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

DeKalb County, Tennessee

Selected Statistical Information

I. Geography & Demographics

Tennessee

DeKalb County

County
Rank

Percent of State Total

Total Land Area (sq. mi.)

41,217

305

73rd

0.7%

Farmland (2007)

Acres of Farmland (2007)

10,969,798

95,315

51st

0.9%

Acres of Farmland (1992)

11,169,086

95,818

48th

0.9%

Number of Farms (2007)

79,280

722

44th

0.9%

Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)

138

132

44th

Population

2010 Census

6,346,105

18,723

68th

0.3%

2000 Census

5,689,283

17,423

71st

0.3%

Population Change (2000 to 2010)

656,822

1,300

57th

0.2%

Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)

11.5%

7.5%

46th

Population Density (per sq. mi.)

Comparison to State Figure

2010 Census

154

68th

39.9%

2000 Census

138

68th

41.4%

Urban Population

Percent of State Total

2000 Census

3,618,968

3,678

62nd

0.1%

1990 Census

2,969,948

3,791

61st

0.1%

Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)

21.9%

-3.0%

59th

Percent of Population in Urban Areas

Percentage Point Difference

2000 Census

63.6%

21.1%

59th

-42.5%

1990 Census

60.9%

26.4%

46th

-34.5%

Median Age

2010 Census

49th

2000 Census

43rd

Population Percentages by Age Bracket

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 (5-year average)

under 18

19.5%

23.1%

47th

3.5%

18-24

6.9%

6.1%

83rd

-0.8%

24-44

33.2%

30.3%

45th

-2.9%

45-64

27.0%

27.3%

51st

0.3%

65 & over

13.4%

14.0%

63rd

0.5%

2000 Census

under 18

24.6%

23.3%

57th

-1.3%

18-24

9.6%

8.5%

40th

-1.1%

25-44

30.2%

29.3%

36th

-0.9%

45-64

23.2%

24.6%

52nd

1.4%

65 & over

12.4%

14.3%

40th

1.9%

Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2005-2009 (5-year average)

*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.

Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)

Tennessee

DeKalb County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

Males per 100 Females (2010)

95.1

98.1

22nd

103.1%

Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

9.1

7.1

52nd

78.0%

Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

4.2

4.0

42nd

95.2%

*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.


II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income		Tennessee	DeKalb County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009	$34,277	$27,467	52nd	80.1%
		2000	$26,097	$20,038	62nd	76.8%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	3.08%	3.57%	36th

	Median Household Income
		2009	$41,715	$34,735	55th	83.3%
		2000	$35,760	$31,204	55th	87.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	1.73%	1.20%	61st

	2009 Poverty Rate					Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages	17.2%	19.4%	53rd	2.20%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	21.8%	28.1%	72nd	6.30%

	2000 Census
		All Ages	13.5%	17.0%	75th	3.54%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	17.6%	20.0%	65th	2.35%

	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households	20.4%	44.2%	93rd	23.81%
		Percent of Individuals	17.8%	22.1%	61st	4.30%

	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households	2.4%	1.8%	48th	-0.60%
		Percent of Individuals	2.5%	1.7%	44th	-0.79%

	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

	*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.

III. Health & Healthcare

Tennessee

DeKalb County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates

Live births per 1,000 Population

13.9

14.3

46th

102.9%

Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents

44.0%

37.7%

28th

85.7%

Percent Low Birth Weight

9.2%

10.4%

42nd

113.0%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44

79.6

78.5

74th

98.6%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17

13.6

14.0

49th

102.9%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14

1.2

0.0%

* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

2008 Mortality Rates

Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population

9.5

11.3

31st

118.9%

Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death

Diseases of the Heart

238.2

251.3

34th

105.5%

Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)

213.3

176.4

8th

82.7%

* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best conditio

48th

19th

51st

Tennessee

DeKalb County

County
Rank

Comparison to State Figure

Access to Healthcare

Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)

1.8

1.1

23rd

59.3%

Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)

4.2

3.8

27th

90.5%

Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)

46.0

41.9

68th

91.1%

Percentage Point Difference

2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care

9.4%

0.3%

75th

-9.1%


IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate		Tennessee	DeKalb County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)	10.2%	10.3%	27th	0.1%
		2000 (annual)	4.0%	4.8%	53rd	0.8%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)	28.9%	18.0%	4th	-10.9%

	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2009 Employment Percentages by Major Industry		Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Employment Top Industries		2,558,287	5,397	60th	0.2%
		Manufacturing	11.7%	28.4%	48th	0.5%
		Local Government	10.9%	14.2%	52nd	0.3%
		Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	0.3%	10.3%	1st	7.6%
		Retail Trade	12.0%	9.8%	67th	0.2%
		Accommodation and Food Services	9.1%	6.3%	55th	0.1%
		Wholesale Trade	4.6%	5.5%	37th	0.3%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	6.7%	3.4%	48th	0.1%
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	1.1%	1.7%	31st	0.3%
		Finance and Insurance	4.1%	1.6%	70th	0.1%
		Construction	3.9%	1.1%	69th	0.1%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)	2.6%	1.0%	66th	0.1%
		Federal Government	2.0%	0.9%	63rd	0.1%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1.3%	0.4%	55th	0.1%
		State Government	3.5%	0.3%	48th	0.0%

	*Note: Percentages for counties may not total to 100%.
	This table shows the top industries in the county, not all industries.

	2009 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry					County Rank


						14th
						14th
						84th
						84th
						50th
						50th
						70th
						70th
						47th
						47th
						62nd
						62nd
						30th
						30th
						80th
						80th
						46th
						46th
						47th
						47th
						26th
						26th
						75th
						75th
						64th
						64th
						3rd
						3rd
						19th
						19th


VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)			Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	DeKalb County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total		$ 8,660,673	100.0%	$ 35,934	100.00%
		Total State Revenue		$ 2,637,323	30.5%	$ 16,091	44.8%
			Public Schools*	2,236,881	25.8%	$ 13,115	36.5%
			All Other	400,441	4.6%	2,976	8.3%
		Federal Revenue		$ 614,129	7.1%	$ 4,205	11.7%
		Total Local Revenue		$ 5,409,221	62.5%	$ 15,638	43.5%
			Property Tax	2,563,733	29.6%	6,820	19.0%
			Local Sales Tax	1,081,514	12.5%	3,539	9.8%
			Other Local	1,763,975	20.4%	5,279	14.7%

	Tax Base			Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)		$144,745,094	$469,182	53rd	0.3%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$22,808	$25,059	13th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)			$1.46	90th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)		$64,073,298	$102,894	51st	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$10,096	$5,496	57th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate		2.75%	1st


VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)		Tennessee	DeKalb County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project Type
		Transportation	$ 18,890,537	$ 169,552	29th	0.9%
		K-12 New School Construction	1,548,048	42,000	9th	2.7%
		Water & Wastewater	4,004,578	12,620	56th	0.3%
		Community Development	374,527	5,100	15th	1.4%
		Recreation	1,084,915	4,790	41st	0.4%
		Industrial Sites & Parks	194,809	3,700	18th	1.9%
		Existing School Improvements	1,905,950	2,598	65th	0.1%
		Public Buildings	441,686	400	59th	0.1%
		Non K-12 Education	4,096,971	370	43rd	0.0%
		Solid Waste	40,152	370	18th	0.9%
		Law Enforcement	1,880,412	-	76th	-
		Business District Development	954,871	-	-	-
		Other Utilities	604,980	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities	395,979	-	-	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites	390,159	-	-	-
		Storm Water	355,315	-	-	-
		Fire Protection	218,982	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need	112,243	-	-	-
		Other Facilities	31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications	24,300	-	-	-
		Housing	14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition	-	-	-
	Grand Total		$ 37,565,189	$ 241,500	36th	0.6%

VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education

Adult Educational Attainment

Tennessee

DeKalb County

County
Rank

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 American Community Survey

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

81.8%

69.1%

85th

-12.7%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

22.4%

10.6%

66th

-11.8%

1990 Census

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

67.1%

50.3%

79th

-16.7%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

16.0%

8.4%

46th

-7.6%

*Note: Percentages do not add to 100%

because categories are not mutually exclusive.

*Note: 2010 educational attainment data not yet available.

Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2010)

Tennessee

DeKalb County

Four-year Colleges and Universities

Public

Private

Other Public Institutions

Community Colleges

Technology Centers

Two-Year Private Institutions

Off-campus Sites

2009-2010 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions

Four-year Colleges and Universities*

242,600

Public

151,344

Private

91,256

Other Public Institutions*

129,651

Community Colleges

69,816

Technology Centers

12,237

Two-Year Private Institutions

13,088

Off-campus Sites

34,510

*Note: Census 2010 data not available; 2005-2009 figures from the American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau.


IX. Public School Systems			(Total number of school systems is 136)
				Statewide	DeKalb County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	2,794
		Percent of Statewide			0.3%
	1999-2010			892,270	2,645
		Percent of Statewide			0.3%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	149
	Percent Change			6.3%	5.6%

	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	62.1%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	67.5%
	Special Education			14.5%	17.0%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.8%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	DeKalb County
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	100.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	100.0%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.

Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	14
	1999-2000			16	17
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(2)

	*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.

Progress Through School
	Promotion Rate
		2008-2009		98.5%	99.7%
		1998-1999		96.4%	98.5%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	5.4%
		1998-1999		14.8%	8.9%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	DeKalb County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,182
		Percent of Statewide			88.3%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,355
		Percent of Statewide			79.5%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,827
	Percent Change			48.5%

Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$40,120
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$30,917
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0
	Percent Change			25.5%

Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	63.0%
		Federal		13.5%	17.2%
		Local		39.3%	19.8%
		System Rank for Percent Local			104th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	65.2%
		Federal		9.1%	12.5%
		Local		43.3%	22.2%
		System Rank for Percent Local			121st

				Statewide	DeKalb County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,793	47th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				60.4%


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.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


V. Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
	2007 Estimates	Tennessee	DeKalb County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)	$467,420	$419,666	54th	89.8%
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)	$3,378	$3,179	59th	94.1%
	Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$2,617,394,000	$72,021,000	9th	2.8%
	Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$424	$3,875	2nd	913.8%