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

Grundy County, Tennessee

Selected Statistical Information

I. Geography & Demographics

Tennessee

Grundy County

County
Rank

Percent of State Total

Total Land Area (sq. mi.)

41,217

361

63rd

0.9%

Farmland (2007)

Acres of Farmland (2007)

10,969,798

42,668

84th

0.4%

Acres of Farmland (1992)

11,169,086

42,735

46th

0.4%

Number of Farms (2007)

79,280

328

87th

0.4%

Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)

138

130

48th

Population

2010 Census

6,346,105

13,703

80th

0.2%

2000 Census

5,689,283

14,332

78th

0.3%

Population Change (2000 to 2010)

656,822

-629

91st

-0.1%

Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)

11.5%

-4.4%

94th

Population Density (per sq. mi.)

Comparison to State Figure

2010 Census

154

80th

24.7%

2000 Census

138

78th

28.8%

Urban Population

Percent of State Total

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

Percent of Population in Urban Areas

Percentage Point Difference

2000 Census

63.6%

0.0%

71st

-63.6%

1990 Census

60.9%

0.0%

72nd

-60.9%

Median Age

2010 Census

42nd

2000 Census

61st

Population Percentages by Age Bracket

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 (5-year average)

under 18

19.5%

24.1%

32nd

4.6%

18-24

6.9%

6.3%

65th

-0.6%

24-44

33.2%

29.0%

66th

-4.2%

45-64

27.0%

25.9%

76th

-1.1%

65 & over

13.4%

15.9%

31st

2.5%

2000 Census

under 18

24.6%

25.1%

27th

0.5%

18-24

9.6%

9.0%

26th

-0.7%

25-44

30.2%

27.8%

65th

-2.4%

45-64

23.2%

24.1%

60th

0.9%

65 & over

12.4%

14.0%

43rd

1.6%

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

Grundy County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

Males per 100 Females (2010)

95.1

98.1

19th

103.1%

Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

9.1

7.0

56th

76.9%

Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

4.2

5.0

71st

119.0%

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


II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income		Tennessee	Grundy County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009	$34,277	$23,644	82nd	69.0%
		2000	$26,097	$17,585	82nd	67.4%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	3.08%	3.34%	47th

	Median Household Income
		2009	$41,715	$27,373	92nd	65.6%
		2000	$35,760	$24,502	90th	68.5%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	1.73%	1.24%	57th

	2009 Poverty Rate					Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages	17.2%	27.6%	92nd	10.40%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	21.8%	39.6%	94th	17.80%

	2000 Census
		All Ages	13.5%	25.8%	94th	12.28%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	17.6%	31.5%	91st	13.86%

	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households	20.4%	36.2%	89th	15.86%
		Percent of Individuals	17.8%	35.2%	92nd	17.42%

	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households	2.4%	2.8%	88th	0.39%
		Percent of Individuals	2.5%	3.1%	89th	0.58%

	*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

Grundy County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates

Live births per 1,000 Population

13.9

11.2

16th

80.6%

Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents

44.0%

39.6%

33rd

90.0%

Percent Low Birth Weight

9.2%

9.8%

37th

106.5%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44

79.6

61.2

18th

76.9%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17

13.6

3.8

2nd

27.9%

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

13.9

51st

146.3%

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

Diseases of the Heart

238.2

335.0

75th

140.6%

Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)

213.3

225.6

36th

105.8%

* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best conditio

35th

38th

55th

Tennessee

Grundy County

County
Rank

Comparison to State Figure

Access to Healthcare

Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)

1.8

0.3

87th

15.4%

Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)

4.2

n/a

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

46.0

64.9

22nd

141.0%

Percentage Point Difference

2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care

9.4%

n/a


IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate		Tennessee	Grundy County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)	10.2%	14.0%	84th	3.8%
		2000 (annual)	4.0%	5.0%	58th	1.0%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)	28.9%	34.2%	65th	5.3%

	* 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	1,975	82nd	0.1%
		Retail Trade	12.0%	12.8%	80th	0.1%
		Manufacturing	11.7%	10.9%	81st	0.1%
		Finance and Insurance	4.1%	3.3%	73rd	0.1%
		Construction	3.9%	2.1%	75th	0.0%
		Information	1.7%	1.6%	53rd	0.1%
		Federal Government	2.0%	1.5%	73rd	0.1%
		Transportation and Warehousing	4.8%	1.5%	42nd	0.0%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	6.7%	1.4%	64th	0.0%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)	2.6%	1.4%	71st	0.0%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1.3%	0.6%	61st	0.0%
		0	0.0%	0.0%	0	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


						41st
						41st
						30th
						30th
						45th
						45th
						19th
						19th
						95th
						95th
						23rd
						23rd
						89th
						89th
						81st
						81st
						91st
						91st
						92nd
						92nd
						84th
						84th
						0th
						0th


VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)			Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Grundy County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total		$ 8,660,673	100.0%	$ 32,372	100.00%
		Total State Revenue		$ 2,637,323	30.5%	$ 15,471	47.8%
			Public Schools*	2,236,881	25.8%	$ 13,077	40.4%
			All Other	400,441	4.6%	2,394	7.4%
		Federal Revenue		$ 614,129	7.1%	$ 4,311	13.3%
		Total Local Revenue		$ 5,409,221	62.5%	$ 12,590	38.9%
			Property Tax	2,563,733	29.6%	4,387	13.6%
			Local Sales Tax	1,081,514	12.5%	1,320	4.1%
			Other Local	1,763,975	20.4%	6,882	21.3%

	Tax Base			Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)		$144,745,094	$221,193	80th	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$22,808	$16,142	65th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)			$2.10	53rd
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)		$64,073,298	$46,588	54th	0.1%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$10,096	$3,400	81st
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate		2.25%	37th


VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)		Tennessee	Grundy County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project Type
		Water & Wastewater	$ 4,004,578	$ 25,409	40th	0.6%
		Transportation	18,890,537	18,279	86th	0.1%
		Law Enforcement	1,880,412	8,000	34th	0.4%
		Existing School Improvements	1,905,950	7,602	45th	0.4%
		Recreation	1,084,915	3,267	46th	0.3%
		Non K-12 Education	4,096,971	480	42nd	0.0%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites	390,159	400	38th	0.1%
		Fire Protection	218,982	380	43rd	0.2%
		Community Development	374,527	334	48th	0.1%
		Housing	14,638	300	3rd	2.0%
		K-12 New School Construction	1,548,048	-	46th	-
		Business District Development	954,871	-	-	-
		Other Utilities	604,980	-	-	-
		Public Buildings	441,686	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities	395,979	-	-	-
		Storm Water	355,315	-	-	-
		Industrial Sites & Parks	194,809	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need	112,243	-	-	-
		Solid Waste	40,152	-	-	-
		Other Facilities	31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications	24,300	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition	-	-	-
	Grand Total		$ 37,565,189	$ 64,451	84th	0.2%

VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education

Adult Educational Attainment

Tennessee

Grundy County

County
Rank

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 American Community Survey

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

81.8%

62.3%

94th

-19.5%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

22.4%

9.2%

77th

-13.2%

1990 Census

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

67.1%

44.7%

93rd

-22.3%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

16.0%

5.4%

84th

-10.5%

*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

Grundy 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	Grundy County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	2,192
		Percent of Statewide			0.2%
	1999-2010			892,270	2,315
		Percent of Statewide			0.3%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	(123)
	Percent Change			6.3%	-5.3%

	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	60.4%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	92.8%
	Special Education			14.5%	20.7%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	2.6%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Grundy 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	12
	1999-2000			16	20
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(8)

	*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%	98.1%
		1998-1999		96.4%	97.2%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	3.1%
		1998-1999		14.8%	7.2%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Grundy County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$8,554
		Percent of Statewide			105.2%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,369
		Percent of Statewide			98.1%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$3,185
	Percent Change			48.5%

Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$39,754
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$30,233
		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%	68.0%
		Federal		13.5%	18.9%
		Local		39.3%	13.1%
		System Rank for Percent Local			131st
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	68.4%
		Federal		9.1%	12.4%
		Local		43.3%	19.2%
		System Rank for Percent Local			129th

				Statewide	Grundy County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$963	88th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				32.5%


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	Grundy County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)	$467,420	$421,717	52nd	90.2%
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)	$3,378	$3,242	53rd	96.0%
	Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$2,617,394,000	$34,364,000	26th	1.3%
	Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$424	$2,401	11th	566.3%