Sequatchie County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.9%), Educational,health and social services (13.8%), Retail trade (10.9%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Sequatchie County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 5,635	(49.6%)
Females: 5,735	(50.4%)

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Sequatchie County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,073
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$356
State:	$503

Sequatchie County:	$112,796
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $174,826

Here:	$174,826
State:	$188,120

Mobile homes: $35,226

Here:	$35,226
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500

Here:	$22,500
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 29
• Burglaries: 47
• Thefts: 80
• Auto thefts: 34

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 31
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 32
• Auto thefts: 16

This county:	16.5%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Area name: Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sequatchie County is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.

Cities in this county include: Dunlap, Center Point.

Neighboring counties: Bledsoe County , Grundy County , Hamilton County , Marion County , Van Buren County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sequatchie County: Double Bridges (A), Stewart Camp (B), Lewis Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sequatchie County include: Cartwright First Baptist Church (A), Chapel Hill Church (B), Sequatchie Chapel (C), Davis Chapel (D), Elder Church (E), Lewis Chapel (F), Ewtonville Church (G), Flat Mountain Church (H), New Hope Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hall Cemetery (1), Davis Chapel Cemetery (2), Welch Chapel Cemetery (3), Union Cemetery (4), Cookston Cemetery (5), Bryant Cemetery (6), Harvey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: S K Johnson Lake (A), Glen Barker Lake (B), Studer Lake (C), Deerhead Lake (D), Ernest Taylor Lake (E), Whiteoak Swamps (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alex Branch (A), Anderson Branch (B), Anderson Mill Creek (C), Boyd Creek (D), Kelly Branch (E), Kell Branch (F), Long Branch (G), Long Fork (H), Laurel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.5%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 316
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 132 (18% naturalized citizens)

Sequatchie County:	1.2%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,311
• Two: 56
• 3 or 4: 37
• 5 to 9: 107
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 23
• Mobile homes: 1,324
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Sequatchie County with a mortgage: 1,188 (91 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 922

Here:	56.3% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Sequatchie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/12/1964, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Sequatchie County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 69% 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 61.4 miles away from Sequatchie County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.5 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) earthquake occurred 67.1 miles away from Sequatchie County center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 39.7 miles away from Sequatchie 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: 4,009 (83%) Carpooled: 668 (14%) Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%) Walked: 61 (1%) Other means: 14 (0%) Worked at home: 37 (1%)

9.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,516 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.12%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.24% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($20,909 average AGI)
3.87% relocated from other states ($16,606 average AGI)

Sequatchie County:	3.87%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Hamilton County, TN	3.05% ($37,581 average AGI)
from Marion County, TN	0.61% ($35,923)
from Bledsoe County, TN	0.33% ($41,643)

6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,220 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($22,352 average AGI)
1.75% relocated to other states ($7,867 average AGI)

Sequatchie County:	1.75%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Hamilton County, TN	2.38% ($30,602 average AGI)
to Marion County, TN	0.49% ($26,750)
to Bledsoe County, TN	0.46% ($29,579)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,640 (1,185 aged, 455 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,076 (2,765 male householders, 645 female householders)

  2,737 spouses, 3,213 children (2,883 natural, 77 adopted, 253 stepchildren), 180 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 144 other relatives, 275 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,166 (534 male householders (487 living alone)), 542 female householders (504 living alone)), 90 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 128 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,485 2-persons, 894 3-persons, 681 4-persons, 265 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 991 1-person, 85 2-persons.

97.7% of residents of Sequatchie County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 62% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,499,000 ($6270 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,640,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,807,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,963,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $121,000
Federal grants: $15,591,000
Federal procurement contracts: $19,865,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,152,000 ($431,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,947,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,538,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,210,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+86 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.65 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.4
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

58% of Sequatchie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Tennessee.

Sequatchie County:	58.1%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 9026
• Northeast: 212
• Midwest: 447
• South: 1346
• West: 139

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,000

Here:	9.6%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	2.4%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	13.9%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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