Calhoun-Riceville, Tennessee
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| Males: 3,448 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 3,415 |  (49.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.9 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37370
| Calhoun-Riceville: | $71,286 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,084 (it was $18,994 in 2000)
Calhoun-Riceville CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $232,742 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
| Calhoun-Riceville: | $232,742 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Calhoun-Riceville, TN residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calhoun-Riceville, TN
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- 6,08794.0%White alone
- 1642.5%Black alone
- 1081.7%Hispanic
- 631.0%Two or more races
- 340.5%Asian alone
- 190.3%American Indian alone
- 10.02%Other race alone
Races in Calhoun-Riceville detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 105.3 square miles.
Population density: 65 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Calhoun-Riceville CCD: | 0.5% ($414) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN 
(37.2 miles , pop. 155,554).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (112.5 miles , pop. 416,474).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (475.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Riceville, TN (1.7 miles ),
), Big Spring-East View, TN (3.1 miles ),
), Hopewell, TN (3.6 miles )
)Latitude: 35.36 N, Longitude: 84.74 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 423
| Here: | 3.7% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Construction (11.3%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Educational services (4.9%)
- Transportation equipment (4.1%)
- Chemicals (4.1%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (3.9%)
- Truck transportation (3.7%)
- Construction (18.0%)
- Paper (5.7%)
- Chemicals (5.6%)
- Truck transportation (4.7%)
- Transportation equipment (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (4.0%)
- Food (4.0%)
- Health care (16.5%)
- Educational services (7.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.3%)
- Personal & laundry services (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.4%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.2%)
Average climate in Calhoun-Riceville, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 59.3. This is better than average.
| City: | 59.3 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2002 was 1.00. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.00 |
| U.S.: | 0.25 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2012 was 6.60. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 6.60 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2011 was 2.26. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.26 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.80. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.80 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Calhoun-Riceville-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.2 miles away from the Calhoun-Riceville place center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/15/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the place center injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Calhoun-Riceville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 100% 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 78.6 miles away from Calhoun-Riceville center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 53.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 17.3 miles away from Calhoun-Riceville center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 201.5 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 78.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 164.3 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 McMinn County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 5, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Flash Floods: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Calhoun-Riceville:
- NHC HEALTHCARE, ATHENS (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; ATHENS, TN)
- ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; ATHENS, TN)
- NHC HOMECARE ATHENS (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; ATHENS, TN)
- LIFE CARE CENTER OF ATHENS (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ATHENS, TN)
- FMC ATHENS (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; ATHENS, TN)
- ETOWAH HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; ETOWAH, TN)
- TOTAL RENAL CARE, INC. (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; ETOWAH, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calhoun-Riceville:
- Cleveland State Community College (about 14 miles; Cleveland, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
- Lee University (about 16 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 4,422)
- Southern Adventist University (about 29 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,898)
- Chattanooga State Community College (about 34 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 6,827)
- Roane State Community College (about 37 miles; Harriman, TN; FT enrollment: 4,302)
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (about 39 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 10,158)
- Dalton State College (about 44 miles; Dalton, GA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Calhoun-Riceville: Camp Cherokee (A), Raht Ferry (B), McMinn County District 6 Riceville Volunteer Fire Department (C), McMinn County District 5 Calhoun Rural Fire Department (D), Abitibi - Bowater Emergency Response Team (E), McMinn County District 8 Hillsview Rural Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Calhoun-Riceville include: Spring Creek Church (A), Bethel Springs Baptist Church (B), Lamontville Baptist Church (C), Calhoun Baptist Church (D), Union Chapel United Methodist Church (E), Sanford Church (F), Hilltop Church (G), Hiwassee Church (H), Britton Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Horton Cemetery (1), Swafford Cemetery (2), Hyde Cemetery (3), Sewell Cemetery (4), Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery (5), Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery (6), Hiwassee Baptist Church Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Pierce Pond (A), Blazer Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Kibble Branch (A), Chatata Creek (B), Oostanaula Creek (C), Horse Branch (D), Gregory Branch (E), Gee Branch (F), Buckhorn Creek (G), Brush Creek (H), Boyd Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Calhoun-Riceville: Rogers Creek Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 67.5% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 10.8% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Calhoun-Riceville:
- Never married: 15.9%
- Now married: 67.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 10.9%
For population 25 years and over in Calhoun-Riceville:
- High school or higher: 73.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.3 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Calhoun-Riceville, TN (based on McMinn County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 31,806 | 112 |
| Mainline Protestant | 4,849 | 23 |
| Catholic | 986 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 966 | 6 |
| Other | 464 | 2 |
| None | 13,195 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| McMinn County: | 1.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Here: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36
| Here: | 6.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23
| McMinn County: | 4.42 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 11.3% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 32.7% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.6% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Calhoun-Riceville:
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WCLE (1570 AM; 5 kW; CLEVELAND, TN)
- WYXI (1390 AM; 2 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: CORNERSTONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WLAR (1450 AM; 1 kW; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WENR (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; ENGLEWOOD, TN; Owner: PAUL WILSON D/B/A/ 1090 RADIO, A TEN)
- WCPH (1220 AM; 1 kW; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: STARR MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Calhoun-Riceville:
- WLLJ (103.1 FM; ETOWAH, TN; Owner: FRIENDSHIP BROADCASTING LLC.)
- WCLE-FM (104.1 FM; CALHOUN, TN; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WALV (95.3 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
- W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WAYB-FM (95.7 FM; GRAYSVILLE, TN; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- WYGO (99.5 FM; MADISONVILLE, TN; Owner: MAJOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJSQ (101.7 FM; ATHENS, TN; Owner: JAMES C. SLIGER)
- WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W217AN (91.3 FM; PROSPECT, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WOCE (93.1 FM; BENTON, TN; Owner: LB RADIO OF CHATTANOOGA, LLC)
- WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
- WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Calhoun-Riceville:
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
- WPDP-LP (Channel 25; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
- W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTNB-CA (Channel 27; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 55.5%Electricity
- 19.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.6%Utility gas
- 6.0%Wood
- 1.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 59.3%Electricity
- 11.5%Utility gas
- 11.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.2%Wood
- 7.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Calhoun-Riceville compared to Tennessee state average:
- Unemployed percentage 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.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Calhoun-Riceville on our top lists:
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (population 5,000+)"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: painters and paperhangers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: truck transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and related product manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other production occupations including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food processing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: paper (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: chemicals (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards, hospices, and schools for the handicapped (population 1,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in long-term care (population 1,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military quarters (population 1,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in noninstitutionalized settings (population 1,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in on base quarters (population 1,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the physically handicapped (population 1,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in dormitories (population 1,000+)"