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

Hickman County, Tennessee

Selected Statistical Information

I. Geography & Demographics

Tennessee

Hickman County

County
Rank

Percent of State Total

Total Land Area (sq. mi.)

41,217

613

11th

1.5%

Farmland (2007)

Acres of Farmland (2007)

10,969,798

112,187

45th

1.0%

Acres of Farmland (1992)

11,169,086

130,167

82nd

1.2%

Number of Farms (2007)

79,280

651

51st

0.8%

Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)

138

172

20th

Population

2010 Census

6,346,105

24,690

59th

0.4%

2000 Census

5,689,283

22,295

59th

0.4%

Population Change (2000 to 2010)

656,822

2,395

38th

0.4%

Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)

11.5%

10.7%

28th

Population Density (per sq. mi.)

Comparison to State Figure

2010 Census

154

59th

26.2%

2000 Census

138

59th

26.4%

Urban Population

Percent of State Total

2000 Census

3,618,968

71st

0.0%

1990 Census

2,969,948

3,616

66th

0.1%

Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)

21.9%

-100.0%

69th

Percent of Population in Urban Areas

Percentage Point Difference

2000 Census

63.6%

0.0%

71st

-63.6%

1990 Census

60.9%

21.6%

60th

-39.3%

Median Age

2010 Census

55th

2000 Census

66th

Population Percentages by Age Bracket

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 (5-year average)

under 18

19.5%

24.0%

34th

4.4%

18-24

6.9%

6.8%

28th

-0.1%

24-44

33.2%

32.4%

19th

-0.8%

45-64

27.0%

26.4%

67th

-0.6%

65 & over

13.4%

13.6%

70th

0.1%

2000 Census

under 18

24.6%

24.7%

31st

0.1%

18-24

9.6%

8.5%

42nd

-1.2%

25-44

30.2%

31.0%

15th

0.8%

45-64

23.2%

23.8%

63rd

0.6%

65 & over

12.4%

12.0%

78th

-0.4%

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

Hickman County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

Males per 100 Females (2010)

95.1

110.4

6th

116.1%

Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

9.1

6.6

69th

72.5%

Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

4.2

3.8

35th

90.5%

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


II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income		Tennessee	Hickman County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009	$34,277	$23,584	84th	68.8%
		2000	$26,097	$17,540	83rd	67.2%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	3.08%	3.34%	46th

	Median Household Income
		2009	$41,715	$38,516	34th	92.3%
		2000	$35,760	$32,031	49th	89.6%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	1.73%	2.07%	7th

	2009 Poverty Rate					Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages	17.2%	18.5%	44th	1.30%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	21.8%	25.0%	49th	3.20%

	2000 Census
		All Ages	13.5%	14.3%	45th	0.83%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	17.6%	15.9%	27th	-1.68%

	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households	20.4%	25.5%	68th	5.15%
		Percent of Individuals	17.8%	23.9%	71st	6.06%

	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households	2.4%	2.2%	66th	-0.23%
		Percent of Individuals	2.5%	2.3%	68th	-0.19%

	*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

Hickman County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates

Live births per 1,000 Population

13.9

10.9

13th

78.4%

Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents

44.0%

43.9%

53rd

99.8%

Percent Low Birth Weight

9.2%

10.4%

42nd

113.0%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44

79.6

65.0

33rd

81.7%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17

13.6

14.1

50th

103.7%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14

1.2

2.6

19th

216.7%

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

2008 Mortality Rates

Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population

9.5

9.9

18th

104.2%

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

Diseases of the Heart

238.2

126.2

1st

53.0%

Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)

213.3

280.8

73rd

131.6%

* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best conditio

42nd

40th

57th

Tennessee

Hickman County

County
Rank

Comparison to State Figure

Access to Healthcare

Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)

1.8

0.4

75th

20.9%

Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)

4.2

1.0

74th

23.8%

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

46.0

52.3

41st

113.5%

Percentage Point Difference

2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care

9.4%

3.7%

37th

-5.7%


IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate		Tennessee	Hickman County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)	10.2%	12.1%	53rd	1.9%
		2000 (annual)	4.0%	4.2%	33rd	0.2%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)	28.9%	33.3%	62nd	4.4%

	* 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	3,148	75th	0.1%
		Manufacturing	11.7%	16.5%	72nd	0.2%
		Health Care and Social Assistance	12.6%	9.9%	45th	0.1%
		Retail Trade	12.0%	8.2%	79th	0.1%
		Accommodation and Food Services	9.1%	7.6%	61st	0.1%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)	2.6%	3.0%	53rd	0.1%
		Finance and Insurance	4.1%	2.1%	72nd	0.1%
		Wholesale Trade	4.6%	2.0%	56th	0.1%
		Federal Government	2.0%	2.0%	59th	0.1%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	6.7%	1.2%	61st	0.0%
		Information	1.7%	0.7%	58th	0.0%
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	1.1%	0.4%	58th	0.0%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1.3%	0.3%	61st	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


						34th
						34th
						61st
						61st
						76th
						76th
						54th
						54th
						11th
						11th
						79th
						79th
						75th
						75th
						51st
						51st
						79th
						79th
						71st
						71st
						68th
						68th
						50th
						50th
						69th
						69th


VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)			Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Hickman County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total		$ 8,660,673	100.0%	$ 46,967	100.00%
		Total State Revenue		$ 2,637,323	30.5%	$ 24,785	52.8%
			Public Schools*	2,236,881	25.8%	$ 20,447	43.5%
			All Other	400,441	4.6%	4,339	9.2%
		Federal Revenue		$ 614,129	7.1%	$ 4,488	9.6%
		Total Local Revenue		$ 5,409,221	62.5%	$ 17,695	37.7%
			Property Tax	2,563,733	29.6%	8,459	18.0%
			Local Sales Tax	1,081,514	12.5%	1,910	4.1%
			Other Local	1,763,975	20.4%	7,325	15.6%

	Tax Base			Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)		$144,745,094	$347,142	63rd	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$22,808	$14,060	85th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)			$2.40	30th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)		$64,073,298	$72,991	39th	0.1%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$10,096	$2,956	86th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate		2.75%	1st


VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)		Tennessee	Hickman County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project Type
		Transportation	$ 18,890,537	$ 109,695	47th	0.6%
		Law Enforcement	1,880,412	36,120	11th	1.9%
		Existing School Improvements	1,905,950	7,975	42nd	0.4%
		Water & Wastewater	4,004,578	6,160	77th	0.2%
		Industrial Sites & Parks	194,809	1,500	39th	0.8%
		Public Buildings	441,686	775	50th	0.2%
		Fire Protection	218,982	300	44th	0.1%
		Recreation	1,084,915	286	88th	0.0%
		Non K-12 Education	4,096,971	-	50th	-
		K-12 New School Construction	1,548,048	-	46th	-
		Business District Development	954,871	-	28th	-
		Other Utilities	604,980	-	-	-
		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	$ 162,810	49th	0.4%

VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education

Adult Educational Attainment

Tennessee

Hickman County

County
Rank

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 American Community Survey

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

81.8%

73.3%

66th

-8.5%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

22.4%

9.0%

79th

-13.4%

1990 Census

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

67.1%

55.6%

52nd

-11.4%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

16.0%

7.2%

61st

-8.8%

*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

Hickman 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	Hickman County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	3,807
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%
	1999-2010			892,270	3,616
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	191
	Percent Change			6.3%	5.3%

	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	60.7%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	8.6%
	Special Education			14.5%	16.4%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.5%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Hickman County
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	100.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	0.0%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.

Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	13
	1999-2000			16	23
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(10)

	*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%	96.5%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	4.3%
		1998-1999		14.8%	19.0%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Hickman County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,738
		Percent of Statewide			95.2%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,765
		Percent of Statewide			87.0%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,973
	Percent Change			48.5%

Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$40,023
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$30,328
		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%	68.1%
		Federal		13.5%	13.7%
		Local		39.3%	18.2%
		System Rank for Percent Local			112nd
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	68.9%
		Federal		9.1%	9.0%
		Local		43.3%	22.1%
		System Rank for Percent Local			107th

				Statewide	Hickman County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$881	91st
	Percent of Statewide Figure				29.7%


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	Hickman County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)	$467,420	$471,801	35th	100.9%
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)	$3,378	$2,738	72nd	81.1%
	Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$2,617,394,000	$9,834,000	70th	0.4%
	Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$424	$413	62nd	97.5%