Sequatchie Valley, Tennessee
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| Males: 2,677 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 2,766 |  (50.8%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.5 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37367
| Sequatchie Valley: | $52,086 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $27,750 (it was $15,612 in 2000)
Sequatchie Valley CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $202,218 (it was $68,300 in 2000)
| Sequatchie Valley: | $202,218 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $217,771; detached houses: $272,255; mobile homes: $75,559; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $87,580
Sequatchie Valley, TN residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sequatchie Valley, TN
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- 4,97396.1%White alone
- 851.6%Black alone
- 511.0%Hispanic
- 370.7%Two or more races
- 190.4%American Indian alone
- 80.2%Asian alone
- 20.04%Other race alone
- 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Sequatchie Valley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 126.5 square miles.
Population density: 43 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Sequatchie Valley CCD: | 0.4% ($291) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN 
(38.9 miles , pop. 155,554).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (96.2 miles , pop. 545,524).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (451.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Cumberland Plateau, TN (2.4 miles ),
), Graysville, TN (3.5 miles ),
), Mooneyham, TN (3.6 miles ),
), Welchland, TN (4.1 miles ),
), Latitude: 35.60 N, Longitude: 85.19 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 423
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Transportation equipment (9.1%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Construction (7.6%)
- Educational services (6.3%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.5%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (4.5%)
- Construction (13.1%)
- Transportation equipment (9.1%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (7.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.8%)
- Public administration (5.2%)
- Metal & metal products (5.1%)
- Machinery (5.0%)
- Health care (16.4%)
- Educational services (10.9%)
- Transportation equipment (8.9%)
- Public administration (6.5%)
- Apparel (6.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.0%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (3.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.0%)
- Cashiers (5.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.2%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
Average climate in Sequatchie Valley, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Sequatchie Valley-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/2/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.6 miles away from the Sequatchie Valley place center killed 4 people and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 46.4 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.
Earthquake activity:
Sequatchie Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 121% 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 80.7 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 70.1 miles away from Sequatchie Valley 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 192.6 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 25.5 miles away from Sequatchie Valley center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from the city 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) earthquake occurred 247.1 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 Bledsoe County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, 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).
Operable nuclear power plant near Sequatchie Valley:
- 20 miles: Watts Bar 1 in Spring City, TN.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sequatchie Valley:
- Cleveland State Community College (about 33 miles; Cleveland, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,500)
- Chattanooga State Community College (about 35 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 6,827)
- Lee University (about 36 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 4,422)
- Roane State Community College (about 38 miles; Harriman, TN; FT enrollment: 4,302)
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (about 39 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 10,158)
- Southern Adventist University (about 40 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,898)
- Tennessee Technological University (about 44 miles; Cookeville, TN; FT enrollment: 9,761)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Sequatchie Valley: Cannon Creek (A), Robinson Cross Roads (B), Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department (C), Bledsoe County EMS (D), Nine Mile Volunteer Fire Department (E), Lusk Volunteer Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sequatchie Valley include: Lone Oak Church (A), Smyrna Church (B), Stephen Chapel (C), Red Hill Church (D), Lees Station Church (E), Swafford Chapel (F), Wesley Chapel (G), Bethel Church (H), Shady Vale Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Howard Cemetery (1), Swafford Cemetery (2), Hughes Cemetery (3), Humble Cemetery (4), Hutcheson Cemetery (5), Iron Hill Cemetery (6), Thurman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Swafford Pond (A), Tollett Lake (B), Twin Lakes Number Three Lake (C), Twin Lakes Number One Lake (D), Twin Lakes Number Two Lake (E), Burns Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Maise Creek (A), Little Creek (B), Austin Branch (C), Lamb Creek (D), Johnson Branch (E), Whiteoak Flat Branch (F), Hellhole Branch (G), Hall Creek (H), Stephens Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 55.9% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.5% |
| 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: | 17.6% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
People in group quarters in Sequatchie Valley in 2000:
- 43 people in nursing homes
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
For population 15 years and over in Sequatchie Valley:
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 64.9%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 10.6%
For population 25 years and over in Sequatchie Valley:
- High school or higher: 68.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.4 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 14.5 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
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Religion statistics for Sequatchie Valley, TN (based on Bledsoe County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,424 | 26 |
| Mainline Protestant | 376 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | 119 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 1 |
| None | 9,955 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
| This county: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
| This county: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
| This county: | 2.30 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Bledsoe County: | 11.4% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 32.3% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Bledsoe County: | 14.3% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Sequatchie Valley:
- WUAT (1110 AM; daytime; 0 kW; PIKEVILLE, TN; Owner: JOYCE V. BOWNDS)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WSDQ (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DUNLAP, TN; Owner: RODGSON, INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WDNT (1280 AM; 1 kW; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sequatchie Valley:
- WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WDNT-FM (104.9 FM; DAYTON, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WAYB-FM (95.7 FM; GRAYSVILLE, TN; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
- WAYA (93.9 FM; SPRING CITY, TN; Owner: J. L. BREWER BROADCASTING OF CLEVELAND, LLC)
- WZYZ (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CHURCH FAITH TRINITY ASSEMBLIES)
- W211AS (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
- WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
- WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
- WKZP (107.3 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
- WOWF (102.5 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: PEG BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGSQ (94.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Sequatchie Valley:
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WBXX-TV (Channel 20; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF TENNESSEE, LLC)
- WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
- W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 38.2%Electricity
- 31.5%Utility gas
- 20.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.4%Wood
- 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 41.7%Utility gas
- 41.2%Electricity
- 8.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.9%Wood
- 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.6%Other fuel
Sequatchie Valley 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.
- 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.
Sequatchie Valley on our top lists:
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: metal workers and plastic workers (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and related product manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: apparel (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: assemblers and fabricators (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: wood products (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: nonmetallic mineral products (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: machinery (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: transportation equipment (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"