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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $377 (0.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $364 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Cities in this county include: Camden
, Big Sandy
, Holladay
, Chestnut Hill
.
Neighboring
counties: Carroll County
, Decatur County
, Henry County
, Houston County
, Humphreys County
, Perry County
, Stewart County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Benton County: Little
Crooked Creek Landing
(A),
Young Farmers and Homemakers Camp
(B),
Walkers Landing
(C),
Frog Alley
(D),
Birdsong Dock and Resort
(E),
Barnett Landing
(F),
Nix Landing
(G),
Way
(H),
Big Sandy Dock Number Two
(I),
Big Sandy Dock
(J),
Lakeside Methodist Camp
(K),
Gossetts Landing
(L),
West Cuba Landing
(M),
West Dixie Landing
(N),
Grannys Branch Dock
(O),
West Shipps Landing
(P),
West Sycamore Landing
(Q),
West Tennessee Boy Scout Camp
(R),
Bass Bay Resort
(S),
Bass Bay Resort Dock
(T)
Churches in Benton County include: Cedar
Grove Church
(A),
Cedar Grove Church of Christ
(B),
Chalk Hill Church
(C),
Shiloh Baptist Church
(D),
Shady Grove Church
(E),
Lick Creek Methodist Church
(F),
Sandy Point Church
(G),
Liberty Methodist Church
(H),
Cowells Chapel
(I)
Cemeteries: Baber
Cemetery
(1),
Eastview Cemetery
(2),
Baker Cemetery
(3),
Baker Chapel Cemetery
(4),
Wynn Cemetery
(5),
Si Melton Cemetery
(6),
Rushings Creek Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Blackburn
Lake
(A),
Crossnoe Lake
(B),
Butterworth Lake
(C),
C H Sullins Lake
(D),
Hardy Sand Company Lake
(E),
Lester Jackson Lake
(F),
Dyer Lake
(G),
Cedar Lake Number One
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Abbott
Branch
(A),
Umstead Branch
(B),
Ammon Creek
(C),
Raccoon Branch
(D),
Crooked Creek
(E),
Lockhart Branch
(F),
Valentine Branch
(G),
Jones Creek
(H),
Jones Branch
(I)
Parks in Benton County include: Big
Sandy Municipal Park
(1),
Benton County Park
(2),
Eva Park
(3),
Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge
(4),
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Historic Area
(5),
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park
(6)
Post offices: Eva
Post Office
(A),
Holladay Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.7% | | Tennessee: |
4.4% |
Current college students: 246
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 121 (34% naturalized citizens)
| Benton
County: |
0.7% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 13
- 1990
to 1994: 9
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 13
- 1975
to 1979: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 21
- 1970
to 1974: 13
- 1965
to 1969: 46
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Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 5,636
- One,
attached: 43
- Two:
84
- 3
or 4: 34
- 5
to 9: 88
- 10
to 19: 63
- 20
or more: 46
- Mobile
homes: 2,519
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 82
Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 1,438 (80 second mortgage, 63 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,583 Agriculture
in Benton County
Average size of farms: 131 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8718
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $88.99
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.50%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $13864
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.79%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $37065
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.67
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.12%
Corn for grain: 2831 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 4263 harvested acres
Vegetables: 25 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 15 acresBenton
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/19/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(13%)
- Metal
and metal products (9%)
- Truck
transportation (8%)
- Utilities
(6%)
- Chemicals
(5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Apparel
(5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (6%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Other
teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- United
Kingdom (22%)
- Other
Caribbean (14%)
- Italy
(11%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Canada
(9%)
- Jamaica
(6%)
- Other
South America (6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Benton County:
|
- United
States or American (47%)
- English
(11%)
- Irish
(10%)
- German
(7%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,212 (80%)
- Carpooled:
927 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Taxi:
5 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
69 (1%)
- Other
means: 70 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 200 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Benton County, Tennessee
- 164
people in nursing homes
- 54
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 40
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,638.
6.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,402 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.35% | | Tennessee
average: | 7.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.87% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($18,470 average AGI)
2.48% relocated from other states ($13,932 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
2.48% | | Tennessee
average: | 3.80% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Henry County, TN
|
0.86% ($25,250 average AGI) |
| from
Carroll County, TN
|
0.67% ($27,838) |
| from
Humphreys County, TN
|
0.38% ($38,667) |
| from
Shelby County, TN
|
0.23% ($39,846) |
| from
Madison County, TN
|
0.18% ($21,400) |
6.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,756 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.42% | | Tennessee
average: | 6.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.48% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($18,409 average AGI)
1.94% relocated to other states ($8,347 average AGI)
| Benton
County: |
1.94% | | Tennessee
average: | 2.97% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Henry County, TN
|
1.02% ($26,474 average AGI) |
| to
Carroll County, TN
|
0.81% ($23,556) |
| to
Madison County, TN
|
0.31% ($35,765) |
| to
Humphreys County, TN
|
0.29% ($26,750) |
| to
Decatur County, TN
|
0.23% ($-8,154) |
| to
Gibson County, TN
|
0.22% ($58,750) |
| to
Davidson County, TN
|
0.18% ($20,800) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0
Births
per 1000 population in Benton County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Benton County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Benton County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,627 (2,953 aged, 674 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 16,264
- In
family households: 14,110 (4,116 male householders, 796 female householders)
4,170
spouses, 4,079 children (3,540 natural, 86 adopted, 453 stepchildren), 420 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 168 other relatives, 194 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,154 (848 male householders (747 living alone)), 1,095 female householders (1,020 living alone)), 211 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 273 (249 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,497 2-persons, 1,147 3-persons, 830 4-persons, 299 5-persons, 126 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,767 1-person, 143 2-persons, 33 3-persons.
2,416 married couples with children.
788 single-parent households (178 men, 610 women).
98.1% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $118,775,000 ($7191 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,195,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $61,185,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,734,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $709,000
Federal grants: $23,283,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,530,000 ($1,777,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,334,000 ($955,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $726,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,126,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,445,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 862
| Here: |
52 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,146
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: |
50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +5
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +242
| Here: |
+15 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Benton County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.54 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 275
- 1995
to 1998: 927
- 1990
to 1994: 719
- 1980
to 1989: 1,402
- 1970
to 1979: 1,813
- 1960
to 1969: 1,422
- 1950
to 1959: 913
- 1940
to 1949: 615
- 1939
or earlier: 509
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Benton County, Tennessee: |
- 1
room: 9
- 2
rooms: 60
- 3
rooms: 223
- 4
rooms: 739
- 5
rooms: 1,802
- 6
rooms: 1,305
- 7
rooms: 763
- 8
rooms: 384
- 9
or more rooms: 246
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County, Tennessee: |
- 1
room: 23
- 2
rooms: 68
- 3
rooms: 136
- 4
rooms: 461
- 5
rooms: 385
- 6
rooms: 120
- 7
rooms: 75
- 8
rooms: 42
- 9
or more rooms: 22
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton County: |
- no
bedroom: 27
- 1
bedroom: 204
- 2
bedrooms: 1,466
- 3
bedrooms: 3,175
- 4
bedrooms: 579
- 5
or more bedrooms: 80
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Benton County: |
- no
bedroom: 30
- 1
bedroom: 189
- 2
bedrooms: 635
- 3
bedrooms: 442
- 4
bedrooms: 29
- 5
or more bedrooms: 7
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benton County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 265
- 1
vehicle: 1,600
- 2
vehicles: 2,407
- 3
vehicles: 974
- 4
vehicles: 198
- 5
or more vehicles: 87
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Benton County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 183
- 1
vehicle: 601
- 2
vehicles: 448
- 3
vehicles: 95
- 4
vehicles: 0
- 5
or more vehicles: 5
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62% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Tennessee.
| Benton
County: |
62.1% | | State
average: |
54.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 11117
- Northeast:
397
- Midwest:
2567
- South:
1826
- West:
453
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(38%)
- Utility
gas (34%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(47%)
- Utility
gas (37%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood
(4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58
| Here: |
3.2% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 81
| Here: |
9.2% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 49
| Here: |
21.0% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
Benton
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $173,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,331,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $344,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $4,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
- Construction
- Electric Utilities: $1,525,000
Regular Highways: $279,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $224,000
General: $39,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $13,978,000
Electric Utilities: $13,627,000
Regular Highways: $1,892,000
General - Other: $952,000
Police Protection: $776,000
Corrections - Other: $621,000
Central Staff Services: $490,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $367,000
General Public Buildings: $317,000
Health Services - Other: $267,000
Financial Administration: $255,000
Fire Protection: $181,000
Parks & Recreation: $129,000
Air Transportation: $97,000
Natural Resources - Other: $67,000
Solid Waste Management: $66,000
Libraries: $2,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- Electric
Utilities - Interest on Debt: $177,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $768,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $346,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $0
- Intergovernmental
to State - Health: $12,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - General Support: $348,000
All Other: $15,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $3,580,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $10,630,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,167,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $308,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $10,330,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,460,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $3,430,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,015,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $300,000
Electric Utilities: $150,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $652,000
General Revenue, NEC: $489,000
Property Sale Other: $360,000
Rents: $111,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $589,000
Electric Utilities: $152,000
Regular Highways: $90,000
General - Other: $83,000
Police Protection: $50,000
General Public Building: $10,000
Judicial: $6,000
Central Staff: $6,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,403,000
- Revenue
- Electric Utilities: $14,559,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,659,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $10,306,000
General Support: $1,442,000
All Other: $426,000
Highways: $175,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,092,000
Total General Sales: $1,814,000
NEC: $79,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $60,000
Other Selective Sales: $40,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $11,964,000
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