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
Franklin County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Franklin County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	555	25th	1.3%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	144,252	30th	1.3%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	135,469	23rd	1.2%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	1,104	22nd	1.4%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	131	45th
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	41,052	36th	0.6%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	39,270	34th	0.7%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	1,782	49th	0.3%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	4.5%	61st
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	74	36th	48.1%
		2000 Census			138	71	35th	51.3%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	11,737	37th	0.3%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	7,308	43rd	0.2%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	60.6%	15th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	29.9%	47th	-33.7%
		1990 Census			60.9%	21.0%	61st	-39.8%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	41	46th
		2000 Census			36	38	35th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	21.6%	76th	2.1%
			18-24		6.9%	7.1%	17th	0.2%
			24-44		33.2%	29.2%	60th	-3.9%
			45-64		27.0%	27.0%	54th	0.1%
			65 & over		13.4%	16.1%	29th	2.6%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	23.0%	65th	-1.6%
			18-24		9.6%	10.9%	11th	1.2%
			25-44		30.2%	26.4%	86th	-3.8%
			45-64		23.2%	24.4%	55th	1.2%
			65 & over		12.4%	15.2%	23rd	2.9%
	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	Franklin County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	95.3	54th	100.2%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	6.9	60th	75.8%
	Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				4.2	4.2	47th	100.0%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Franklin County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$27,722	50th	80.9%
		2000			$26,097	$21,016	48th	80.5%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.12%	56th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$40,432	23rd	96.9%
		2000			$35,760	$36,271	24th	101.4%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.21%	59th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	15.1%	18th	-2.10%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	23.0%	37th	1.20%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	13.2%	32nd	-0.29%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	17.0%	39th	-0.61%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	14.8%	12th	-5.58%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	14.3%	14th	-3.49%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	2.2%	63rd	-0.27%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.3%	66th	-0.22%
	*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	Franklin County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	10.6	10th	76.3%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	37.2%	26th	84.5%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	9.2%	32nd	100.0%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	56.8	9th	71.4%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	10.6	25th	77.9%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14			1.2	1.6	14th	133.3%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2008 Mortality Rates
		Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population			9.5	10.3	22nd	108.4%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	276.9	50th	116.2%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	238.7	50th	111.9%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							24th
							22nd
							38th
					Tennessee	Franklin County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.9	27th	52.2%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	3.6	29th	85.7%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	40.2	72nd	87.3%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	0.5%	72nd	-8.9%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Franklin County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	11.1%	38th	0.9%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	4.0%	28th	0.0%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	30.8%	51st	1.9%
	* 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	9,057	42nd	0.4%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	17.5%	47th	0.5%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	14.0%	40th	0.4%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	7.1%	41st	0.3%
		Construction			3.9%	2.9%	44th	0.3%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	2.7%	41st	0.2%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	2.6%	30th	0.3%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	1.7%	28th	0.1%
		Federal Government			2.0%	1.7%	29th	0.3%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	1.2%	53rd	0.1%
		Information			1.7%	1.0%	36th	0.2%
		Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting			0.3%	0.8%	15th	1.0%
		Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction			0.1%	0.7%	6th	1.9%
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			1.1%	0.6%	40th	0.2%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			1.3%	0.6%	36th	0.2%
	*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
								5th
								37th
								33rd
								26th
								68th
								67th
								61st
								58th
								33rd
								39th
								21st
								78th
								44th
								35th
								32nd

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Franklin County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$487,683	28th	104.3%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$3,732	32nd	110.5%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$78,729,000	6th	3.0%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$1,911	15th	450.8%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Franklin County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     71,036	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     30,685	43.2%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$     26,621	37.5%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	4,064	5.7%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       6,649	9.4%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$     33,701	47.4%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	20,007	28.2%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	6,698	9.4%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	6,996	9.8%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$913,821	33rd	0.6%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$22,260	26th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$2.47	26th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$244,307	30th	0.4%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$5,951	47th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.25%	40th

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Franklin County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Non K-12 Education			$   4,096,971	$      16,655	17th	0.4%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	10,251	65th	0.3%
		Recreation			1,084,915	10,222	27th	0.9%
		Transportation			18,890,537	8,853	92nd	0.0%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	3,159	59th	0.2%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	850	54th	0.4%
		Fire Protection			218,982	750	31st	0.3%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	524	70th	0.0%
		Public Buildings			441,686	250	64th	0.1%
		Other Utilities			604,980	200	32nd	0.0%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	-	46th	-
		Business District Development			954,871	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	-	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		Community Development			374,527	-	-	-
		Storm Water			355,315	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Solid Waste			40,152	-	-	-
		Other Facilities			31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$      51,714	86th	0.1%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Franklin County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	79.1%	34th	-2.7%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	17.1%	22nd	-5.3%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	63.5%	24th	-3.6%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	13.1%	18th	-2.9%
	*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	Franklin County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	1
		Public			14	0
		Private			63	1
	Other Public Institutions				94	0
		Community Colleges			13	0
		Technology Centers			27	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			20	0
		Off-campus Sites			34	0
2009-2010 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions
	Four-year Colleges and Universities*				242,600	1,536
		Public			151,344	0
		Private			91,256	1,536
	Other Public Institutions*				129,651	0
		Community Colleges			69,816	0
		Technology Centers			12,237	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			13,088	0
		Off-campus Sites			34,510	0
		*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	Franklin County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	5,804
		Percent of Statewide			0.6%
	1999-2010			892,270	5,841
		Percent of Statewide			0.7%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	(37)
	Percent Change			6.3%	-0.6%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	60.9%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	20.5%
	Special Education			14.5%	16.1%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.2%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Franklin County
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	0.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	0.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	15
	1999-2000			16	14
	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.
Progress Through School
	Promotion Rate
		2008-2009		98.5%	98.8%
		1998-1999		96.4%	98.2%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	7.3%
		1998-1999		14.8%	18.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Franklin County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,545
		Percent of Statewide			92.8%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,939
		Percent of Statewide			90.2%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,605
	Percent Change			48.5%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$43,037
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$32,108
		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%	56.9%
		Federal		13.5%	11.7%
		Local		39.3%	31.4%
		System Rank for Percent Local			51st
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	59.2%
		Federal		9.1%	8.7%
		Local		43.3%	32.1%
		System Rank for Percent Local			69th
				Statewide	Franklin County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,816	44th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				61.2%

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
	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