Trousdale County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                114 95th  0.3%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           44,006  82nd   0.4%
Number of Farms                 79,280                338  86th   0.4%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                130  48th   94.2%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 7,822 88th  0.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 7,259 91st  0.1%
1990 Census 4,877,203 5,920 92nd  0.1%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 1,339 81st  0.2%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 22.6% 29th  135.8%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               68.5 88th  45.4%
2000 Census                   138.0               63.5 48th  46.0%
1990 Census                   118.3               51.8 49th  43.8%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968                  -   71st  0.0%
1990 Census            2,969,948                  -   72nd  0.0%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% n/a n/a n/a
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 0.0% 71st  0.0%
1990 Census 60.9% 0.0% 72nd  0.0%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 38 35th  106.1%
1990 Census 34 36 23rd  108.4%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 24.2% 39th 
18-24 9.6% 8.5% 43rd 
25-44 30.2% 28.1% 58th 
45-64 23.2% 24.9% 43rd 
65 & over 12.4% 14.3% 39th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 24.2% 62nd 
18-24 10.9% 9.1% 72nd 
25-44 31.8% 29.5% 46th 
45-64 19.6% 20.5% 58th 
65 & over 12.6% 16.7% 13th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 93.1 12th  97.6%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 9.5 21st  88.8%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 5.1 58th  108.5%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $24,517 60th  76.2%
2000 $26,097 $20,432 55th  78.3%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.08% 59th  86.90%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $39,212 36th  92.5%
2000 $35,760 $32,974 43rd  92.2%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 2.51% 23rd  101.91%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 15.2% 28th  96.20%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 21.6% 28th  96.00%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 19.6% 85th  149.38%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 25.1% 86th  157.64%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 17.7% 50th  112.24%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 14.3% 32nd  101.36%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.1% 12th  45.73%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 0.8% 9th  32.61%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               12.5 51st  88.0%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 41.4% 62nd  96.7%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 12.1% 89th  128.7%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               66.1 63rd  81.9%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                  -   1st  0.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                  -   1st  0.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               11.9 77th  128.0%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             329.5 75th  141.3%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             177.4 6th  82.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
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Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.4 74th  21.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                3.2 38th  76.2%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2             266.3 4th  541.4%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 3.9% 33rd  45.9%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 11.6% 44th  121.7%
2000 4.0% 3.5% 10th  87.3%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 11.5% 14th  73.7%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 1,477 89 0.1%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 42.4% 3 10742.1%
Construction 4.9% 2.2% 79 46.0%
Manufacturing 13.8% 17.0% 88 122.8%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 17.9% 86 81.1%
Information 1.8% 0.0% 79 0.0%
Financial Activities 5.2% 4.3% 81 81.7%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 5.1% 77 43.2%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 13.8% 86 111.4%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 8.6% 84 85.4%
Other Services 2.6% 15.8% 31 613.3%
Government 14.9% 3.0% 84 20.4%
Federal 1.8% 3.0% 71 171.7%
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
76th 
63rd 
81st 
47th 
93rd 
79th 
62nd 
28th 
67th 
68th 
88th 
4th 
13th 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Trousdale* County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      421,195 53rd 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         3,235 55th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $   4,275,000 89th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Trousdale* County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    12,752 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $      6,914 54.2%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         5,128 40.2%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         1,786 14.0%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $        686 5.4%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      5,153 40.4%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         2,599 20.4%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%            718 5.6%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         1,836 14.4%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      110,019
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $14,065 90th  66.4%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $3.08 5th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       29,095
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $3,720 10th  33.5%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 7th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $       73,328 59th 0.4%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           11,500 59th 0.3%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362           10,300 6th 4.3%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869             3,990 25th 0.1%
Public Buildings               526,288             2,302 31st 0.4%
Community Development               367,547             1,000 26th 0.3%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735                 20 92nd 0.0%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                    - 74th 0.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581                    - 45th 0.0%
Recreation            1,118,527                    - 92nd 0.0%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 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  $      102,440 69th 0.3%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Trousdale County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 61.4% 80th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 8.9% 64th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 47.7% 85th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 7.0% 62nd 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 1
Community Colleges 13 0
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* 134,278 232
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 232
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 Trousdale County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    1,331               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    1,160               
Percent of Statewide 0.1%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 171          
Percent Change 13.2% 14.8%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 45.5%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 44.8%
Special Education 14.7% 18.6%
English Language Learners 3.2% 0.8%
Statewide Trousdale County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 50.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 0.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      14.3               
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.7               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.4)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 98.7%          
1997-1998 96.6% 98.4%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 6.4%
1997-1998 4.5% 3.6%
*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 Trousdale County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $6,757
Percent of Statewide 87.3%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,430
Percent of Statewide 86.5%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,327          
Percent Change 51.1% 52.5%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $39,962
Percent of Statewide 89.2%
1997-1998 $34,584 $27,452
Percent of Statewide 79.4%
Gain $10,236 $12,509
Percent Change 29.6% 45.6%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 74.0%
Federal 10.8% 10.1%
Local 41.6% 15.9%
System Rank for Percent Local 125th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 72.6%
Federal 11.0% 10.6%
Local 43.5% 16.8%
System Rank for Percent Local 123rd 
Statewide Trousdale County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,116 79th 
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