Roane County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Roane County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                361 62nd  0.9%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           52,582  75th   0.5%
Number of Farms                 79,280                580  62nd   0.7%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                 91  78th   65.9%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 53,430 26th  0.9%
2000 Census 5,689,283 51,910 24th  0.9%
1990 Census 4,877,203 47,227 22nd  1.0%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 4,683 38th  0.6%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 9.9% 80th  59.6%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             148.0 26th  98.2%
2000 Census                   138.0             143.8 21st  104.2%
1990 Census                   118.3             130.8 18th  110.6%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           26,088 20th  0.7%
1990 Census            2,969,948           20,209 22nd  0.7%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 29.1% 28th  133.1%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 50.3% 25th  79.0%
1990 Census 60.9% 42.8% 25th  70.3%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 41 8th  113.4%
1990 Census 34 37 12th  111.3%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 22.3% 75th 
18-24 9.6% 7.5% 83rd 
25-44 30.2% 26.9% 81st 
45-64 23.2% 27.2% 4th 
65 & over 12.4% 16.1% 13th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 23.6% 74th 
18-24 10.9% 8.9% 79th 
25-44 31.8% 29.1% 53rd 
45-64 19.6% 23.4% 2nd 
65 & over 12.6% 14.9% 36th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Roane County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 98.5 8th  103.3%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 6.8 85th  63.6%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 5.5 73rd  117.0%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Roane County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $29,074 20th  90.4%
2000 $26,097 $22,339 35th  85.6%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 4.49% 11th  126.49%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $41,897 23rd  98.8%
2000 $35,760 $34,376 33rd  96.1%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.87% 11th  116.58%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 16.0% 35th  101.27%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 22.6% 34th  100.44%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 9.0% 7th  68.41%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 8.5% 6th  53.40%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 14.5% 24th  91.81%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 12.9% 22nd  91.09%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.9% 53rd  77.88%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.9% 55th  75.49%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Roane County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               11.1 75th  78.2%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 37.5% 40th  87.6%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 12.5% 91st  133.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               66.8 58th  82.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               13.2 60th  95.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                1.3 65th  100.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               11.3 62nd  121.5%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             276.7 55th  118.7%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             293.5 82nd  136.3%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
53rd 
57th 
53rd 
Tennessee Roane County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.7 46th  37.4%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                2.0 52nd  48.8%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               19.2 88th  39.1%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 3.4% 38th  40.3%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Roane County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 8.4% 9th  88.1%
2000 4.0% 4.4% 38th  109.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 15.7% 44th  100.3%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Roane County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 18,207 23 0.7%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.3% 53 79.3%
Construction 4.9% 2.8% 34 58.0%
Manufacturing 13.8% 8.5% 59 61.2%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 16.0% 29 72.6%
Information 1.8% 0.5% 43 25.5%
Financial Activities 5.2% 1.7% 44 32.4%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 35.0% 8 297.6%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 7.7% 33 62.1%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 7.4% 26 73.4%
Other Services 2.6% 1.0% 35 39.7%
Government 14.9% 19.4% 14 129.8%
Federal 1.8% 2.6% 12 146.8%
State 3.3% 4.7% 7 142.9%
Local 9.9% 12.1% 20 122.4%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
2nd 
37th 
42nd 
48th 
66th 
68th 
80th 
2nd 
44th 
40th 
34th 
25th 
6th 
63rd 
14th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Roane County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      385,280 72nd 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         4,250 19th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $   5,138,000 81st 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Roane County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    62,129 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    23,203 37.3%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        19,442 31.3%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         3,762 6.1%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      4,419 7.1%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    34,507 55.5%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        17,201 27.7%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         9,443 15.2%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         7,863 12.7%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Roane County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $   1,149,343
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $21,511 24th  101.6%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.63 25th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      509,364
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $9,533 9th  85.9%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.50% 9th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Roane County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      108,597 44th 0.6%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           32,096 29th 0.8%
Other Utilities               598,698           14,150 5th 2.4%
Recreation            1,118,527           13,074 20th 1.2%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201           12,450 26th 0.7%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             7,414 38th 0.4%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869             4,827 24th 0.2%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             4,600 16th 1.9%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581             4,000 43rd 0.2%
Public Buildings               526,288             3,651 20th 0.7%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                500 36th 0.2%
Solid Waste                 54,314                125 25th 0.2%
Fire Protection               220,725                100 52nd 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Community Development               367,547                    - 50th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 0.0%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                    - 16th 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  $      205,584 37th 0.6%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Roane County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 74.8% 19th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 14.8% 22nd 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 66.7% 16th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 13.2% 17th 
 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 1
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 5,811
Community Colleges 80,454 5,576
Technology Centers 13,939 235
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 Roane County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    7,480               
Percent of Statewide 0.8%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    7,020               
Percent of Statewide 0.8%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 459          
Percent Change 13.2% 6.5%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 52.0%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 42.4%
Special Education 14.7% 18.8%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.0%
Statewide Roane 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                      15.7               
1997-1998                      15.8                      18.4               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (2.7)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.8%          
1997-1998 96.6% 95.8%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 6.3%
1997-1998 4.5% 4.1%
*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 Roane County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,436
Percent of Statewide 96.0%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $5,336
Percent of Statewide 104.2%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,100          
Percent Change 51.1% 39.3%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $45,010
Percent of Statewide 100.4%
1997-1998 $34,584 $34,106
Percent of Statewide 98.6%
Gain $10,236 $10,904
Percent Change 29.6% 32.0%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 54.0%
Federal 10.8% 10.2%
Local 41.6% 35.8%
System Rank for Percent Local 39th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 52.6%
Federal 11.0% 10.0%
Local 43.5% 37.4%
System Rank for Percent Local 42nd 
Statewide Roane County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,231 23rd 
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