Chester County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 14,84184.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,7519.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5483.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3211.8%Two or more races
  • 1240.7%Some other race alone
  • 310.2%Asian alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $197,312

Here:	$197,312
State:	$374,382

Mobile homes: $78,691

Here:	$78,691
State:	$101,421

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 3
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 17
• Auto thefts: 8

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $980 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $680 (0.5%)

Area name: Jackson, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chester County is $470 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $794 a month.

Cities in this county include: West Chester, Henderson, East Chester, Enville.

Neighboring counties: Armstrong County, Texas , Crockett County , Harnett County, North Carolina , Loudon County , Deaf Smith County, Texas , Transylvania County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 1,525
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 213 (68.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1012010 or later
• 252000 to 2009
• 711990 to 1999
• 51980 to 1989
• 81970 to 1979
• 3Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,706
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 240
• 3 or 4: 20
• 5 to 9: 64
• 10 to 19: 62
• 50 or more: 88
• Mobile homes: 1,141
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35

Housing units in Chester County with a mortgage: 2,667 (107 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 75 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35

Religion statistics for Chester County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Chester County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: April 04, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1978: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1978, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 30, 2010 to May 18, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1909: May 04, 2010, FEMA Id: 1909, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 15, 2009 to July 17, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1856: August 21, 2009, FEMA Id: 1856, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 1999 to May 19, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1275: May 12, 1999, FEMA Id: 1275, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1197: January 13, 1998, FEMA Id: 1197, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 1997 to March 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1167: March 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1167, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,828 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.53% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($35,225 average AGI)
2.29% relocated from other states ($16,603 average AGI)

Chester County:	2.29%
Tennessee average:	4.34%

from Madison County, TN	1.86% ($50,716 average AGI)
from Henderson County, TN	0.67% ($45,872)
from McNairy County, TN	0.65% ($62,553)

7.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($39,835 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.74% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($31,314 average AGI)
1.43% relocated to other states ($8,520 average AGI)

Chester County:	1.43%
Tennessee average:	3.20%

to Madison County, TN	2.34% ($40,750 average AGI)
to McNairy County, TN	0.76% ($41,841)
to Henderson County, TN	0.62% ($29,722)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chester County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,486 (930 living alone), Female householders: 2,912 (737 living alone)

• 3,413 spouses (3,348 opposite-sex spouses), 298 unmarried partners, (275 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,637 children (4,154 natural, 124 adopted, 349 stepchildren), 615 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 439 parents, 15 foster children, 91 other relatives, 411 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,255

Size of family households: 1,994 2-persons, 751 3-persons, 1,201 4-persons, 404 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,661 1-person, 252 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

2,262 married couples with children.
931 single-parent households (331 men, 600 women).

98.0% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $86,681,000 ($5,496 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,735,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,495,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,866,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $863,000
Federal grants: $31,275,000
Federal procurement contracts: $305,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,877,000 ($2,746,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $176,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,174,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,975,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Chester County, Tennessee
• 82020 or later
• 8212010 to 2019
• 1,4452000 to 2009
• 1,4351990 to 1999
• 1,2211980 to 1989
• 8991970 to 1979
• 4841960 to 1969
• 3781950 to 1959
• 3161940 to 1949
• 2541939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Chester County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester County, Tennessee
• 01 room
• 632 rooms
• 473 rooms
• 2874 rooms
• 1,0885 rooms
• 1,5816 rooms
• 7967 rooms
• 4428 rooms
• 5789+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester County, Tennessee
• 291 room
• 182 rooms
• 3453 rooms
• 4444 rooms
• 4115 rooms
• 636 rooms
• 907 rooms
• 128 rooms
• 659+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chester County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester County, Tennessee
• 8no bedroom
• 991 bedroom
• 5402 bedrooms
• 3,2043 bedrooms
• 9084 bedrooms
• 1515+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester County, Tennessee
• 30no bedroom
• 971 bedroom
• 9642 bedrooms
• 2863 bedrooms
• 1134 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Chester County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chester County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 75no vehicle
• 9301 vehicle
• 2,1562 vehicles
• 8183 vehicles
• 7624 vehicles
• 1725+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Chester County in renter-occupied apartments
• 167no vehicle
• 6751 vehicle
• 5202 vehicles
• 1163 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

93.7% of Chester County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 12,609
• Other state: 4,715
• Northeast: 453
• Midwest: 1,417
• South: 2,355
• West: 472

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 410
• Number of aged recipients: 65
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 345
• Number of recipients under 18: 49
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 245
• Number of recipients older than 64: 116
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 178
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 184