Maury County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Maury County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                613 10th  1.5%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         226,404  12th   2.1%
Number of Farms                 79,280             1,696  6th   2.1%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                133  42nd   96.4%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 81,938 16th  1.3%
2000 Census 5,689,283 69,498 17th  1.2%
1990 Census 4,877,203 54,812 17th  1.1%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 14,686 13th  1.8%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 26.8% 20th  160.9%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             133.7 16th  88.7%
2000 Census                   138.0             113.4 26th  82.2%
1990 Census                   118.3               89.4 27th  75.6%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           39,174 17th  1.1%
1990 Census            2,969,948           32,422 15th  1.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 20.8% 35th  95.3%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 56.4% 18th  88.6%
1990 Census 60.9% 59.2% 10th  97.1%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 36 66th  101.1%
1990 Census 34 34 69th  101.2%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 26.2% 12th 
18-24 9.6% 8.7% 32nd 
25-44 30.2% 29.8% 28th 
45-64 23.2% 23.2% 74th 
65 & over 12.4% 12.0% 77th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 26.2% 23rd 
18-24 10.9% 9.4% 63rd 
25-44 31.8% 31.6% 16th 
45-64 19.6% 19.7% 74th 
65 & over 12.6% 13.1% 67th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Maury County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 95.7 29th  100.3%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 7.7 71st  72.0%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 4.6 42nd  97.9%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Maury County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $29,046 21st  90.3%
2000 $26,097 $26,482 9th  101.5%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 1.55% 94th  43.73%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $46,425 14th  109.5%
2000 $35,760 $41,564 7th  116.2%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.59% 71st  64.76%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 12.9% 15th  81.65%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 16.8% 10th  74.67%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 15.5% 58th  117.62%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 19.4% 62nd  121.40%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 16.2% 40th  102.43%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 13.1% 24th  92.94%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.0% 60th  81.63%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 0.7% 8th  27.55%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Maury County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               15.2 10th  107.0%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 44.7% 77th  104.4%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 9.3% 56th  98.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               84.4 10th  104.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               17.1 87th  123.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                1.6 74th  123.1%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                9.0 17th  96.8%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             183.0 12th  78.5%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             194.4 12th  90.3%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
58th 
63rd 
58th 
Tennessee Maury County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                1.9 11th  103.0%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                3.3 36th  77.6%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               70.4 24th  143.1%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 4.3% 30th  50.9%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Maury County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 11.6% 44th  121.7%
2000 4.0% 3.6% 11th  89.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 33.8% 94th  216.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Maury County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 30,238 19 1.1%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.2% 59 39.4%
Construction 4.9% 4.7% 17 95.8%
Manufacturing 13.8% 19.6% 20 141.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 17.4% 19 78.5%
Information 1.8% 3.5% 10 196.7%
Financial Activities 5.2% 5.9% 12 113.3%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 6.7% 22 57.2%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 11.7% 18 94.3%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 8.8% 18 87.2%
Other Services 2.6% 3.3% 14 126.5%
Government 14.9% 18.5% 10 123.7%
Federal 1.8% 0.6% 24 36.2%
State 3.3% 1.5% 10 46.1%
Local 9.9% 16.3% 9 165.0%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
14th 
11th 
18th 
8th 
17th 
11th 
14th 
29th 
26th 
18th 
20th 
26th 
25th 
17th 
4th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Maury County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      505,101 21st 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,784 30th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 28,507,000 32nd 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Maury County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $  101,886 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    37,910 37.2%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        33,502 32.9%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         4,409 4.3%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      6,146 6.0%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    57,830 56.8%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        27,631 27.1%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         8,351 8.2%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%        21,848 21.4%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Maury County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $   1,472,281
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $17,968 18th  84.8%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.50 33rd 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      759,376
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $9,268 11th  83.5%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 20th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Maury County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       71,382 60th 0.4%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           30,000 18th 1.7%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201           24,525 16th 1.3%
Recreation            1,118,527           21,125 15th 1.9%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869           18,920 17th 0.6%
Public Health Facilities               323,093           17,868 6th 5.5%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           10,100 64th 0.3%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             6,850 42nd 0.4%
Fire Protection               220,725             6,430 7th 2.9%
Business District Development               375,758             5,100 11th 1.4%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785             2,350 16th 0.8%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             2,000 37th 0.8%
Public Buildings               526,288             1,250 42nd 0.2%
Stormwater               371,227             1,110 17th 0.3%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                200 12th 0.3%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                    - 50th 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 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  $      219,210 35th 0.6%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Maury County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 77.9% 13th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 13.6% 24th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 65.2% 18th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 12.1% 19th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 2
Community Colleges 13 1
Technology Centers 27 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 0
Off-campus Sites 33 1
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 4,926
Community Colleges 80,454 4,825
Technology Centers 13,939 0
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 101
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Maury County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                   11,505               
Percent of Statewide 1.2%          
1997-1998                 834,318                   11,053               
Percent of Statewide 1.3%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 452          
Percent Change 13.2% 4.1%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 51.5%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 14.0%
Special Education 14.7% 17.9%
English Language Learners 3.2% 2.7%
Statewide Maury County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      14.7               
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.4               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (0.8)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.2%          
1997-1998 96.6% 94.8%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 3.9%
1997-1998 4.5% 6.7%
*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 Maury County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,454
Percent of Statewide 96.3%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,732
Percent of Statewide 92.4%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,722          
Percent Change 51.1% 57.5%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $44,194
Percent of Statewide 98.6%
1997-1998 $34,584 $33,782
Percent of Statewide 97.7%
Gain $10,236 $10,412
Percent Change 29.6% 30.8%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 53.0%
Federal 10.8% 9.9%
Local 41.6% 37.1%
System Rank for Percent Local 34th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 51.0%
Federal 11.0% 10.3%
Local 43.5% 38.7%
System Rank for Percent Local 36th 
Statewide Maury County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,528 14th 
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