Montgomery County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                539 28th  1.3%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         151,461  26th   1.4%
Number of Farms                 79,280                862  40th   1.1%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                176  18th   127.5%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 154,756 8th  2.5%
2000 Census 5,689,283 134,768 7th  2.4%
1990 Census 4,877,203 100,498 8th  2.1%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 34,270 6th  4.2%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 34.1% 8th  204.8%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             287.0 8th  190.3%
2000 Census                   138.0             249.9 10th  181.0%
1990 Census                   118.3             186.4 12th  157.5%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968         100,263 7th  2.8%
1990 Census            2,969,948           75,857 6th  2.6%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 32.2% 26th  147.2%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 74.4% 6th  117.0%
1990 Census 60.9% 75.5% 5th  124.0%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 30 95th  83.6%
1990 Census 34 28 95th  84.8%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 28.4% 3rd 
18-24 9.6% 12.3% 6th 
25-44 30.2% 34.3% 1st 
45-64 23.2% 17.2% 95th 
65 & over 12.4% 7.8% 93rd 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 26.6% 18th 
18-24 10.9% 15.9% 3rd 
25-44 31.8% 34.0% 5th 
45-64 19.6% 15.5% 95th 
65 & over 12.6% 7.9% 95th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 96.1 24th  100.8%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 9.8 16th  91.6%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 7.2 92nd  153.2%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $35,232 5th  109.5%
2000 $26,097 $23,992 19th  91.9%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 6.61% 1st  186.32%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $48,536 9th  114.5%
2000 $35,760 $39,965 13th  111.8%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.81% 13th  114.45%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 12.7% 12th  80.38%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 16.2% 7th  72.00%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 16.0% 66th  121.97%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 18.5% 51st  116.15%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 11.5% 11th  72.73%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 10.1% 9th  71.26%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.4% 78th  98.86%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 0.2% 2nd  8.38%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               21.0 1st  147.9%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 30.5% 9th  71.3%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 7.4% 17th  78.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7             108.9 1st  134.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               11.3 44th  81.3%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                1.2 62nd  92.3%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                6.5 3rd  69.9%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             135.6 2nd  58.1%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             149.0 5th  69.2%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
42nd 
46th 
42nd 
Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.9 31st  47.4%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                1.4 64th  33.4%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               40.2 75th  81.8%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 5.7% 20th  66.8%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 8.1% 8th  85.0%
2000 4.0% 3.8% 20th  94.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 13.3% 28th  84.7%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 44,493 10 1.6%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.0% 77 6.3%
Construction 4.9% 4.5% 14 92.5%
Manufacturing 13.8% 13.4% 18 96.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 20.9% 11 94.7%
Information 1.8% 1.8% 11 99.5%
Financial Activities 5.2% 3.4% 14 65.2%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 9.0% 13 76.8%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 12.2% 10 98.2%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 13.8% 10 137.2%
Other Services 2.6% 2.7% 8 105.1%
Government 14.9% 2.0% 57 13.2%
Federal 1.8% 2.0% 7 111.0%
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
47th 
9th 
26th 
17th 
38th 
23rd 
25th 
62nd 
43rd 
32nd 
54th 
10th 
33rd 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Montgomery County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      568,924 15th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,238 54th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 27,823,000 35th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Montgomery County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $  207,718 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    73,851 35.6%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        66,755 32.1%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         7,096 3.4%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $    13,196 6.4%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $  120,671 58.1%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        49,401 23.8%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%        24,495 11.8%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%        46,775 22.5%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $   2,423,129
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $15,658 12th  73.9%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $3.14 4th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $   1,561,718
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $10,091 7th  90.9%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.50% 13th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      327,597 11th 1.9%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581         166,000 2nd 9.2%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355         145,806 8th 3.8%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869         103,900 8th 3.4%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735         100,135 4th 5.3%
Other Utilities               598,698           38,250 3rd 6.4%
Recreation            1,118,527           35,206 9th 3.1%
Community Development               367,547           10,000 6th 2.7%
Stormwater               371,227             9,182 10th 2.5%
Fire Protection               220,725             6,384 8th 2.9%
Public Buildings               526,288             5,904 13th 1.1%
Business District Development               375,758             2,738 14th 0.7%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             2,345 32nd 1.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093             1,615 14th 0.5%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                757 66th 0.0%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                300 4th 7.6%
Telecommunications                 17,009                150 4th 0.9%
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%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $      956,269 7th 2.8%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Montgomery County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 84.3% 2nd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 19.3% 12th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 77.9% 2nd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 16.5% 11th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 1
Public 14 1
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 1
Community Colleges 13 0
Technology Centers 27 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 3
Off-campus Sites 33 1
2007 - 2008 Enrollment (full-time equivalent) at Post-secondary Institutions    
Four-year Colleges and Universities*          214,260                9,410
Public 134,696 9,410
Private 79,564 0
Other Public Institutions* 134,278 3,101
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 0
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 1,243
Off-campus Sites 28,836 1,858
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Montgomery County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                   27,813               
Percent of Statewide 2.9%          
1997-1998                 834,318                   21,463               
Percent of Statewide 2.6%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 6,349          
Percent Change 13.2% 29.6%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 44.2%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 16.9%
Special Education 14.7% 11.9%
English Language Learners 3.2% 2.4%
Statewide Montgomery 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                      15.2               
1997-1998                      15.8                      16.8               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.6)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 97.6%          
1997-1998 96.6% 96.3%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 8.8%
1997-1998 4.5% 2.5%
*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 Montgomery County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,263
Percent of Statewide 93.8%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,573
Percent of Statewide 89.3%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,690          
Percent Change 51.1% 58.8%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $43,987
Percent of Statewide 98.1%
1997-1998 $34,584 $31,416
Percent of Statewide 90.8%
Gain $10,236 $12,571
Percent Change 29.6% 40.0%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 54.4%
Federal 10.8% 12.6%
Local 41.6% 33.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 48th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 52.1%
Federal 11.0% 11.8%
Local 43.5% 36.1%
System Rank for Percent Local 45th 
Statewide Montgomery County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,411 19th 
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