Erwin, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,809 (Urban population: 5,762 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 47 (all nonfarm))

Erwin, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,556 (2,424 occupied: 1,689 owner occupied, 735 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	30%

Housing density: 721 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $346 (lower quartile is $290, upper quartile is $434)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $533

Median gross rent in Erwin, TN in 2007: $455

Housing units in Erwin with a mortgage: 707 (82 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 852

Erwin,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $113,672 (it was $78,000 in 2000)

Erwin:	$113,672
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,857 - $138,752

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $126,023
Here: $126,023
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,598
Here: $125,598
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $139,339
Here: $139,339
State: $142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,550
Here: $111,550
State: $133,385

Mobile homes: $29,000
Here: $29,000
State: $44,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,372

In family households: 4,501 (1,259 male householders, 333 female householders)
1,275 spouses, 1,267 children (1,133 natural, 32 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 127 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 75 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 871 (300 male householders (283 living alone)), 533 female householders (513 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 174 (147 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 792 2-persons, 417 3-persons, 249 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 796 1-person, 37 2-persons.

730 married couples with children.
229 single-parent households (46 men, 183 women).

96.6% of residents of Erwin speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 96 (1.7%)
(35.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Erwin, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 150 5 rooms: 434 6 rooms: 400 7 rooms: 301 8 rooms: 219 9 or more rooms: 145

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erwin, Tennessee:
	1 room: 35 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 141 4 rooms: 189 5 rooms: 149 6 rooms: 100 7 rooms: 77 8 rooms: 25 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 70
1990 to 1994: 67
1980 to 1989: 216
1970 to 1979: 380
1960 to 1969: 292
1950 to 1959: 455
1940 to 1949: 438
1939 or earlier: 638

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Erwin:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 393 3 bedrooms: 966 4 bedrooms: 239 5 or more bedrooms: 56

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Erwin:
	no bedroom: 35 1 bedroom: 168 2 bedrooms: 325 3 bedrooms: 181 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Erwin in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 447 2 vehicles: 758 3 vehicles: 273 4 vehicles: 89 5 or more vehicles: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Erwin in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 172 1 vehicle: 309 2 vehicles: 204 3 vehicles: 40 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 10

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Erwin, TN:

Less than $10,000: 9
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 26
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 62
$40,000 to $49,999: 103
$50,000 to $59,999: 99
$60,000 to $69,999: 233
$70,000 to $79,999: 205
$80,000 to $89,999: 192
$90,000 to $99,999: 175
$100,000 to $124,999: 85
$125,000 to $149,999: 155
$150,000 to $174,999: 92
$175,000 to $199,999: 28
$200,000 to $249,999: 20
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Erwin rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Erwin:

Less than $100: 35 people
$100 to $149: 29
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 28
$250 to $299: 72
$300 to $349: 142
$350 to $399: 97
$400 to $449: 61
$450 to $499: 58
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 44
$600 to $649: 19
$650 to $699: 7
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 8
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 9
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 95

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 38 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 26 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 16

Erwin, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.2%
Number of people working at home: 23 (1.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 157
5 to 9 minutes: 526
10 to 14 minutes: 404
15 to 19 minutes: 144
20 to 24 minutes: 178
25 to 29 minutes: 98
30 to 34 minutes: 301
35 to 39 minutes: 35
40 to 44 minutes: 40
45 to 59 minutes: 125
60 to 89 minutes: 60
90 or more minutes: 32

Erwin mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,867 (88%)
Carpooled: 169 (8%)
Bicycle: 26 (1%)
Walked: 12 (1%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 23 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 316
$10,000 to $14,999: 261
$15,000 to $19,999: 242
$20,000 to $24,999: 186
$25,000 to $29,999: 226
$30,000 to $34,999: 247
$35,000 to $39,999: 157
$40,000 to $44,999: 133
$45,000 to $49,999: 90
$50,000 to $59,999: 202
$60,000 to $74,999: 149
$75,000 to $99,999: 159
$100,000 to $124,999: 31
$125,000 to $149,999: 19
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1010

English: 692

Irish: 458

Other groups: 353

German: 220

Scotch-Irish: 206

Scottish: 114

Italian: 93

French (except Basque): 84

Dutch: 57

Welsh: 26

Swedish: 23

Russian: 22

European: 19

Danish: 18

Slavic: 12

Celtic: 11

Bulgarian: 7

Ukrainian: 7

French Canadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (70%)
Germany (15%)
Italy (8%)
Other Eastern Europe (7%)

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

This state: 3763
Northeast: 245
Midwest: 253
South: 1055
West: 117

64% of Erwin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 155
9th grade: 114
10th grade: 104
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 72
High school graduate (or equivalency): 736
Less than 1 year of college: 104
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 146
Associate degree: 64
Bachelor's degree: 146
Master's degree: 90
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 19
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 67
7th and 8th grade: 178
9th grade: 109
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 107
12th grade, no diploma: 90
High school graduate (or equivalency): 822
Less than 1 year of college: 111
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 319
Associate degree: 39
Bachelor's degree: 167
Master's degree: 89
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 46.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 24.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,618
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,677
Some other race householders: $15,934
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $20,838

Erwin household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Erwin household income for Some other race householders

Erwin household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Erwin marital status for males

Erwin marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,986
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $240,713
Some other race householders: $96,285
Hispanic or Latino householders: $101,173

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,982
One, attached: 41
Two: 137
3 or 4: 158
5 to 9: 48
10 to 19: 46
20 to 49: 6
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 132

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,692

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Erwin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (57%) Electricity (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Utility gas (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	3.1%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	6.9%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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