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Claiborne County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2022: 32,683 (28% urban, 72% rural); it was 29,862 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,896
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,830
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,264
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,127 (it was 2,535 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

32%

Land area: 434 sq. mi.

Water area: 7.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 75 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Claiborne County: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.3%), Manufacturing (20.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 79%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Claiborne County, TN (2022)
    • 30,66094.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9012.8%Two or more races
    • 5171.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2750.8%Asian alone
    • 2610.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 140.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

42.3 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Males: 16,188  (49.5%)
Females: 16,495  (50.5%)
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Average household size:
Claiborne County:

2.0 people
Tennessee:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $43,213 ($25,782 in 1999)
This county:

$43,213
Tennessee:

$65,254

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $573 (lower quartile is $410, upper quartile is $751)
This county:

$573
State:

$884


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,144 (it was $63,200 in 2000)
Claiborne:

$166,144
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,000 - $271,744
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,032
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $328

Institutionalized population: 476

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 3
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 18
  • Burglaries: 14
  • Thefts: 41
  • Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 38
  • Burglaries: 48
  • Thefts: 132
  • Auto thefts: 40
Claiborne County, TN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 82 buildings, average cost: $241,000
  • 2021: 77 buildings, average cost: $216,100
  • 2020: 73 buildings, average cost: $147,200
  • 2019: 63 buildings, average cost: $147,600
  • 2018: 73 buildings, average cost: $123,900
  • 2017: 91 buildings, average cost: $129,000
  • 2016: 50 buildings, average cost: $133,400
  • 2015: 74 buildings, average cost: $153,600
  • 2014: 51 buildings, average cost: $137,200
  • 2013: 43 buildings, average cost: $160,600
  • 2012: 50 buildings, average cost: $110,400
  • 2011: 51 buildings, average cost: $119,000
  • 2010: 81 buildings, average cost: $118,700
  • 2009: 85 buildings, average cost: $104,300
  • 2008: 90 buildings, average cost: $136,800
  • 2007: 115 buildings, average cost: $116,400
  • 2006: 143 buildings, average cost: $110,400
  • 2005: 163 buildings, average cost: $106,500
  • 2004: 143 buildings, average cost: $103,400
  • 2003: 179 buildings, average cost: $91,400
  • 2002: 263 buildings, average cost: $69,300
  • 2001: 248 buildings, average cost: $63,300
  • 2000: 254 buildings, average cost: $61,300
  • 1999: 268 buildings, average cost: $53,300
  • 1998: 268 buildings, average cost: $58,600
  • 1997: 217 buildings, average cost: $51,700
Number of permits per 10,000 Claiborne, TN residents
Average permit cost in Claiborne, TN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $806 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $579 (0.4%)

Distribution of median household income in Claiborne, TN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Claiborne, TN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Claiborne, TN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 17.4%
Claiborne County:

17.4%
Tennessee:

13.3%
(16.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.2% for Black residents, 10.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.8% for American Indian residents, 42.1% for other race residents, 35.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 42.3 years old
(Males: 40.4 years old, Females: 44.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.3 years old, Black residents: 27.8 years old, American Indian residents: 26.4 years old, Asian residents: 29.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.6 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Claiborne County is $381 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.

Cities in this county include: Powell Valley, Harrogate, Big Barren Creek, New Tazewell, Harrogate-Shawanee, Tazewell, Clairfield, Cumberland Gap.

Claiborne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Claiborne County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Alleghany County, North Carolina , Bertie County, North Carolina , Dewey County, Oklahoma , Hawkins County , Osage County, Oklahoma , Washington County, Oklahoma .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Tennessee:

3.0%

Unemployment by year in Claiborne, TN
County total employment by year in Claiborne, TN
County average yearly wages by year in Claiborne, TN

Current college students: 1,005
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 458 (41.1% naturalized citizens)

Claiborne County:

1.4%
Whole state:

5.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2932010 or later
  • 1352000 to 2009
  • 311990 to 1999
  • 271980 to 1989
  • 41970 to 1979
  • 14Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.1%

Claiborne County marital status for males Claiborne County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,474
  • One, attached: 245
  • Two: 383
  • 3 or 4: 209
  • 5 to 9: 252
  • 10 to 19: 185
  • 20 to 49: 47
  • 50 or more: 21
  • Mobile homes: 3,799
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in Claiborne County with a mortgage: 4,460 (233 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 180 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81

Here:

4.7% with mortgage
State:

97.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Claiborne County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant18,14281
Mainline Protestant8609
Other4522
Catholic1101
None12,649-
Claiborne County Religion Details
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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
Claiborne County:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.64 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Claiborne County:

3.21 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 9
This county:

2.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Claiborne County:

11.2%
Tennessee:

11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Claiborne County:

30.0%
State:

30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

16.4%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Claiborne County:

Average size of farms: 97 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12,483
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $203.24
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.97%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.35%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9,975
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.67%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40,184
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.17%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.85
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.06%
Corn for grain: 255 harvested acres
Vegetables: 79 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 42 acres

Earthquake activity:

Claiborne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

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 119.7 miles away from Claiborne County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 143.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 330.6 miles away from the county 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 268.5 miles away from Claiborne County center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 115.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2014 to June 10, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4189: August 13, 2014, FEMA Id: 4189, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 02, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4060: March 16, 2012, FEMA Id: 4060, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 18, 2011 to June 24, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4005: July 20, 2011, FEMA Id: 4005, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2003 to February 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1456: March 20, 2003, FEMA Id: 1456, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Tennessee Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 23, 1998 to December 29, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1260: January 15, 1999, FEMA Id: 1260, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Claiborne County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 4, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Claiborne

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 9,246 (79.7%)
  • Carpooled: 969 (8.4%)
  • Bus: 16 (0.1%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 36 (0.3%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 117 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 173 (1.5%)
  • Worked at home: 839 (7.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Retail trade (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (19%)
  • Transportation occupations (12%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Vietnam (27%)
  • Germany (15%)
  • Japan (9%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Korea (6%)
  • Italy (5%)
  • Brazil (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Claiborne County


  • American (25%)
  • English (22%)
  • Irish (13%)
  • German (7%)
  • European (2%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Claiborne County, Tennessee in 2010:

  • 773 people in college/university student housing
  • 294 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 182 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 8 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Claiborne County, Tennessee in 2000:

  • 280 people in other group homes
  • 218 people in nursing homes
  • 86 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 86 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 53 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $50,976.

7.98% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,970 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.98%
Tennessee average:

8.49%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.05% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($14,963 average AGI)
4.94% relocated from other states ($29,007 average AGI)
Claiborne County:

4.94%
Tennessee average:

4.34%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Bell County, KY  0.93% ($46,480 average AGI)
from Knox County, TN  0.79% ($40,012)
from Campbell County, TN  0.45% ($37,854)
from Union County, TN  0.33% ($40,083)
from Lee County, VA  0.19% ($33,850)


6.02% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.02%
Tennessee average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.92% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($20,282 average AGI)
3.09% relocated to other states ($25,729 average AGI)
Claiborne County:

3.09%
Tennessee average:

3.20%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Bell County, KY  0.80% ($29,905 average AGI)
to Knox County, TN  0.70% ($56,324)
to Union County, TN  0.35% ($39,811)
to Campbell County, TN  0.33% ($47,571)
to Lee County, VA  0.26% ($37,704)
to Hamblen County, TN  0.19% ($36,950)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Claiborne County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Claiborne County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Claiborne County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.8%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Claiborne County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Claiborne County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Claiborne County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Claiborne County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Claiborne County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Claiborne County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,894 (4,518 aged, 2,376 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 719 (10%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Claiborne County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,194)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (717)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (402)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (377)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (349)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (199)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (127)
  • Unspecified dementia (94)
  • Congestive heart failure (57)
  • Accidental poisoning by and exposure to other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (16)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.25
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,102
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 146
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,474

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,183
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,176
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 17
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 42

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 211.6. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 164.6
  • Other - 47.0

Household type by relationship:

Households: 32,683
  • Male householders: 7,078 (2,107 living alone), Female householders: 7,057 (2,468 living alone)
  • 6,704 spouses (6,694 opposite-sex spouses), 947 unmarried partners, (945 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,701 children (5,794 natural, 535 adopted, 376 stepchildren), 1,622 grandchildren, 222 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 35 foster children, 519 other relatives, 587 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,227

Size of family households: 4,107 2-persons, 1,498 3-persons, 1,623 4-persons, 797 5-persons, 250 6-persons, 407 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,575 1-person, 728 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

3,311 married couples with children.
1,091 single-parent households (362 men, 729 women).

97.7% of residents of Claiborne speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $229,207,000 ($7,460 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,038,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $95,684,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,700,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $647,000
Federal grants: $74,359,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,558,000 ($3,171,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,258,000 ($462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,824,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,342,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,669,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,864
Here:

60 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,870
Here:

60 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +121
Here:

+4 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,094
Here:

+35 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Claiborne County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.91 millions of gallons per day (11% from ground, 89% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.8
State:

4.4

Year house built in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • Year house built in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • 462020 or later
  • 1,5142010 to 2019
  • 2,6892000 to 2009
  • 2,4911990 to 1999
  • 2,3311980 to 1989
  • 3,2181970 to 1979
  • 1,0541960 to 1969
  • 7361950 to 1959
  • 3931940 to 1949
  • 9751939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • 201 room
  • 382 rooms
  • 2753 rooms
  • 1,1374 rooms
  • 2,2715 rooms
  • 2,4356 rooms
  • 1,6267 rooms
  • 1,0748 rooms
  • 1,2759+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • 111 room
  • 1612 rooms
  • 6373 rooms
  • 7904 rooms
  • 1,0025 rooms
  • 6306 rooms
  • 4097 rooms
  • 2148 rooms
  • 1209+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Claiborne County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • 23no bedroom
  • 2171 bedroom
  • 1,8102 bedrooms
  • 6,3753 bedrooms
  • 1,3144 bedrooms
  • 3775+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Claiborne County, Tennessee
  • 11no bedroom
  • 7921 bedroom
  • 1,4432 bedrooms
  • 1,3373 bedrooms
  • 2794 bedrooms
  • 1105+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Claiborne County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Claiborne County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Claiborne County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 317no vehicle
  • 2,4181 vehicle
  • 3,7942 vehicles
  • 2,1763 vehicles
  • 8094 vehicles
  • 6335+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Claiborne County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Claiborne County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 377no vehicle
  • 1,9551 vehicle
  • 1,0362 vehicles
  • 3843 vehicles
  • 1534 vehicles
  • 1135+ vehicles

88.4% of Claiborne County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Tennessee.

Claiborne County:

88.4%
State average:

87.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,285
  • Other state: 16,952
  • Northeast: 838
  • Midwest: 2,523
  • South: 12,891
  • West: 563
Year householders moved into unit in Claiborne County, TN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Claiborne County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 83.5%Electricity
  • 6.2%Wood
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.9%Utility gas
  • 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 80.7%Electricity
  • 8.7%Utility gas
  • 6.6%Wood
  • 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 270
Here:

10.4%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 77
Here:

5.4%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 777
Here:

47.5%
Tennessee:

23.5%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Claiborne County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $189,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $372,000
  • Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,070,000
    Other: $1,670,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,669,000
    Solid Waste Management: $485,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $120,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $86,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,127,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $90,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,968,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,730,000
    Regular Highways: $4,345,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,361,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,882,000
    Police Protection: $2,576,000
    Police Protection: $2,487,000
    Regular Highways: $2,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,006,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,970,000
    General - Other: $1,940,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,144,000
    Financial Administration: $1,084,000
    Central Staff Services: $845,000
    Health - Other: $548,000
    Financial Administration: $512,000
    Housing and Community Development: $426,000
    General Public Buildings: $271,000
    General Public Buildings: $267,000
    Local Fire Protection: $186,000
    Central Staff Services: $177,000
    Local Fire Protection: $158,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $141,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $132,000
    Libraries: $123,000
    Libraries: $113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $551,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,191,000
    Interest on Debt: $192,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $169,000
    Education: $105,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,925,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,970,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,810,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,613,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,613,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $3,276,000
    General Revenue - Other: $433,000
    General Revenue - Other: $409,000
    Interest Earnings: $158,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $150,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $988,000
    Regular Highways: $847,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $796,000
    General - Other: $168,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,083,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,598,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,866,000
    Education: $32,471,000
    Highways: $3,501,000
    Highways: $1,970,000
    Other: $1,702,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,033,000
    Health and Hospitals: $48,000
    Health and Hospitals: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,778,000
    Property: $10,548,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,449,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,411,000
    Severance: $344,000
    Severance: $258,000
    Other Selective Sales: $199,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $179,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $77,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $70,000
    Other License: $11,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $25,628,000
    : $24,562,000

Claiborne County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $189,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $372,000
  • Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,070,000
    Other: $1,670,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,669,000
    Solid Waste Management: $485,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $120,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $86,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,127,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $90,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,968,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,730,000
    Regular Highways: $4,345,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,361,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,882,000
    Police Protection: $2,576,000
    Police Protection: $2,487,000
    Regular Highways: $2,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,006,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,970,000
    General - Other: $1,940,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,144,000
    Financial Administration: $1,084,000
    Central Staff Services: $845,000
    Health - Other: $548,000
    Financial Administration: $512,000
    Housing and Community Development: $426,000
    General Public Buildings: $271,000
    General Public Buildings: $267,000
    Local Fire Protection: $186,000
    Central Staff Services: $177,000
    Local Fire Protection: $158,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $141,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $132,000
    Libraries: $123,000
    Libraries: $113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $551,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,191,000
    Interest on Debt: $192,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $169,000
    Education: $105,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,925,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,970,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,810,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,613,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,613,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $3,276,000
    General Revenue - Other: $433,000
    General Revenue - Other: $409,000
    Interest Earnings: $158,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $150,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $988,000
    Regular Highways: $847,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $796,000
    General - Other: $168,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,083,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,598,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,866,000
    Education: $32,471,000
    Highways: $3,501,000
    Highways: $1,970,000
    Other: $1,702,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,033,000
    Health and Hospitals: $48,000
    Health and Hospitals: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,778,000
    Property: $10,548,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,449,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,411,000
    Severance: $344,000
    Severance: $258,000
    Other Selective Sales: $199,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $179,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $77,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $70,000
    Other License: $11,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $25,628,000
    : $24,562,000

Claiborne County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $189,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $372,000
  • Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,070,000
    Other: $1,670,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,669,000
    Solid Waste Management: $485,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $120,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $86,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,127,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $90,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,968,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,730,000
    Regular Highways: $4,345,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,361,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,882,000
    Police Protection: $2,576,000
    Police Protection: $2,487,000
    Regular Highways: $2,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,006,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,970,000
    General - Other: $1,940,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,144,000
    Financial Administration: $1,084,000
    Central Staff Services: $845,000
    Health - Other: $548,000
    Financial Administration: $512,000
    Housing and Community Development: $426,000
    General Public Buildings: $271,000
    General Public Buildings: $267,000
    Local Fire Protection: $186,000
    Central Staff Services: $177,000
    Local Fire Protection: $158,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $141,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $132,000
    Libraries: $123,000
    Libraries: $113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $551,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,191,000
    Interest on Debt: $192,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $169,000
    Education: $105,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,925,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,970,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,810,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,613,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,613,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $3,276,000
    General Revenue - Other: $433,000
    General Revenue - Other: $409,000
    Interest Earnings: $158,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $150,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $988,000
    Regular Highways: $847,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $796,000
    General - Other: $168,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,083,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,598,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,866,000
    Education: $32,471,000
    Highways: $3,501,000
    Highways: $1,970,000
    Other: $1,702,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,033,000
    Health and Hospitals: $48,000
    Health and Hospitals: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,778,000
    Property: $10,548,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,449,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,411,000
    Severance: $344,000
    Severance: $258,000
    Other Selective Sales: $199,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $179,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $77,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $70,000
    Other License: $11,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $25,628,000
    : $24,562,000

Claiborne County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $189,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $372,000
  • Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,070,000
    Other: $1,670,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,669,000
    Solid Waste Management: $485,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $120,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $86,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,127,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $90,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,968,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $40,730,000
    Regular Highways: $4,345,000
    Correctional Institutions: $3,361,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,882,000
    Police Protection: $2,576,000
    Police Protection: $2,487,000
    Regular Highways: $2,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,006,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,970,000
    General - Other: $1,940,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,144,000
    Financial Administration: $1,084,000
    Central Staff Services: $845,000
    Health - Other: $548,000
    Financial Administration: $512,000
    Housing and Community Development: $426,000
    General Public Buildings: $271,000
    General Public Buildings: $267,000
    Local Fire Protection: $186,000
    Central Staff Services: $177,000
    Local Fire Protection: $158,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $141,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $132,000
    Libraries: $123,000
    Libraries: $113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $42,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $551,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,191,000
    Interest on Debt: $192,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $23,000
    Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $169,000
    Education: $105,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,085,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,925,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,970,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,810,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,613,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,613,000
  • Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $3,276,000
    General Revenue - Other: $433,000
    General Revenue - Other: $409,000
    Interest Earnings: $158,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $150,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $38,000
    Sale of Property: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Sale of Property: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $988,000
    Regular Highways: $847,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $796,000
    General - Other: $168,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,083,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,598,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $33,866,000
    Education: $32,471,000
    Highways: $3,501,000
    Highways: $1,970,000
    Other: $1,702,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,033,000
    Health and Hospitals: $48,000
    Health and Hospitals: $30,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,778,000
    Property: $10,548,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $4,449,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,411,000
    Severance: $344,000
    Severance: $258,000
    Other Selective Sales: $199,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $179,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $77,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $70,000
    Other License: $11,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $25,628,000
    : $24,562,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,098
  • Number of aged recipients: 174
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,924
  • Number of recipients under 18: 163
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,453
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 482
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 823
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 910
Most common first names in Claiborne County, TN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James18071.1 years
William14373.3 years
John10574.9 years
Mary10477.9 years
George7773.5 years
Robert7671.9 years
Charles6170.0 years
Charlie5176.4 years
Frank4876.2 years
Roy4873.9 years
Most common last names in Claiborne County, TN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Brooks10175.3 years
Smith9576.7 years
Johnson7372.4 years
Keck7374.0 years
Hurst7274.7 years
Collins6970.4 years
Campbell6377.5 years
Williams5974.3 years
England5072.6 years
Davis4475.5 years
Businesses in Claiborne County, TN
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Papa John's Pizza1
Advance Auto Parts1RadioShack1
AutoZone1Rite Aid1
Domino's Pizza1SONIC Drive-In1
FedEx1Sears1
GNC1Subway2
H&R Block1Taco Bell1
Hardee's2U-Haul5
KFC1U.S. Cellular2
Lane Furniture1UPS1
Long John Silver's1Walgreens1
MasterBrand Cabinets1Walmart1
McDonald's1

Claiborne County on our top lists:

  • #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"