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
Loudon County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Loudon County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	229	85th	0.6%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	77,040	61st	0.7%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	73,654	30th	0.7%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	768	42nd	1.0%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	100	72nd
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	48,556	32nd	0.8%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	39,086	35th	0.7%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	9,470	19th	1.4%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	24.2%	7th
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	212	32nd	137.8%
		2000 Census			138	171	32nd	123.7%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	19,568	28th	0.5%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	10,441	32nd	0.4%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	87.4%	11th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	50.1%	26th	-13.5%
		1990 Census			60.9%	33.4%	37th	-27.5%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	46	3rd
		2000 Census			36	41	6th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	20.9%	84th	1.4%
			18-24		6.9%	5.5%	90th	-1.4%
			24-44		33.2%	26.3%	93rd	-6.8%
			45-64		27.0%	29.5%	8th	2.5%
			65 & over		13.4%	19.7%	2nd	6.2%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	21.9%	83rd	-2.7%
			18-24		9.6%	6.7%	94th	-2.9%
			25-44		30.2%	27.5%	73rd	-2.7%
			45-64		23.2%	27.7%	1st	4.5%
			65 & over		12.4%	16.2%	12th	3.9%
	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	Loudon County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	96.4	26th	101.3%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	6.3	82nd	69.2%
	Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				4.2	1.0	3rd	23.8%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Loudon County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$34,888	9th	101.8%
		2000			$26,097	$25,400	11th	97.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	3.59%	34th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$51,126	7th	122.6%
		2000			$35,760	$41,372	8th	115.7%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	2.38%	3rd
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	14.8%	15th	-2.40%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	18.6%	12th	-3.20%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	10.0%	10th	-3.48%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	12.8%	12th	-4.79%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	14.6%	10th	-5.79%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	13.4%	11th	-4.45%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	0.9%	4th	-1.51%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	0.8%	3rd	-1.66%
	*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	Loudon County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	11.9	23rd	85.6%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	34.8%	15th	79.1%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	8.7%	27th	94.6%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	72.8	59th	91.5%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	10.7	26th	78.7%
		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	11.5	33rd	121.1%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	259.6	38th	109.0%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	231.0	42nd	108.3%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							18th
							7th
					Tennessee	Loudon County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.8	34th	45.0%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	1.1	70th	26.2%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	29.6	90th	64.3%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	15.5%	5th	6.1%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Loudon County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	8.6%	6th	-1.6%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	3.6%	11th	-0.4%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	22.3%	17th	-6.6%
	* 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	13,213	29th	0.5%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	21.0%	30th	0.9%
		Local Government			10.9%	13.8%	28th	0.7%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	12.9%	29th	0.6%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	10.1%	24th	0.6%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	9.1%	27th	0.4%
		Transportation and Warehousing			4.8%	5.2%	14th	0.6%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	4.7%	28th	0.4%
		Construction			3.9%	4.5%	27th	0.6%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	3.2%	21st	0.6%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	3.0%	27th	0.4%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	1.5%	24th	0.2%
		Federal Government			2.0%	1.2%	28th	0.3%
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			1.1%	0.6%	34th	0.3%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			1.3%	0.5%	30th	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
								1st
								4th
								22nd
								17th
								15th
								38th
								27th
								24th
								32nd
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								9th
								25th
								44th
								35th
								30th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Loudon County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$495,878	24th	106.1%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$4,943	11th	146.3%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$60,232,000	12th	2.3%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$1,328	22nd	313.3%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Loudon County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$     74,726	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     24,661	33.0%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$     19,970	26.7%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	4,691	6.3%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$       4,704	6.3%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$     45,361	60.7%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	26,402	35.3%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	8,298	11.1%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	10,661	14.3%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$1,735,846	16th	1.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$35,749	3rd
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$1.59	84th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$354,167	16th	0.6%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$7,294	30th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.00%	40th

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Loudon County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$    125,977	41st	0.7%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	67,480	14th	1.7%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	40,000	10th	2.6%
		Public Buildings			441,686	14,600	8th	3.3%
		Recreation			1,084,915	10,870	25th	1.0%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	7,613	44th	0.4%
		Other Utilities			604,980	4,879	10th	0.8%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	1,760	36th	0.9%
		Storm Water			355,315	1,320	18th	0.4%
		Other Facilities			31,137	1,300	5th	4.2%
		Community Development			374,527	485	44th	0.1%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	-	-	-
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	-	-	-
		Business District Development			954,871	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	-	-	-
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		Fire Protection			218,982	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Solid Waste			40,152	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$    276,284	29th	0.7%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Loudon County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	83.7%	12th	1.9%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	21.3%	14th	-1.1%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	63.8%	22nd	-3.3%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	9.6%	33rd	-6.4%
	*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	Loudon County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	0
		Public			14	0
		Private			63	0
	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	0
		Public			151,344	0
		Private			91,256	0
	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	Loudon County	Lenoir City
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	5,040	2,191
		Percent of Statewide			0.5%	0.2%
	1999-2010			892,270	4,707	1,913
		Percent of Statewide			0.5%	0.2%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	332	278
	Percent Change			6.3%	7.1%	14.6%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	57.3%	62.6%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	66.4%	27.7%
	Special Education			14.5%	12.4%	13.0%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.7%	4.5%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Loudon County	Lenoir City
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	100.0%	100.0%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	100.0%	100.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	15	16.1
	1999-2000			16	23	29.0
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(9)	(13)
	*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%	98.0%	98.8%
		1998-1999		96.4%	97.3%	99.3%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	3.9%	3.8%
		1998-1999		14.8%	6.0%	10.0%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Loudon County	Lenoir City
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,379	$7,857
		Percent of Statewide			90.7%	96.6%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,751	$5,485
		Percent of Statewide			86.8%	100.2%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,628	$2,373
	Percent Change			48.5%		43.3%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$42,366	$47,867
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	105.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$35,533	$36,140
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	99.5%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$11,727
	Percent Change			25.5%		32.5%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	47.1%	45.8%
		Federal		13.5%	9.5%	11.4%
		Local		39.3%	43.3%	42.9%
		System Rank for Percent Local			18th	20th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	59.4%	47.5%
		Federal		9.1%	7.4%	10.2%
		Local		43.3%	33.2%	42.3%
		System Rank for Percent Local			57th	27th
				Statewide	Loudon County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$2,552	22nd
	Percent of Statewide Figure				86.0%

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