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
Wilson County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
					Tennessee	Wilson County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
	Total Land Area (sq. mi.)				41,217	571	19th	1.4%
	Farmland (2007)
		Acres of Farmland (2007)			10,969,798	192,920	15th	1.8%
		Acres of Farmland (1992)			11,169,086	214,497	69th	1.9%
		Number of Farms (2007)			79,280	1,745	5th	2.2%
		Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007)			138	111	65th
	Population
		2010 Census			6,346,105	113,993	12th	1.8%
		2000 Census			5,689,283	88,809	13th	1.6%
		Population Change (2000 to 2010)			656,822	25,184	9th	3.8%
		Growth Rate (2000 to 2010)			11.5%	28.4%	4th
	Population Density (per sq. mi.)							Comparison to State Figure
		2010 Census			154	200	12th	129.8%
		2000 Census			138	156	12th	112.8%
	Urban Population							Percent of State Total
		2000 Census			3,618,968	47,868	14th	1.3%
		1990 Census			2,969,948	30,477	16th	1.0%
		Growth Rate (1990 to 2000)			21.9%	57.1%	16th
	Percent of Population in Urban Areas							Percentage Point Difference
		2000 Census			63.6%	53.9%	21st	-9.7%
		1990 Census			60.9%	45.0%	24th	-15.9%
	Median Age
		2010 Census			38	39	66th
		2000 Census			36	36	66th
	Population Percentages by Age Bracket							Percentage Point Difference
		2005-2009 (5-year average)
			under 18		19.5%	25.4%	14th	5.8%
			18-24		6.9%	6.7%	43rd	-0.2%
			24-44		33.2%	31.4%	31st	-1.8%
			45-64		27.0%	28.0%	34th	1.0%
			65 & over		13.4%	11.0%	88th	-2.5%
		2000 Census
			under 18		24.6%	26.2%	11th	1.7%
			18-24		9.6%	7.7%	79th	-2.0%
			25-44		30.2%	31.7%	7th	1.5%
			45-64		23.2%	24.7%	51st	1.5%
			65 & over		12.4%	9.7%	91st	-2.7%
	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	Wilson County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	Males per 100 Females (2010)				95.1	96.0	1st	100.9%
	Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2009				9.1	6.6	69th	72.5%
	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	Wilson County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
		2009			$34,277	$35,612	6th	103.9%
		2000			$26,097	$29,934	4th	114.7%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			3.08%	1.95%	91st
	Median Household Income
		2009			$41,715	$60,616	2nd	145.3%
		2000			$35,760	$50,481	2nd	141.2%
		Compound Annual Growth Rate			1.73%	2.05%	8th
	2009 Poverty Rate							Percentage Point Difference
		All Ages			17.2%	9.1%	2nd	-8.10%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			21.8%	11.3%	2nd	-10.50%
	2000 Census
		All Ages			13.5%	6.7%	2nd	-6.82%
		Related Children Under 18 Years			17.6%	7.8%	3rd	-9.84%
	2009 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )
		Percent of Households			20.4%	14.4%	7th	-6.01%
		Percent of Individuals			17.8%	11.5%	2nd	-6.33%
	2009 Families First (Monthly Average)
		Percent of Households			2.4%	1.0%	5th	-1.45%
		Percent of Individuals			2.5%	0.9%	4th	-1.61%
	*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	Wilson County	County Rank*	Comparison to State Figure
	2008 Pregnancy & Birth Rates
		Live births per 1,000 Population			13.9	12.9	33rd	92.8%
		Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents			44.0%	33.0%	10th	75.0%
		Percent Low Birth Weight			9.2%	7.8%	19th	84.8%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44			79.6	69.1	48th	86.8%
		Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17			13.6	8.6	12th	63.2%
		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	7.7	5th	81.1%
		Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
			Diseases of the Heart		238.2	196.3	13th	82.4%
			Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)		213.3	186.1	12th	87.2%
	* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
							22nd
							8th
							23rd
					Tennessee	Wilson County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
	Access to Healthcare
		Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)			1.8	0.8	33rd	45.6%
		Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008)			4.2	2.3	48th	54.8%
		Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008)			46.0	41.7	69th	90.5%
								Percentage Point Difference
		2008 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care			9.4%	1.5%	65th	-7.9%

IV. Employment
	Unemployment Rate				Tennessee	Wilson County	County Rank*	Percentage Point Difference
		2011 (June)			10.2%	8.6%	6th	-1.6%
		2000 (annual)			4.0%	3.2%	4th	-0.8%
		2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual)			28.9%	26.7%	38th	-2.3%
	* 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	33,940	15th	1.3%
		Retail Trade			12.0%	17.2%	12th	1.9%
		Manufacturing			11.7%	12.7%	19th	1.4%
		Local Government			10.9%	11.8%	10th	1.4%
		Accommodation and Food Services			9.1%	10.7%	13th	1.6%
		Health Care and Social Assistance			12.6%	10.4%	16th	1.1%
		Wholesale Trade			4.6%	6.4%	9th	1.8%
		Construction			3.9%	5.8%	12th	1.9%
		Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services			6.7%	4.5%	18th	0.9%
		Finance and Insurance			4.1%	2.8%	18th	0.9%
		Other Services (except Public Administration)			2.6%	2.2%	16th	1.1%
		Educational Services			1.5%	1.4%	10th	1.2%
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			1.3%	1.4%	11th	1.5%
		Information			1.7%	1.1%	15th	0.8%
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			1.1%	1.0%	12th	1.2%
	*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
								10th
								33rd
								17th
								32nd
								22nd
								13th
								11th
								23rd
								25th
								1st
								41st
								15th
								15th
								19th
								20th

V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
		2007 Estimates			Tennessee	Wilson County	County Rank	Comparison to State Figure
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm)			$467,420	$452,626	42nd	96.8%
		Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre)			$3,378	$4,094	22nd	121.2%
		Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$2,617,394,000	$21,341,000	47th	0.8%
		Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold			$424	$200	79th	47.2%

VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
	Fiscal Year 2010 Revenue by Source (in thousands)				Tennessee	Percent of Tennessee Revenue	Wilson County	Percent of County Revenue
		Grand Total			$   8,660,673	100.0%	$   237,025	100.00%
		Total State Revenue			$   2,637,323	30.5%	$     60,576	25.6%
			Public Schools*		2,236,881	25.8%	$     54,334	22.9%
			All Other		400,441	4.6%	6,243	2.6%
		Federal Revenue			$      614,129	7.1%	$     12,029	5.1%
		Total Local Revenue			$   5,409,221	62.5%	$   164,419	69.4%
			Property Tax		2,563,733	29.6%	72,685	30.7%
			Local Sales Tax		1,081,514	12.5%	28,242	11.9%
			Other Local		1,763,975	20.4%	63,492	26.8%
	Tax Base				Tennessee	County	County Rank	Percent of State Total
		2010 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands)			$144,745,094	$3,072,102	12th	2.1%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$22,808	$26,950	6th
		2010 County Property Tax Rate (per $100)				$2.43	28th
		2010 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands)			$64,073,298	$1,094,937	1st	1.7%
			Tax Base Per Capita		$10,096	$9,605	16th
			2011 County Sales Tax Rate			2.25%	1st

VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
	Estimated Costs, 2009 - 2014 (in thousands)				Tennessee	Wilson County	County  Rank	Percent of State Total
	Project  Type
		Transportation			$ 18,890,537	$    364,446	10th	1.9%
		K-12 New School Construction			1,548,048	129,000	3rd	8.3%
		Water & Wastewater			4,004,578	99,655	11th	2.5%
		Existing School Improvements			1,905,950	69,585	7th	3.7%
		Recreation			1,084,915	18,127	15th	1.7%
		Community Development			374,527	15,000	5th	4.0%
		Industrial Sites & Parks			194,809	10,000	3rd	5.1%
		Law Enforcement			1,880,412	4,500	43rd	0.2%
		Public Buildings			441,686	3,650	20th	0.8%
		Fire Protection			218,982	3,250	13th	1.5%
		Solid Waste			40,152	1,300	11th	3.2%
		Public Health Facilities			395,979	1,000	14th	0.3%
		Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites			390,159	663	32nd	0.2%
		Non K-12 Education			4,096,971	-	-	-
		Business District Development			954,871	-	-	-
		Other Utilities			604,980	-	-	-
		Storm Water			355,315	-	-	-
		School System-wide Need			112,243	-	-	-
		Other Facilities			31,137	-	-	-
		Telecommunications			24,300	-	-	-
		Housing			14,638	-	-	-
		Property Acquisition			-	-	-
	Grand Total				$ 37,565,189	$    720,176	11th	1.9%

VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment					Tennessee	Wilson County	County  Rank	Percentage Point Difference
	2005-2009 American Community Survey
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			81.8%	87.4%	5th	5.6%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			22.4%	23.3%	9th	0.9%
	1990 Census
		Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better			67.1%	71.4%	9th	4.3%
		Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better			16.0%	15.6%	13th	-0.4%
	*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	Wilson County
	Four-year Colleges and Universities				77	1
		Public			14	0
		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	1,375
		Public			151,344	0
		Private			91,256	1,375
	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	Wilson County	Lebanon SSD
Number of Students
	2009-2010			948,508	15,057	3,183
		Percent of Statewide			1.6%	0.3%
	1999-2010			892,270	11,412	2,814
		Percent of Statewide			1.3%	0.3%
	Increase/(Decrease)			56,238	3,646	369
	Percent Change			6.3%	31.9%	13.1%
	2008-2009*
	Free or Reduced-price Meals			57.8%	58.0%	57.8%
	Federal Title 1			41.4%	7.4%	24.0%
	Special Education			14.5%	12.1%	15.3%
	English Language Learners			9.2%	9.0%	1.4%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Wilson County	Lebanon SSD
2008-2009 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools*
	Elementary Schools			73.2%	100.0%	73.2%
	Secondary Schools			90.1%	0.0%	90.1%
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
Students per Classroom Teacher*
	2009-2010			15	16	13.8
	1999-2000			16	26	15.0
	Increase/(Decrease)			(1)	(10)	(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.
Progress Through School
	Promotion Rate
		2008-2009		98.5%	99.2%	98.5%
		1998-1999		96.4%	95.3%	98.3%
	Dropout Rate
		2008-2009		10.4%	n/a	10.4%
		1998-1999		14.8%	17.0%	n/a
	*Note: 2009-2010 data not yet available.
				Statewide	Wilson County	Lebanon SSD
Expenditures per Student
	2009-2010			$8,132	$6,992	$7,914
		Percent of Statewide			86.0%	97.3%
	1999-2000			$5,475	$5,138	$5,070
		Percent of Statewide			93.9%	92.6%
	Increase/Decrease			$2,657	$1,854	$2,844
	Percent Change			48.5%		56.1%
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
	2009-2010			$45,597	$42,051	$45,085
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	98.9%
	1999-2000			$36,328	$32,326	$34,481
		Percent of Statewide			0.0%	94.9%
	Increase/(Decrease)			$9,269	$0	$10,604
	Percent Change			25.5%		30.8%
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
	2009-2010
		State		47.2%	48.4%	42.9%
		Federal		13.5%	9.8%	10.7%
		Local		39.3%	41.8%	46.4%
		System Rank for Percent Local			23rd	14th
	1999-2000
		State		47.5%	46.3%	33.1%
		Federal		9.1%	4.3%	8.7%
		Local		43.3%	49.4%	58.2%
		System Rank for Percent Local			30th	39th
				Statewide	Wilson County	County Rank
2011-2012 County Area Fiscal Capacity
	Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity			$2,967	$2,876	11th
	Percent of Statewide Figure				96.9%

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