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Hamilton County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2022: 374,682 (90% urban, 10% rural); it was 307,896 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 59,316
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 28,612
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 82,055
Renter-occupied apartments: 48,754 (it was 42,389 in 2000)
% of renters here:

34%
State:

32%

Land area: 542 sq. mi.

Water area: 33.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 691 people per square mile   (high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Hamilton County: 90.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.8%), Manufacturing (12.8%), Retail trade (10.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Hamilton County, TN (2022)
    • 261,20669.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 61,53416.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 25,3396.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 17,9824.8%Two or more races
    • 6,6061.8%Asian alone
    • 1,7450.5%Some other race alone
    • 1670.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 1030.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

39.6 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Males: 182,132  (48.6%)
Females: 192,550  (51.4%)
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Average household size:
Hamilton County:

2.0 people
Tennessee:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $76,219 ($38,930 in 1999)
This county:

$76,219
Tennessee:

$65,254

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,015 (lower quartile is $731, upper quartile is $1,359)
This county:

$1015
State:

$884


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $302,800 (it was $93,000 in 2000)
Hamilton:

$302,800
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $202,500 - $444,600

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $375,002
Here:

$375,002
State:

$374,382

Townhouses or other attached units: $361,219
Here:

$361,219
State:

$354,101

In 2-unit structures: $227,820
Here:

$227,820
State:

$247,693

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,988
Here:

$176,988
State:

$239,060

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $352,997
Here:

$352,997
State:

$317,434

Mobile homes: $82,438
Here:

$82,438
State:

$101,421

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $789,122
Here:

$789,122
State:

$142,822

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,461
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $475

Institutionalized population: 3,711

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 34
  • Robberies: 5
  • Assaults: 271
  • Burglaries: 213
  • Thefts: 757
  • Auto thefts: 134

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

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 23
  • Robberies: 14
  • Assaults: 232
  • Burglaries: 259
  • Thefts: 786
  • Auto thefts: 185
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Health of residents in Hamilton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.
66.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
45.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
41.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 202 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is more than average.

Health of residents in Hamilton County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
70.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
41.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
99.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
67.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 1414 buildings, average cost: $229,800
  • 2021: 1766 buildings, average cost: $224,700
  • 2020: 1640 buildings, average cost: $218,700
  • 2019: 1315 buildings, average cost: $217,700
  • 2018: 1461 buildings, average cost: $197,500
  • 2017: 1446 buildings, average cost: $184,500
  • 2016: 1303 buildings, average cost: $188,600
  • 2015: 1199 buildings, average cost: $185,400
  • 2014: 944 buildings, average cost: $183,700
  • 2013: 967 buildings, average cost: $166,100
  • 2012: 948 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 2011: 732 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 2010: 729 buildings, average cost: $152,100
  • 2009: 708 buildings, average cost: $141,000
  • 2008: 775 buildings, average cost: $147,500
  • 2007: 1389 buildings, average cost: $148,600
  • 2006: 1979 buildings, average cost: $146,400
  • 2005: 1971 buildings, average cost: $149,000
  • 2004: 1821 buildings, average cost: $149,200
  • 2003: 1706 buildings, average cost: $144,400
  • 2002: 1499 buildings, average cost: $131,800
  • 2001: 1292 buildings, average cost: $133,000
  • 2000: 1209 buildings, average cost: $133,600
  • 1999: 1409 buildings, average cost: $126,200
  • 1998: 1483 buildings, average cost: $115,100
  • 1997: 1369 buildings, average cost: $115,200
Number of permits per 10,000 Hamilton, TN residents
Average permit cost in Hamilton, TN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,831 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,842 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Hamilton, TN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Hamilton, TN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Hamilton, TN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.3%
Hamilton County:

11.3%
Tennessee:

13.3%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 21.6% for Black residents, 28.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.2% for American Indian residents, 19.1% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 25.7% for other race residents, 14.3% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.6 years old
(Males: 38.6 years old, Females: 41.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.0 years old, Black residents: 39.4 years old, American Indian residents: 32.9 years old, Asian residents: 41.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.2 years old, Other race residents: 23.8 years old)

Area name: Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hamilton County is $496 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chattanooga, East Ridge, East Brainerd, Snow Hill, Red Bank, Middle Valley, Soddy-Daisy, Harrison, Signal Mountain, Collegedale.

Hamilton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2023 air pollution in Hamilton County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 11.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Grady County, Oklahoma , Lonoke County, Arkansas , Okfuskee County, Oklahoma , Okmulgee County, Oklahoma , Sequatchie County , Sampson County, North Carolina .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.0%
Tennessee:

3.0%

Unemployment by year in Hamilton, TN
County total employment by year in Hamilton, TN
County average yearly wages by year in Hamilton, TN

Current college students: 18,563
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 20,370 (42.7% naturalized citizens)

Hamilton County:

5.4%
Whole state:

5.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 9,5102010 or later
  • 5,3202000 to 2009
  • 3,9221990 to 1999
  • 1,8391980 to 1989
  • 1,3931970 to 1979
  • 1,676Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.5%

Hamilton County marital status for males Hamilton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 115,744
  • One, attached: 6,471
  • Two: 6,770
  • 3 or 4: 3,606
  • 5 to 9: 4,807
  • 10 to 19: 7,846
  • 20 to 49: 9,150
  • 50 or more: 8,980
  • Mobile homes: 4,826

Housing units in Hamilton County with a mortgage: 58,207 (4,762 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 3,665 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,570

Here:

98.3% with mortgage
State:

97.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Hamilton County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant137,194357
Mainline Protestant31,98168
Black Protestant14,52561
Catholic12,6856
Other6,18731
Orthodox3884
None133,503-
Hamilton County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 68
Hamilton County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 20
This county:

0.61 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 156
Hamilton County:

4.73 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 259
This county:

7.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Hamilton County:

11.1%
Tennessee:

11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Hamilton County:

28.5%
State:

30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.6%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Hamilton County:

Average size of farms: 91 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16,008
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $153.66
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.23%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 79.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18,505
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.31%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.45%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $43,898
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.57%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 31.07
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.83%
Corn for grain: 188 harvested acres
Vegetables: 237 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 51 acres

Earthquake activity:

Hamilton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 114% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 47.4 miles away from Hamilton County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 47.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 45.5 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 226.6 miles away from Hamilton County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 177.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020 - April 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4541, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4060: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4060, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • 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, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 2011 to March 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1965: March 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 1965, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1568: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1568, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1260: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Hamilton County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Hamilton

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 176,998 (75.6%)
  • Carpooled: 20,891 (8.9%)
  • Bus: 792 (0.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 200 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,989 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 502 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 2,752 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 29,997 (12.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Guatemala (17%)
  • Mexico (16%)
  • India (6%)
  • Haiti (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • Honduras (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Hamilton County


  • American (15%)
  • English (14%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • German (7%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • European (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2010:

  • 4,435 people in college/university student housing
  • 1,856 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,399 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 660 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 527 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 273 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 126 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 109 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 101 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 82 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 68 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 56 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 54 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 29 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 3 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)

People in group quarters in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 2000:

  • 2,969 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 1,847 people in nursing homes
  • 1,035 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 916 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 234 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 209 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 157 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 131 people in other group homes
  • 94 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 67 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 32 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 29 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 29 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 24 people in halfway houses
  • 23 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 9 people in military ships
  • 5 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
  • 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $84,026.

7.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($74,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.22%
Tennessee average:

8.49%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.98% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($16,472 average AGI)
5.24% relocated from other states ($58,347 average AGI)
Hamilton County:

5.24%
Tennessee average:

4.34%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Bradley County, TN  0.43% ($54,599 average AGI)
from Catoosa County, GA  0.42% ($55,875)
from Walker County, GA  0.32% ($53,441)
from Davidson County, TN  0.22% ($54,219)
from Knox County, TN  0.15% ($50,121)
from Whitfield County, GA  0.12% ($101,207)
from Marion County, TN  0.11% ($59,900)


6.36% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,327 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.36%
Tennessee average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.16% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($19,321 average AGI)
4.20% relocated to other states ($41,005 average AGI)
Hamilton County:

4.20%
Tennessee average:

3.20%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Catoosa County, GA  0.55% ($52,966 average AGI)
to Bradley County, TN  0.49% ($58,936)
to Walker County, GA  0.40% ($42,043)
to Davidson County, TN  0.17% ($80,273)
to Knox County, TN  0.17% ($62,817)
to Rhea County, TN  0.15% ($47,612)
to Marion County, TN  0.15% ($58,410)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.0

Births per 1000 population in Hamilton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Hamilton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 7.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Hamilton County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hamilton County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Hamilton County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Hamilton County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Hamilton County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Hamilton County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Hamilton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 53,744 (44,168 aged, 9,576 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 6,358 (8%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (5,112)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (4,380)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,643)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,626)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (3,337)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (2,390)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,367)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,608)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,136)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (1,127)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.97
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,033
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 461
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 66,243

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,268
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,065
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 59
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 112

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 76.0. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 49.0
  • Cut/Pierce - 11.2
  • Other - 15.7

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 113.4. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 69.7
  • Poisoning - 18.9
  • Suffocation - 17.1
  • Other - 7.6

Household type by relationship:

Households: 374,682
  • Male householders: 71,492 (19,435 living alone), Female householders: 81,359 (24,746 living alone)
  • 72,981 spouses (71,940 opposite-sex spouses), 11,322 unmarried partners, (10,551 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 95,208 children (86,755 natural, 2,124 adopted, 6,329 stepchildren), 7,679 grandchildren, 3,055 brothers or sisters, 4,725 parents, 179 foster children, 6,341 other relatives, 12,110 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8,231

Size of family households: 47,816 2-persons, 21,119 3-persons, 16,815 4-persons, 6,107 5-persons, 2,155 6-persons, 1,189 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 44,181 1-person, 11,711 2-persons, 1,697 3-persons, 61 4-persons.

47,660 married couples with children.
20,683 single-parent households (2,931 men, 17,752 women).

91.6% of residents of Hamilton speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,847,113,000 ($9,173 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $90,265,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $891,677,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $472,888,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,263,000
Federal grants: $419,478,000
Federal procurement contracts: $521,834,000 ($18,383,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $530,974,000 ($33,205,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,171,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $129,086,000
Federal Government insurance: $291,813,000

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

Births: 20,939
Here:

67 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 16,712
Here:

54 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,603
Here:

+8 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,458
Here -11 per 1000 residents
State +18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Hamilton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 60.88 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Year house built in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • Year house built in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • 3,1532020 or later
  • 20,5722010 to 2019
  • 24,5202000 to 2009
  • 18,3591990 to 1999
  • 18,1501980 to 1989
  • 24,9751970 to 1979
  • 19,3611960 to 1969
  • 14,8271950 to 1959
  • 7,2591940 to 1949
  • 17,0241939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Hamilton County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • 2001 room
  • 1362 rooms
  • 1,5083 rooms
  • 7,2514 rooms
  • 15,0755 rooms
  • 21,9556 rooms
  • 16,4427 rooms
  • 14,4138 rooms
  • 25,2499+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • 1,5871 room
  • 4,8832 rooms
  • 11,0823 rooms
  • 12,8504 rooms
  • 9,9105 rooms
  • 5,0406 rooms
  • 2,2577 rooms
  • 2,1178 rooms
  • 8969+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hamilton County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • 269no bedroom
  • 9621 bedroom
  • 16,3022 bedrooms
  • 50,7943 bedrooms
  • 27,0794 bedrooms
  • 6,8235+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • 1,897no bedroom
  • 13,9711 bedroom
  • 22,8552 bedrooms
  • 9,5213 bedrooms
  • 2,0614 bedrooms
  • 3175+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Hamilton County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Hamilton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hamilton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 2,159no vehicle
  • 25,2731 vehicle
  • 43,1752 vehicles
  • 19,2443 vehicles
  • 8,7604 vehicles
  • 3,6185+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Hamilton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Hamilton County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 6,127no vehicle
  • 22,3421 vehicle
  • 16,0222 vehicles
  • 4,7833 vehicles
  • 6364 vehicles
  • 7125+ vehicles

83.8% of Hamilton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Tennessee.

Hamilton County:

83.8%
State average:

87.0%

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

  • This state: 199,896
  • Other state: 150,671
  • Northeast: 19,972
  • Midwest: 34,481
  • South: 81,316
  • West: 14,902
Year householders moved into unit in Hamilton County, TN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Hamilton County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 57.4%Electricity
  • 39.0%Utility gas
  • 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 84.9%Electricity
  • 13.2%Utility gas
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,782
Here:

14.5%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3,947
Here:

22.2%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4,034
Here:

22.3%
Tennessee:

23.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Hamilton County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $177,012,000
    Cash and Securities: $99,008,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $813,068,000
    Hospital Public: $774,378,000
    Other: $42,761,000
    Other: $42,476,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,202,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $21,647,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,463,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,926,000
    Parks and Recreation: $812,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $61,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $24,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $76,726,000
    Hospitals: $12,548,000
    General - Other: $11,537,000
    General - Other: $284,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $204,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $181,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $1,003,781,000
    Hospitals: $920,064,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,683,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $437,270,000
    General - Other: $56,200,000
    General - Other: $42,040,000
    Health - Other: $35,870,000
    Health - Other: $33,850,000
    Correctional Institutions: $32,184,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,848,000
    Correctional Institutions: $30,838,000
    Police Protection: $26,885,000
    Regular Highways: $23,435,000
    Police Protection: $22,261,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,261,000
    Financial Administration: $15,562,000
    Financial Administration: $12,929,000
    Regular Highways: $12,570,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,439,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,513,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,457,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,033,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,921,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,755,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,287,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,604,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,666,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,600,000
    Solid Waste Management: $835,000
    Solid Waste Management: $813,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $391,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $361,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $55,896,000
    Other: $6,045,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,843,000
    Other: $4,510,000
    Education: $1,064,000
    Education: $991,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,680,000
    Interest on Debt: $22,415,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $142,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $105,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $105,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $9,750,000
    Other: $2,823,000
    Education: $200,000
    Education: $53,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $557,565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $556,413,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $517,456,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $477,212,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,339,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,212,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,138,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,103,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $64,947,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $64,447,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $16,446,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,841,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,500,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $605,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $37,307,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,725,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,753,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,375,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,945,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,250,000
    Sale of Property: $4,418,000
    Sale of Property: $2,102,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,930,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,446,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $12,462,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,549,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,874,000
    Hospitals: $5,633,000
    General - Other: $2,790,000
    General - Other: $403,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $724,677,000
    Cash and Securities: $333,171,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,660,000
    Cash and Securities: $26,244,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $224,207,000
    Public Welfare: $208,659,000
    Education: $207,042,000
    Public Welfare: $199,339,000
    Other: $22,033,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,601,000
    Other: $9,075,000
    Highways: $7,586,000
    Highways: $6,368,000
    Health and Hospitals: $893,000
  • Tax - Property: $230,265,000
    Property: $220,325,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,575,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,668,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,928,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,308,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,606,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,348,000
    Other License: $1,494,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,218,000
    Other License: $966,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $902,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $281,664,000
    : $247,286,000

Hamilton County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $177,012,000
    Cash and Securities: $99,008,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $813,068,000
    Hospital Public: $774,378,000
    Other: $42,761,000
    Other: $42,476,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,202,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $21,647,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,463,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,926,000
    Parks and Recreation: $812,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $61,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $24,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $76,726,000
    Hospitals: $12,548,000
    General - Other: $11,537,000
    General - Other: $284,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $204,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $181,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $1,003,781,000
    Hospitals: $920,064,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,683,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $437,270,000
    General - Other: $56,200,000
    General - Other: $42,040,000
    Health - Other: $35,870,000
    Health - Other: $33,850,000
    Correctional Institutions: $32,184,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,848,000
    Correctional Institutions: $30,838,000
    Police Protection: $26,885,000
    Regular Highways: $23,435,000
    Police Protection: $22,261,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,261,000
    Financial Administration: $15,562,000
    Financial Administration: $12,929,000
    Regular Highways: $12,570,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,439,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,513,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,457,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,033,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,921,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,755,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,287,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,604,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,666,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,600,000
    Solid Waste Management: $835,000
    Solid Waste Management: $813,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $391,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $361,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $55,896,000
    Other: $6,045,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,843,000
    Other: $4,510,000
    Education: $1,064,000
    Education: $991,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,680,000
    Interest on Debt: $22,415,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $142,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $105,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $105,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $9,750,000
    Other: $2,823,000
    Education: $200,000
    Education: $53,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $557,565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $556,413,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $517,456,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $477,212,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,339,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,212,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,138,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,103,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $64,947,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $64,447,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $16,446,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,841,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,500,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $605,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $37,307,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,725,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,753,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,375,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,945,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,250,000
    Sale of Property: $4,418,000
    Sale of Property: $2,102,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,930,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,446,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $12,462,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,549,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,874,000
    Hospitals: $5,633,000
    General - Other: $2,790,000
    General - Other: $403,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $724,677,000
    Cash and Securities: $333,171,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,660,000
    Cash and Securities: $26,244,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $224,207,000
    Public Welfare: $208,659,000
    Education: $207,042,000
    Public Welfare: $199,339,000
    Other: $22,033,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,601,000
    Other: $9,075,000
    Highways: $7,586,000
    Highways: $6,368,000
    Health and Hospitals: $893,000
  • Tax - Property: $230,265,000
    Property: $220,325,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,575,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,668,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,928,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,308,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,606,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,348,000
    Other License: $1,494,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,218,000
    Other License: $966,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $902,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $281,664,000
    : $247,286,000

Hamilton County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $177,012,000
    Cash and Securities: $99,008,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $813,068,000
    Hospital Public: $774,378,000
    Other: $42,761,000
    Other: $42,476,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,202,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $21,647,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,463,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,926,000
    Parks and Recreation: $812,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $61,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $24,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $76,726,000
    Hospitals: $12,548,000
    General - Other: $11,537,000
    General - Other: $284,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $204,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $181,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $1,003,781,000
    Hospitals: $920,064,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,683,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $437,270,000
    General - Other: $56,200,000
    General - Other: $42,040,000
    Health - Other: $35,870,000
    Health - Other: $33,850,000
    Correctional Institutions: $32,184,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,848,000
    Correctional Institutions: $30,838,000
    Police Protection: $26,885,000
    Regular Highways: $23,435,000
    Police Protection: $22,261,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,261,000
    Financial Administration: $15,562,000
    Financial Administration: $12,929,000
    Regular Highways: $12,570,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,439,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,513,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,457,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,033,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,921,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,755,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,287,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,604,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,666,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,600,000
    Solid Waste Management: $835,000
    Solid Waste Management: $813,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $391,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $361,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $55,896,000
    Other: $6,045,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,843,000
    Other: $4,510,000
    Education: $1,064,000
    Education: $991,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,680,000
    Interest on Debt: $22,415,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $142,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $105,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $105,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $9,750,000
    Other: $2,823,000
    Education: $200,000
    Education: $53,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $557,565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $556,413,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $517,456,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $477,212,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,339,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,212,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,138,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,103,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $64,947,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $64,447,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $16,446,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,841,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,500,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $605,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $37,307,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,725,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,753,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,375,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,945,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,250,000
    Sale of Property: $4,418,000
    Sale of Property: $2,102,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,930,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,446,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $12,462,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,549,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,874,000
    Hospitals: $5,633,000
    General - Other: $2,790,000
    General - Other: $403,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $724,677,000
    Cash and Securities: $333,171,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,660,000
    Cash and Securities: $26,244,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $224,207,000
    Public Welfare: $208,659,000
    Education: $207,042,000
    Public Welfare: $199,339,000
    Other: $22,033,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,601,000
    Other: $9,075,000
    Highways: $7,586,000
    Highways: $6,368,000
    Health and Hospitals: $893,000
  • Tax - Property: $230,265,000
    Property: $220,325,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,575,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,668,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,928,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,308,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,606,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,348,000
    Other License: $1,494,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,218,000
    Other License: $966,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $902,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $281,664,000
    : $247,286,000

Hamilton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $177,012,000
    Cash and Securities: $99,008,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $813,068,000
    Hospital Public: $774,378,000
    Other: $42,761,000
    Other: $42,476,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $22,202,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $21,647,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $3,463,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,926,000
    Parks and Recreation: $812,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $61,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $24,000
  • Construction - Hospitals: $76,726,000
    Hospitals: $12,548,000
    General - Other: $11,537,000
    General - Other: $284,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $204,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $181,000
  • Current Operations - Hospitals: $1,003,781,000
    Hospitals: $920,064,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $494,683,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $437,270,000
    General - Other: $56,200,000
    General - Other: $42,040,000
    Health - Other: $35,870,000
    Health - Other: $33,850,000
    Correctional Institutions: $32,184,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,848,000
    Correctional Institutions: $30,838,000
    Police Protection: $26,885,000
    Regular Highways: $23,435,000
    Police Protection: $22,261,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $21,261,000
    Financial Administration: $15,562,000
    Financial Administration: $12,929,000
    Regular Highways: $12,570,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,439,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,513,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,457,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,033,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,921,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,755,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $4,287,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $3,604,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,666,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,600,000
    Solid Waste Management: $835,000
    Solid Waste Management: $813,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $391,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $361,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $55,896,000
    Other: $6,045,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,843,000
    Other: $4,510,000
    Education: $1,064,000
    Education: $991,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,680,000
    Interest on Debt: $22,415,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $142,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $105,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $105,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $9,750,000
    Other: $2,823,000
    Education: $200,000
    Education: $53,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $557,565,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $556,413,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $517,456,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $477,212,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $198,339,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $142,212,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $119,138,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,103,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $64,947,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $64,447,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $16,446,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,841,000
    Issue, Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,500,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,000,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $605,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $37,307,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,725,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,753,000
    Interest Earnings: $6,375,000
    General Revenue - Other: $5,945,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $5,250,000
    Sale of Property: $4,418,000
    Sale of Property: $2,102,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,930,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,446,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $12,462,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,549,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,874,000
    Hospitals: $5,633,000
    General - Other: $2,790,000
    General - Other: $403,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $724,677,000
    Cash and Securities: $333,171,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,660,000
    Cash and Securities: $26,244,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $224,207,000
    Public Welfare: $208,659,000
    Education: $207,042,000
    Public Welfare: $199,339,000
    Other: $22,033,000
    Health and Hospitals: $9,601,000
    Other: $9,075,000
    Highways: $7,586,000
    Highways: $6,368,000
    Health and Hospitals: $893,000
  • Tax - Property: $230,265,000
    Property: $220,325,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,575,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $12,668,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,928,000
    Other Selective Sales: $7,308,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,606,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,348,000
    Other License: $1,494,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,218,000
    Other License: $966,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $902,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $281,664,000
    : $247,286,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 7,446
  • Number of aged recipients: 736
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,710
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,049
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,910
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,487
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,728
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,301
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 69 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,605$136,3941,810$176,7976,021$162,874239$73,63236$1,121,167973$136,30148$69,708
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED64$139,391102$169,990502$158,89234$49,4711$2,221,00047$111,34016$37,188
APPLICATIONS DENIED237$126,540298$142,3022,068$152,865221$35,7923$562,667230$109,47050$63,700
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN245$132,065299$167,3381,547$163,58043$93,6280$0111$111,11721$88,762
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS83$132,78364$145,906430$161,37014$75,9291$532,00046$88,4353$120,333
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 62 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED327$186,602228$183,5888$110,125
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED86$172,65185$193,40014$131,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED42$200,40553$209,8681$139,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN23$156,21729$195,7931$150,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$227,33312$181,2503$80,000
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Hamilton, TN
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Hamilton, TN - Value
Most common first names in Hamilton County, TN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James3,02371.2 years
William2,57473.4 years
Mary2,46178.8 years
John2,23574.0 years
Robert1,55971.1 years
Charles1,40271.4 years
George96674.3 years
Willie81275.7 years
Thomas80672.7 years
Margaret73579.2 years
Most common last names in Hamilton County, TN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith1,67174.6 years
Johnson89874.5 years
Jones83174.6 years
Brown82776.0 years
Davis74873.1 years
Williams72873.0 years
Wilson53176.6 years
Harris44074.2 years
Jackson43273.5 years
Moore43273.5 years
Businesses in Hamilton County, TN
NameCountNameCount
ALDI2La Quinta2
ALDO1La-Z-Boy2
AMF Bowling1Lane Bryant1
AT&T6Lane Furniture6
Abercrombie & Fitch1LensCrafters3
Abercrombie Kids1Little Caesars Pizza7
Academy Sports + Outdoors2Long John Silver's5
Ace Hardware11Lowe's2
Advance Auto Parts7MainStay1
Aeropostale2Marriott7
American Eagle Outfitters2Marshalls2
Ann Taylor2MasterBrand Cabinets3
Applebee's4Maurices1
Arby's9Mazda2
Ashley Furniture1McDonald's17
Audi1Men's Wearhouse3
AutoZone10Microtel1
Avenue1Motel 63
BMW1Motherhood Maternity1
Bakers1New Balance6
Banana Republic1New York & Co1
Barnes & Noble1Nike22
Baskin-Robbins3Nissan2
Bath & Body Works3Office Depot3
Baymont Inn1Old Navy2
Bed Bath & Beyond2Olive Garden2
Ben & Jerry's1Outback2
Best Western2Outback Steakhouse2
Blockbuster7Pac Sun1
Brookstone1Panera Bread3
Budget Car Rental1Papa John's Pizza5
Buffalo Wild Wings2Payless3
Burger King10Penske4
CVS15PetSmart2
Cache1Pier 1 Imports1
Casual Male XL1Pizza Hut12
Catherines2Plato's Closet1
Charlotte Russe1Popeyes2
Chevrolet2Publix Super Markets3
Chick-Fil-A7Qdoba Mexican Grill2
Chico's1Quality3
Chuck E. Cheese's1Quiznos8
Church's Chicken2RadioShack5
Clarion2Ramada1
Cold Stone Creamery1Red Lobster2
Coldwater Creek1Red Robin1
Comfort Inn4Red Roof Inn1
Comfort Suites1Rite Aid12
Cracker Barrel4Rodeway Inn1
Cricket Wireless10Rooms To Go1
Curves3Ruby Tuesday1
Dairy Queen4Rue212
Days Inn5Ryan's Grill2
Domino's Pizza7Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Dressbarn1SAS Shoes1
Dunkin Donuts1SONIC Drive-In13
Econo Lodge3Sam's Club1
Eddie Bauer1Sears7
Express1Sephora1
Extended Stay America1Sheraton1
FedEx66Shoe Carnival2
Finish Line2Sleep Inn1
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Spencer Gifts1
Foot Locker1Sprint Nextel3
Ford4Staples2
Forever 211Starbucks7
GNC7Steak 'n Shake2
GameStop7Subaru1
Gap2Subway48
Goodwill2Super 85
Gymboree2T-Mobile14
H&R Block15T.G.I. Driday's1
Hardee's6T.J.Maxx2
Haworth1Taco Bell16
Hilton6Talbots1
Hobby Lobby2Target2
Holiday Inn8The Limited1
Hollister Co.1Toyota2
Home Depot2Toys"R"Us3
Honda2Travelodge1
Hot Topic2True Value3
Hyundai2U-Haul17
IHOP2UPS54
InTown Suites2Vans3
J. Jill1Verizon Wireless3
JCPenney2Victoria's Secret2
JoS. A. Bank1Volkswagen1
Jones New York13Waffle House14
Journeys1Walgreens14
Justice2Walmart7
KFC7Wendy's12
Kincaid2Wet Seal1
Kmart3Whole Foods Market1
Knights Inn5Wingate1
Kohl's1YMCA5
Kroger1

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  • #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
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  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
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  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
  • #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
  • #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
  • #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"