Bakerstown, Tennessee

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Population in July 2007: 3,520.
Males: 1,784  (50.7%)
Females: 1,736  (49.3%)
Median resident age:

37.5 years
Tennessee median age:

35.9 years

Zip code: 37352

Estimated median household income in 2022: $73,990 (it was $38,365 in 2000)
Bakerstown:

$73,990
TN:

$65,254

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,887 (it was $19,604 in 2000)

Bakerstown CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $304,802 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
Bakerstown:

$304,802
TN:

$284,800

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $298,209; detached houses: $318,808; mobile homes: $102,637
March 2022 cost of living index in Bakerstown: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Bakerstown, TN (2000)
    • 3,30098.2%White alone
    • 260.8%Black alone
    • 150.4%Two or more races
    • 100.3%Hispanic
    • 50.1%Asian alone
    • 30.09%American Indian alone

Races in Bakerstown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 72.3 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile   (very low).

Bakerstown, Tennessee map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Bakerstown CCD:

0.5% ($429)
Tennessee:

0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (41.1 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (66.5 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (460.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Lynchburg, TN (1.6 miles ),
Harmony, TN (2.9 miles ),
Mulberry, TN (3.0 miles ),
Tullahoma, TN (3.1 miles ),
Flat Creek-Normandy, TN (3.2 miles ),
Estill Springs, TN (3.3 miles ),
Winchester, TN (3.6 miles ),
Normandy, TN (3.7 miles)

Latitude: 35.26 N, Longitude: 86.32 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 931

Distribution of median household income in Bakerstown, TN in 2022
Bakerstown satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.1%
Tennessee:

3.0%
Most common industries in Bakerstown, TN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (8.2%)
  • Beverage & tobacco products (7.9%)
  • Health care (5.6%)
  • Educational services (5.3%)
  • Public administration (5.2%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (14.0%)
  • Beverage & tobacco products (10.9%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (6.0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4.6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.1%)
  • Public administration (4.1%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (10.8%)
  • Educational services (8.6%)
  • Finance & insurance (7.0%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.6%)
  • Public administration (6.6%)
  • Personal & laundry services (5.7%)
  • Social assistance (5.1%)
Most common occupations in Bakerstown, TN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6.4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4.1%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (3.3%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7.5%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.1%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.5%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.6%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5.3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5.0%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.0%)

Average climate in Bakerstown, Tennessee

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Bakerstown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.5 miles away from the Bakerstown place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 2/13/1952, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.5 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 44 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Bakerstown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 162% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 66.0 miles away from Bakerstown center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 237.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 139.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 137.9 miles away from Bakerstown center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 237.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Moore County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Bakerstown:

  • LYNCHBURG NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; LYNCHBURG, TN)
  • HOSPICE OF THE HIGHLAND RIM (Hospital, about 10 miles away; TULLAHOMA, TN)
  • RCG TULLAHOMA (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; TULLAHOMA, TN)
  • LIFE CARE CENTER OF TULLAHOMA (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; TULLAHOMA, TN)
  • HARTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; TULLAHOMA, TN)
  • MEDICAL HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; TULLAHOMA, TN)
  • AMEDISYS HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; WINCHESTER, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bakerstown:

  • Motlow State Community College (about 8 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
  • Alabama A & M University (about 36 miles; Normal, AL; FT enrollment: 4,524)
  • Middle Tennessee State University (about 41 miles; Murfreesboro, TN; FT enrollment: 21,628)
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville (about 42 miles; Huntsville, AL; FT enrollment: 6,006)
  • Athens State University (about 49 miles; Athens, AL; FT enrollment: 2,771)
  • Columbia State Community College (about 51 miles; Columbia, TN; FT enrollment: 3,383)
  • Northeast Alabama Community College (about 55 miles; Rainsville, AL; FT enrollment: 2,409)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Bakerstown: Holiday Hide-A-Way Cabin Site (A), Metro Lynchburg Moore County Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 Fuga (B), Metro Lynchburg Moore County Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 Tankersley Ridge (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bakerstown include: Marble Hill United Methodist Church (A), Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church (B), Hickory Hill Baptist Church (C), Smith Chapel (D), Turkey Creek Church (E), Chestnut Ridge Church (F), Hoover Grove Church (G), Raysville Church (H), Calvary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sawyer Cemetery (1), Tipps Cemetery (2), Travis Cemetery (3), Union Cemetery (4), Waggoner Cemetery (5), Walker Cemetery (6), Waller Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Cumberland Springs Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goose Branch (A), Farris Creek (B), Bobo Creek (C), Short Creek (D), Bear Branch (E), Pitts Branch (F), Turkey Creek (G), Bull Run (H), Tankersley Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Bakerstown: Lost Creek Public Use Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Moore County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
Tennessee:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

72.6%
Whole state:

69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.0%
Whole state:

4.2%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

8.4%
Whole state:

13.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This place:

3.1%
Whole state:

5.8%
7 people in religious group quarters in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Bakerstown:

Marital status in Bakerstown, TN
  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 69.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

For population 25 years and over in Bakerstown:

  • High school or higher: 72.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.8
Tennessee average:

13.3

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Bakerstown, TN (based on Moore County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant1,4499
Mainline Protestant5757
Black Protestant1791
Other3-
Catholic--
None4,156-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Moore County:

3.28 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 4
Here:

6.55 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

12.2%
Tennessee:

11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Moore County:

29.7%
Tennessee:

30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

6.2%
State:

13.5%

Strongest AM radio stations in Bakerstown:

  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WLIJ (1580 AM; 5 kW; SHELBYVILLE, TN)
  • WZYX (1440 AM; 5 kW; COWAN, TN; Owner: TIMS FORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMSR (1320 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
  • WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bakerstown:

  • WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)
  • WWTN (99.7 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WYTM-FM (105.5 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, TN; Owner: TIME BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WFTZ (101.5 FM; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: PHASE TWO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAUT (88.5 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTML (91.5 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
  • W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
  • W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
  • W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFCM-FM (91.7 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WBUZ (102.9 FM; LA VERGNE, TN; Owner: WYCQ, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Bakerstown:

  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
  • WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Bakerstown, TN
  • 46.8%Electricity
  • 39.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 10.0%Wood
  • 3.2%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Bakerstown, TN
  • 39.0%Electricity
  • 36.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 18.4%Wood
  • 5.7%Utility gas


Bakerstown compared to Tennessee state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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