I. Geography & Demographics VI.  County Government Finance
II. Income & Poverty VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
III.  Health & Healthcare VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
IV.  Employment IX.  Public School Systems
V.  Value of Farmland & Agricultural Products Sold
Unicoi County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 186 90th  0.5%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 4,742  95th   0.0%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 11,292  95th   0.1%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 86  94th   0.1%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 55  95th  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 18,313 70th  0.3%
2000 Census 5,689,283 17,667 69th  0.3%
1990 Census 4,877,203 16,549 65th  0.3%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 646 71st  0.1%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% 3.7% 69th 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)     Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154                98 70th  63.9%
2000 Census 138                95 71st  68.8%
1990 Census 118                89 28th  75.1%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2010 Census 4,213,245 10,133 46th  0.2%
2000 Census 3,618,968 9,580 47th  0.3%
1990 Census 2,969,948 5,015 55th  0.2%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 16.4% 5.8% 48th 
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 91.0% 10th 
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census 66.4% 55.3% 22nd  -11.1%
2000 Census 63.6% 54.2% 20th  -9.4%
1990 Census 60.9% 30.3% 40th  -30.6%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 45 6th 
2000 Census 36 42 4th 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket     Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census
under 18 23.6% 20.2% 87th  -3.4%
18-24 9.6% 6.8% 86th  -2.8%
25-44 26.4% 23.1% 75th  -3.3%
45-64 27.0% 30.3% 11th  3.3%
65 & over 13.4% 19.7% 7th  6.3%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 20.5% 93rd  -4.1%
18-24 9.6% 7.5% 86th  -2.2%
25-44 30.2% 27.5% 72nd  -2.7%
45-64 23.2% 26.5% 9th  3.3%
65 & over 12.4% 18.1% 4th  5.7%
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2010 (Census)        
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)          
        Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 95.9 8th  100.8%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 8.8 6.7 67th  76.1%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 4.2 3.7 31st  88.1%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 $34,921 $29,794 41st  85.3%
2000 $26,097 $21,623 44th  82.9%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.96% 3.26% 44th 
Median Household Income            
2010 $41,461 $35,976 50th  86.8%
2000 $35,760 $31,105 59th  87.0%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.49% 1.47% 30th 
2010 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages 17.8% 17.3% 29th  -0.50%
Related Children Under 18 Years  25.9% 27.4% 35th  1.50%
2000 Poverty Rate            
All Ages  13.5% 13.1% 29th  -0.43%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 17.7% 43rd  0.14%
2010 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Occupied Households 23.5% 24.1% 40th  0.56%
Percent of Individuals 19.6% 20.9% 45th  1.31%
2010 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Occupied Households 2.5% 2.13% 58th  -0.37%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.89% 51st  -0.65%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III. Health & Healthcare
2010 Pregnancy & Birth Rates      Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Live births per 1,000 Population 12.5               8.9  5th 71.2%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 44.1% 42.9% 42nd 97.3%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.0% 9.2% 31st 102.2%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               72.2              55.3  7th 76.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               10.0               8.2 28th 82.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                 0.8  -       0.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Mortality Rates      Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                 9.3              13.6  48th  146.2%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             228.3            415.0 90th 181.8%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             212.9            256.6 57th 120.5%
Diabetes               26.4              21.8 27th 82.6%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
34th
31st
56th
Access to Healthcare     Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2010) 2.4 1.0 30th  41.2%
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 0.8 32nd  46.7%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2010) 3.5 2.6 41st  74.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 2.7 43rd  64.3%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2010) 43.9 80.8 9th  184.2%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 85.7 9th  186.2%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank*		 Percentage Point Difference
2012 (January) 8.7% 10.2% 46th  1.5%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 7.0% 90th  3.0%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 22.2% 16th  -6.7%
2000 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 12.0% 28.2% 92nd  16.2%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Employment Top Industries 2,558,287 4,918 63rd  0.2%
Manufacturing 11.7% 34.0% 45th  0.6%
Retail Trade 12.0% 9.2% 69th  0.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance 12.6% 9.0% 36th  0.1%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 7.1% 54th  0.1%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 6.7% 5.1% 44th  0.1%
Construction 3.9% 2.7% 59th  0.1%
Finance and Insurance 4.1% 2.6% 63rd  0.1%
Federal Government 2.0% 1.9% 45th  0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 1.3% 62nd  0.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1.1% 1.2% 39th  0.2%
Wholesale Trade 4.6% 0.8% 59th  0.0%
Information 1.7% 0.7% 51st  0.1%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.3% 0.2% 63rd  0.0%
         
*Note: Percentages for counties may not total to 100%. 
This table shows the top industries in the county, not all industries.
2010 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County
Rank
21st 
12th 
18th 
4th 
16th 
16th 
17th 
46th 
14th 
68th 
41st 
60th 
66th 
64th 
  
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates*     Tennessee Unicoi County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $398,631 64th  85.3%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $7,230 1st  214.0%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $1,296,000 95th  0.0%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $73 89th  17.3%
*2012 Ag Census not available until 2013
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)*
Fiscal Year 2011 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Tennessee Revenue Unicoi County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $      7,377,794 100.0%  $     32,360 100.0%
Total State Revenue  $      2,705,115 36.7%  $     15,888 49.1%
Public Schools**          2,360,751 32.0%  $     13,298 41.1%
All Other             344,365 4.7%           2,589 8.0%
Federal Revenue***  $         747,424 10.1%  $       3,199 9.9%
Total Local Revenue  $      3,925,254 53.2%  $     13,274 41.0%
Property Tax†          2,563,733 34.7%           7,666 23.7%
Local Sales Tax††          1,081,514 14.7%           3,067 9.5%
Other Local‡           1,245,096 16.9%           2,541 7.9%
*Davidson, Gibson, Hamilton, Knox, McMinn, Shelby and Washington County Audits not available as of July 1, 2012
**State revenue for County School Districts Only
***Includes federal revenue through state and direct federal revenue.
†Includes county property tax support for city and/or special school districts.
††Includes local option sales tax support for city and/or special school districts.
‡Includes all other local taxes, licenses and permits, fees and fines, and charges for current services.
 Tax Base      Tennessee  County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
2011 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands) $144,184,673 $306,475 71st  0.2%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,720 $16,735 57th 
2011 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.55 22nd 
2011 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $66,377,563 $93,782 67th  0.1%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,460 $5,121 60th 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2010 - 2015 (in thousands)     Tennessee Unicoi County County
 Rank		 Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Transportation  $ 18,847,863  $      34,514 79th 0.18%
Community Development          417,137          20,350 6th 4.88%
Water and Wastewater       4,363,596          15,464 53rd 0.35%
Recreation       1,058,943            6,355 34th 0.60%
Industrial Sites and Parks          261,002            3,450 19th 1.32%
Business District Development          984,423            1,300 16th 0.13%
Other Facilities           97,549            1,250 6th 1.28%
Storm Water          350,741               660 26th 0.19%
Existing School Improvements       1,981,658               262 87th 0.01%
Fire Protection          175,805               250 45th 0.14%
Solid Waste           38,334               200 19th 0.52%
Libraries, Museums, and Historic Sites          397,182                60 49th 0.02%
Non K-12 Education       4,160,573                   - - -
Law Enforcement       1,946,322                   - - -
K-12 New School Construction       1,736,322                   - - -
Public Health Facilities          443,995                   - - -
Public Buildings          359,311                   - - -
Other Utilities          246,816                   - - -
School System-wide Need          111,334                   - - -
Housing           25,100                   - - -
Telecommunications           16,400                   - - -
Property Acquisition                    -                   - - -
Grand Total  $ 38,020,406  $      84,115 81st 0.22%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment (Persons 25 years and over)   Tennessee Unicoi County County
 Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2006-2010 American Community Survey 
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 82.5% 74.7% 64th  -7.8%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.7% 12.2% 50th  -10.5%
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 67.7% 52nd  -8.2%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 10.6% 44th  -9.0%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 59.6% 36th  -7.4%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 9.5% 34th  -6.5%
*Note: Percentages do not add to 100%
because categories are not mutually exclusive.
*Note: 2011 educational attainment data not yet available. 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (Fall 2010)     Tennessee Unicoi County    
Four-year Colleges and Universities 55 0
Public 10 0
Private 45 0
Other Public Institutions 85 0
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 13 0
Technology Centers 26 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 2 0
Off-campus Sites 44 0
2010-2011 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions            
Four-year Colleges and Universities 190,018 0
Public 121,833 0
Private 68,185 0
Other Public Institutions 86,841 0  
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 62,971 0  
Technology Centers 9,941 0  
Two-Year Private Institutions 362 0  
Off-campus Sites 13,567 0  
IX.  Public School Systems (Total number of school systems in Tennessee is 136)
        Statewide Unicoi County          
Number of Students
2010-2011 949,354 2,520
System Rank for Students 84th 
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
2000-2001 896,556 2,478
System Rank for Students 84th 
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
Increase/(Decrease) 52,798                 42                    
Percent Change 5.9% 1.7%          
2009-2010*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 60.2% 65.6%
Federal Title 1 58.0% 100.0%
Special Education 11.4% 15.3%
English Language Learners 3.8% 4.3%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Unicoi County          
2009-2010 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 57.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.7% 100.0%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
                     
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2010-2011 14.6 15.2               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 106th                
2000-2001 15.8 15.9               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 92nd                
Increase/(Decrease)             (1)                  (1)                    
*Note: 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 Unicoi County          
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2009-2010 98.5% 99.0%  
1999-2000 96.8% 98.0%
Dropout Rate
2009-2010 11.7% 2.6%
1999-2000 14.4% 16.4%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Unicoi County          
Expenditures per Student
2010-2011 $8,465 $7,599
System Rank for Expenditures per Student
Percent of Statewide 89.8%          
2000-2001 $6,055 $5,844
System Rank for Expenditures per Student 56th 
Percent of Statewide 96.5%          
Increase/Decrease $2,410 $1,755          
Percent Change 39.8% 30.0%          
                     
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2010-2011 $45,891 $40,161
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 107th 
Percent of Statewide 87.5%          
2000-2001 $37,431 $32,714
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 91st 
Percent of Statewide 87.4%          
Increase/(Decrease) $8,459 $7,447
Percent Change 22.6% 22.8%          
        Statewide Unicoi County           
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2010-2011
Federal 14.9% 13.9%  
State 46.2% 63.6%
Local 38.9% 22.4%          
System Rank for Percent Local 84th           
2000-2001
Federal 9.5% 15.8%
State 46.9% 59.7%
Local 43.7% 24.6%
System Rank for Percent Local 100th           
        Statewide Unicoi County County
Rank		        
2012-2013 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $3,024 $2,092 36th 
Percent of Statewide Figure 69.2%
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
  http://www.agcensus.usda.gov
  TN Dept. of Health - marriage and divorce rates.
  http://health.tn.gov
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.tn.gov/foodstamps
http://tn.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.html
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.tn.gov/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV. Employment
TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data. 
http://www.tn.gov/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.tn.gov/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.tn.gov/thec
IX. Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
http://www.tn.gov/education/reports_data.shtml
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR