Loudon County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Loudon County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                229 85th  0.6%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           77,040  61st   0.7%
Number of Farms                 79,280                768  42nd   1.0%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                100  72nd   72.5%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 46,445 32nd  0.7%
2000 Census 5,689,283 39,086 35th  0.7%
1990 Census 4,877,203 31,255 39th  0.6%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 7,831 26th  1.0%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 25.1% 23rd  150.5%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             202.9 32nd  134.6%
2000 Census                   138.0             170.8 15th  123.7%
1990 Census                   118.3             136.6 17th  115.4%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           19,568 28th  0.5%
1990 Census            2,969,948           10,441 32nd  0.4%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 87.4% 11th  400.0%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 50.1% 26th  78.7%
1990 Census 60.9% 33.4% 37th  54.9%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 41 6th  114.2%
1990 Census 34 36 23rd  108.4%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 21.9% 83rd 
18-24 9.6% 6.7% 94th 
25-44 30.2% 27.5% 73rd 
45-64 23.2% 27.7% 1st 
65 & over 12.4% 16.2% 12th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 23.5% 76th 
18-24 10.9% 9.3% 68th 
25-44 31.8% 30.3% 33rd 
45-64 19.6% 22.3% 20th 
65 & over 12.6% 14.6% 45th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Loudon County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 95.9 29th  100.6%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 7.8 67th  72.9%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 2.4 3rd  51.1%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Loudon County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $32,715 8th  101.7%
2000 $26,097 $25,400 11th  97.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 4.31% 16th  121.38%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $48,355 10th  114.1%
2000 $35,760 $41,372 8th  115.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.25% 35th  91.62%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 11.1% 5th  70.25%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 17.6% 11th  78.22%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 15.9% 63rd  121.27%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 19.0% 57th  118.92%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 10.2% 7th  64.29%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 9.2% 6th  64.92%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 0.7% 2nd  27.68%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 0.6% 7th  22.98%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Loudon County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               12.3 54th  86.6%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 36.7% 34th  85.7%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 9.0% 49th  95.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               75.7 24th  93.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               13.5 64th  97.1%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                0.8 51st  61.5%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               10.8 50th  116.1%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             260.1 43rd  111.5%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             266.8 71st  123.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
14th 
1st 
14th 
Tennessee Loudon County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.8 35th  44.2%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                1.1 72nd  26.8%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               33.6 81st  68.4%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 9.4% 11th  110.5%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Loudon County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 8.4% 9th  88.1%
2000 4.0% 3.6% 11th  89.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 11.2% 12th  71.5%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Loudon County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 13,903 30 0.5%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.4% 57 94.8%
Construction 4.9% 6.4% 24 132.6%
Manufacturing 13.8% 21.1% 34 152.1%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 22.4% 26 101.3%
Information 1.8% 0.0% 79 0.0%
Financial Activities 5.2% 3.9% 27 75.3%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 6.4% 30 54.7%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 7.1% 42 57.4%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 9.9% 25 98.2%
Other Services 2.6% 3.0% 24 118.6%
Government 14.9% 14.7% 33 98.8%
Federal 1.8% 1.2% 27 67.3%
State 3.3% 0.1% 56 3.8%
Local 9.9% 13.4% 29 135.8%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
25th 
51st 
40th 
27th 
22nd 
79th 
23rd 
4th 
21st 
21st 
40th 
40th 
21st 
39th 
17th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Loudon County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      495,878 24th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         4,943 11th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 60,232,000 12th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Loudon County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    49,417 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    17,382 35.2%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        14,598 29.5%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         2,784 5.6%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      4,151 8.4%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    27,883 56.4%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        14,919 30.2%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         5,966 12.1%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         6,998 14.2%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Loudon County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $   1,544,788
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $33,261 16th  157.0%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $1.84 82nd 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      367,962
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $7,923 16th  71.4%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.00% 40th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Loudon County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      180,933 24th 1.1%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           67,786 15th 1.8%
Recreation            1,118,527           13,806 18th 1.2%
Public Buildings               526,288             9,600 11th 1.8%
Other Utilities               598,698             6,179 9th 1.0%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             4,795 48th 0.3%
Stormwater               371,227             1,320 15th 0.4%
Community Development               367,547             1,235 21st 0.3%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                750 27th 0.3%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                    - 74th 0.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581                    - 45th 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 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  $      286,404 25th 0.8%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Loudon County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 75.6% 17th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 17.0% 17th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 63.8% 22nd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 9.6% 33rd 
 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 Loudon County Lenoir City  
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    5,086             2,118            
Percent of Statewide 0.5% 0.2%        
1997-1998                 834,318                    4,316             1,798            
Percent of Statewide 0.5% 0.2%        
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 771 320        
Percent Change 13.2% 17.9% 17.8%        
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 49.5% 55.8%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 67.8% 30.7%
Special Education 14.7% 12.4% 14.1%
English Language Learners 3.2% 4.5% 11.5%
Statewide Loudon County Lenoir City  
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 66.7% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      15.2               15.8            
1997-1998                      15.8                      17.6               16.8            
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (2.3)                (1.0)                
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.4% 98.8%        
1997-1998 96.6% 98.3% 97.9%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 1.7% 5.0%
1997-1998 4.5% 4.0% 2.7%
*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 Loudon County Lenoir City  
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,100 $7,439
Percent of Statewide 91.7% 96.1%        
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,675 $4,891
Percent of Statewide 91.2% 95.5%        
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,425 $2,549        
Percent Change 51.1% 51.9% 52.1%        
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $42,207 $45,968
Percent of Statewide 94.2% 102.6%
1997-1998 $34,584 $33,365 $34,233
Percent of Statewide 96.5% 99.0%
Gain $10,236 $8,842 $11,735
Percent Change 29.6% 26.5% 34.3%        
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 54.1% 48.3%
Federal 10.8% 9.2% 8.7%
Local 41.6% 36.6% 43.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 37th  22nd 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 53.3% 46.9%
Federal 11.0% 8.8% 8.1%
Local 43.5% 37.9% 45.1%
System Rank for Percent Local 38th  21st 
Statewide Loudon County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,176 25th 
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