Tipton County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.8%), Educational,health and social services (16.3%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Tipton County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 25,250	(49.2%)
Females: 26,021	(50.8%)

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Tipton County:	2.8 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$48,770
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$432
State:	$503

Tipton County:	$130,283
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $166,092

Here:	$166,092
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $96,019

Here:	$96,019
State:	$161,999

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,419

Here:	$111,419
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $35,115

Here:	$35,115
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $55,698

Here:	$55,698
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,548

Here:	$36,548
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 172
• Burglaries: 285
• Thefts: 391
• Auto thefts: 88

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 14
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 144
• Burglaries: 264
• Thefts: 432
• Auto thefts: 107

This county:	12.1%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	5.8%

Area name: Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tipton County is $572 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.

Cities in this county include: Covington, Munford, Atoka, Brighton, Mason, Gilt Edge, Burlison, Garland, Drummonds, Tabernacle.

Neighboring counties: Crittenden County, Arkansas , Fayette County , Haywood County , Mississippi County, Arkansas , Lauderdale County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Tipton County: Richardsons Casting Field (A), Blue Ditch Landing (B), Dixon Landing (C), Molasses Point Landing (D), Double Bridges (E), Upper Turnage Landing (F), Duvalls Landing (G), Randolph Landing (H), Neal Landing (I), Cedar Point Landing (J), Richardsons Landing (K), Lower Turnage Landing (L), Camp Annemeekee (M), Thomas Landing (N), Preston Landing (O), Happy Valley Landing (P), Reverie Landing (Q), Rose Of Sharon Campground (R), Quito Community Center (S), Dunlap Orphanage (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Tipton County include: Kings Chapel (A), Steven Chapel (B), Charleston Baptist Church (C), Charleston United Methodist Church (D), Smiths Grove Church (E), Simonton Church (F), Shiloh Church (G), Clopton Church (H), Sharon Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Avery Cemetery (1), Barrow Cemetery (2), Williams Cemetery (3), Beech Chapel Cemetery (4), Shiloh Cemetery (5), Poplar Grove Cemetery (6), Porter Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Willow Lake (A), Cotton Lake (B), Sullivan Lake (C), McLaughlin Lake (D), Corona Lake (E), Round Lake (F), Pumpkin Lake (G), Shingle Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adkinson Creek (A), Little Muddy Creek (B), Kelly Branch (C), Dry Branch (D), Indian Creek (E), Mathis Creek (F), Hurricane Creek (G), McKenzie Chute (H), Hodges Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Drummonds Post Office (A), Garland Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	12.4%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 1,769
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 431 (51% naturalized citizens)

Tipton County:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,621
• One, attached: 200
• Two: 341
• 3 or 4: 383
• 5 to 9: 361
• 10 to 19: 73
• 20 or more: 112
• Mobile homes: 2,952
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Tipton County with a mortgage: 7,734 (681 second mortgage, 660 home equity loan, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,634

Here:	74.6% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Tipton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1974, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Tipton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 35.1 miles away from Tipton County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 43.1 miles away from Tipton County center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 31.5 miles away from the county center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 33.2 miles away from Tipton County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,215 (83%) Carpooled: 3,043 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 11 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 27 (0%) Walked: 109 (0%) Other means: 220 (1%) Worked at home: 501 (2%)

8.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.11%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($662 average AGI)

Tipton County:	0.12%
Tennessee average:	0.09%

5.34% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($25,765 average AGI)
2.65% relocated from other states ($13,976 average AGI)

Tipton County:	2.65%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Shelby County, TN	4.22% ($41,271 average AGI)
from Lauderdale County, TN	0.31% ($32,556)
from DeSoto County, MS	0.16% ($46,906)
from Fayette County, TN	0.12% ($24,960)
from Haywood County, TN	0.12% ($27,000)
from Crittenden County, AR	0.08% ($53,588)
from Davidson County, TN	0.07% ($29,429)

6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,461 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($360 average AGI)

Tipton County:	0.06%
Tennessee average:	0.04%

4.48% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($20,929 average AGI)
2.30% relocated to other states ($13,172 average AGI)

Tipton County:	2.30%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Shelby County, TN	3.05% ($30,941 average AGI)
to Lauderdale County, TN	0.39% ($27,667)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.23% ($35,756)
to Fayette County, TN	0.21% ($31,244)
to Haywood County, TN	0.14% ($25,464)
to Davidson County, TN	0.10% ($20,650)
to McNairy County, TN	0.05% ($31,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,452 (5,167 aged, 1,285 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 45,950 (10,870 male householders, 3,473 female householders)

  10,997 spouses, 17,012 children (15,001 natural, 490 adopted, 1,521 stepchildren), 1,421 grandchildren, 425 brothers or sisters, 313 parents, 793 other relatives, 646 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,428 (1,696 male householders (1,391 living alone)), 2,150 female householders (1,984 living alone)), 582 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 893 (868 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,434 2-persons, 3,592 3-persons, 3,126 4-persons, 1,435 5-persons, 507 6-persons, 249 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,375 1-person, 406 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

97.7% of residents of Tipton County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $283,194,000 ($5175 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $40,369,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $129,858,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,549,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,555,000
Federal grants: $69,583,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,490,000 ($14,031,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,159,000 ($462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,326,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $58,731,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,590,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+62 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

53% of Tipton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Tennessee.

Tipton County:	53.5%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 35741
• Northeast: 1111
• Midwest: 4706
• South: 7469
• West: 1458

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $96,100

Here:	5.8%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	5.3%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	17.7%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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