Bradley County, Tennessee (TN) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 92,092 (66% urban, 34% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 23,501
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,780
% of renters here:   31%
State:   30%
Land area: 329 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 280 people per square mile 
 
  (high).
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 14.0%
Bradley County:   14.0%
Tennessee: 15.5%
Median age of residents in 2005: 37 years ols
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 47 years old, American Indian residents: 68 years old, Asian residents: 12 years old)


Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   12.2%
Whole state: 13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   4.9%
Whole state: 5.8%

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 82%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Bradley County, Tennessee business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bradley County, Tennessee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   35.5 years
Tennessee median age:   35.9 years

Males: 42,888   (48.8%)
Females: 45,077   (51.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $30,337
County population in 2003: 90,101
Jobs in 2003: 39,491

Total labor force in 2004: 45,910
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.1%

Average household size:
Bradley County:   2.5 people
Tennessee:   2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $40,148
2005 median house value: $112,500
Median contract rent in 2005: $443
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $596
Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,456 ($35,034 in 2000)
This county   $37,456
Tennessee: $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $118,390
Bradley County   $118,390
Tennessee:   $114,000

Median montly rent in 2000: $455
Institutionalized population: 656
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bradley County in 2000: $813

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 7
  • Robberies: 4
  • Assaults: 306
  • Burglaries: 315
  • Thefts: 680
  • Auto thefts: 100

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 11
  • Robberies: 5
  • Assaults: 264
  • Burglaries: 388
  • Thefts: 638
  • Auto thefts: 105

2004 Presidential Election results in Bradley County Tennessee:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 26.5%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $672 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $741 (0.7%)

Area name: Cleveland, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bradley County is $410 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $528 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cleveland , South Cleveland , Wildwood Lake , Hopewell , East Cleveland , Charleston , Sequatchie Valley , East Chester .

2005 air pollution in Bradley County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.012 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 26 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 80 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hamilton County , McMinn County , Meigs County , Polk County , Murray County, Georgia , Whitfield County, Georgia .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Bradley County: Cleveland Golf and Country Club (A), Marble Switch (B), Cleveland Fairgounds (C), Weatherly Switch (D), Grays Ferry (E), Hidden Valley Camp (F), Red Clay Council Grounds (G), Johnston Campside (H), B and B Marina (I), Church of God Orphanage (J), Bachman Memorial Childrens Home (K)

Churches in Bradley County include: Standfield Church (A), Cedar Springs Church (B), Center Point Church (C), Chestuee Church (D), Kinser Church (E), Chilcutt Chapel (F), Cohulla Church (G), Corinth Church (H), Samples Memorial Church (I)

Cemeteries: Hambright Cemetery (1), East View Cemetery (2), Bancroft Cemetery (3), Barger Cemetery (4), Murphy Cemetery (5), Williamson Cemetery (6), Beech Springs Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Hughes Lake (A), Jersey Meadow Lake (B), Hoskins Lake (C), C C Blankenship Lake (D), Johnston Ponds (E), Davis Lake (F), Stone Lake (G), Green Shadow Lake (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Allen Branch (A), Old Fort Creek (B), Little Chatata Creek (C), Little Chestuee Creek (D), London Branch (E), Gates Creek (F), Gatlin Branch (G), Jerry Branch (H), Blue Springs Branch (I)

Parks in Bradley County include: Red Clay State Historic Area (1), Mike Burke Park (2), Candies Creek Wildlife Management Area (3), Bradley County Park (4)

Post office: McDonald Post Office (A).

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   4.2%
Tennessee: 4.4%

Current college students: 5,736
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,956 (33% naturalized citizens)

Bradley County:   2.2%
Whole state: 2.8%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 737
  • 1990 to 1994: 350
  • 1985 to 1989: 244
  • 1980 to 1984: 128
  • 1975 to 1979: 110
  • 1970 to 1974: 65
  • 1970 to 1974: 122
  • 1965 to 1969: 200

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.7%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 24,749
  • One, attached: 413
  • Two: 2,242
  • 3 or 4: 1,723
  • 5 to 9: 1,839
  • 10 to 19: 787
  • 20 or more: 855
  • Mobile homes: 4,185
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in Bradley County with a mortgage: 11,732 (1,174 second mortgage, 994 home equity loan, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,536

Agriculture in Bradley County
Average size of farms: 103 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $64244
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $172.98
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.33%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 92.70%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $54873
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.40%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44797
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 34.13
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 9.13%
Corn for grain: 573 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 179 harvested acres
Vegetables: 178 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 52 acres

Bradley County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 5.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 258 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Paper (4%)
  • Food (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Apparel (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (27%)
  • India (7%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Vietnam (4%)
  • Japan (4%)
  • Jamaica (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Bradley County:
  • United States or American (32%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (11%)
  • German (9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 34,568 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 5,117 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 44 (0%)
  • Taxi: 10 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 21 (0%)
  • Walked: 543 (1%)
  • Other means: 143 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 893 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Bradley County, Tennessee
  • 1407 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 478 people in nursing homes
  • 122 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 74 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 49 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 26 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 23 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 11 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 9 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 8 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 3 people in other group homes
  • 2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,277.

7.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,680 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.12%
Tennessee average: 7.52%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($112 average AGI)
Bradley County:   0.05%
Tennessee average: 0.09%

3.29% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($15,055 average AGI)
3.79% relocated from other states ($19,512 average AGI)
Bradley County:   3.79%
Tennessee average: 3.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hamilton County, TN  1.19% ($35,700 average AGI)
from McMinn County, TN  0.53% ($29,659)
from Polk County, TN  0.47% ($29,869)
from Meigs County, TN  0.26% ($26,541)
from Whitfield County, GA  0.13% ($34,119)
from Knox County, TN  0.11% ($39,200)
from Davidson County, TN  0.08% ($32,808)

6.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,008 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.15%
Tennessee average: 6.67%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($149 average AGI)
Bradley County:   0.05%
Tennessee average: 0.04%

3.22% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($18,979 average AGI)
2.88% relocated to other states ($16,879 average AGI)
Bradley County:   2.88%
Tennessee average: 2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hamilton County, TN  1.16% ($44,375 average AGI)
to McMinn County, TN  0.46% ($32,087)
to Polk County, TN  0.42% ($27,161)
to Meigs County, TN  0.26% ($39,000)
to Knox County, TN  0.15% ($31,367)
to Catoosa County, GA  0.13% ($36,463)
to Rhea County, TN  0.09% ($22,400)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2


Births per 1000 population in Bradley County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0


Deaths per 1000 population in Bradley County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bradley County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 13,317 (10,675 aged, 2,642 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 85,737
  • In family households: 74,438 (19,746 male householders, 5,032 female householders)
    20,146 spouses, 24,557 children (21,762 natural, 696 adopted, 2,099 stepchildren), 1,710 grandchildren, 466 brothers or sisters, 490 parents, 1,173 other relatives, 1,118 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 11,299 (4,295 male householders (3,440 living alone)), 5,182 female householders (4,577 living alone)), 1,822 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 2,228 (683 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,926 2-persons, 6,442 3-persons, 4,854 4-persons, 1,847 5-persons, 537 6-persons, 172 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,017 1-person, 1,192 2-persons, 183 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

14,336 married couples with children.
4,315 single-parent households (916 men, 3,399 women).

95.6% of residents of Bradley County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $409,112,000 ($4486 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,485,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $207,258,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $104,594,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,419,000
Federal grants: $77,384,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,306,000 ($337,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,152,000 ($98,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,867,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $37,086,000
Federal Government insurance: $30,255,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,116
Here:   66 per 1000 residents
State: 69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,355
Here:   47 per 1000 residents
State: 50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +649
Here:   +7 per 1000 residents
State: +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,826
Here:   +20 per 1000 residents
State:   +18 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Bradley County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.88 millions of gallons per day (22% from ground, 78% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.9
State: 6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.2
State: 4.2



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 1,288
  • 1995 to 1998: 4,327
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,633
  • 1980 to 1989: 6,702
  • 1970 to 1979: 8,875
  • 1960 to 1969: 5,337
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,964
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,663
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,031


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bradley County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 9
  • 2 rooms: 89
  • 3 rooms: 458
  • 4 rooms: 2,288
  • 5 rooms: 6,391
  • 6 rooms: 6,012
  • 7 rooms: 3,366
  • 8 rooms: 2,603
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,285


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bradley County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 323
  • 2 rooms: 720
  • 3 rooms: 1,752
  • 4 rooms: 3,873
  • 5 rooms: 2,435
  • 6 rooms: 974
  • 7 rooms: 448
  • 8 rooms: 118
  • 9 or more rooms: 137


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bradley County:
  • no bedroom: 14
  • 1 bedroom: 302
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,288
  • 3 bedrooms: 14,379
  • 4 bedrooms: 3,749
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 769


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bradley County:
  • no bedroom: 389
  • 1 bedroom: 2,174
  • 2 bedrooms: 5,401
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,469
  • 4 bedrooms: 270
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 77


Cars and other vehicles available in Bradley County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 727
  • 1 vehicle: 4,979
  • 2 vehicles: 11,159
  • 3 vehicles: 4,627
  • 4 vehicles: 1,450
  • 5 or more vehicles: 559


Cars and other vehicles available in Bradley County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 1,074
  • 1 vehicle: 5,131
  • 2 vehicles: 3,592
  • 3 vehicles: 779
  • 4 vehicles: 142
  • 5 or more vehicles: 62

54% of Bradley County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Tennessee.

Bradley County:   54.3%
State average: 54.7%

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

  • This state: 55064
  • Northeast: 3011
  • Midwest: 7429
  • South: 17607
  • West: 2316

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (67%)
  • Utility gas (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (80%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 642
Here:   6.7%
Tennessee: 9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 285
Here:   6.4%
Tennessee: 10.4%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2,712
Here:   52.8%
Tennessee:   22.8%


Bradley County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $762,000
  • Charges - Hospital Public: $62,918,000
    All Other: $6,632,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,776,000
    Solid Waste Management: $71,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $44,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,767,000
    Corrections - Other: $3,086,000
    Regular Highways: $483,000
    General: $26,000
    Parks & Recreation: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $66,638,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $50,451,000
    Police Protection: $4,776,000
    Corrections - Other: $4,428,000
    Regular Highways: $3,856,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,555,000
    Financial Administration: $2,674,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,051,000
    General - Other: $1,288,000
    Central Staff Services: $848,000
    Parks & Recreation: $477,000
    General Public Buildings: $424,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $414,000
    Libraries: $396,000
    Fire Protection: $254,000
    Solid Waste Management: $113,000
    Welfare - Other: $60,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $26,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $43,000
    All Other: $30,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,973,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $8,003,000
    Health: $209,000
    Welfare: $148,000
    Natural Resources: $34,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $126,000
    General Support: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $2,891,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $58,825,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $19,278,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,042,000
    Other NEC: $3,500,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $61,677,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $21,008,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,736,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,155,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,770,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,190,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,483,000
    Interest Earnings: $651,000
    Rents: $105,000
    Property Sale Other: $29,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,008,000
    Police Protection: $918,000
    Corrections - Other: $760,000
    Fire Protection: $383,000
    Regular Highways: $163,000
    Health - Other: $142,000
    Parks & Recreation: $77,000
    Financial Administration: $74,000
    Judicial: $70,000
    Central Staff: $19,000
    General - Other: $14,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $9,000
    Welfare - Other: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $19,362,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $29,039,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,045,000
    Public Welfare: $15,865,000
    Highways: $2,551,000
    All Other: $1,654,000
    General Support: $585,000
    Health & Hospitals: $296,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,214,000
    Total General Sales: $10,156,000
    NEC: $1,713,000
    Other Selective Sales: $491,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $266,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $76,852,000

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