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
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 619 8th  1.5%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 164,411  22nd   1.5%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 200,097  15th   1.8%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 1,525  11th   1.9%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 108  67th  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 262,604 5th  4.1%
2000 Census 5,689,283 182,023 5th  3.2%
1990 Census 4,877,203 118,570 6th  2.4%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 80,581 1st  12.3%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% 44.3% 2nd 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)     Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154               424 5th  275.6%
2000 Census 138               294 5th  213.1%
1990 Census 118               192 11th  161.9%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2010 Census 4,213,245 217,905 5th  5.2%
2000 Census 3,618,968 137,004 5th  3.8%
1990 Census 2,969,948 65,963 7th  2.2%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 16.4% 59.1% 4th 
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 107.7% 7th 
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census 66.4% 83.0% 5th  16.6%
2000 Census 63.6% 75.3% 5th  11.7%
1990 Census 60.9% 55.6% 12th  -5.3%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 32 94th 
2000 Census 36 31 94th 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket     Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census
under 18 23.6% 26.2% 6th  2.6%
18-24 9.6% 12.4% 5th  2.8%
25-44 26.4% 30.2% 4th  3.8%
45-64 27.0% 23.0% 94th  -4.0%
65 & over 13.4% 8.2% 94th  -5.2%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 26.4% 9th  1.8%
18-24 9.6% 13.2% 5th  3.5%
25-44 30.2% 33.5% 5th  3.3%
45-64 23.2% 19.4% 94th  -3.8%
65 & over 12.4% 7.5% 95th  -4.9%
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2010 (Census)        
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)          
        Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 97.6 7th  102.6%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 8.8 6.3 79th  71.6%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 4.2 5.1 70th  121.4%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 $34,921 $30,665 30th  87.8%
2000 $26,097 $26,624 8th  102.0%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.96% 1.42% 93rd 
Median Household Income            
2010 $41,461 $51,815 4th  125.0%
2000 $35,760 $47,801 3rd  133.7%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.49% 0.81% 78th 
2010 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages 17.8% 14.4% 14th  -3.40%
Related Children Under 18 Years  25.9% 18.4% 4th  -7.50%
2000 Poverty Rate            
All Ages  13.5% 9.0% 5th  -4.49%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 8.5% 4th  -9.09%
2010 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Occupied Households 23.5% 16.7% 7th  -6.82%
Percent of Individuals 19.6% 14.0% 5th  -5.64%
2010 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Occupied Households 2.5% 1.40% 21st  -1.10%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.27% 20th  -1.26%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III. Health & Healthcare
2010 Pregnancy & Birth Rates      Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Live births per 1,000 Population 12.5              14.3 46th 114.4%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 44.1% 35.0% 12th 79.4%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.0% 8.3% 23rd 92.2%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               72.2              70.4 51st 97.5%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               10.0               7.7 25th 77.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                 0.8               0.4  3rd 50.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Mortality Rates      Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                 9.3               5.9   2nd  63.4%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             228.3            122.6  2nd 53.7%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             212.9            141.3  2nd 66.4%
Diabetes               26.4              15.6  9th 59.1%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
 4th
24th
26th
Access to Healthcare     Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2010) 2.4 1.3 18th  56.0%
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 1.2 20th  67.0%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2010) 3.5 1.5 62nd  41.8%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 1.5 62nd  35.7%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2010) 43.9 43.3 57th  98.6%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 45.7 55th  99.2%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank*		 Percentage Point Difference
2012 (January) 8.7% 7.1% 7th  -1.6%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 3.1% 3rd  -0.9%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 31.0% 52nd  2.1%
2000 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 12.0% 9.4% 16th  -2.7%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Employment Top Industries 2,558,287 93,941 5th  3.7%
Manufacturing 11.7% 18.0% 4th  5.7%
Retail Trade 12.0% 12.2% 6th  3.7%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 9.7% 6th  3.9%
Health Care and Social Assistance 12.6% 8.7% 8th  2.5%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 6.7% 8.7% 5th  4.8%
Wholesale Trade 4.6% 4.4% 5th  3.5%
Transportation and Warehousing 4.8% 4.2% 5th  3.2%
Finance and Insurance 4.1% 3.4% 6th  3.1%
Construction 3.9% 3.4% 7th  3.2%
Information 1.7% 3.0% 5th  6.3%
Federal Government 2.0% 2.8% 5th  5.0%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4.2% 2.4% 9th  2.1%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 2.0% 7th  2.8%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1.3% 1.0% 6th  3.0%
*Note: Percentages for counties may not total to 100%. 
This table shows the top industries in the county, not all industries.
2010 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County
Rank
5th 
13th 
4th 
16th 
6th 
9th 
13th 
26th 
9th 
11th 
9th 
18th 
15th 
21st 
29th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates*     Tennessee Rutherford County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $493,027 26th  105.5%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $4,573 16th  135.4%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $24,460,000 41st  0.9%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $101 86th  23.8%
*2012 Ag Census not available until 2013
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)*
Fiscal Year 2011 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Tennessee Revenue Rutherford County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $      7,377,794 100.0%  $   543,178 100.0%
Total State Revenue  $      2,705,115 36.7%  $   163,689 30.1%
Public Schools**          2,360,751 32.0%  $   153,732 28.3%
All Other             344,365 4.7%           9,957 1.8%
Federal Revenue***  $         747,424 10.1%  $     35,040 6.5%
Total Local Revenue  $      3,925,254 53.2%  $   344,450 63.4%
Property Tax†          2,563,733 34.7%       157,234 28.9%
Local Sales Tax††          1,081,514 14.7%         43,788 8.1%
Other Local‡           1,245,096 16.9%       143,428 26.4%
*Davidson, Gibson, Hamilton, Knox, McMinn, Shelby and Washington County Audits not available as of July 1, 2012
**State revenue for County School Districts Only
***Includes federal revenue through state and direct federal revenue.
†Includes county property tax support for city and/or special school districts.
††Includes local option sales tax support for city and/or special school districts.
‡Includes all other local taxes, licenses and permits, fees and fines, and charges for current services.
 Tax Base      Tennessee  County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
2011 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands) $144,184,673 $6,097,873 6th  4.2%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,720 $23,221 19th 
2011 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.47 29th 
2011 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $66,377,563 $2,746,295 6th  4.1%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,460 $10,458 13th 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2010 - 2015 (in thousands)     Tennessee Rutherford County County
 Rank		 Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Non K-12 Education  $   4,160,573  $    506,793 3rd 12.18%
Transportation     18,847,863        328,192 13th 1.74%
Water and Wastewater       4,363,596        317,749 2nd 7.28%
K-12 New School Construction       1,736,322          86,000 5th 4.95%
Law Enforcement       1,946,322          78,090 4th 4.01%
Recreation       1,058,943          71,977 4th 6.80%
Public Buildings          359,311          32,925 4th 9.16%
Existing School Improvements       1,981,658          13,934 27th 0.70%
Business District Development          984,423            3,850 10th 0.39%
Fire Protection          175,805            3,250 12th 1.85%
Other Utilities          246,816            2,300 20th 0.93%
Public Health Facilities          443,995               650 17th 0.15%
Community Development          417,137               518 32nd 0.12%
School System-wide Need          111,334               180 15th 0.16%
Libraries, Museums, and Historic Sites          397,182                   - - -
Storm Water          350,741                   - - -
Industrial Sites and Parks          261,002                   - - -
Other Facilities           97,549                   - - -
Solid Waste           38,334                   - - -
Housing           25,100                   - - -
Telecommunications           16,400                   - - -
Property Acquisition                    -                   - - -
Grand Total  $ 38,020,406  $  1,446,408 5th 3.80%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment (Persons 25 years and over)   Tennessee Rutherford County County
 Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2006-2010 American Community Survey 
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 82.5% 87.9% 4th  5.5%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.7% 26.3% 7th  3.6%
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 81.8% 4th  5.9%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 22.9% 6th  3.3%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 73.9% 6th  6.8%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 18.7% 7th  2.7%
*Note: Percentages do not add to 100%
because categories are not mutually exclusive.
*Note: 2011 educational attainment data not yet available. 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (Fall 2010)     Tennessee Rutherford County    
Four-year Colleges and Universities 55 1
Public 10 1
Private 45 0
Other Public Institutions 85 1
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 13 0
Technology Centers 26 1
Two-Year Private Institutions 2 0
Off-campus Sites 44 0
2010-2011 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions            
Four-year Colleges and Universities 190,018 22,010
Public 121,833 22,010
Private 68,185 0
Other Public Institutions 86,841 329  
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 62,971 0  
Technology Centers 9,941 329  
Two-Year Private Institutions 362 0  
Off-campus Sites 13,567 0  
IX.  Public School Systems (Total number of school systems in Tennessee is 136)
        Statewide Rutherford County Murfreesboro City        
Number of Students
2010-2011 949,354 38,122 6,837
System Rank for Students 6th  30th 
Percent of Statewide 4.0% 0.7%        
2000-2001 896,556 25,793 5,699
System Rank for Students 6th  38th 
Percent of Statewide 2.9% 0.6%        
Increase/(Decrease) 52,798           12,329             1,138                
Percent Change 5.9% 47.8% 20.0%        
2009-2010*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 60.2% 43.6% 63.4%
Federal Title 1 58.0% 17.2% 66.5%
Special Education 11.4% 9.2% 9.6%
English Language Learners 3.8% 4.6% 6.7%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Rutherford County Murfreesboro City        
2009-2010 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 57.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.7% 100.0% 100.0%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
                     
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2010-2011 14.6 15.4               14.1            
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 110th   62nd              
2000-2001 15.8 15.6               15.1            
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 78th   45th              
Increase/(Decrease)             (1)                  (0)                  (1)                
*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.
        Statewide Rutherford County Murfreesboro City        
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2009-2010 98.5% 98.9% 98.1%
1999-2000 96.8% 98.0% 98.0%
Dropout Rate
2009-2010 11.7% 7.1% n/a
1999-2000 14.4% 16.1% n/a
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Rutherford County Murfreesboro City        
Expenditures per Student
2010-2011 $8,465 $7,541 $8,713
System Rank for Expenditures per Student 104th  33rd 
Percent of Statewide 89.1% 102.9%        
2000-2001 $6,055 $5,665 $5,965
System Rank for Expenditures per Student 68th  45th 
Percent of Statewide 93.6% 98.5%        
Increase/Decrease $2,410 $1,876 $2,748        
Percent Change 39.8% 33.1% 46.1%        
                     
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2010-2011 $45,891 $44,779 $47,558
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 32nd  14th 
Percent of Statewide 97.6% 103.6%        
2000-2001 $37,431 $37,284 $38,672
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 27th  19th 
Percent of Statewide 99.6% 103.3%        
Increase/(Decrease) $8,459 $7,496 $8,887
Percent Change 22.6% 20.1% 23.0%        
        Statewide Rutherford County Murfreesboro City         
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2010-2011
Federal 14.9% 10.6% 13.9%  
State 46.2% 51.8% 44.9%
Local 38.9% 37.6% 41.2%        
System Rank for Percent Local 29th  23rd         
2000-2001
Federal 9.5% 5.7% 7.3%
State 46.9% 50.9% 44.7%
Local 43.7% 43.4% 48.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 27th  19th         
        Statewide Rutherford County County
Rank		        
2012-2013 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $3,024 $2,589 22nd 
Percent of Statewide Figure 85.6%
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
  http://www.agcensus.usda.gov
  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