Mountain City, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,407 (Urban population: 2,196 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 211 (8 farm, 203 nonfarm))

Mountain City, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,248 (1,124 occupied: 699 owner occupied, 425 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	30%

Housing density: 377 houses/condos per square mile

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

Median contract rent in 2007: $239 (lower quartile is $158, upper quartile is $322)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $355

Median gross rent in Mountain City, TN in 2007: $300

Housing units in Mountain City with a mortgage: 266 (28 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 331

Mountain City,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,394 (it was $74,900 in 2000)

Mountain City:	$109,394
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,803 - $134,552

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $134,540
Here: $134,540
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $217,056
Here: $217,056
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $22,018
Here: $22,018
State: $142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,879
Here: $58,879
State: $133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $100,703
Here: $100,703
State: $164,555

Mobile homes: $43,074
Here: $43,074
State: $44,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,282

In family households: 1,675 (424 male householders, 200 female householders)
447 spouses, 484 children (452 natural, 12 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 42 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 607 (199 male householders (184 living alone)), 355 female householders (336 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 161 (158 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 331 2-persons, 199 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 520 1-person, 24 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

256 married couples with children.
142 single-parent households (19 men, 123 women).

99.1% of residents of Mountain City speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 25 (1.0%)
(44.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mountain City, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 57 5 rooms: 177 6 rooms: 166 7 rooms: 126 8 rooms: 99 9 or more rooms: 47

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mountain City, Tennessee:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 47 3 rooms: 110 4 rooms: 182 5 rooms: 36 6 rooms: 28 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 42
1995 to 1998: 34
1990 to 1994: 120
1980 to 1989: 182
1970 to 1979: 311
1960 to 1969: 175
1950 to 1959: 129
1940 to 1949: 149
1939 or earlier: 106

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mountain City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 159 3 bedrooms: 403 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mountain City:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 152 2 bedrooms: 210 3 bedrooms: 54 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mountain City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 243 2 vehicles: 282 3 vehicles: 104 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Mountain City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 108 1 vehicle: 214 2 vehicles: 84 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Mountain City, TN:

Less than $10,000: 12
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 25
$50,000 to $59,999: 34
$60,000 to $69,999: 44
$70,000 to $79,999: 54
$80,000 to $89,999: 60
$90,000 to $99,999: 45
$100,000 to $124,999: 148
$125,000 to $149,999: 114
$150,000 to $174,999: 23
$175,000 to $199,999: 25
$200,000 to $249,999: 52
$250,000 to $299,999: 25
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Mountain City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mountain City:

Less than $100: 47 people
$100 to $149: 50
$150 to $199: 64
$200 to $249: 44
$250 to $299: 52
$300 to $349: 59
$350 to $399: 33
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 2
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 39

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 7

Mountain City, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.0%
Number of people working at home: 16 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 52
5 to 9 minutes: 231
10 to 14 minutes: 135
15 to 19 minutes: 55
20 to 24 minutes: 27
25 to 29 minutes: 20
30 to 34 minutes: 54
35 to 39 minutes: 22
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 100
60 to 89 minutes: 63
90 or more minutes: 36

Mountain City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 683 (82%)
Carpooled: 117 (14%)
Walked: 5 (1%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 16 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 349
$10,000 to $14,999: 200
$15,000 to $19,999: 81
$20,000 to $24,999: 113
$25,000 to $29,999: 32
$30,000 to $34,999: 47
$35,000 to $39,999: 50
$40,000 to $44,999: 43
$45,000 to $49,999: 36
$50,000 to $59,999: 88
$60,000 to $74,999: 47
$75,000 to $99,999: 38
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $199,999: 26
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 642

English: 136

German: 130

Irish: 115

Scotch-Irish: 109

Other groups: 43

Scottish: 29

French (except Basque): 28

Italian: 22

European: 19

Dutch: 17

Swedish: 16

Canadian: 7

Welsh: 6

Polish: 3

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

South Africa (56%)
Canada (28%)
Indonesia (16%)

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

This state: 1232
Northeast: 147
Midwest: 92
South: 933
West: 14

64% of Mountain City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 25
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 150
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 72
High school graduate (or equivalency): 197
Less than 1 year of college: 77
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 58
Associate degree: 12
Bachelor's degree: 48
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 35
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 135
9th grade: 68
10th grade: 85
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 327
Less than 1 year of college: 62
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 96
Associate degree: 44
Bachelor's degree: 54
Master's degree: 32
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 16.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $19,892
Two or more races householders: $15,589

Mountain City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mountain City marital status for males

Mountain City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,283

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 786
One, attached: 16
Two: 68
3 or 4: 97
5 to 9: 101
10 to 19: 14
20 to 49: 36
50 or more: 30
Mobile homes: 100

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,239

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mountain City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (58%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (83%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Utility gas (2%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	5.3%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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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