Roane County, Tennessee (TN)

Races in Roane County, Tennessee:

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

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

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%)

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.

Cities in this county include: Harriman, Barnard, Rockwood, Kingston, Oliver Springs, Midtown.

2012 air pollution in Roane County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 18.4 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 11.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Newton County, Arkansas , Pitt County, North Carolina , Washington County , Roberts County, Texas .

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)

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

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Earthquake activity:

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.

5.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,767 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Knox County, TN	1.00% ($42,005 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TN	0.59% ($44,327)
from Morgan County, TN	0.45% ($26,518)
from Loudon County, TN	0.32% ($39,774)
from Cumberland County, TN	0.16% ($32,600)
from Blount County, TN	0.13% ($33,000)
from McMinn County, TN	0.10% ($40,050)

5.67% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,305 average adjusted gross income)

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($291 average AGI)

Roane County:	0.09%
Tennessee average:	0.05%

4.05% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($23,378 average AGI)
1.54% relocated to other states ($11,636 average AGI)

Roane County:	1.54%
Tennessee average:	2.90%

to Knox County, TN	1.17% ($36,090 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TN	0.65% ($32,512)
to Loudon County, TN	0.45% ($35,483)
to Morgan County, TN	0.39% ($27,840)
to Blount County, TN	0.19% ($28,389)
to Cumberland County, TN	0.18% ($29,471)
to Rhea County, TN	0.11% ($26,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

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.

Household type by relationship:

• 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.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,791 1-person, 927 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 48 4-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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.35 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,747
• Number of aged recipients: 121
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,626
• Number of recipients under 18: 143
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,242
• Number of recipients older than 64: 362
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 699
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 730

Roane County on our top lists:

• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"