Bluff City-Piney Flats, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 5,876, Rural population: 13,387 (641 farm, 12,746 nonfarm))

Houses: 8,274 (7,668 occupied: 6,434 owner occupied, 1,234 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	30%

Housing density: 77 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $458 (lower quartile is $366, upper quartile is $536)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $437

Median gross rent in Bluff City-Piney Flats, TN in 2007: $578

Housing units in Bluff City-Piney Flats with a mortgage: 2,501 (295 second mortgage, 237 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,890

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,483 (it was $78,000 in 2000)

Bluff City-Piney Flats:	$116,483
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,524 - $182,773

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $177,910
Here: $177,910
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,695
Here: $166,695
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $234,415
Here: $234,415
State: $142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,843
Here: $100,843
State: $133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $61,978
Here: $61,978
State: $164,555

Mobile homes: $35,417
Here: $35,417
State: $44,109

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $74,722
Here: $74,722
State: $46,838

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,246

In family households: 17,170 (4,878 male householders, 974 female householders)
5,075 spouses, 5,268 children (4,673 natural, 113 adopted, 482 stepchildren), 331 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 210 other relatives, 239 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,076 (789 male householders (646 living alone)), 1,045 female householders (950 living alone)), 242 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,657 2-persons, 1,596 3-persons, 1,109 4-persons, 362 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,596 1-person, 229 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

3,200 married couples with children.
660 single-parent households (191 men, 469 women).

97.8% of residents of Bluff City-Piney Flats speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 177 (0.9%)
(67.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bluff City-Piney Flats, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 104 4 rooms: 834 5 rooms: 1,647 6 rooms: 1,505 7 rooms: 1,213 8 rooms: 631 9 or more rooms: 478

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluff City-Piney Flats, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 41 3 rooms: 110 4 rooms: 347 5 rooms: 300 6 rooms: 227 7 rooms: 146 8 rooms: 21 9 or more rooms: 42

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 246
1995 to 1998: 947
1990 to 1994: 821
1980 to 1989: 1,569
1970 to 1979: 1,806
1960 to 1969: 1,120
1950 to 1959: 671
1940 to 1949: 470
1939 or earlier: 624

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bluff City-Piney Flats:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 99 2 bedrooms: 1,637 3 bedrooms: 3,630 4 bedrooms: 915 5 or more bedrooms: 153

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bluff City-Piney Flats:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 121 2 bedrooms: 536 3 bedrooms: 493 4 bedrooms: 61 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluff City-Piney Flats in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 288 1 vehicle: 1,273 2 vehicles: 2,730 3 vehicles: 1,574 4 vehicles: 379 5 or more vehicles: 190

Cars and other vehicles available in Bluff City-Piney Flats in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 85 1 vehicle: 418 2 vehicles: 557 3 vehicles: 124 4 vehicles: 39 5 or more vehicles: 11

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bluff City-Piney Flats, TN:

Less than $10,000: 172
$10,000 to $14,999: 88
$15,000 to $19,999: 130
$20,000 to $24,999: 104
$25,000 to $29,999: 87
$30,000 to $34,999: 113
$35,000 to $39,999: 130
$40,000 to $49,999: 310
$50,000 to $59,999: 304
$60,000 to $69,999: 208
$70,000 to $79,999: 244
$80,000 to $89,999: 283
$90,000 to $99,999: 400
$100,000 to $124,999: 1063
$125,000 to $149,999: 837
$150,000 to $174,999: 367
$175,000 to $199,999: 305
$200,000 to $249,999: 465
$250,000 to $299,999: 217
$300,000 to $399,999: 377
$400,000 to $499,999: 101
$500,000 to $749,999: 79
$750,000 to $999,999: 24
$1,000,000 or more: 27

Bluff City-Piney Flats rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bluff City-Piney Flats:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 19
$200 to $249: 47
$250 to $299: 62
$300 to $349: 95
$350 to $399: 108
$400 to $449: 108
$450 to $499: 107
$500 to $549: 146
$550 to $599: 67
$600 to $649: 50
$650 to $699: 34
$700 to $749: 24
$750 to $799: 40
$800 to $899: 19
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 10
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 181

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 26 1990 to 1994: 21 1985 to 1989: 24 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 29 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 65

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.5%
Number of people working at home: 245 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 225
5 to 9 minutes: 415
10 to 14 minutes: 1083
15 to 19 minutes: 1548
20 to 24 minutes: 1682
25 to 29 minutes: 829
30 to 34 minutes: 1764
35 to 39 minutes: 233
40 to 44 minutes: 203
45 to 59 minutes: 566
60 to 89 minutes: 212
90 or more minutes: 205

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,030 (87%)
Carpooled: 820 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
Walked: 36 (0%)
Other means: 66 (1%)
Worked at home: 245 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 736
$10,000 to $14,999: 548
$15,000 to $19,999: 666
$20,000 to $24,999: 597
$25,000 to $29,999: 549
$30,000 to $34,999: 709
$35,000 to $39,999: 668
$40,000 to $44,999: 488
$45,000 to $49,999: 566
$50,000 to $59,999: 628
$60,000 to $74,999: 666
$75,000 to $99,999: 463
$100,000 to $124,999: 179
$125,000 to $149,999: 45
$150,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 or more: 144

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 4708

German: 1311

Other groups: 1231

English: 1205

Irish: 1074

Scotch-Irish: 352

Scottish: 271

Dutch: 189

Italian: 125

French (except Basque): 108

Polish: 78

Welsh: 55

European: 49

Norwegian: 43

British: 37

Albanian: 36

French Canadian: 28

Swedish: 28

Celtic: 19

Swiss: 19

Danish: 13

Greek: 11

Canadian: 11

Arab:: 8

Lebanese: 8

Czech: 8

Pennsylvania German: 8

Romanian: 6

Slovak: 5

Czechoslovakian: 1

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

Germany (32%)
Canada (18%)
Mexico (13%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Japan (6%)
Malaysia (5%)
Thailand (5%)

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

This state: 11722
Northeast: 717
Midwest: 812
South: 5460
West: 285

63% of Bluff City-Piney Flats residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 93
5th and 6th grade: 201
7th and 8th grade: 562
9th grade: 228
10th grade: 269
11th grade: 265
12th grade, no diploma: 267
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,120
Less than 1 year of college: 456
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 663
Associate degree: 312
Bachelor's degree: 757
Master's degree: 253
Professional school degree: 101
Doctorate degree: 41

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 58
Nursery to 4th grade: 50
5th and 6th grade: 125
7th and 8th grade: 475
9th grade: 287
10th grade: 292
11th grade: 202
12th grade, no diploma: 234
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,486
Less than 1 year of college: 412
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 782
Associate degree: 383
Bachelor's degree: 703
Master's degree: 264
Professional school degree: 104
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,120
Black householders: $20,575
Asian householders: $65,537
Some other race householders: $57,807
Two or more races householders: $24,093
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $2,900

Bluff City-Piney Flats household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bluff City-Piney Flats household income for Black householders

Bluff City-Piney Flats household income for Asian householders

Bluff City-Piney Flats household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bluff City-Piney Flats marital status for males

Bluff City-Piney Flats marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,800
Black or African American householders: $35,847
Asian householders: $111,098
Two or more races householders: $125,911
Hispanic or Latino householders: $99,988

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,925
One, attached: 66
Two: 88
3 or 4: 64
5 to 9: 115
10 to 19: 37
Mobile homes: 1,946
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 33

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,248

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bluff City-Piney Flats:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (79%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Wood (5%) Utility gas (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (80%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Utility gas (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (3%) Solar energy (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80

Here:	4.4%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 109

Here:	10.2%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 114

Here:	19.3%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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