Tipton County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Tipton County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                459 46th  1.1%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798         170,182  20th   1.6%
Number of Farms                 79,280                610  57th   0.8%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                279  7th   202.2%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 58,706 23rd  0.9%
2000 Census 5,689,283 51,271 25th  0.9%
1990 Census 4,877,203 37,568 28th  0.8%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 13,703 16th  1.7%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 36.5% 5th  219.1%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             127.8 23rd  84.8%
2000 Census                   138.0             111.6 28th  80.9%
1990 Census                   118.3               81.8 31st  69.1%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           17,265 31st  0.5%
1990 Census            2,969,948             7,487 42nd  0.3%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 130.6% 4th  597.6%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 33.7% 39th  52.9%
1990 Census 60.9% 19.9% 64th  32.7%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 34 89th  95.8%
1990 Census 34 31 93rd  91.9%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 29.3% 2nd 
18-24 9.6% 8.6% 37th 
25-44 30.2% 30.4% 21st 
45-64 23.2% 21.8% 87th 
65 & over 12.4% 9.9% 90th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 30.6% 1st 
18-24 10.9% 9.7% 49th 
25-44 31.8% 31.1% 22nd 
45-64 19.6% 17.9% 91st 
65 & over 12.6% 10.8% 88th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Tipton County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 97.7 6th  102.5%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 8.4 44th  78.5%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 12.3 94th  261.7%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Tipton County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $28,062 26th  87.2%
2000 $26,097 $22,946 24th  87.9%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.41% 45th  96.11%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $49,893 8th  117.7%
2000 $35,760 $41,025 10th  114.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.84% 12th  115.29%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 16.5% 40th  104.43%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 23.7% 42nd  105.33%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 13.1% 31st  99.38%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 17.7% 44th  111.34%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 19.0% 59th  120.06%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 15.6% 48th  110.58%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.4% 76th  97.65%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 2.3% 70th  89.84%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Tipton County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               13.7 27th  96.5%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 48.7% 88th  113.8%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 9.0% 49th  95.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               71.9 38th  89.1%
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                1.0 57th  76.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                8.1 8th  87.1%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             211.1 23rd  90.5%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             204.3 16th  94.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
47th 
36th 
47th 
Tennessee Tipton County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.6 51st  35.0%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                1.7 56th  41.5%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               59.8 35th  121.6%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 2.0% 50th  23.6%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Tipton County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 12.2% 52nd  128.0%
2000 4.0% 3.8% 20th  94.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 23.1% 80th  147.6%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Tipton County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 11,610 36 0.4%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.3% 70 67.7%
Construction 4.9% 9.2% 21 188.7%
Manufacturing 13.8% 17.7% 47 127.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 19.3% 38 87.1%
Information 1.8% 0.7% 43 40.0%
Financial Activities 5.2% 2.5% 47 48.0%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 8.4% 28 71.2%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 12.3% 32 99.3%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 6.6% 43 65.3%
Other Services 2.6% 5.8% 18 226.4%
Government 14.9% 20.2% 21 135.1%
Federal 1.8% 1.0% 38 54.9%
State 3.3% 0.5% 28 14.3%
Local 9.9% 18.7% 21 189.3%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
55th 
68th 
44th 
42nd 
76th 
75th 
34th 
33rd 
48th 
65th 
35th 
50th 
45th 
19th 
20th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Tipton County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      655,800 11th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         2,351 87th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 37,027,000 23rd 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Tipton County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    72,834 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    37,665 51.7%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        33,865 46.5%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         3,800 5.2%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      6,182 8.5%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    28,986 39.8%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        16,077 22.1%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         5,294 7.3%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         7,615 10.5%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Tipton County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      923,147
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $15,725 29th  74.2%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.85 15th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      273,225
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $4,654 5th  41.9%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 7th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Tipton County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       54,883 67th 0.3%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           38,500 16th 2.1%
Public Buildings               526,288           10,000 10th 1.9%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362           10,000 7th 4.1%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355             9,250 67th 0.2%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735             7,083 40th 0.4%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201             5,000 48th 0.3%
Business District Development               375,758             3,700 13th 1.0%
Solid Waste                 54,314             1,500 13th 2.8%
Recreation            1,118,527             1,000 74th 0.1%
Fire Protection               220,725                600 33rd 0.3%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 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%
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  $      141,515 56th 0.4%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Tipton County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 74.6% 21st 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 10.8% 42nd 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 61.8% 27th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 6.7% 68th 
 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 0
Technology Centers 27 1
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* 134,278 979
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 124
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 855
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Tipton County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                   11,736               
Percent of Statewide 1.2%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    9,779               
Percent of Statewide 1.2%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 1,957          
Percent Change 13.2% 20.0%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 52.7%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 46.6%
Special Education 14.7% 15.0%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.2%
Statewide Tipton 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                      16.2               
1997-1998                      15.8                      23.4               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (7.2)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 96.4%          
1997-1998 96.6% 96.1%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 4.6%
1997-1998 4.5% 2.2%
*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 Tipton County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $6,656
Percent of Statewide 86.0%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,505
Percent of Statewide 87.9%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,151          
Percent Change 51.1% 47.7%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $44,212
Percent of Statewide 98.6%
1997-1998 $34,584 $30,705
Percent of Statewide 88.8%
Gain $10,236 $13,507
Percent Change 29.6% 44.0%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 68.4%
Federal 10.8% 10.6%
Local 41.6% 21.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 105th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 67.3%
Federal 11.0% 11.2%
Local 43.5% 21.5%
System Rank for Percent Local 105th 
Statewide Tipton County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,096 81st 
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