Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $858 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $960 (1.0%)
Area name: Knoxville, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Anderson County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $762 a month.
Cities in this county include: Oak Ridge
, Clinton
, Lake City
, Norris
.
2005 air pollution in Anderson County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.099 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Campbell County
, Knox County
, Morgan County
, Roane County
, Scott County
, Union County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Anderson County: Marine
Playland Dock
(A),
Island Ford
(B),
Star Dust Dock
(C),
Pellissippi Point Cabin Area
(D),
Pellissippi Boat Dock
(E),
Oak Ridge Yacht Club
(F),
Metcalf Dock
(G),
Medford Station
(H),
Bull Run Boat Dock
(I),
Anderson County Sportsmens Club
(J),
Sequoyah Dock
(K),
Sequoyah Landing
(L),
Sequoyah Landing Cabin Area
(M),
Sequoyah Marina
(N),
Museum of Appalachia
(O),
Bull Run Steam Plant
(P)
Churches in Anderson County include: Carroll
Hollow Church
(A),
Spring Hill Church
(B),
Cedar Hill Church
(C),
Sinking Springs Church
(D),
Clear Branch Church
(E),
Shiloh Church
(F),
Clinch River Church
(G),
Copper Ridge Church
(H),
Rock Hill Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Pleasant
View Cemetery
(1),
Lively Cemetery
(2),
Zion Hill Cemetery
(3),
Mountain View Cemetery
(4),
Zion Cemetery
(5),
Baker Cemetery
(6),
York Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Norris
Lake
(A),
Butcher Lake
(B),
Clinton Reservoir
(C)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bridge
Branch
(A),
Andy Branch
(B),
Aulton Branch
(C),
Doe Creek
(D),
Raccoon Branch
(E),
Upper Fork
(F),
Ursery Branch
(G),
Lovely Branch
(H),
Lower Fork
(I)
Parks in Anderson County include: Eagle
Bend Public Access Area
(1),
Brushy Valley Park
(2),
River Bluff Small Wild Area
(3),
Lost Bottom Park
(4),
Bull Run Park
(5),
Anderson County Park
(6),
Gibbs Ferry Park
(7)
Post offices: Anderson
Post Office
(A),
Briceville Post Office
(B),
Devonia Post Office
(C)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.9% | | Tennessee: | 4.4% |
Current college students: 2,453
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,390 (40% naturalized citizens)
| Anderson
County: |
1.9% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 516
- 1990
to 1994: 213
- 1985
to 1989: 92
- 1980
to 1984: 70
- 1975
to 1979: 58
- 1970
to 1974: 66
- 1970
to 1974: 79
- 1965
to 1969: 296
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Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 22,467
- One,
attached: 651
- Two:
1,035
- 3
or 4: 1,073
- 5
to 9: 1,023
- 10
to 19: 984
- 20
or more: 1,140
- Mobile
homes: 4,059
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 19
Housing units in Anderson County with a mortgage: 9,256 (888 second mortgage, 866 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,656 Agriculture
in Anderson County
Average size of farms: 80 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $6655
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $119.70
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.87%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 65.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7736
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.72%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $31191
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.80%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.54
Corn for grain: 58 harvested acres
Vegetables: 54 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 65 acresAnderson
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(15%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Transportation
equipment (5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Engineers
(4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(13%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
- Canada
(11%)
- United
Kingdom (9%)
- India
(5%)
- Germany
(5%)
- Japan
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Anderson County:
|
- United
States or American (29%)
- English
(14%)
- Irish
(11%)
- German
(10%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- Scottish
(3%)
- European
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 26,522 (86%)
- Carpooled:
2,905 (9%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 33 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 5 (0%)
- Taxi:
38 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
6 (0%)
- Bicycle:
25 (0%)
- Walked:
407 (1%)
- Other
means: 125 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 622 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Anderson County, Tennessee
- 633
people in nursing homes
- 75
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 73
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 35
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 21
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 17
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10
people in halfway houses
- 10
people in other group homes
- 2
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,634.
7.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,166 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.99% | | Tennessee
average: |
7.52% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($265 average AGI)
| Anderson
County: |
0.06% | | Tennessee
average: | 0.09% |
4.85% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($20,471 average AGI)
3.07% relocated from other states ($16,430 average AGI)
| Anderson
County: |
3.07% | | Tennessee
average: | 3.80% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Knox County, TN
|
2.36% ($37,582 average AGI) |
| from
Roane County, TN
|
0.61% ($30,043) |
| from
Campbell County, TN
|
0.43% ($28,600) |
| from
Morgan County, TN
|
0.27% ($25,366) |
| from
Blount County, TN
|
0.22% ($30,627) |
| from
Union County, TN
|
0.10% ($20,577) |
| from
Loudon County, TN
|
0.06% ($43,529) |
7.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,258 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.24% | | Tennessee
average: |
6.67% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($172 average AGI)
| Anderson
County: |
0.04% | | Tennessee
average: | 0.04% |
4.96% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($24,567 average AGI)
2.24% relocated to other states ($11,519 average AGI)
| Anderson
County: |
2.24% | | Tennessee
average: | 2.97% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Knox County, TN
|
2.53% ($38,341 average AGI) |
| to
Roane County, TN
|
0.54% ($33,895) |
| to
Campbell County, TN
|
0.39% ($28,853) |
| to
Blount County, TN
|
0.22% ($35,458) |
| to
Morgan County, TN
|
0.22% ($28,552) |
| to
Union County, TN
|
0.13% ($38,714) |
| to
Loudon County, TN
|
0.13% ($39,848) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2
Births
per 1000 population in Anderson County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Anderson County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Anderson County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,679 (11,174 aged, 2,505 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 70,457
- In
family households: 60,100 (15,826 male householders, 4,737 female householders)
16,214
spouses, 19,471 children (17,578 natural, 520 adopted, 1,373 stepchildren), 1,236 grandchildren, 318 brothers or sisters, 458 parents, 901 other relatives, 939 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 10,357 (3,786 male householders (3,123 living alone)), 5,424 female householders (5,118 living alone)), 1,147 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 873 (713 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 9,732 2-persons, 5,138 3-persons, 3,832 4-persons, 1,325 5-persons, 385 6-persons, 151 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,241 1-person, 837 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons.
11,049 married couples with children.
3,970 single-parent households (810 men, 3,160 women).
96.4% of residents of Anderson County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $3,573,565,000 ($49465 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $64,211,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $230,621,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $102,611,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,578,000
Federal grants: $100,829,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,052,967,000 ($47,215,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $84,959,000 ($2,477,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $295,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,834,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,795,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,198
| Here: |
58 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,426
| Here: |
61 per 1000 residents | | State: |
50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +450
| Here: |
+6 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +959
| Here: |
+13 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Anderson County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 21.58 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 591
- 1995
to 1998: 2,242
- 1990
to 1994: 2,595
- 1980
to 1989: 4,871
- 1970
to 1979: 5,573
- 1960
to 1969: 3,704
- 1950
to 1959: 5,006
- 1940
to 1949: 6,004
- 1939
or earlier: 1,865
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Anderson County, Tennessee: |
- 1
room: 21
- 2
rooms: 156
- 3
rooms: 377
- 4
rooms: 2,121
- 5
rooms: 5,552
- 6
rooms: 5,071
- 7
rooms: 3,550
- 8
rooms: 2,273
- 9
or more rooms: 2,464
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Anderson County, Tennessee: |
- 1
room: 257
- 2
rooms: 437
- 3
rooms: 1,270
- 4
rooms: 2,894
- 5
rooms: 2,021
- 6
rooms: 817
- 7
rooms: 241
- 8
rooms: 181
- 9
or more rooms: 77
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Anderson County: |
- no
bedroom: 27
- 1
bedroom: 378
- 2
bedrooms: 4,715
- 3
bedrooms: 11,866
- 4
bedrooms: 3,742
- 5
or more bedrooms: 857
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Anderson County: |
- no
bedroom: 293
- 1
bedroom: 1,690
- 2
bedrooms: 3,860
- 3
bedrooms: 2,034
- 4
bedrooms: 268
- 5
or more bedrooms: 50
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Anderson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 851
- 1
vehicle: 5,201
- 2
vehicles: 9,836
- 3
vehicles: 4,071
- 4
vehicles: 1,123
- 5
or more vehicles: 503
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Anderson County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,384
- 1
vehicle: 3,918
- 2
vehicles: 2,169
- 3
vehicles: 579
- 4
vehicles: 96
- 5
or more vehicles: 49
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62% of Anderson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Tennessee.
| Anderson
County: |
61.9% | | State
average: |
54.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 46714
- Northeast:
2609
- Midwest:
6601
- South:
11935
- West:
1736
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,100 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (47%)
- Electricity
(45%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(61%)
- Utility
gas (32%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 393
| Here: |
4.9% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 129
| Here: |
3.3% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 206
| Here: |
10.5% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
Anderson
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $6,643,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $1,958,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,080,000
Solid Waste Management: $438,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $29,000
- Construction
- Health - Other: $1,121,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $708,000
General Public Buildings: $238,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $47,959,000
Health Services - Other: $3,854,000
Corrections - Other: $2,958,000
Regular Highways: $2,594,000
Police Protection: $2,383,000
Water Utilities: $1,962,000
General - Other: $1,860,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,557,000
Financial Administration: $1,467,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,383,000
Central Staff Services: $1,136,000
General Public Buildings: $697,000
Natural Resources - Other: $255,000
Libraries: $254,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Education: $2,992,000
General Support: $552,000
All Other: $284,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $2,434,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $8,206,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,878,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $21,025,000
Water Utilities: $1,220,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $29,065,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $15,702,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,395,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $27,227,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $13,714,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $102,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $20,975,000
Water Utilities: $1,013,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $50,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,233,000
Other, NEC: $1,988,000
Water Utilities: $105,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,724,000
General Revenue, NEC: $791,000
Rents: $218,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,014,000
Police Protection: $18,000
Libraries: $14,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,152,000
- Revenue
- Water Utilities: $1,738,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $20,975,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $29,088,000
Highways: $2,080,000
All Other: $940,000
Health & Hospitals: $690,000
General Support: $565,000
- Tax
- Property: $33,002,000
Total General Sales: $17,682,000
NEC: $655,000
Other Selective Sales: $129,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $67,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $46,417,000
- Water
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $73,000
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