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

Stewart County, Tennessee

Selected Statistical Information

I. Geography & Demographics

Tennessee

Stewart County

County
Rank

Percent of State Total

Total Land Area (sq. mi.)

41,217

458

47th

1.1%

Farmland (2007)

Acres of Farmland (2007)

10,969,798

55,368

72nd

0.5%

Acres of Farmland (1992)

11,169,086

53,795

38th

0.5%

Number of Farms (2007)

79,280

353

84th

0.4%

Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)

138

157

28th

Population

2010 Census

6,346,105

13,324

81st

0.2%

2000 Census

5,689,283

12,370

80th

0.2%

Population Change (2000 to 2010)

656,822

954

62nd

0.1%

Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)

11.5%

7.7%

43rd

Population Density (per sq. mi.)

Comparison to State Figure

2010 Census

154

81st

18.9%

2000 Census

138

81st

19.5%

Urban Population

Percent of State Total

2000 Census

3,618,968

71st

0.0%

1990 Census

2,969,948

72nd

0.0%

Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)

21.9%

n/a

Percent of Population in Urban Areas

Percentage Point Difference

2000 Census

63.6%

0.0%

71st

-63.6%

1990 Census

60.9%

0.0%

72nd

-60.9%

Median Age

2010 Census

20th

2000 Census

26th

Population Percentages by Age Bracket

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 (5-year average)

under 18

19.5%

24.5%

23rd

5.0%

18-24

6.9%

7.0%

23rd

0.1%

24-44

33.2%

27.8%

83rd

-5.4%

45-64

27.0%

28.2%

29th

1.2%

65 & over

13.4%

15.4%

36th

1.9%

2000 Census

under 18

24.6%

23.9%

42nd

-0.7%

18-24

9.6%

7.5%

87th

-2.2%

25-44

30.2%

28.4%

55th

-1.9%

45-64

23.2%

25.4%

40th

2.2%

65 & over

12.4%

14.9%

30th

2.5%

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

Stewart County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

Males per 100 Females (2010)

95.1

99.8

2nd

104.9%

Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

9.1

5.9

87th

64.8%

Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009

4.2

5.3

82nd

126.2%

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


II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income		Tennessee	Stewart County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009	$34,277	$28,296	47th	82.6%
		2000	$26,097	$19,301	66th	74.0%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	3.08%	4.34%	11th

	Median Household Income
		2009	$41,715	$38,410	35th	92.1%
		2000	$35,760	$33,169	41st	92.8%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate	1.73%	1.64%	28th

	2009 Poverty Rate					Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages	17.2%	17.9%	36th	0.70%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	21.8%	21.4%	26th	-0.40%

	2000 Census
		All Ages	13.5%	12.4%	22nd	-1.04%
		Related Children Under 18 Years	17.6%	12.9%	13th	-4.73%

	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households	20.4%	14.3%	6th	-6.08%
		Percent of Individuals	17.8%	15.0%	17th	-2.80%

	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households	2.4%	1.3%	23rd	-1.08%
		Percent of Individuals	2.5%	1.3%	24th	-1.14%

	*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

Stewart County

County
Rank*

Comparison to State Figure

2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates

Live births per 1,000 Population

13.9

10.1

7th

72.7%

Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents

44.0%

29.4%

4th

66.8%

Percent Low Birth Weight

9.2%

11.0%

46th

119.6%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44

79.6

57.3

11th

72.0%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17

13.6

9.8

21st

72.1%

Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14

1.2

2.4

17th

200.0%

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

2008 Mortality Rates

Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population

9.5

10.4

23rd

109.5%

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

Diseases of the Heart

238.2

305.8

58th

128.4%

Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)

213.3

290.9

78th

136.4%

* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best conditio

31st

30th

Tennessee

Stewart County

County
Rank

Comparison to State Figure

Access to Healthcare

Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)

1.8

0.3

83rd

16.9%

Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)

4.2

n/a

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

46.0

44.4

60th

96.3%

Percentage Point Difference

2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care

9.4%

n/a


IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate		Tennessee	Stewart County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)	10.2%	12.3%	59th	2.1%
		2000 (annual)	4.0%	4.9%	56th	0.9%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)	28.9%	32.5%	59th	3.6%

	* 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	2,645	76th	0.1%
		Federal Government	2.0%	19.3%	12th	1.0%
		Manufacturing	11.7%	16.1%	75th	0.1%
		Construction	3.9%	10.8%	42nd	0.3%
		Retail Trade	12.0%	9.0%	81st	0.1%
		Health Care and Social Assistance	12.6%	7.4%	50th	0.1%
		Finance and Insurance	4.1%	1.7%	76th	0.0%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	4.2%	1.0%	48th	0.0%
		Wholesale Trade	4.6%	0.9%	65th	0.0%
		Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	0.3%	0.6%	29th	0.2%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1.3%	0.5%	60th	0.0%
		0	0.0%	0.0%	0	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


						3rd
						3rd
						1st
						1st
						35th
						35th
						6th
						6th
						36th
						36th
						32nd
						32nd
						38th
						38th
						64th
						64th
						60th
						60th
						27th
						27th
						81st
						81st
						0th
						0th


VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)			Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Stewart County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total		$ 8,660,673	100.0%	$ 30,716	100.00%
		Total State Revenue		$ 2,637,323	30.5%	$ 16,822	54.8%
			Public Schools*	2,236,881	25.8%	$ 11,820	38.5%
			All Other	400,441	4.6%	5,002	16.3%
		Federal Revenue		$ 614,129	7.1%	$ 3,921	12.8%
		Total Local Revenue		$ 5,409,221	62.5%	$ 9,973	32.5%
			Property Tax	2,563,733	29.6%	5,313	17.3%
			Local Sales Tax	1,081,514	12.5%	1,381	4.5%
			Other Local	1,763,975	20.4%	3,280	10.7%

	Tax Base			Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)		$144,745,094	$257,614	76th	0.2%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$22,808	$19,335	42nd
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)			$2.25	42nd
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)		$64,073,298	$48,295	13th	0.1%
			Tax Base Per Capita	$10,096	$3,625	78th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate		2.25%	7th


VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)		Tennessee	Stewart County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project Type
		Transportation	$ 18,890,537	$ 62,980	66th	0.3%
		Public Buildings	441,686	21,000	5th	4.8%
		Water & Wastewater	4,004,578	14,935	54th	0.4%
		Law Enforcement	1,880,412	7,300	35th	0.4%
		Other Utilities	604,980	3,000	15th	0.5%
		Community Development	374,527	2,925	19th	0.8%
		Recreation	1,084,915	2,625	54th	0.2%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites	390,159	1,250	24th	0.3%
		Existing School Improvements	1,905,950	580	82nd	0.0%
		Fire Protection	218,982	500	39th	0.2%
		Other Facilities	31,137	150	13th	0.5%
		Non K-12 Education	4,096,971	-	-	-
		K-12 New School Construction	1,548,048	-	-	-
		Business District Development	954,871	-	-	-
		Public Health Facilities	395,979	-	-	-
		Storm Water	355,315	-	-	-
		Industrial Sites & Parks	194,809	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need	112,243	-	-	-
		Solid Waste	40,152	-	-	-
		Telecommunications	24,300	-	-	-
		Housing	14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition	-	-	-
	Grand Total		$ 37,565,189	$ 117,245	68th	0.3%

VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education

Adult Educational Attainment

Tennessee

Stewart County

County
Rank

Percentage Point Difference

2005-2009 American Community Survey

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

81.8%

79.2%

33rd

-2.6%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

22.4%

10.7%

65th

-11.7%

1990 Census

Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better

67.1%

58.9%

37th

-8.2%

Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better

16.0%

7.7%

53rd

-8.2%

*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

Stewart 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	Stewart County
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	2,161
		Percent of Statewide			0.2%
	1999-2010			892,270	2,049
		Percent of Statewide			0.2%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	112
	Percent Change			6.3%	5.5%

	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	48.0%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	68.2%
	Special Education			14.5%	14.0%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	0.4%

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

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.

Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	15
	1999-2000			16	24
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(9)

	*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%	98.2%
		1998-1999		96.4%	97.5%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	9.1%
		1998-1999		14.8%	5.9%

	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Stewart County
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$7,913
		Percent of Statewide			97.3%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,039
		Percent of Statewide			92.0%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,874
	Percent Change			48.5%

Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$41,660
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$31,439
		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%	73.5%
		Federal		13.5%	14.5%
		Local		39.3%	12.0%
		System Rank for Percent Local			134th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	65.9%
		Federal		9.1%	9.9%
		Local		43.3%	24.2%
		System Rank for Percent Local			135th

				Statewide	Stewart County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$1,220	76th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				41.1%


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	Stewart County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)	$467,420	$425,012	51st	90.9%
	Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)	$3,378	$2,710	75th	80.2%
	Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$2,617,394,000	$6,026,000	77th	0.2%
	Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold	$424	$462	59th	109.0%