Meigs County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 11,70988.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8786.7%Two or more races
  • 2982.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1661.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 690.5%Asian alone
  • 620.5%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $269,424

Here:	$269,424
State:	$374,382

Townhouses or other attached units: $615,551

Here:	$615,551
State:	$354,101

Mobile homes: $96,553

Here:	$96,553
State:	$101,421

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $52,453

Here:	$52,453
State:	$142,822

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 59
• Thefts: 65
• Auto thefts: 40

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 122
• Auto thefts: 47

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $729 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $557 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Meigs County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $604 a month.

Cities in this county include: Big Spring-East View, Ten Mile, Decatur.

Neighboring counties: Bernalillo County, New Mexico , Mohave County, Arizona , Chatham County, North Carolina , Sandoval County, New Mexico , Kershaw County, South Carolina , Laurens County, South Carolina , Valencia County, New Mexico , Duplin County, North Carolina , Lee County, North Carolina , Moore County, Texas .

Current college students: 223
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 246 (85.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 102010 or later
• 842000 to 2009
• 101990 to 1999
• 61980 to 1989
• 291970 to 1979
• 27Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,910
• One, attached: 12
• Two: 61
• 3 or 4: 62
• 5 to 9: 14
• 20 or more: 8
• Mobile homes: 2,017
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 126

Housing units in Meigs County with a mortgage: 1,734 (81 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 28 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30

Religion statistics for Meigs County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Meigs 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 Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter 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 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 Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1456: March 20, 2003, FEMA Id: 1456, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: November 09, 2002 to November 12, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1441: November 13, 2002, FEMA Id: 1441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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 Ice Storm, Severe Winter Storm, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: February 09, 1994 to February 11, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1010: February 28, 1994, FEMA Id: 1010, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Winter Storm, Flash Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

12.41% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,763 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.19% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($33,449 average AGI)
4.22% relocated from other states ($20,314 average AGI)

Meigs County:	4.22%
Tennessee average:	4.34%

from Bradley County, TN	1.76% ($62,512 average AGI)
from McMinn County, TN	1.76% ($38,463)
from Hamilton County, TN	1.69% ($50,899)
from Rhea County, TN	0.54% ($37,120)
from Roane County, TN	0.51% ($70,958)

7.93% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,256 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.80% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($39,656 average AGI)
1.13% relocated to other states ($8,599 average AGI)

Meigs County:	1.13%
Tennessee average:	3.20%

to McMinn County, TN	2.07% ($46,043 average AGI)
to Bradley County, TN	1.67% ($56,851)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.74% ($40,758)
to Rhea County, TN	0.54% ($53,750)
to Roane County, TN	0.52% ($51,217)
to Monroe County, TN	0.45% ($30,050)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Meigs County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,616 (787 living alone), Female householders: 2,836 (719 living alone)

• 2,893 spouses (2,889 opposite-sex spouses), 469 unmarried partners, (426 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,055 children (2,651 natural, 207 adopted, 196 stepchildren), 403 grandchildren, 115 brothers or sisters, 174 parents, 0 foster children, 326 other relatives, 164 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 108

Size of family households: 1,615 2-persons, 786 3-persons, 753 4-persons, 283 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 142 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,502 1-person, 284 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,885 married couples with children.
324 single-parent households (61 men, 263 women).

98.9% of residents of Meigs speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $73,671,000 ($6,393 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,265,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,244,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,770,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $160,000
Federal grants: $24,640,000
Federal procurement contracts: $466,000 ($118,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,392,000 ($2,022,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $342,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,197,000
Federal Government insurance: $324,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.58 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 572020 or later
• 6202010 to 2019
• 1,5052000 to 2009
• 1,4121990 to 1999
• 9071980 to 1989
• 6371970 to 1979
• 3881960 to 1969
• 1651950 to 1959
• 1391940 to 1949
• 2911939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Meigs County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 401 room
• 182 rooms
• 3153 rooms
• 3864 rooms
• 1,1875 rooms
• 7646 rooms
• 5427 rooms
• 4728 rooms
• 4919+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 231 room
• 22 rooms
• 1303 rooms
• 3404 rooms
• 3035 rooms
• 2416 rooms
• 1707 rooms
• 318 rooms
• 219+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Meigs County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 48no bedroom
• 641 bedroom
• 8782 bedrooms
• 2,3363 bedrooms
• 7624 bedrooms
• 845+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Meigs County, Tennessee
• 23no bedroom
• 1041 bedroom
• 4692 bedrooms
• 5693 bedrooms
• 524 bedrooms
• 395+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 90no vehicle
• 9271 vehicle
• 1,4782 vehicles
• 9883 vehicles
• 4124 vehicles
• 2825+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Meigs County in renter-occupied apartments
• 132no vehicle
• 4291 vehicle
• 5952 vehicles
• 793 vehicles
• 104 vehicles
• 175+ vehicles

86.1% of Meigs 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, 84% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 8,537
• Other state: 4,157
• Northeast: 733
• Midwest: 1,066
• South: 2,082
• West: 268

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 469
• Number of aged recipients: 42
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 427
• Number of recipients under 18: 45
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 328
• Number of recipients older than 64: 96
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 194
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 203