County population in 2016: 53,817 (49% urban, 51% rural); it was 51,910 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 9,444 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,385 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,438 Renter-occupied apartments: 5,547 (it was 4,762 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
32%
Land area: 361 sq. mi.
Water area: 34.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 149 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Roane County: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $44,090 ($33,226 in 1999)
This county:
$44,090
Tennessee:
$48,547
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $498 (lower quartile is $373, upper quartile is $649)
This county:
$498
State:
$637
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $138,150 (it was $79,400 in 2000)
Roane:
$138,150
Tennessee:
$157,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,507 - $237,723 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,093 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $365
Institutionalized population: 431
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 2
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 5
Assaults: 73
Burglaries: 357
Thefts: 466
Auto thefts: 87
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 2
Rapes: 7
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 75
Burglaries: 296
Thefts: 462
Auto thefts: 103
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $972 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $819 (0.7%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 14.8%
Roane County:
14.8%
Tennessee:
15.8%
(14.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.2% for Black residents, 47.6% for American Indian residents, 13.1% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 46.4 years old
(Males: 45.2 years old, Females: 48.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.0 years old, Black residents: 53.6 years old, American Indian residents: 55.9 years old, Asian residents: 26.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.0 years old, Other race residents: 27.0 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roane County is $416 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $646 a month.
Current college students: 1,573 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,087 (51.1% naturalized citizens)
Roane County:
2.0%
Whole state:
4.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 233
2000 to 2009: 325
1990 to 1999: 53
1980 to 1989: 154
1970 to 1979: 73
Before 1970: 166
Note: State values scaled to Roane County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.3%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 17,998
One, attached: 319
Two: 825
3 or 4: 753
5 to 9: 589
10 to 19: 269
20 to 49: 205
50 or more: 318
Mobile homes: 4,580
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Housing units in Roane County with a mortgage: 7,280 (203 second mortgage, 498 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 8,786
Here:
46.7% with mortgage
State:
59.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Roane County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
29,502
97
Mainline Protestant
3,385
20
Black Protestant
653
4
Catholic
500
1
Other
345
2
None
19,796
-
Roane County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
Roane County:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:
0.94 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
Roane County:
5.82 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
This county:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Roane County:
12.9%
Tennessee:
11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Roane County:
31.1%
State:
30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.9%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Roane County:
Average size of farms: 88 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,839 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $118.56 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.44% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.52% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11,486 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.71% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35,404 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.12% Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.97 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.95% Corn for grain: 98 harvested acres Vegetables: 106 harvested acres Land in orchards: 21 acres
Earthquake activity:
Roane County-area historical earthquake activity is near Tennessee state average. It is 78% 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 32.2 miles away from Roane County center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 164.0 miles away from the county center 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) earthquake occurred 114.3 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 256.7 miles away from the county center On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 180.7 miles away from Roane County center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 231.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
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, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2014 to June 10, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4189: August 13, 2014, FEMA Id: 4189, 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: September 16, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1568: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1568, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1456: March 20, 2003, FEMA Id: 1456, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: November 09, 2002 to November 12, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1441: November 13, 2002, FEMA Id: 1441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1260: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 1998 to May 18, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1215: April 20, 1998, FEMA Id: 1215, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Roane County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
Sales and related occupations (13%)
Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Management occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
India (16%)
Germany (11%)
Philippines (8%)
Canada (8%)
Mexico (8%)
Cuba (6%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Roane County (%):
American (40%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
German (6%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
European (3%)
Italian (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 13,502 (85.1%)
Carpooled: 1,339 (8.4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0.0%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 71 (0.4%)
Bicycle: 25 (0.2%)
Walked: 117 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 855 (5.4%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Roane County, Tennessee in 2000:
380 people in nursing homes
123 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
77 people in homes for the mentally retarded
72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
20 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
17 people in other group homes
6 people in unknown juvenile institutions
People in group quarters in Roane County, Tennessee in 2010:
295 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
140 people in residential treatment centers for adults
100 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
40 people in group homes intended for adults
36 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
24 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
11 people in other noninstitutional facilities
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $52,392.
5.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,767 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.47%
Tennessee average:
6.50%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.60% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($24,253 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($17,514 average AGI)
Roane County:
1.87%
Tennessee average:
3.16%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Births per 1000 population in Roane County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Roane County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Roane County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 13.7% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 5.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Roane County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Roane County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,619 (9,080 aged, 2,539 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,021 (9%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Roane County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,040)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (857)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (343)
Unspecified dementia (333)
Pneumonia, unspecified (184)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (181)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (156)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.89 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,267 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 125 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,123
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 978 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,254 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 62.7. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 185.4. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 120.0
Other - 65.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 53,817
In family households: 44,076 (7,818 male householders, 6,157 female householders)
11,461 spouses, 13,711 children (12,031 natural, 598 adopted, 1,102 stepchildren), 2,163 grandchildren, 357 brothers or sisters, 641 parents, 886 other relatives, 830 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,058 (3,537 male householders (2,920 living alone)), 4,281 female householders (3,868 living alone)), 1,225 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 695
Size of family households: 7,340 2-persons, 2,991 3-persons, 2,234 4-persons, 849 5-persons, 401 6-persons, 217 7-or-more-persons.
6,711 married couples with children.
1,631 single-parent households (381 men, 1,250 women).
97.8% of residents of Roane speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English well, 53% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $416,630,000 ($7,873 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $8,503,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $168,988,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $87,443,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,060,000 Federal grants: $80,731,000 Federal procurement contracts: $44,579,000 ($55,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $33,829,000 ($1,135,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,951,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,578,000 Federal Government insurance: $12,917,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,896
Here:
55 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,237
Here:
61 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +130
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +1,247
Here:
+24 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Roane County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.35 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 148
2010 to 2013: 514
2000 to 2009: 3,147
1990 to 1999: 4,842
1980 to 1989: 3,864
1970 to 1979: 4,153
1960 to 1969: 2,779
1950 to 1959: 3,135
1940 to 1949: 1,451
1939 or earlier: 1,634
Note: State values scaled to Roane population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Roane County, Tennessee
Note: State values scaled to Roane County population
no vehicle: 320
1 vehicle: 3,840
2 vehicles: 6,212
3 vehicles: 3,939
4 vehicles: 1,268
5+ vehicles: 426
no vehicle: 833
1 vehicle: 2,864
2 vehicles: 1,498
3 vehicles: 333
4 vehicles: 39
5+ vehicles: 167
90% of Roane County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Tennessee.
Roane County:
90.2%
State average:
85.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 35,534
Other state: 16,916
Northeast: 2,244
Midwest: 5,338
South: 7,723
West: 1,614
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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