Rhea County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (37.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.3%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Rhea County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 13,785	(48.5%)
Females: 14,615	(51.5%)

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Rhea County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,443
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$363
State:	$503

Rhea County:	$104,651
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $155,589

Here:	$155,589
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,213

Here:	$125,213
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $155,841

Here:	$155,841
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,151

Here:	$123,151
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $83,196

Here:	$83,196
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $38,939

Here:	$38,939
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $44,167

Here:	$44,167
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 33
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 235
• Auto thefts: 32

This county:	14.7%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rhea County is $368 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $611 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dayton, Spring City, Graysville.

Neighboring counties: Bledsoe County , Cumberland County , Hamilton County , Meigs County , Roane County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Rhea County: Blue Water Campground (A), Walden Ridge (B), Lake Richland Boat Dock (C), Washington Landing (D), Ponderosa Resort (E), Bills Pier (F), Clear Creek Mill (G), Watts Bar Resort (H), Rhea Harbor (I), Lakeside Lodge (J), Newport Resort (K), Bells Landing (L), Skyline Bible Ranch (M), Rhea Springs Fish Hatchery (N), Chub Arnold Landing (O), Whites Creek Boat Dock (P), Stump Hollow Campground (Q), Red Cloud Campground (R), Robinson Landing (S), Holiday Resort (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Rhea County include: Spivey Church (A), Smyrna Church (B), Clear Creek Church (C), Sheffield Church (D), Salem Church (E), Cove Chapel (F), Cranmore Cove Baptist Church (G), Saint Clair Baptist Church (H), Pleasant Dale Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Locke Cemetery (1), Mynatt Cemetery (2), Wolf Creek Cemetery (3), Bean Cemetery (4), Bell Cemetery (5), Clifton Cemetery (6), Early Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: T Industries Lake (A), Porter Lake (B), Dayton Reservoir (C), Sinclair Lake (D), Hill Lake (E), Huckleberry Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Anderson Spring Branch (A), Little Rocky Branch (B), Crooked Branch (C), Long Branch (D), Garrison Spring Branch (E), Vans Creek (F), Bonine Creek (G), Low Creek (H), Lowe Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rhea County include: Whites Creek Small Wildlife Area (1), Yellow Creek Wildlife Management Area (2), Cotton Port Wildlife Management Area (3), Boy Scout Memorial (4), Rhea Springs Recreation Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Watts Bar Dam Post Office (A), Evensville Post Office (B), Grandview Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.4%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 1,202
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 373 (42% naturalized citizens)

Rhea County:	1.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,156
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 397
• 3 or 4: 471
• 5 to 9: 134
• 10 to 19: 20
• 20 or more: 41
• Mobile homes: 3,248
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Housing units in Rhea County with a mortgage: 2,736 (172 second mortgage, 147 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,508

Here:	52.2% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Rhea County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 5.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Rhea County-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 61% 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 84.8 miles away from Rhea County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 56.9 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 43.7 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 23.1 miles away from Rhea County center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.3 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 38.3 miles away from Rhea 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: 9,523 (78%) Carpooled: 2,139 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%) Motorcycle: 18 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 192 (2%) Other means: 39 (0%) Worked at home: 315 (3%)

6.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,110 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.96%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.57% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($14,317 average AGI)
3.38% relocated from other states ($19,793 average AGI)

Rhea County:	3.38%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Hamilton County, TN	1.49% ($27,409 average AGI)
from Bledsoe County, TN	0.32% ($21,094)
from Bradley County, TN	0.30% ($22,400)
from Roane County, TN	0.22% ($40,636)
from Meigs County, TN	0.20% ($30,150)
from Cumberland County, TN	0.18% ($19,056)
from Knox County, TN	0.14% ($14,500)

5.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,347 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.74%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($23,377 average AGI)
1.89% relocated to other states ($8,970 average AGI)

Rhea County:	1.89%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Hamilton County, TN	1.53% ($33,523 average AGI)
to Bledsoe County, TN	0.41% ($26,171)
to Roane County, TN	0.27% ($25,185)
to Knox County, TN	0.26% ($92,615)
to Bradley County, TN	0.25% ($26,920)
to Cumberland County, TN	0.19% ($20,053)
to Meigs County, TN	0.15% ($39,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,291 (4,223 aged, 1,068 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: 24,052 (6,337 male householders, 1,787 female householders)

  6,533 spouses, 8,193 children (7,104 natural, 265 adopted, 824 stepchildren), 512 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 152 other relatives, 334 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,514 (1,315 male householders (1,079 living alone)), 1,740 female householders (1,591 living alone)), 459 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 834 (435 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,810 2-persons, 2,039 3-persons, 1,541 4-persons, 474 5-persons, 198 6-persons, 62 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,670 1-person, 332 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Rhea County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $250,338,000 ($8403 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,121,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,937,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $42,880,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $760,000
Federal grants: $50,094,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,485,000 ($463,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $70,182,000 ($691,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,054,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,521,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,424,000

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

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+34 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.50 millions of gallons per day (23% from ground, 77% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

59% of Rhea County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Tennessee.

Rhea County:	58.9%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 19943
• Northeast: 897
• Midwest: 2580
• South: 4013
• West: 490

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,200

Here:	4.9%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	6.7%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	14.4%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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