I. Geography & Demographics VI.  County Government Finance
II. Income & Poverty VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
III.  Health & Healthcare VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
IV.  Employment IX.  Public School Systems
V.  Value of Farmland & Agricultural Products Sold
Hamblen County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 161 93rd  0.4%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 69,383  66th   0.6%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 57,216  71st   0.5%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 715  45th   0.9%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 97  75th  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 62,544 21st  1.0%
2000 Census 5,689,283 58,128 20th  1.0%
1990 Census 4,877,203 50,480 21st  1.0%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 4,416 28th  0.7%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% 7.6% 45th 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)     Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154               388 21st  252.3%
2000 Census 138               361 21st  261.5%
1990 Census 118               313 6th  264.9%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2010 Census 4,213,245 48,864 16th  1.2%
2000 Census 3,618,968 43,131 15th  1.2%
1990 Census 2,969,948 21,385 21st  0.7%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 16.4% 13.3% 31st 
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 101.7% 8th 
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census 66.4% 78.1% 8th  11.7%
2000 Census 63.6% 74.2% 7th  10.6%
1990 Census 60.9% 42.4% 26th  -18.5%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 40 63rd 
2000 Census 36 37 54th 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket     Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census
under 18 23.6% 23.6% 30th  0.0%
18-24 9.6% 8.2% 31st  -1.4%
25-44 26.4% 25.7% 27th  -0.7%
45-64 27.0% 26.7% 79th  -0.3%
65 & over 13.4% 15.9% 50th  2.5%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.3% 56th  -1.3%
18-24 9.6% 8.9% 27th  -0.7%
25-44 30.2% 29.6% 32nd  -0.6%
45-64 23.2% 24.9% 44th  1.7%
65 & over 12.4% 13.3% 60th  0.9%
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2010 (Census)        
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)          
        Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 94.9 54th  99.8%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 8.8 7.5 41st  85.2%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 4.2 5.6 86th  133.3%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 $34,921 $28,935 50th  82.9%
2000 $26,097 $22,628 31st  86.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.96% 2.49% 79th 
Median Household Income            
2010 $41,461 $38,711 32nd  93.4%
2000 $35,760 $33,449 39th  93.5%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.49% 1.47% 28th 
2010 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages 17.8% 20.6% 60th  2.80%
Related Children Under 18 Years  25.9% 33.7% 72nd  7.80%
2000 Poverty Rate            
All Ages  13.5% 14.4% 49th  0.90%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 18.8% 55th  1.21%
2010 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Occupied Households 23.5% 24.7% 44th  1.15%
Percent of Individuals 19.6% 20.3% 35th  0.71%
2010 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Occupied Households 2.5% 1.75% 39th  -0.75%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.45% 30th  -1.09%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III. Health & Healthcare
2010 Pregnancy & Birth Rates      Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Live births per 1,000 Population 12.5              12.6 38th 100.8%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 44.1% 38.8% 25th 88.0%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.0% 8.9% 29th 98.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               72.2              72.8 63rd 100.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               10.0              12.4 53rd 124.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                 0.8  -       0.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Mortality Rates      Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                 9.3              11.3  32nd  121.5%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             228.3            275.0 52nd 120.5%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             212.9            238.2 43rd 111.9%
Diabetes               26.4              36.8 65th 139.4%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
21st
 1st
16th
Access to Healthcare     Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2010) 2.4 1.9 12th  79.1%
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 1.7 13th  94.4%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2010) 3.5 4.8 9th  136.9%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 4.9 14th  116.7%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2010) 43.9 36.1 82nd  82.3%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 37.2 83rd  80.9%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank*		 Percentage Point Difference
2012 (January) 8.7% 9.0% 27th  0.3%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 4.1% 29th  0.1%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 21.0% 12th  -7.9%
2000 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 12.0% 15.7% 66th  3.7%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Employment Top Industries 2,558,287 28,483 18th  1.1%
Manufacturing 11.7% 27.6% 10th  2.6%
Retail Trade 12.0% 13.1% 17th  1.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance 12.6% 12.7% 15th  1.1%
Local Government 10.9% 8.6% 16th  0.9%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 6.7% 6.4% 15th  1.1%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 6.0% 20th  0.7%
Transportation and Warehousing 4.8% 5.4% 7th  1.2%
Construction 3.9% 3.2% 18th  0.9%
State Government 3.5% 2.8% 8th  0.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 2.1% 20th  0.9%
Finance and Insurance 4.1% 1.7% 24th  0.5%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4.2% 1.2% 20th  0.3%
Information 1.7% 1.0% 17th  0.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1.0% 0.8% 15th  0.8%
*Note: Percentages for counties may not total to 100%. 
This table shows the top industries in the county, not all industries.
2010 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County
Rank
5th 
14th 
27th 
3rd 
19th 
42nd 
32nd 
12th 
2nd 
26th 
30th 
44th 
21st 
20th 
55th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates*     Tennessee Hamblen County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $370,033 77th  79.2%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $3,813 28th  112.9%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $29,439,000 30th  1.1%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $475 56th  112.1%
*2012 Ag Census not available until 2013
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)*
Fiscal Year 2011 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Tennessee Revenue Hamblen County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $      7,377,794 100.0%  $   127,459 100.0%
Total State Revenue  $      2,705,115 36.7%  $     44,669 35.0%
Public Schools**          2,360,751 32.0%  $     40,354 31.7%
All Other             344,365 4.7%           4,315 3.4%
Federal Revenue***  $         747,424 10.1%  $     12,853 10.1%
Total Local Revenue  $      3,925,254 53.2%  $     69,937 54.9%
Property Tax†          2,563,733 34.7%         25,402 19.9%
Local Sales Tax††          1,081,514 14.7%         20,217 15.9%
Other Local‡           1,245,096 16.9%         24,318 19.1%
*Davidson, Gibson, Hamilton, Knox, McMinn, Shelby and Washington County Audits not available as of July 1, 2012
**State revenue for County School Districts Only
***Includes federal revenue through state and direct federal revenue.
†Includes county property tax support for city and/or special school districts.
††Includes local option sales tax support for city and/or special school districts.
‡Includes all other local taxes, licenses and permits, fees and fines, and charges for current services.
 Tax Base      Tennessee  County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
2011 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands) $144,184,673 $1,445,540 19th  1.0%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,720 $23,112 20th 
2011 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.85 75th 
2011 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $66,377,563 $662,281 19th  1.0%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,460 $10,589 12th 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2010 - 2015 (in thousands)     Tennessee Hamblen County County
 Rank		 Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Transportation  $ 18,847,863  $    246,559 21st 1.31%
Water and Wastewater       4,363,596          71,909 13th 1.65%
Non K-12 Education       4,160,573          25,460 15th 0.61%
Law Enforcement       1,946,322          10,000 31st 0.51%
Other Utilities          246,816            9,100 7th 3.69%
Recreation       1,058,943            5,808 37th 0.55%
Existing School Improvements       1,981,658            5,056 53rd 0.26%
Public Buildings          359,311            4,500 15th 1.25%
Telecommunications           16,400            2,500 3rd 15.24%
K-12 New School Construction       1,736,322                   - 36th -
Business District Development          984,423                   - 26th -
Public Health Facilities          443,995                   - - -
Community Development          417,137                   - - -
Libraries, Museums, and Historic Sites          397,182                   - - -
Storm Water          350,741                   - - -
Industrial Sites and Parks          261,002                   - - -
Fire Protection          175,805                   - - -
School System-wide Need          111,334                   - - -
Other Facilities           97,549                   - - -
Solid Waste           38,334                   - - -
Housing           25,100                   - - -
Property Acquisition                    -                   - - -
Grand Total  $ 38,020,406  $    380,892 21st 1.00%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment (Persons 25 years and over)   Tennessee Hamblen County County
 Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2006-2010 American Community Survey 
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 82.5% 78.4% 41st  -4.1%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.7% 15.6% 26th  -7.0%
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 69.3% 45th  -6.6%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 13.3% 26th  -6.3%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 61.6% 28th  -5.4%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 11.2% 23rd  -4.7%
*Note: Percentages do not add to 100%
because categories are not mutually exclusive.
*Note: 2011 educational attainment data not yet available. 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (Fall 2010)     Tennessee Hamblen County    
Four-year Colleges and Universities 55 0
Public 10 0
Private 45 0
Other Public Institutions 85 2
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 13 1
Technology Centers 26 1
Two-Year Private Institutions 2 0
Off-campus Sites 44 0
2010-2011 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions            
Four-year Colleges and Universities 190,018 0
Public 121,833 0
Private 68,185 0
Other Public Institutions 86,841 5,468  
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 62,971 4,808  
Technology Centers 9,941 660  
Two-Year Private Institutions 362 0  
Off-campus Sites 13,567 0  
IX.  Public School Systems (Total number of school systems in Tennessee is 136)
        Statewide Hamblen County          
Number of Students
2010-2011 949,354 9,890
System Rank for Students 20th 
Percent of Statewide 1.0%          
2000-2001 896,556 9,051
System Rank for Students 19th 
Percent of Statewide 1.0%          
Increase/(Decrease) 52,798               839                    
Percent Change 5.9% 9.3%          
2009-2010*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 60.2% 63.5%
Federal Title 1 58.0% 38.3%
Special Education 11.4% 10.3%
English Language Learners 3.8% 8.3%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Hamblen County          
2009-2010 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 57.0% 0.0%
Secondary Schools 90.7% 0.0%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
                     
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2010-2011 14.6 15.5               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 115th                
2000-2001 15.8 15.3               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 56th                
Increase/(Decrease)             (1)                   0                    
*Note: 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 Hamblen County          
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2009-2010 98.5% 98.6%  
1999-2000 96.8% 97.9%
Dropout Rate
2009-2010 11.7% 5.5%
1999-2000 14.4% 6.8%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Hamblen County          
Expenditures per Student
2010-2011 $8,465 $7,346
System Rank for Expenditures per Student
Percent of Statewide 86.8%          
2000-2001 $6,055 $6,061
System Rank for Expenditures per Student 37th 
Percent of Statewide 100.1%          
Increase/Decrease $2,410 $1,285          
Percent Change 39.8% 21.2%          
                     
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2010-2011 $45,891 $42,806
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 54th 
Percent of Statewide 93.3%          
2000-2001 $37,431 $35,626
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 44th 
Percent of Statewide 95.2%          
Increase/(Decrease) $8,459 $7,179
Percent Change 22.6% 20.2%          
        Statewide Hamblen County           
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2010-2011
Federal 14.9% 13.5%  
State 46.2% 46.3%
Local 38.9% 40.2%          
System Rank for Percent Local 26th           
2000-2001
Federal 9.5% 11.4%
State 46.9% 45.2%
Local 43.7% 43.4%
System Rank for Percent Local 26th           
        Statewide Hamblen County County
Rank		        
2012-2013 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $3,024 $2,764 16th 
Percent of Statewide Figure 91.4%
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
  http://www.agcensus.usda.gov
  TN Dept. of Health - marriage and divorce rates.
  http://health.tn.gov
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.tn.gov/foodstamps
http://tn.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.html
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.tn.gov/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV. Employment
TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data. 
http://www.tn.gov/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.tn.gov/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.tn.gov/thec
IX. Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
http://www.tn.gov/education/reports_data.shtml
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR