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
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Montgomery County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	539	28th	1.3%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	151,461	26th	1.4%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	174,807	81st	1.6%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	862	40th	1.1%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	176	18th
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	172,331	7th	2.7%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	134,768	7th	2.4%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	37,563	5th	5.7%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	27.9%	5th
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	320	7th	207.5%
		2000 Census			138	250	8th	181.0%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	100,263	7th	2.8%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	75,857	6th	2.6%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	32.2%	26th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	74.4%	6th	10.8%
		1990 Census			60.9%	75.5%	5th	14.6%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	30	95th
		2000 Census			36	30	95th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	27.4%	3rd	7.9%
			18-24		6.9%	7.3%	11th	0.4%
			24-44		33.2%	40.1%	3rd	7.0%
			45-64		27.0%	20.5%	95th	-6.4%
			65 & over		13.4%	8.3%	94th	-5.1%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	28.4%	3rd	3.9%
			18-24		9.6%	12.3%	6th	2.6%
			25-44		30.2%	34.3%	1st	4.1%
			45-64		23.2%	17.2%	95th	-6.0%
			65 & over		12.4%	7.8%	93rd	-4.6%
	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	Montgomery County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	96.1	23rd	101.0%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	12.8	4th	140.7%
	Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				4.2	7.6	93rd	181.0%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Montgomery County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$39,104	4th	114.1%
		2000			$26,097	$23,992	19th	91.9%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	5.58%	1st
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$46,523	10th	111.5%
		2000			$35,760	$39,965	13th	111.8%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.70%	23rd
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	13.8%	9th	-3.40%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	18.6%	12th	-3.20%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	10.0%	9th	-3.51%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	12.7%	11th	-4.94%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	14.4%	8th	-5.98%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	12.6%	8th	-5.20%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	2.4%	79th	0.01%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	2.3%	71st	-0.15%
	*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	Montgomery County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	18.8	54th	135.3%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	32.9%	9th	74.8%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	8.5%	25th	92.4%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	99.0	84th	124.4%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	9.1	16th	66.9%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14			1.2	0.9	8th	75.0%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2008 Mortality Rates
		Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population			9.5	6.5	3rd	68.4%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	159.6	4th	67.0%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	137.7	4th	64.6%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							30th
							12th
							35th
					Tennessee	Montgomery County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.9	31st	47.0%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	1.8	55th	42.9%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	38.6	75th	83.9%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	4.1%	36th	-5.3%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Montgomery County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	9.9%	22nd	-0.3%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	3.8%	20th	-0.2%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	24.6%	29th	-4.3%
	* 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	43,578	10th	1.7%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	16.5%	9th	2.3%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	13.8%	8th	2.6%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	12.2%	10th	1.6%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	11.3%	15th	1.6%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	5.4%	11th	1.4%
		Construction			3.9%	4.0%	13th	1.7%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	2.7%	10th	1.7%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	2.5%	13th	1.0%
		Federal Government			2.0%	2.5%	8th	2.1%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	2.4%	15th	0.9%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	2.3%	16th	1.0%
		Educational Services			1.5%	1.5%	8th	1.7%
		Information			1.7%	1.4%	10th	1.3%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			1.3%	1.1%	9th	1.6%
	*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
								25th
								12th
								20th
								23rd
								14th
								30th
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								17th
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								41st
								30th
								17th
								19th
								54th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Montgomery County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$568,924	15th	121.7%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$3,238	54th	95.9%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$27,823,000	35th	1.1%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$180	80th	42.4%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Montgomery County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$   392,118	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$   127,340	32.5%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$   117,822	30.0%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	9,518	2.4%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$     29,583	7.5%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$   235,195	60.0%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	88,536	22.6%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	36,416	9.3%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	110,243	28.1%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$3,076,155	11th	2.1%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$17,850	53rd
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$2.88	9th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$1,653,694	5th	2.6%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$9,596	17th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.50%	14th

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Montgomery County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$    335,295	11th	1.8%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	183,810	6th	4.5%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	160,000	2nd	10.3%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	136,771	7th	3.4%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	105,837	4th	5.6%
		Recreation			1,084,915	30,871	9th	2.8%
		Other Utilities			604,980	24,000	3rd	4.0%
		Fire Protection			218,982	21,800	2nd	10.0%
		Community Development			374,527	10,000	8th	2.7%
		Storm Water			355,315	3,682	12th	1.0%
		Business District Development			954,871	2,738	14th	0.3%
		Public Buildings			441,686	2,600	26th	0.6%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	2,345	27th	1.2%
		Other Facilities			31,137	1,375	4th	4.4%
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	524	20th	0.1%
		Telecommunications			24,300	300	5th	1.2%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	115	75th	0.0%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Solid Waste			40,152	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$  1,022,063	8th	2.7%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Montgomery County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	90.3%	2nd	8.5%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	22.8%	10th	0.4%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	77.9%	2nd	10.8%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	16.5%	11th	0.5%
	*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	Montgomery County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	1
		Public			14	1
		Private			63	0
	Other Public Institutions				94	1
		Community Colleges			13	0
		Technology Centers			27	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			20	3
		Off-campus Sites			34	1
2009-2010 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions
	Four-year Colleges and Universities*				242,600	9,801
		Public			151,344	9,801
		Private			91,256	0
	Other Public Institutions*				129,651	3,478
		Community Colleges			69,816	0
		Technology Centers			12,237	0
		Two-Year Private Institutions			13,088	1,442
		Off-campus Sites			34,510	2,036
		*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	Montgomery County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	28,661
		Percent of Statewide			3.0%
	1999-2010			892,270	23,449
		Percent of Statewide			2.6%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	5,212
	Percent Change			6.3%	22.2%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	49.8%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	22.5%
	Special Education			14.5%	12.5%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	6.3%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Montgomery 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	15
	1999-2000			16	22
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(7)
	*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%	99.8%
		1998-1999		96.4%	95.4%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	8.5%
		1998-1999		14.8%	7.5%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Montgomery County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,611
		Percent of Statewide			93.6%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,060
		Percent of Statewide			92.4%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,550
	Percent Change			48.5%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$44,911
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$33,196
		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%	54.3%
		Federal		13.5%	13.2%
		Local		39.3%	32.5%
		System Rank for Percent Local			45th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	54.0%
		Federal		9.1%	7.4%
		Local		43.3%	38.6%
		System Rank for Percent Local			42nd
				Statewide	Montgomery County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$2,738	13th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				92.3%

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