Weakley County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	30%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (30.0%), Educational,health and social services (22.1%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Weakley County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 16,924	(48.5%)
Females: 17,971	(51.5%)

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Weakley County:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,965
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$368
State:	$503

Weakley County:	$99,389
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $132,785

Here:	$132,785
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $85,538

Here:	$85,538
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $149,579

Here:	$149,579
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $94,007

Here:	$94,007
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $16,120

Here:	$16,120
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $42,886

Here:	$42,886
State:	$44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$46,838

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 56
• Burglaries: 100
• Thefts: 101
• Auto thefts: 22

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 74
• Thefts: 107
• Auto thefts: 13

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	13.5%

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Weakley County is $411 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.

Cities in this county include: Martin, Dresden, Greenfield, Gleason, Sharon, Chestnut Glade-Dukedom, Palmersville.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Gibson County , Henry County , Graves County, Kentucky , Hickman County, Kentucky , Obion County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Weakley County: Eagle Hill Community Center (A), Brocks Chapel (B), Stella Ruth Community Center (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Weakley County include: Christian Chapel (A), Siloam Church (B), Sidonia Baptist Church (C), Shady Grove Church (D), Seminary Church (E), Community Grove Church (F), Concord Church (G), Sandy Branch Church (H), Sandhill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Eaves Cemetery (1), Austin Cemetery (2), Hall Cemetery (3), Kennedy Cemetery (4), Little Zion Cemetery (5), Pleasant View Cemetery (6), Zion Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Taylors Pond (A), Hodgers Pond (B), Peelers Pond (C), Muzzalls Pond (D), Beard Pond (E), Duke Pond (F), Cooper Pond (G), OFDBA Little Cypress Creek Lake Number (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arnold Branch (A), Brassfield Branch (B), Atkinson Branch (C), Raccoon Creek (D), Bradford Creek (E), Kennedy Branch (F), Garner Branch (G), Booth Branch (H), Bond Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Weakley County: Big Cypress Tree State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Dukedom Post Office (A), Palmersville Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.5%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 4,274
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 706 (34% naturalized citizens)

Weakley County:	2.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,137
• One, attached: 224
• Two: 778
• 3 or 4: 802
• 5 to 9: 325
• 10 to 19: 131
• 20 or more: 130
• Mobile homes: 2,384
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Weakley County with a mortgage: 3,632 (352 second mortgage, 162 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,660

Here:	57.7% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Weakley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/27/1971, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Weakley County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 63.4 miles away from Weakley County center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 75.1 miles away from the county center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 99.8 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 60.9 miles away from Weakley County center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the 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 71.3 miles away from Weakley County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,801 (82%) Carpooled: 1,612 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 42 (0%) Walked: 543 (3%) Other means: 73 (0%) Worked at home: 457 (3%)

6.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,171 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.42%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($141 average AGI)

Weakley County:	0.14%
Tennessee average:	0.09%

3.97% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($14,965 average AGI)
2.31% relocated from other states ($11,066 average AGI)

Weakley County:	2.31%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

from Obion County, TN	1.04% ($24,153 average AGI)
from Gibson County, TN	0.57% ($26,656)
from Carroll County, TN	0.47% ($26,000)
from Henry County, TN	0.41% ($23,273)
from Shelby County, TN	0.24% ($23,038)
from Fulton County, KY	0.20% ($25,286)
from Madison County, TN	0.20% ($19,810)

7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,271 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.47%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.86% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($18,509 average AGI)
2.61% relocated to other states ($10,762 average AGI)

Weakley County:	2.61%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

to Obion County, TN	1.02% ($28,373 average AGI)
to Gibson County, TN	0.73% ($30,077)
to Carroll County, TN	0.47% ($22,490)
to Shelby County, TN	0.44% ($28,979)
to Henry County, TN	0.39% ($31,929)
to Davidson County, TN	0.36% ($24,205)
to Madison County, TN	0.20% ($33,045)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,477 (4,537 aged, 940 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 27,003 (7,426 male householders, 1,816 female householders)

  7,507 spouses, 8,758 children (7,543 natural, 328 adopted, 887 stepchildren), 483 grandchildren, 187 brothers or sisters, 115 parents, 225 other relatives, 486 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,383 (2,046 male householders (1,620 living alone)), 2,347 female householders (2,038 living alone)), 990 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,509 (580 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,320 2-persons, 2,237 3-persons, 1,852 4-persons, 607 5-persons, 172 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,658 1-person, 570 2-persons, 123 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

96.4% of residents of Weakley County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 42% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $196,924,000 ($5838 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,370,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $76,392,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,609,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,423,000
Federal grants: $49,085,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,898,000 ($43,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,517,000 ($3,257,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $309,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,089,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,336,000

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

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-45 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.54 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

54% of Weakley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Tennessee.

Weakley County:	54.4%
State average:	54.7%

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

• This state: 24762
• Northeast: 424
• Midwest: 3837
• South: 4302
• West: 740

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,500

Here:	2.7%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	4.0%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	5.1%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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