Coffee County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Coffee County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                429 54th  1.0%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         139,945  31st   1.3%
Number of Farms                 79,280             1,008  31st   1.3%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                139  38th   100.7%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 52,134 28th  0.8%
2000 Census 5,689,283 48,014 28th  0.8%
1990 Census 4,877,203 40,343 27th  0.8%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 7,671 27th  0.9%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 19.0% 40th  114.2%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             121.6 28th  80.6%
2000 Census                   138.0             112.0 27th  81.1%
1990 Census                   118.3               94.1 23rd  79.5%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           25,175 21st  0.7%
1990 Census            2,969,948           23,467 19th  0.8%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 7.3% 48th  33.3%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 52.4% 22nd  82.4%
1990 Census 60.9% 58.2% 11th  95.5%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 38 45th  104.5%
1990 Census 34 35 46th  104.5%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 25.1% 28th 
18-24 9.6% 8.3% 57th 
25-44 30.2% 28.4% 53rd 
45-64 23.2% 23.6% 67th 
65 & over 12.4% 14.6% 33rd 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 25.8% 28th 
18-24 10.9% 9.1% 74th 
25-44 31.8% 29.4% 49th 
45-64 19.6% 21.9% 31st 
65 & over 12.6% 13.8% 58th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Coffee County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 95.1 55th  99.7%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 8.6 37th  80.4%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 4.9 51st  104.3%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Coffee County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $29,337 19th  91.2%
2000 $26,097 $23,095 23rd  88.5%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 4.07% 21st  114.60%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $40,738 28th  96.1%
2000 $35,760 $35,885 27th  100.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.83% 59th  74.36%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 14.2% 23rd  89.87%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 19.9% 16th  88.44%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 14.7% 53rd  111.83%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 21.8% 74th  136.47%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 14.4% 22nd  91.25%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 13.7% 28th  97.02%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.1% 63rd  85.36%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.1% 65th  84.47%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Coffee County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               14.0 22nd  98.6%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 45.6% 80th  106.5%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 8.7% 43rd  92.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               77.4 19th  95.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               12.7 56th  91.4%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                1.8 77th  138.5%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                9.9 31st  106.5%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             266.7 46th  114.4%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             213.0 23rd  98.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
51st 
48th 
51st 
Tennessee Coffee County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                1.7 14th  92.7%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                4.2 25th  99.7%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               52.0 49th  105.6%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 0.7% 67th  7.8%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Coffee County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 10.3% 30th  108.0%
2000 4.0% 4.1% 29th  102.3%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 13.7% 32nd  87.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Coffee County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 24,008 21 0.9%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.4% 32 104.5%
Construction 4.9% 3.7% 25 75.4%
Manufacturing 13.8% 20.1% 24 145.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 17.4% 21 78.5%
Information 1.8% 1.1% 24 61.3%
Financial Activities 5.2% 4.3% 20 83.1%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 18.9% 11 160.9%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 10.4% 21 84.3%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 8.8% 19 87.6%
Other Services 2.6% 2.1% 21 81.6%
Government 14.9% 12.8% 17 86.0%
Federal 1.8% 1.6% 16 90.4%
State 3.3% 0.9% 12 26.5%
Local 9.9% 10.4% 15 104.8%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
24th 
56th 
62nd 
39th 
37th 
44th 
41st 
10th 
16th 
41st 
48th 
23rd 
14th 
1st 
35th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Coffee County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      486,522 29th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,504 41st 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 37,388,000 22nd 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Coffee County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    51,021 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    15,203 29.8%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        11,825 23.2%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         3,378 6.6%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      3,018 5.9%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    32,801 64.3%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        15,588 30.6%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%        10,961 21.5%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         6,251 12.3%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Coffee County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      858,250
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $16,462 30th  77.7%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.78 21st 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      595,292
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $11,419 17th  102.8%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Coffee County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      135,225 31st 0.8%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           65,500 7th 3.6%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201           48,570 6th 2.7%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735           38,879 12th 2.0%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           31,699 30th 0.8%
Community Development               367,547           11,600 5th 3.2%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             1,480 46th 0.6%
Business District Development               375,758             1,200 15th 0.3%
Public Buildings               526,288             1,000 45th 0.2%
Recreation            1,118,527                945 76th 0.1%
Other Utilities               598,698                363 29th 0.1%
Stormwater               371,227                305 29th 0.1%
Fire Protection               220,725                100 52nd 0.0%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 0.0%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                    - 16th 0.0%
Solid Waste                 54,314                    - 30th 0.0%
Other Facilities                 32,755                    - 9th 0.0%
Telecommunications                 17,009                    - 5th 0.0%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                    - 8th 0.0%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $      336,867 21st 1.0%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Coffee County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 73.7% 25th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 17.5% 16th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 65.1% 19th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 15.3% 14th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 1
Public 14 1
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 0
Community Colleges 13 0
Technology Centers 27 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 0
Off-campus Sites 33 0
2007 - 2008 Enrollment (full-time equivalent) at Post-secondary Institutions    
Four-year Colleges and Universities*          214,260                   226
Public 134,696 226
Private 79,564 0
Other Public Institutions* 134,278 0
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 0
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 0
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Coffee County Manchester City Tullahoma City
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    4,414             1,282                3,408         
Percent of Statewide 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%      
1997-1998                 834,318                    3,840             1,145                3,249         
Percent of Statewide 0.5% 0.1% 0.4%      
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 574 137 159      
Percent Change 13.2% 14.9% 12.0% 4.9%      
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 53.8% 59.2% 43.1%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 68.4% 43.8% 30.2%
Special Education 14.7% 16.4% 21.6% 18.8%
English Language Learners 3.2% 1.1% 7.8% 1.7%
Statewide Coffee County Manchester City Tullahoma City
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      14.1               12.9                  14.8         
1997-1998                      15.8                      14.8               15.7                  15.1         
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (0.7)                (2.8)                   (0.3)            
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 99.1% 98.5% 99.8%      
1997-1998 96.6% 98.5% 96.3% 98.1%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 10.5% n/a 5.7%
1997-1998 4.5% 4.1% 0.0% 2.0%
*Classroom teachers include art, music and physical education teachers.  Because these auxiliary teachers are
included, ratios of students to classroom teachers do not represent and tend to be lower than actual class sizes.
Statewide Coffee County Manchester City Tullahoma City
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,204 $8,665 $8,517
Percent of Statewide 93.1% 111.9% 110.0%      
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,933 $5,178 $5,353
Percent of Statewide 96.3% 101.1% 104.5%      
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,271 $3,488 $3,164      
Percent Change 51.1% 46.1% 67.4% 59.1%      
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $42,857 $42,818 $45,370
Percent of Statewide 95.6% 95.5% 101.2%
1997-1998 $34,584 $31,972 $34,654 $36,433
Percent of Statewide 92.4% 100.2% 105.3%
Gain $10,236 $10,884 $8,164 $8,937
Percent Change 29.6% 34.0% 23.6% 24.5%      
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 55.7% 46.2% 42.2%
Federal 10.8% 10.0% 9.9% 9.5%
Local 41.6% 34.3% 43.8% 48.4%
System Rank for Percent Local 43rd  19th  13th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 54.7% 45.7% 39.7%
Federal 11.0% 9.6% 12.3% 10.3%
Local 43.5% 35.7% 42.0% 50.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 46th  27th  13th 
Statewide Coffee County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,481 17th 
Sources of Information for County Profiles
I. Geography & Demographics
U.S. Bureau of the Census--all data except for marriage and divorce rates.
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
TN Dept. of Health - marriage and divorce rates.
http://health.state.tn.us/
II. Income & Poverty
U.S. Bureau of the Census--median household income data & poverty rates.
www.census.gov
TN Dept. of Human Services--Food Stamp data and Families First data.
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_fsp.htm
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.htm
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - per capita income data
www.bea.gov
III. Health & Healthcare
TN Dept.of Health, Health Statistics & Research--pregnancy, births, mortality & healthcare access data.
http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV. Employment
TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data. 
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/
U.S. Department of Labor - employment data.
ww.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
V. Value of Farmland and Agricultural Product Sold
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
TN County Technical Advisory Service (CTAS), Resource Center--county revenue data.
www.ctas.utk.edu
TN Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessment--equalized assessed property values.
http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/pa/taxaggr.htm
TN Dept. of Revenue--total taxable sales.
www.state.tn.us/revenue/files.htm
VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--all data. 
http://tn.gov/tacir/infrastructure.html
VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education
U.S. Bureau of the Census--educational attainment.
www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
TN Higher Education Commission--post-secondary institution and enrollment data.
www.state.tn.us/thec
IX. Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
http://www.state.tn.us/education/mdata.shtml
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR