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

Rhea County, Tennessee

Selected Statistical Information

I. Geography & Demographics

Tennessee

Rhea County

County
Rank

Percent of State Total

Total Land Area (sq. mi.)

41,217

316

69th

0.8%

Farmland (2007)

Acres of Farmland (2007)

10,969,798

56,182

71st

0.5%

Acres of Farmland (1992)

11,169,086

52,462

22nd

0.5%

Number of Farms (2007)

79,280

449

77th

0.6%

Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)

138

125

55th

Population

2010 Census

6,346,105

31,809

47th

0.5%

2000 Census

5,689,283

28,400

50th

0.5%

Population Change (2000 to 2010)

656,822

3,409

32nd

0.5%

Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)

11.5%

12.0%

24th

Population Density (per sq. mi.)

Comparison to State Figure

2010 Census

154

101

47th

65.4%

2000 Census

138

48th

65.1%

Urban Population

Percent of State Total

2000 Census

3,618,968

9,108

48th

0.3%

1990 Census

2,969,948

5,671

53rd

0.2%

Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)

21.9%

60.6%

14th

Percent of Population in Urban Areas

Percentage Point Difference

2000 Census

63.6%

32.1%

42nd

-31.5%

1990 Census

60.9%

23.3%

57th

-37.6%

Median Age

2010 Census

58th

2000 Census

53rd

Population Percentages by Age Bracket

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 (5-year average)

under 18

19.5%

23.9%

36th

4.4%

18-24

6.9%

6.8%

28th

-0.1%

24-44

33.2%

30.5%

39th

-2.7%

45-64

27.0%

56th

0.0%

65 & over

13.4%

14.7%

52nd

1.3%

2000 Census

under 18

24.6%

23.7%

48th

-0.8%

18-24

9.6%

10.0%

16th

0.4%

25-44

30.2%

27.5%

70th

-2.7%

45-64

23.2%

25.0%

41st

1.8%

65 & over

12.4%

13.8%

49th

1.4%

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

Rhea County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

Males per 100 Females (2010)

95.1

95.9

19th

100.8%

Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

9.1

7.3

45th

80.2%

Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

4.2

5.6

88th

133.3%

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


II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income		Tennessee	Rhea County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009	$34,277	$25,228	76th	73.6%
		2000	$26,097	$19,624	65th	75.2%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	3.08%	2.83%	68th

	Median Household Income
		2009	$41,715	$33,946	62nd	81.4%
		2000	$35,760	$31,565	51st	88.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	1.73%	0.81%	81st

	2009 Poverty Rate					Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages	17.2%	21.9%	77th	4.70%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	21.8%	26.8%	65th	5.00%

	2000 Census
		All Ages	13.5%	14.7%	54th	1.21%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	17.6%	19.0%	59th	1.41%

	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households	20.4%	27.3%	72nd	6.97%
		Percent of Individuals	17.8%	24.9%	76th	7.08%

	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households	2.4%	2.5%	81st	0.07%
		Percent of Individuals	2.5%	2.4%	75th	-0.08%

	*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

Rhea County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates

Live births per 1,000 Population

13.9

12.6

30th

90.6%

Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents

44.0%

44.6%

57th

101.4%

Percent Low Birth Weight

9.2%

9.8%

37th

106.5%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44

79.6

67.5

41st

84.8%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17

13.6

18.1

68th

133.1%

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

11.9

37th

125.3%

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

Diseases of the Heart

238.2

298.7

55th

125.4%

Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)

213.3

292.2

80th

137.0%

* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best conditio

9th

10th

14th

Tennessee

Rhea County

County
Rank

Comparison to State Figure

Access to Healthcare

Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)

1.8

0.4

72nd

23.5%

Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)

4.2

0.8

77th

19.0%

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

46.0

60.8

25th

132.0%

Percentage Point Difference

2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care

9.4%

1.9%

57th

-7.5%


IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate		Tennessee	Rhea County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)	10.2%	13.4%	76th	3.2%
		2000 (annual)	4.0%	4.8%	53rd	0.8%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)	28.9%	40.2%	79th	11.2%

	* 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	9,632	39th	0.4%
		Manufacturing	11.7%	33.5%	26th	1.1%
		Local Government	10.9%	14.5%	38th	0.5%
		Federal Government	2.0%	11.9%	7th	2.2%
		Retail Trade	12.0%	11.1%	47th	0.3%
		Accommodation and Food Services	9.1%	6.4%	43rd	0.3%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	6.7%	3.7%	39th	0.2%
		Construction	3.9%	2.5%	45th	0.2%
		Finance and Insurance	4.1%	1.5%	60th	0.1%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)	2.6%	1.1%	51st	0.2%
		Wholesale Trade	4.6%	0.7%	55th	0.1%
		Information	1.7%	0.5%	49th	0.1%
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	1.1%	0.5%	45th	0.2%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1.3%	0.4%	46th	0.1%
		Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	0.1%	0.3%	12th	0.8%

	*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


						2nd
						2nd
						4th
						4th
						11th
						11th
						36th
						36th
						51st
						51st
						57th
						57th
						18th
						18th
						13th
						13th
						51st
						51st
						25th
						25th
						49th
						49th
						17th
						17th
						72nd
						72nd
						73rd
						73rd
						65th
						65th


VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)			Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Rhea County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total		$ 8,660,673	100.0%	$ 52,766	100.00%
		Total State Revenue		$ 2,637,323	30.5%	$ 24,011	45.5%
			Public Schools*	2,236,881	25.8%	$ 19,774	37.5%
			All Other	400,441	4.6%	4,237	8.0%
		Federal Revenue		$ 614,129	7.1%	$ 5,731	10.9%
		Total Local Revenue		$ 5,409,221	62.5%	$ 23,024	43.6%
			Property Tax	2,563,733	29.6%	9,789	18.6%
			Local Sales Tax	1,081,514	12.5%	6,449	12.2%
			Other Local	1,763,975	20.4%	6,787	12.9%

	Tax Base			Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)		$144,745,094	$604,892	44th	0.4%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$22,808	$19,016	45th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)			$1.75	80th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)		$64,073,298	$197,515	13th	0.3%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$10,096	$6,209	45th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate		2.75%	1st


VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)		Tennessee	Rhea County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project Type
		Transportation	$ 18,890,537	$ 62,854	68th	0.3%
		Water & Wastewater	4,004,578	21,874	44th	0.5%
		Law Enforcement	1,880,412	5,500	40th	0.3%
		Existing School Improvements	1,905,950	2,245	69th	0.1%
		Storm Water	355,315	1,600	16th	0.5%
		Industrial Sites & Parks	194,809	1,500	39th	0.8%
		Public Buildings	441,686	1,175	43rd	0.3%
		Recreation	1,084,915	1,030	76th	0.1%
		Fire Protection	218,982	500	39th	0.2%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites	390,159	150	45th	0.0%
		Solid Waste	40,152	60	27th	0.1%
		Non K-12 Education	4,096,971	-	-	-
		K-12 New School Construction	1,548,048	-	-	-
		Business District Development	954,871	-	-	-
		Other Utilities	604,980	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities	395,979	-	-	-
		Community Development	374,527	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need	112,243	-	-	-
		Other Facilities	31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications	24,300	-	-	-
		Housing	14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition	-	-	-
	Grand Total		$ 37,565,189	$ 98,488	75th	0.3%

VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education

Adult Educational Attainment

Tennessee

Rhea County

County
Rank

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 American Community Survey

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

81.8%

73.7%

61st

-8.1%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

22.4%

11.2%

56th

-11.2%

1990 Census

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

67.1%

56.0%

51st

-11.1%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

16.0%

8.5%

43rd

-7.4%

*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

Rhea 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

1,224

Public

151,344

Private

91,256

1,224

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	Rhea County	Dayton City
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	4,236	755
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%	0.1%
	1999-2010			892,270	3,814	715
		Percent of Statewide			0.4%	0.1%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	422	40
	Percent Change			6.3%	11.1%	5.6%

	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	63.3%	53.0%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	50.4%	105.3%
	Special Education			14.5%	11.4%	14.5%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	5.1%	2.2%

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

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.

Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	15	13.9
	1999-2000			16	23	15.9
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(8)	(2)

	*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%	96.3%	98.3%
		1998-1999		96.4%	95.7%	97.0%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	n/a	12.2%
		1998-1999		14.8%	n/a	16.8%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Rhea County	Dayton City
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,211	$7,004
		Percent of Statewide			88.7%	86.1%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,883	$4,274
		Percent of Statewide			89.2%	78.1%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,327	$2,730
	Percent Change			48.5%		63.9%

Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$41,224	$41,827
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	91.7%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$31,226	$31,722
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	87.3%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$10,105
	Percent Change			25.5%		31.9%

Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	63.8%	62.6%
		Federal		13.5%	14.4%	17.0%
		Local		39.3%	21.7%	20.4%
		System Rank for Percent Local			93rd	101st
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	64.2%	63.6%
		Federal		9.1%	10.3%	11.5%
		Local		43.3%	25.5%	24.9%
		System Rank for Percent Local			99th	95th

				Statewide	Rhea County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,677	50th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				56.5%


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	Rhea County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)	$467,420	$449,752	43rd	96.2%
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)	$3,378	$3,594	37th	106.4%
	Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$2,617,394,000	$11,943,000	65th	0.5%
	Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$424	$391	63rd	92.2%