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County population in July 2007: 63,333 (42% urban, 58% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 15,229
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,677
% of renters here:  23%
State:  30%
Land area: 476 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 133 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

2008 cost of living index in Robertson County: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.2%), Educational,health and social services (13.7%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Robertson County, Tennessee business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Robertson County, Tennessee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.5%)
  • Black (8.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  35.4 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Males: 27,051  (49.7%)
Females: 27,382  (50.3%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $27,288
County population in 2003: 58,255
Jobs in 2003: 18,071

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Robertson County,TN real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 30,941
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:
Robertson County:  2.7 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,306 ($43,174 in 1999)
This county:  $50,306
Tennessee:  $42,367

2007 median house/condo value: $155,982 ($107,300 in 2000)
Robertson County:  $155,982
Tennessee:  $130,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $482 (lower quartile is $331, upper quartile is $615)
This county:  $482
State:  $503

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,243
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $327

Institutionalized population: 461


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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 10
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 103
  • Burglaries: 128
  • Thefts: 324
  • Auto thefts: 37

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 111
  • Burglaries: 117
  • Thefts: 286
  • Auto thefts: 31

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Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 596 buildings, average cost: $94,200
  • 2001: 652 buildings, average cost: $96,500
  • 2002: 641 buildings, average cost: $96,300
  • 2003: 429 buildings, average cost: $108,100
  • 2004: 525 buildings, average cost: $113,600
  • 2005: 566 buildings, average cost: $116,700
  • 2006: 685 buildings, average cost: $124,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)



2004 Presidential Election results in Robertson County Tennessee:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.0%



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $744 (0.7%)

Robertson County household income distribution in 2007 Robertson County home values distribution


Robertson County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  9.0%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Area name: Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Robertson County is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $864 a month.

Cities in this county include: Springfield, Greenbrier, Coopertown, Cross Plains, Ridgetop, Orlinda, Adams, Cedar Hill, Barren Plains.

Neighboring counties: Cheatham County , Davidson County , Montgomery County , Logan County, Kentucky , Sumner County , Simpson County, Kentucky , Todd County, Kentucky .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Robertson County include: Spring Hill Church (A), Spring Creek Church (B), Cedar Grove Church (C), Center Point Church (D), Second Grove Church (E), Corinth Church (F), Salem Church (G), Saint Michaels Church (H), Sadlersville Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Austin Cemetery (1), Hall Cemetery (2), Babb Cemetery (3), Baggett Cemetery (4), Clark Cemetery (5), Zech Cemetery (6), Young Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wartrace Lake (A), Browns Lake (B), Paradise Lake (C), Ridgetop Lake (D), Harper Lake (E), Swamps, The (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Valley Branch (A), Long Branch (B), Crawford Branch (C), Dickerson Branch (D), North Fork Sycamore Creek (E), Wartrace Creek (F), Hopewell Branch (G), Hood Branch (H), Honey Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.9%
Tennessee:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,227
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,366 (23% naturalized citizens)

Robertson County:  2.5%
Whole state:  2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 819
  • 1990 to 1994: 111
  • 1985 to 1989: 118
  • 1980 to 1984: 56
  • 1975 to 1979: 82
  • 1970 to 1974: 77
  • 1970 to 1974: 51
  • 1965 to 1969: 52


Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.6%

Robertson County marital status for males
Robertson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 15,976
  • One, attached: 296
  • Two: 746
  • 3 or 4: 373
  • 5 to 9: 398
  • 10 to 19: 211
  • 20 or more: 338
  • Mobile homes: 2,657

Housing units in Robertson County with a mortgage: 8,303 (1,064 second mortgage, 723 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,017

Here:  73.3% with mortgage
State:  66.0% with mortgage

Agriculture in Robertson County
Average size of farms: 144 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $40025
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $408.63
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.13%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.51%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $30339
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $55587
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.89%
Corn for grain: 29510 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 20529 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 37794 harvested acres
Vegetables: 393 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 103 acres

Robertson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 2.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/10/2002, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 2 people and caused $100,000 in damages.



Class of Workers


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (69%)
  • South Africa (4%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Guatemala (2%)
  • Korea (2%)
  • Egypt (2%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Robertson County:
  • United States or American (37%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • German (8%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Italian (2%)

Robertson County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 21,773 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 4,117 (15%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 50 (0%)
  • Taxi: 44 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 26 (0%)
  • Walked: 255 (1%)
  • Other means: 197 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 768 (3%)

People in group quarters in Robertson County, Tennessee
  • 290 people in nursing homes
  • 171 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 37 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,772.

8.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.62%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.09% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($27,884 average AGI)
2.53% relocated from other states ($13,286 average AGI)
Robertson County:  2.53%
Tennessee average:  3.80%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Davidson County, TN  2.47% ($37,140 average AGI)
from Sumner County, TN  1.78% ($41,790)
from Montgomery County, TN  0.41% ($44,649)
from Cheatham County, TN  0.41% ($39,591)
from Rutherford County, TN  0.26% ($40,817)
from Logan County, KY  0.12% ($56,259)
from Williamson County, TN  0.11% ($35,800)


6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,015 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.85%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.93% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($25,167 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($8,848 average AGI)
Robertson County:  1.93%
Tennessee average:  2.97%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Sumner County, TN  1.72% ($41,099 average AGI)
to Davidson County, TN  1.69% ($28,505)
to Cheatham County, TN  0.32% ($35,676)
to Montgomery County, TN  0.27% ($28,574)
to Rutherford County, TN  0.27% ($28,344)
to Logan County, KY  0.15% ($28,727)
to Wilson County, TN  0.13% ($27,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.4



Births per 1000 population in Robertson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8



Deaths per 1000 population in Robertson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Robertson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,751 (6,354 aged, 1,397 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.69
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8345.980
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 151.710
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 50082.6

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1626.390
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 965.570
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.28

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 22.61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 49.69

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.97


Household type by relationship


Households: 53,919
  • In family households: 48,450 (12,393 male householders, 3,154 female householders)
    12,723 spouses, 16,755 children (15,021 natural, 430 adopted, 1,304 stepchildren), 1,084 grandchildren, 408 brothers or sisters, 331 parents, 699 other relatives, 903 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,469 (1,900 male householders (1,462 living alone)), 2,460 female householders (2,233 living alone)), 1,109 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 514 (458 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,330 2-persons, 3,930 3-persons, 3,339 4-persons, 1,323 5-persons, 437 6-persons, 188 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,695 1-person, 502 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

95.6% of residents of Robertson County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $236,396,000 ($3985 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,339,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $124,432,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $56,075,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,303,000
Federal grants: $43,890,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,732,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,963,000 ($1,055,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,725,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $63,113,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,476,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,619
Here:  77 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,740
Here:  45 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +719
Here:  +12 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +3,426
Here:  +57 per 1000 residents
State:  +18 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Robertson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.18 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.0
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.4
State:  4.2



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 881
  • 1995 to 1998: 3,156
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,648
  • 1980 to 1989: 4,071
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,381
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,395
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,448
  • 1940 to 1949: 798
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,217

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Robertson County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 43
  • 3 rooms: 286
  • 4 rooms: 1,199
  • 5 rooms: 4,195
  • 6 rooms: 4,115
  • 7 rooms: 2,613
  • 8 rooms: 1,392
  • 9+ rooms: 1,379


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Robertson County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 44
  • 2 rooms: 207
  • 3 rooms: 567
  • 4 rooms: 1,786
  • 5 rooms: 990
  • 6 rooms: 639
  • 7 rooms: 292
  • 8 rooms: 102
  • 9+ rooms: 50


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Robertson County:
  • no bedroom: 14
  • 1 bedroom: 270
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,514
  • 3 bedrooms: 9,839
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,229
  • 5+ bedrooms: 363


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Robertson County:
  • no bedroom: 67
  • 1 bedroom: 825
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,328
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,141
  • 4 bedrooms: 280
  • 5+ bedrooms: 36


Cars and other vehicles available in Robertson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 516
  • 1 vehicle: 3,000
  • 2 vehicles: 7,188
  • 3 vehicles: 3,059
  • 4 vehicles: 1,091
  • 5+ vehicles: 375


Cars and other vehicles available in Robertson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 761
  • 1 vehicle: 1,946
  • 2 vehicles: 1,497
  • 3 vehicles: 349
  • 4 vehicles: 66
  • 5+ vehicles: 58


58% of Robertson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Tennessee.

Robertson County:  57.7%
State average:  54.7%


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

  • This state: 38799
  • Northeast: 1153
  • Midwest: 4076
  • South: 7540
  • West: 1213

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

  

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (47%)
  • Utility gas (35%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (61%)
  • Utility gas (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (2%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 744
Here:  10.8%
Tennessee:  9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 244
Here:  7.6%
Tennessee:  10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 194
Here:  17.8%
Tennessee:  22.8%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Robertson County government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $52,000
  • Charges - All Other: $3,562,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,467,000
    Solid Waste Management: $486,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $15,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
  • Construction - General: $324,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $316,000
    Regular Highways: $120,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $49,487,000
    Police Protection: $4,039,000
    Regular Highways: $2,536,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,626,000
    General - Other: $1,555,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,188,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,114,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,094,000
    Financial Administration: $869,000
    General Public Buildings: $492,000
    Fire Protection: $426,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $99,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $85,000
    All Other: $34,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,965,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $3,754,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $94,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $27,823,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $15,394,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $9,094,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $23,206,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $22,845,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,617,000
    Other, NEC: $1,643,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,753,000
    Property Sale Other: $324,000
    Interest Earnings: $155,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $915,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $514,000
    General - Other: $373,000
    Health - Other: $146,000
    Police Protection: $143,000
    General Public Building: $89,000
    Central Staff: $18,000
    Solid Waste Management: $15,000
    Financial Administration: $9,000
    Judicial: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,048,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,010,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,988,000
    Highways: $2,015,000
    All Other: $1,027,000
    General Support: $582,000
    Health & Hospitals: $444,000
  • Tax - Property: $20,660,000
    Total General Sales: $8,258,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $2,708,000
    NEC: $2,683,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $170,000
    Other Selective Sales: $134,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $39,398,000


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18