 vehicles
• 4,6613 vehicles
• 1,3024 vehicles
• 5615+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam County in renter-occupied apartments
• 972no vehicle
• 4,5601 vehicle
• 4,3172 vehicles
• 7523 vehicles
• 8064 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

82.3% of Putnam County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 50,984
• Other state: 24,810
• Northeast: 4,299
• Midwest: 6,941
• South: 11,084
• West: 2,486

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,633
• Number of aged recipients: 178
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,455
• Number of recipients under 18: 210
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,065
• Number of recipients older than 64: 358
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 736
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 705

Putnam County on our top lists:

• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"