Van Buren County, Tennessee (TN)

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County population in 2005: 5,470 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,866
Renter-occupied apartments: 314

% of renters here:	14%
State:	30%

Land area: 273 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.2%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (40.0%), Educational,health and social services (13.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Van Buren County, Tennessee business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Van Buren County, Tennessee:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 2,744	(49.8%)
Females: 2,764	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,577
County population in 2003: 5,493
Jobs in 2003: 1,051

Van Buren County,TN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 2,488
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.4%

Average household size:

Van Buren County:	2.5 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,112 ($28,165 in 2000)

This county	$30,112
Tennessee:	$38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,041

Van Buren County	$72,041
Tennessee:	$114,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $346
Institutionalized population: 78
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Van Buren County in 2000: $575

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 14
Thefts: 39
Auto thefts: 10

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 6
Thefts: 36
Auto thefts: 11

Van Buren County races chart

Van Buren County, TN map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Van Buren County Tennessee:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 47.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $315 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Van Buren County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.

Cities in this county include: Spencer, Cedar Grove, Harmony, Mooneyham, Welchland.

Neighboring counties: Bledsoe County , Cumberland County , Sequatchie County , Warren County , White County , White County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Van Buren County: Camp Clements (A), Fall Creek Falls Scout Camp (B), Cumberland Plateau Observatory (C), Cedar Grove Community Center (D), Bone Cave Community Center (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Van Buren County include: Shockley Church (A), Crain Hill Church (B), Piney Church of Christ (C), Mount View Church (D), Harmony Church (E), Haston Chapel (F), Mount Elim Church (G), Mount Della Church (H), Long Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hale Cemetery (1), Yates Cemetery (2), Shockley Cemetery (3), White Hill Cemetery (4), Graveyard Ridge Cemetery (5), Gravel Hill Cemetery (6), Dodson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Black Pond (A), Fall Creek Falls Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Double Branch (A), Little Sink Branch (B), Little Whetstone Branch (C), Dry Branch (D), Bouldin Branch (E), Long Branch (F), Long Fork Creek (G), Longrock Branch (H), Johnnie Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Van Buren County include: Bone Cave State Park (1), Fall Creek Falls State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bone Cave Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Tennessee:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 149
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (33% naturalized citizens)

Van Buren County:	0.2%
Whole state:	2.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 9

Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.3%

Van Buren County marital status for males

Van Buren County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,711
One, attached: 20
Two: 12
3 or 4: 23
5 to 9: 30
10 to 19: 7
Mobile homes: 639
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Van Buren County with a mortgage: 495 (28 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 543

Agriculture in Van Buren County
Average size of farms: 137 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $11966
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $72.00
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.89%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.81%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9944
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 18.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33041
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.04%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 23.67
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.98%
Corn for grain: 83 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Van Buren County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (11%)
Construction (10%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Metal and metal products (11%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Health care (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Apparel (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (67%)
Hungary (33%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren County:

United States or American (50%)
English (13%)
Irish (9%)
German (6%)
Scottish (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
Dutch (2%)

Van Buren County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,785 (72%)
Carpooled: 519 (21%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 34 (1%)
Other means: 39 (2%)
Worked at home: 84 (3%)

61 people in nursing homes
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,199.

7.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,537 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.57%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.90% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($14,757 average AGI)
2.67% relocated from other states ($14,779 average AGI)
Van Buren County: 2.67%
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 White County, TN	1.28% ($14,609 average AGI)
from Warren County, TN	1.17% ($22,714)

7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($78,992 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.42%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.36% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($72,917 average AGI)
1.06% relocated to other states ($6,075 average AGI)
Van Buren County: 1.06%
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 Warren County, TN	1.56% ($24,893 average AGI)
to White County, TN	1.39% ($23,160)
to Putnam County, TN	0.67% ($574,667)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Births per 1000 population in Van Buren County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Van Buren County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Van Buren County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 730 (556 aged, 174 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,430

In family households: 4,783 (1,239 male householders, 378 female householders)
1,307 spouses, 1,535 children (1,400 natural, 33 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 113 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 54 other relatives, 94 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 647 (255 male householders (212 living alone)), 304 female householders (266 living alone)), 88 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 78 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 734 2-persons, 444 3-persons, 297 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 478 1-person, 72 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

830 married couples with children.
287 single-parent households (67 men, 220 women).

98.7% of residents of Van Buren County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $26,489,000 ($4842 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $408,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $9,824,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,167,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $166,000
Federal grants: $8,407,000
Federal procurement contracts: $674,000 ($81,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $251,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $269,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,823,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 314

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 281

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -57

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Van Buren County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.90 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 102
1995 to 1998: 264
1990 to 1994: 228
1980 to 1989: 584
1970 to 1979: 514
1960 to 1969: 286
1950 to 1959: 148
1940 to 1949: 160
1939 or earlier: 167

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Buren County, Tennessee:

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 62
4 rooms: 230
5 rooms: 661
6 rooms: 485
7 rooms: 254
8 rooms: 78
9 or more rooms: 83

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County, Tennessee:

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 34
4 rooms: 69
5 rooms: 98
6 rooms: 60
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Buren County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 54
2 bedrooms: 491
3 bedrooms: 1,148
4 bedrooms: 130
5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Buren County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 28
2 bedrooms: 132
3 bedrooms: 136
4 bedrooms: 12
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 117
1 vehicle: 531
2 vehicles: 729
3 vehicles: 338
4 vehicles: 92
5 or more vehicles: 59

Cars and other vehicles available in Van Buren County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 50
1 vehicle: 122
2 vehicles: 94
3 vehicles: 26
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 14

70% of Van Buren County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Tennessee.

Van Buren County:	69.9%
State average:	54.7%

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

This state: 4422
Northeast: 98
Midwest: 530
South: 413
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Utility gas (21%)
Wood (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (52%)
Utility gas (16%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Wood (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	3.5%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	4.5%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	2.1%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Van Buren County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $431,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $178,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $38,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $537,000
General Public Buildings: $13,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,556,000
Regular Highways: $1,332,000

Police Protection: $370,000

Health Services - Other: $256,000

Central Staff Services: $245,000

General - Other: $219,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $148,000

Corrections - Other: $87,000

General Public Buildings: $49,000

Financial Administration: $47,000

Solid Waste Management: $42,000

Natural Resources - Other: $34,000

Fire Protection: $21,000

Libraries: $16,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $50,000
Education: $0
General - Interest on Debt: $95,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $74,000
Intergovernmental to State - Health: $22,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $26,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $2,331,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $301,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,205,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $229,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $126,000
Other, NEC: $72,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $328,000
Interest Earnings: $60,000

Property Sale Other: $15,000

Rents: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $235,000
Regular Highways: $20,000

Police Protection: $15,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,066,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $127,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $3,882,000
Highways: $1,410,000

General Support: $136,000

All Other: $57,000
Tax - Property: $1,286,000
Total General Sales: $449,000

NEC: $80,000

Other Selective Sales: $78,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $23,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,604,000

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