Lake County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Lake County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                163 91st  0.4%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           84,100  57th   0.8%
Number of Farms                 79,280                 59  95th   0.1%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138             1,425  1st   1032.6%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 7,323 91st  0.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 7,954 89th  0.1%
1990 Census 4,877,203 7,129 88th  0.1%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 825 89th  0.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 11.6% 73rd  69.5%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               44.8 91st  29.7%
2000 Census                   138.0               48.7 65th  35.3%
1990 Census                   118.3               43.6 63rd  36.9%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968                  -   71st  0.0%
1990 Census            2,969,948                  -   72nd  0.0%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% n/a n/a n/a
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 0.0% 71st  0.0%
1990 Census 60.9% 0.0% 72nd  0.0%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 36 76th  99.7%
1990 Census 34 34 63rd  102.1%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 17.7% 95th 
18-24 9.6% 13.7% 4th 
25-44 30.2% 33.8% 3rd 
45-64 23.2% 21.5% 90th 
65 & over 12.4% 13.3% 59th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 22.0% 91st 
18-24 10.9% 12.7% 9th 
25-44 31.8% 31.2% 20th 
45-64 19.6% 19.2% 81st 
65 & over 12.6% 14.9% 39th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Lake County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 167.9 1st  176.1%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 8.7 36th  81.3%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 2.8 7th  59.6%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Lake County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $17,085 94th  53.1%
2000 $26,097 $12,955 95th  49.6%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 4.72% 8th  132.98%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $26,521 94th  62.6%
2000 $35,760 $22,579 94th  63.1%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.33% 32nd  94.56%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 39.2% 95th  248.10%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 41.2% 94th  183.11%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 14.6% 52nd  110.88%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 19.2% 61st  120.30%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 39.1% 95th  247.19%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 24.6% 91st  174.21%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 4.7% 94th  191.98%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 3.9% 90th  154.60%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Lake County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2                9.2 94th  64.8%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 69.1% 95th  161.4%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 4.4% 1st  46.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               69.2 51st  85.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               18.2 89th  130.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                  -   1st  0.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               13.1 85th  140.9%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             242.3 34th  103.9%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             363.4 92nd  168.8%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
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Tennessee Lake County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.3 90th  15.2%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2  n/a  n/a n/a
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2             216.4 7th  440.1%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% n/a n/a n/a
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Lake County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 9.8% 25th  102.8%
2000 4.0% 6.3% 85th  157.2%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 9.1% 5th  58.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Lake County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 1,044 92 0.0%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 3.9% 63 995.4%
Construction 4.9% 0.0% 83 0.0%
Manufacturing 13.8% 0.0% 94 0.0%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 18.7% 90 84.5%
Information 1.8% 0.0% 79 0.0%
Financial Activities 5.2% 3.8% 89 73.3%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 0.0% 92 0.0%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 12.2% 90 98.2%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 15.7% 80 156.0%
Other Services 2.6% 0.0% 87 0.0%
Government 14.9% 1.4% 92 9.6%
Federal 1.8% 1.4% 90 81.0%
State 3.3% 0.0% 68 0.0%
Local 9.9% 0.0% 68 0.0%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
94th 
36th 
83rd 
94th 
67th 
79th 
93rd 
92nd 
82nd 
57th 
88th 
22nd 
59th 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Lake County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $   3,936,558 1st 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         2,762 70th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 25,831,000 38th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Lake County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    10,281 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $      5,605 54.5%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         3,384 32.9%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         2,221 21.6%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      1,115 10.8%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      3,561 34.6%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         1,479 14.4%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%            734 7.1%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         1,348 13.1%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Lake County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $       69,103
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $9,436 95th  44.6%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.43 38th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       22,756
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $3,107 46th  28.0%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Lake County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       54,305 68th 0.3%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735           12,613 27th 0.7%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201             5,980 45th 0.3%
Recreation            1,118,527             5,585 38th 0.5%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355             2,214 89th 0.1%
Stormwater               371,227                150 36th 0.0%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581                    - 45th 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Public Buildings               526,288                    - 77th 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                    - 50th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 0.0%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362                    - 68th 0.0%
Fire Protection               220,725                    - 57th 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  $       80,847 77th 0.2%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Lake County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 56.0% 93rd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 5.4% 95th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 49.6% 81st 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 5.0% 87th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
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                     -  
Public 134,696 0
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 Lake County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                       920               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
1997-1998                 834,318                       908               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 11          
Percent Change 13.2% 1.2%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 71.8%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 72.4%
Special Education 14.7% 18.5%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.4%
Statewide Lake County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 0.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      11.5               
1997-1998                      15.8                      13.5               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (2.0)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% n/a          
1997-1998 96.6% 96.1%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 15.8%
1997-1998 4.5% 4.3%
*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 Lake County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $8,210
Percent of Statewide 106.0%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $5,046
Percent of Statewide 98.5%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $3,163          
Percent Change 51.1% 62.7%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $38,759
Percent of Statewide 86.5%
1997-1998 $34,584 $30,540
Percent of Statewide 88.3%
Gain $10,236 $8,219
Percent Change 29.6% 26.9%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 66.7%
Federal 10.8% 17.2%
Local 41.6% 16.1%
System Rank for Percent Local 124th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 66.6%
Federal 11.0% 16.8%
Local 43.5% 16.5%
System Rank for Percent Local 126th 
Statewide Lake County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,055 83rd 
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