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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $279 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bledsoe 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: Pikeville
.
Neighboring
counties: Cumberland County
, Hamilton County
, Rhea County
, Sequatchie County
, Van Buren County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bledsoe County: Walden
Ridge
(A),
Brayton-Hendon Community Center
(B),
Cannon Creek
(C),
Robinson Cross Roads
(D),
Sequatchie College
(E),
Taft Youth Center
(F)
Churches in Bledsoe County include: Stephen
Chapel
(A),
Center Point Church
(B),
Smyrna Church
(C),
Shady Vale Church
(D),
Red Hill Church
(E),
Ebenezer Church
(F),
Pleasant Grove Church
(G),
Friendship Church
(H),
Lees Station Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Hamilton
Cemetery
(1),
Simmons Cemetery
(2),
Hale Cemetery
(3),
Lamb Cemetery
(4),
Wyatt Cemetery
(5),
Worthington Cemetery
(6),
Beach Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Brushy
Pond
(A),
Swafford Pond
(B),
Burns Lake
(C),
Tollett Lake
(D),
Hugh Clayborne Lake
(E),
Vannoort Lake
(F),
J C Gant Lake
(G),
Abc Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Austin
Branch
(A),
Little Creek
(B),
Raccoon Creek
(C),
Little Laurel Creek
(D),
Bradden Creek
(E),
Bracken Branch
(F),
Gardner Creek
(G),
Keener Branch
(H),
Georgia Branch
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
5.1% | | Tennessee: |
4.4% |
Current college students: 228
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 49 (55% naturalized citizens)
| Bledsoe
County: |
0.4% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 11
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 0
- 1980
to 1984: 20
- 1975
to 1979: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1965
to 1969: 8
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Mean travel time to work: 33.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,399
- One,
attached: 18
- Two:
43
- 3
or 4: 71
- 5
to 9: 65
- 10
to 19: 6
- 20
or more: 10
- Mobile
homes: 1,501
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Housing units in Bledsoe County with a mortgage: 783 (45 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 925 Agriculture
in Bledsoe County
Average size of farms: 166 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $45797
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $275.94
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.20%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 74.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35391
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.53%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $59905
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 33.11
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.55%
Corn for grain: 1152 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 140 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 217 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1245 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 128 acresBledsoe
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 3.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(17%)
- Furniture
and related products (10%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Transportation
equipment (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Metal
and metal products (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (13%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Transportation
equipment (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Apparel
(5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers
and fabricators (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Assemblers
and fabricators (9%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Cuba
(39%)
- United
Kingdom (18%)
- Germany
(12%)
- Colombia
(12%)
- Korea
(8%)
- Philippines
(4%)
- Honduras
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bledsoe County:
|
- United
States or American (45%)
- English
(15%)
- Irish
(7%)
- German
(6%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 3,682 (76%)
- Carpooled:
934 (19%)
- Motorcycle:
2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
1 (0%)
- Walked:
64 (1%)
- Other
means: 38 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 109 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
- 969
people in state prisons
- 141
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 43
people in nursing homes
- 9
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $35,058.
8.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,839 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.22% | | Tennessee
average: |
7.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.21% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($19,235 average AGI)
3.01% relocated from other states ($18,604 average AGI)
| Bledsoe
County: |
3.01% | | Tennessee
average: | 3.80% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Hamilton County, TN
|
1.60% ($36,862 average AGI) |
| from
Rhea County, TN
|
1.13% ($26,171) |
| from
Cumberland County, TN
|
0.72% ($26,269) |
| from
Sequatchie County, TN
|
0.52% ($29,579) |
7.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,088 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.25% | | Tennessee
average: |
6.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.44% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($18,788 average AGI)
1.81% relocated to other states ($5,300 average AGI)
| Bledsoe
County: |
1.81% | | Tennessee
average: | 2.97% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Hamilton County, TN
|
1.90% ($23,868 average AGI) |
| to
Rhea County, TN
|
0.89% ($21,094) |
| to
Cumberland County, TN
|
0.53% ($24,158) |
| to
Sequatchie County, TN
|
0.39% ($41,643) |
| to
Knox County, TN
|
0.28% ($24,700) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3
Births
per 1000 population in Bledsoe County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bledsoe County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bledsoe County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,545 (1,200 aged, 345 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 11,198
- In
family households: 9,991 (2,787 male householders, 553 female householders)
2,761
spouses, 3,242 children (2,872 natural, 72 adopted, 298 stepchildren), 237 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 75 parents, 142 other relatives, 132 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,207 (501 male householders (447 living alone)), 571 female householders (530 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,169 (1,147 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,514 2-persons, 820 3-persons, 679 4-persons, 234 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 977 1-person, 80 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
1,908 married couples with children.
528 single-parent households (180 men, 348 women).
97.9% of residents of Bledsoe County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,371,000 ($4957 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $933,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,139,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,326,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $275,000
Federal grants: $22,278,000
Federal procurement contracts: $248,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,104,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $291,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $637,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,584,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 662
| Here: |
51 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 612
| Here: |
47 per 1000 residents | | State: | 50
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +10
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +529
| Here: |
+41 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+18 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bledsoe County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.03 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 301
- 1995
to 1998: 647
- 1990
to 1994: 545
- 1980
to 1989: 921
- 1970
to 1979: 991
- 1960
to 1969: 533
- 1950
to 1959: 400
- 1940
to 1949: 304
- 1939
or earlier: 500
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bledsoe County, Tennessee: |
- 1
room: 17
- 2
rooms: 47
- 3
rooms: 144
- 4
rooms: 581
- 5
rooms: 1,097
- 6
rooms: 832
- 7
rooms: 414
- 8
rooms: 206
- 9
or more rooms: 280
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bledsoe County, Tennessee: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 52
- 3
rooms: 82
- 4
rooms: 286
- 5
rooms: 184
- 6
rooms: 138
- 7
rooms: 44
- 8
rooms: 22
- 9
or more rooms: 4
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bledsoe County: |
- no
bedroom: 22
- 1
bedroom: 175
- 2
bedrooms: 1,067
- 3
bedrooms: 1,990
- 4
bedrooms: 239
- 5
or more bedrooms: 125
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bledsoe County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 135
- 2
bedrooms: 373
- 3
bedrooms: 261
- 4
bedrooms: 39
- 5
or more bedrooms: 4
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bledsoe County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 172
- 1
vehicle: 900
- 2
vehicles: 1,526
- 3
vehicles: 656
- 4
vehicles: 259
- 5
or more vehicles: 105
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bledsoe County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 129
- 1
vehicle: 348
- 2
vehicles: 234
- 3
vehicles: 70
- 4
vehicles: 25
- 5
or more vehicles: 6
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57% of Bledsoe County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Tennessee.
| Bledsoe
County: |
57.1% | | State
average: |
54.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 9153
- Northeast:
301
- Midwest:
861
- South:
1697
- West:
278
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Utility
gas (15%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(41%)
- Utility
gas (28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood
(9%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- 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): 107
| Here: |
7.5% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48
| Here: |
7.6% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 22
| Here: |
9.9% | | Tennessee: | 22.8% |
Bledsoe
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $17,000
- Charges
- All Other: $327,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $308,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $269,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,309,000
Housing & Community Development: $125,000
General: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $10,741,000
Regular Highways: $1,399,000
Police Protection: $444,000
Health Services - Other: $311,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $290,000
Central Staff Services: $270,000
Housing & Community Development: $200,000
Financial Administration: $169,000
Solid Waste Management: $157,000
General - Other: $135,000
Corrections - Other: $87,000
General Public Buildings: $65,000
Libraries: $36,000
Natural Resources - Other: $32,000
Fire Protection: $7,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $225,000
All Other: $59,000
General Support: $8,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $522,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $207,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $6,271,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,755,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,625,000
Other NEC: $55,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $13,227,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,688,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $669,000
Other, NEC: $122,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $393,000
Interest Earnings: $268,000
Rents: $120,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $548,000
Regular Highways: $275,000
Health - Other: $51,000
Police Protection: $32,000
General Public Building: $11,000
Central Staff: $3,000
Natural Resource - Other: $2,000
Libraries: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,622,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,036,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $8,590,000
Highways: $1,478,000
General Support: $221,000
All Other: $174,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,378,000
Total General Sales: $648,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $76,000
NEC: $57,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $8,781,000
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