Palmyra-Shiloh, Tennessee
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| Males: 1,773 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 1,755 |  (49.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 36.9 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37142
| Palmyra-Shiloh: | $68,826 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,917 (it was $16,671 in 2000)
Palmyra-Shiloh CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $237,738 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
| Palmyra-Shiloh: | $237,738 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $290,985; detached houses: $296,611; townhouses or other attached units: $294,053; in 2-unit structures: $140,535; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $328,300; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $221,917; mobile homes: $129,363; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $39,198
Palmyra-Shiloh, TN residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palmyra-Shiloh, TN
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- 2,93695.3%White alone
- 541.8%Black alone
- 391.3%Two or more races
- 280.9%Hispanic
- 150.5%American Indian alone
- 80.3%Asian alone
- 10.03%Other race alone
Races in Palmyra-Shiloh detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 71.6 square miles.
Population density: 49 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Palmyra-Shiloh CCD: | 0.7% ($509) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN 
(14.3 miles , pop. 103,455).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (44.2 miles , pop. 569,891).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (377.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Slayden, TN (2.6 miles),
Woodlawn-Dotsonville, TN (2.7 miles ),
), Lone Oak, TN (2.9 miles ),
), Cumberland Heights, TN (3.0 miles ),
), Vanleer, TN (3.3 miles ),
), Latitude: 36.39 N, Longitude: 87.50 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 931
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Construction (15.6%)
- Educational services (9.0%)
- Health care (8.5%)
- Printing & related support activities (6.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.2%)
- Machinery (5.2%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Construction (24.0%)
- Public administration (8.9%)
- Machinery (8.1%)
- Printing & related support activities (4.9%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.3%)
- Health care (17.6%)
- Educational services (17.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (10.1%)
- Printing & related support activities (9.1%)
- Finance & insurance (6.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.4%)
- Construction (4.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.0%)
- Printing workers (3.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.2%)
- Printing workers (4.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.5%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.3%)
- Cashiers (5.3%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
Average climate in Palmyra-Shiloh, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 61.6. This is about average.
| City: | 61.6 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2005 was 3.65. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 3.65 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2015 was 1.45. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.45 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2005 was 34.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 34.0 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.02. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.02 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Palmyra-Shiloh-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/27/1970, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.2 miles away from the Palmyra-Shiloh place center killed 3 people and injured 85 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/4/2003, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused $750,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Palmyra-Shiloh-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 242% greater than the overall U.S. average.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 144.2 miles away from Palmyra-Shiloh center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 144.2 miles away from Palmyra-Shiloh center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 111.6 miles away from Palmyra-Shiloh center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 124.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 129.6 miles away from Palmyra-Shiloh center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 169.5 miles away from Palmyra-Shiloh center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 5, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Palmyra-Shiloh:
- PALMYRA HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; PALMYRA, TN)
- GENERAL CARE CONVALESCENT CENTER ICF (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; CLARKSVILLE, TN)
- PATIENTS' CHOICE MEDICAL CENTER OF ERIN Critical Access Hospitals (about 12 miles away; ERIN, TN)
- (CLOSED) TRINITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 13 miles away; ERIN, TN)
- SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF ERIN (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; ERIN, TN)
- GATEWAY HOME HEALTH CLARKSVILLE (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; CLARKSVILLE, TN)
- GATEWAY HOSPICE (Hospital, about 14 miles away; CLARKSVILLE, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Palmyra-Shiloh:
- Austin Peay State University (about 14 miles; Clarksville, TN; Full-time enrollment: 8,621)
- Hopkinsville Community College (about 35 miles; Hopkinsville, KY; FT enrollment: 2,269)
- Nashville State Community College (about 41 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 6,436)
- Tennessee State University (about 41 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 7,341)
- Vanderbilt University (about 43 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 10,518)
- Belmont University (about 44 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 5,795)
- Lipscomb University (about 44 miles; Nashville, TN; FT enrollment: 3,827)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Palmyra-Shiloh: Sailors Rest (A), Palmyra Volunteer Fire Service Station 15 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Palmyra-Shiloh include: Locust Grove Church (A), Canaan First Baptist Church (B), Tarsus Church (C), Lewis Chapel (D), Sailors Rest Church (E), Gum Springs Church (F), Williams Chapel (G), Hopewell Church (H), New Canaan Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sullivan Cemetery (1), Jackson Cemetery (2), Wall Cemetery (3), Wickham Cemetery (4), Allen Cemetery (5), Baggett Cemetery (6), Harvey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goldenhorn Creek (A), Cave Spring Branch (B), Burney Creek (C), Bryant Branch (D), Bear Creek (E), Deason Creek (F), Baggett Branch (G), Yellow Creek (H), Opossum Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Palmyra-Shiloh: Hematite Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.8 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 65.2% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This place: | 11.7% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
19 people in other nonhousehold living situations in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Palmyra-Shiloh:
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 62.9%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 8.6%
For population 25 years and over in Palmyra-Shiloh:
- High school or higher: 70.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.1 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Palmyra-Shiloh, TN (based on Montgomery County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 54,831 | 137 |
| Mainline Protestant | 10,902 | 38 |
| Catholic | 7,500 | 1 |
| Black Protestant | 4,146 | 17 |
| Other | 3,977 | 12 |
| Orthodox | 40 | 1 |
| None | 90,935 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| Here: | 1.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
| Montgomery County: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
| Here: | 0.52 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
| Montgomery County: | 3.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 100
| Montgomery County: | 6.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Montgomery County: | 10.6% |
| State: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Montgomery County: | 29.6% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 12.8% |
| Tennessee: | 13.5% |
14.27% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,111 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 14.27% |
| Tennessee average: | 8.49% |
0.36% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,436 average AGI)
Montgomery County: 0.36% Tennessee average: 0.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Davidson County, TN |  1.35% ($42,153 average AGI) |
| from Christian County, KY | 1.14% ($36,467) |
| from Rutherford County, TN | 0.29% ($45,967) |
11.80% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,800 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 11.80% |
| Tennessee average: | 7.40% |
0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,183 average AGI)
Montgomery County: 0.25% Tennessee average: 0.01%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Christian County, KY | 0.82% ($34,199 average AGI) |
| to Davidson County, TN | 0.79% ($40,505) |
| to Stewart County, TN | 0.22% ($52,401) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Palmyra-Shiloh:
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCTZ (1550 AM; 2 kW; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Owner: WINSTON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDKN (1260 AM; 5 kW; DICKSON, TN; Owner: EDMISSON & EUBANK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJQI (540 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
- WPLN (1430 AM; 15 kW; MADISON, TN)
- WJZM (1400 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Owner: COMBERLAND RADIO PARTNERS, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WMUF (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PARIS, TN; Owner: BENTON-WEATHERFORD B/CTING OF TN,INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Palmyra-Shiloh:
- WQZQ-FM (102.5 FM; DICKSON, TN; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCVQ (107.9 FM; FORT CAMPBELL, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
- WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
- WMAK (96.3 FM; MURFREESBORO, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WSM-FM (95.5 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGFX (104.5 FM; GALLATIN, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTPR-FM (101.5 FM; MCKINNON, TN; Owner: WENK BROADCAST GROUP)
- WJXA (92.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WRVW (107.5 FM; LEBANON, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVRY (105.1 FM; WAVERLY, TN; Owner: REACH SATELLITE NETWORK, INC.)
- WUBT (101.1 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, KY; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKDF (103.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNRQ (105.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WPLN-FM (90.3 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
- WSIX-FM (97.9 FM; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFFI (93.7 FM; KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAYM (88.7 FM; COLUMBIA, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WAPX-FM (91.7 FM; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Owner: AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WKDZ-FM (106.5 FM; CADIZ, KY; Owner: HAM BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Palmyra-Shiloh:
- WCKV-LP (Channel 49; CLARKSVILLE, ETC., TN; Owner: TN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WTVF (Channel 5; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: NEWSCHANNEL 5 NETWORK, LP)
- WSMV-TV (Channel 4; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WZTV (Channel 17; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WZTV LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNPX (Channel 28; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WUXP-TV (Channel 30; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WUXP LICENSEE, LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 57.9%Electricity
- 29.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.7%Wood
- 1.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Utility gas
- 48.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.8%Electricity
- 22.1%Wood
- 3.2%No fuel used
Palmyra-Shiloh 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.