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
Washington County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Washington County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	326	68th	0.8%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	118,595	40th	1.1%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	117,608	43rd	1.1%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	1,650	9th	2.1%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	72	92nd
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	122,979	11th	1.9%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	107,198	10th	1.9%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	15,781	12th	2.4%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	14.7%	19th
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	377	11th	244.8%
		2000 Census			138	329	11th	238.0%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	72,263	10th	2.0%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	61,474	9th	2.1%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	17.6%	36th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	67.4%	12th	3.8%
		1990 Census			60.9%	66.6%	8th	5.7%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	39	66th
		2000 Census			36	37	54th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	20.8%	85th	1.2%
			18-24		6.9%	6.8%	28th	-0.1%
			24-44		33.2%	34.0%	12th	0.9%
			45-64		27.0%	26.4%	68th	-0.6%
			65 & over		13.4%	14.9%	48th	1.4%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	21.3%	92nd	-3.3%
			18-24		9.6%	10.8%	12th	1.1%
			25-44		30.2%	30.0%	25th	-0.2%
			45-64		23.2%	24.0%	61st	0.8%
			65 & over		12.4%	13.9%	45th	1.6%
	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	Washington County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	95.5	6th	100.5%
	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	4.9	68th	116.7%
	*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.

II. Income and Poverty
	Per Capita Personal Income				Tennessee	Washington County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$33,391	13th	97.4%
		2000			$26,097	$22,786	27th	87.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	4.34%	13th
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$39,876	27th	95.6%
		2000			$35,760	$34,094	35th	95.3%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	1.76%	18th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	17.6%	32nd	0.40%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	18.0%	11th	-3.80%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	13.9%	40th	0.47%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	16.8%	34th	-0.79%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	15.3%	13th	-5.08%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	13.2%	9th	-4.56%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	1.4%	27th	-1.05%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	1.4%	31st	-1.03%
	*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	Washington County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	11.8	22nd	84.9%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	36.6%	23rd	83.2%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	7.9%	20th	85.9%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	62.5	25th	78.5%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	7.4	9th	54.4%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14			1.2	0.6	5th	50.0%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
	2008 Mortality Rates
		Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population			9.5	10.3	22nd	108.4%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	285.3	51st	119.8%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	218.1	29th	102.3%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							39th
							4th
							34th
					Tennessee	Washington County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	3.9	2nd	213.6%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	6.1	8th	145.2%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	48.5	47th	105.4%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	7.4%	16th	-2.0%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Washington County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	9.0%	11th	-1.2%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	4.1%	29th	0.1%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	18.9%	6th	-10.1%
	* 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	58,120	8th	2.3%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	17.0%	6th	3.1%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	12.6%	8th	2.4%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	9.7%	10th	2.4%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	9.3%	13th	1.8%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	7.4%	7th	2.5%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	5.0%	7th	2.8%
		Federal Government			2.0%	4.2%	6th	4.7%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	3.8%	6th	3.3%
		Information			1.7%	3.0%	7th	3.9%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	2.9%	11th	1.4%
		Construction			3.9%	2.6%	14th	1.5%
		Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services			4.2%	2.2%	12th	1.2%
		Management of Companies and Enterprises			1.0%	2.1%	5th	4.6%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			1.3%	0.8%	13th	1.4%
	*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
								12th
								10th
								22nd
								16th
								10th
								3rd
								12th
								16th
								36th
								60th
								38th
								30th
								12th
								43rd
								28th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Washington County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$396,345	66th	84.8%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$5,514	6th	163.2%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$38,942,000	21st	1.5%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$334	67th	78.7%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Washington County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$              -	n/a
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$            -	n/a
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$              -	n/a
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	-	n/a
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$            -	n/a
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$              -	n/a
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	-	n/a
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	-	n/a
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	-	n/a
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$2,947,929	13th	2.0%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$23,971	17th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$1.91	67th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$1,478,499	2nd	2.3%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$12,022	8th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.50%	3rd

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Washington County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$    491,069	7th	2.6%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	205,460	5th	5.0%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	172,244	5th	4.3%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	102,941	6th	5.4%
		Storm Water			355,315	40,000	2nd	11.3%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	30,000	15th	1.9%
		Community Development			374,527	15,065	4th	4.0%
		Recreation			1,084,915	12,118	22nd	1.1%
		Fire Protection			218,982	11,350	5th	5.2%
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	2,822	11th	0.7%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	1,000	49th	0.5%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	748	31st	0.2%
		Solid Waste			40,152	500	15th	1.2%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	299	73rd	0.0%
		Business District Development			954,871	-	-	-
		Other Utilities			604,980	-	-	-
		Public Buildings			441,686	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Other Facilities			31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$  1,085,615	7th	2.9%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Washington County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	84.1%	11th	2.3%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	26.9%	6th	4.5%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	68.4%	12th	1.3%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	18.9%	6th	2.9%
	*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	Washington County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	4
		Public			14	3
		Private			63	1
	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	16,850
		Public			151,344	16,715
		Private			91,256	135
	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	Washington County	Johnson City
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	9,169	7,313
		Percent of Statewide			1.0%	0.8%
	1999-2010			892,270	8,570	6,672
		Percent of Statewide			1.0%	0.7%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	599	641
	Percent Change			6.3%	7.0%	9.6%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	46.2%	68.7%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	17.3%	35.9%
	Special Education			14.5%	12.5%	14.4%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	6.3%	0.3%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Washington County	Johnson 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	16	14.4
	1999-2000			16	23	20.9
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(8)	(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%	99.2%	99.1%
		1998-1999		96.4%	97.2%	98.1%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	1.8%	3.9%
		1998-1999		14.8%	15.2%	17.7%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Washington County	Johnson City
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$6,985	$8,505
		Percent of Statewide			85.9%	104.6%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$4,815	$5,969
		Percent of Statewide			88.0%	109.0%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$2,170	$2,535
	Percent Change			48.5%		42.5%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$42,596	$51,069
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	112.0%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$35,117	$37,900
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	104.3%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$13,169
	Percent Change			25.5%		34.7%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	48.2%	36.2%
		Federal		13.5%	13.1%	13.4%
		Local		39.3%	38.6%	50.4%
		System Rank for Percent Local			26th	11th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	64.7%	56.1%
		Federal		9.1%	8.5%	6.6%
		Local		43.3%	26.8%	37.2%
		System Rank for Percent Local			29th	5th
				Statewide	Washington County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$3,322	7th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				112.0%

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