Roane County, Tennessee (TN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,385
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,438
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,547 (it was 4,762 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 361 sq. mi.
Water area: 34.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 152 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.3%), Retail trade (12.1%), Manufacturing (10.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 49,49990.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 2,0553.8%Two or more races
- 1,4142.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,2882.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 3480.6%Asian alone
- 1010.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 650.1%Some other race alone
- 230.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 47.8 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 26,865 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 27,902 |  (50.9%) |
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| Roane County: | 2.0 people |
| Tennessee: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $67,725 ($33,226 in 1999)
| This county: | $67,725 |
| Tennessee: | $65,254 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $615 (lower quartile is $449, upper quartile is $794)
| This county: | $615 |
| State: | $884 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $237,313 (it was $79,400 in 2000)
| Roane: | $237,313 |
| Tennessee: | $284,800 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,334Detached houses: $346,844
Here: $346,844 State: $374,382 Townhouses or other attached units: $241,744
Here: $241,744 State: $354,101 In 2-unit structures: $217,745
Here: $217,745 State: $247,693 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $289,868
Here: $289,868 State: $239,060 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $286,839
Here: $286,839 State: $317,434 Mobile homes: $115,492
Here: $115,492 State: $101,421
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $440
Institutionalized population: 431
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 8
- Robberies: 7
- Assaults: 63
- Burglaries: 65
- Thefts: 141
- Auto thefts: 40
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 60
- Burglaries: 55
- Thefts: 114
- Auto thefts: 31
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 137 buildings, average cost: $235,000
- 2021: 151 buildings, average cost: $235,700
- 2020: 142 buildings, average cost: $224,800
- 2019: 108 buildings, average cost: $230,200
- 2018: 103 buildings, average cost: $234,800
- 2017: 8 buildings, average cost: $74,800
- 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $62,500
- 2015: 8 buildings, average cost: $76,600
- 2014: 7 buildings, average cost: $111,100
- 2013: 9 buildings, average cost: $109,400
- 2012: 15 buildings, average cost: $137,300
- 2011: 12 buildings, average cost: $112,300
- 2010: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,500
- 2009: 14 buildings, average cost: $231,300
- 2008: 31 buildings, average cost: $77,700
- 2007: 64 buildings, average cost: $156,100
- 2006: 62 buildings, average cost: $176,400
- 2005: 51 buildings, average cost: $143,900
- 2004: 62 buildings, average cost: $120,900
- 2003: 62 buildings, average cost: $117,400
- 2002: 42 buildings, average cost: $102,100
- 2001: 32 buildings, average cost: $97,100
- 2000: 34 buildings, average cost: $77,800
- 1999: 46 buildings, average cost: $77,500
- 1998: 44 buildings, average cost: $104,600
- 1997: 40 buildings, average cost: $75,400
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,185 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,184 (0.5%)
| Roane County: | 11.6% |
| Tennessee: | 13.3% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 47.8 years old
(Males: 46.4 years old, Females: 49.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.9 years old, Black residents: 54.4 years old, American Indian residents: 61.8 years old, Asian residents: 53.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.5 years old, Other race residents: 36.8 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roane County is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $646 a month.
Cities in this county include: Harriman, Barnard, Rockwood, Kingston, Oliver Springs, Midtown.
2023 air pollution in Roane County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Newton County, Arkansas 
, Pitt County, North Carolina 
, Washington County 
, Roberts County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.4% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
Current college students: 1,573
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 903 (72.3% naturalized citizens)
| Roane County: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 632010 or later
- 2392000 to 2009
- 2051990 to 1999
- 1541980 to 1989
- 731970 to 1979
- 166Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 19,504
- One, attached: 590
- Two: 456
- 3 or 4: 667
- 5 to 9: 394
- 10 to 19: 345
- 20 to 49: 115
- 50 or more: 538
- Mobile homes: 3,430
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 106
Housing units in Roane County with a mortgage: 8,990 (1,011 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 898 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 199
| Here: | 3.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Roane County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 29,502 | 97 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,385 | 20 |
| Black Protestant | 653 | 4 |
| Catholic | 500 | 1 |
| Other | 345 | 2 |
| None | 19,796 | - |
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: 8
| Roane County: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 0.94 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
| Roane County: | 5.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22
| This county: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Roane County: | 12.9% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Roane County: | 31.1% |
| State: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 11.9% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Roane County:
Average size of farms: 88 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $7,839
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $118.56
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.44%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 68.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11,486
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $35,404
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.97
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.95%
Corn for grain: 98 harvested acres
Vegetables: 106 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 21 acres
Earthquake activity:
Roane County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.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 32.2 miles away from Roane County 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 164.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 114.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 21.8 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 196.0 miles away from Roane 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 256.7 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 Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 27, 2017 - May 28, 2017, FEMA Id: 4320, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- 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 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: September 16, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1568: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1568, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: November 09, 2002 to November 12, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1441: November 13, 2002, FEMA Id: 1441, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Roane County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 15, Storms: 13, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Winds: 2, 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:
- Drove a car alone: 12,352 (74.5%)
- Carpooled: 1,198 (7.2%)
- Ferryboat: 14 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 197 (1.2%)
- Walked: 234 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 2,757 (16.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Germany (20%)
- India (12%)
- Mexico (12%)
- Vietnam (8%)
- Korea (7%)
- Hungary (6%)
- Philippines (5%)
- American (27%)
- English (20%)
- Irish (10%)
- German (8%)
- Scotch-Irish (3%)
- European (3%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Roane County, Tennessee in 2010:
- 295 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 140 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 100 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 40 people in group homes intended for adults
- 36 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 24 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 11 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Roane County, Tennessee in 2000:
- 380 people in nursing homes
- 123 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 77 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 20 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 17 people in other group homes
- 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions
9.44% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($65,892 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 9.44% |
| Tennessee average: | 8.49% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.82% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($33,418 average AGI)
3.62% relocated from other states ($32,473 average AGI)
Roane County: 3.62% Tennessee average: 4.34%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Knox County, TN |  1.48% ($62,636 average AGI) |
| from Anderson County, TN | 1.19% ($57,522) |
| from Loudon County, TN | 0.64% ($58,474) |
| from Morgan County, TN | 0.54% ($44,838) |
| from Cumberland County, TN | 0.29% ($31,900) |
| from Blount County, TN | 0.22% ($55,391) |
| from Rhea County, TN | 0.17% ($44,857) |
7.10% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,231 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.10% |
| Tennessee average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.47% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($38,176 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($12,054 average AGI)
Roane County: 1.63% Tennessee average: 3.20%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Knox County, TN | 1.20% ($50,711 average AGI) |
| to Anderson County, TN | 0.98% ($53,638) |
| to Loudon County, TN | 0.62% ($50,421) |
| to Morgan County, TN | 0.60% ($42,992) |
| to Cumberland County, TN | 0.27% ($39,927) |
| to Blount County, TN | 0.24% ($49,625) |
| to Rhea County, TN | 0.18% ($45,081) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,619 (9,080 aged, 2,539 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,021 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Roane County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,420)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,085)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (811)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (710)
- Unspecified dementia (525)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (477)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (406)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (167)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (141)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (127)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,267
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 125
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45,123
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 978
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,254
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 30
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 62.7. This is less than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 185.4. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 120.0
- Other - 65.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 54,767- Male householders: 11,519 (2,769 living alone), Female householders: 11,506 (3,499 living alone)
12,282 spouses (12,237 opposite-sex spouses), 1,679 unmarried partners, (1,656 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 12,662 children (10,858 natural, 974 adopted, 831 stepchildren), 2,267 grandchildren, 372 brothers or sisters, 503 parents, 16 foster children, 1,110 other relatives, 553 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 680
Size of family households: 8,079 2-persons, 3,642 3-persons, 2,339 4-persons, 1,289 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 197 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,274 1-person, 930 2-persons, 9 3-persons.
6,156 married couples with children.
1,753 single-parent households (686 men, 1,067 women).
97.6% of residents of Roane speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $416,630,000 ($7,873 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,503,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $168,988,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $87,443,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,060,000
Federal grants: $80,731,000
Federal procurement contracts: $44,579,000 ($55,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $33,829,000 ($1,135,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,951,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,578,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,917,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,896| Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,237
| Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +130
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,247
| Here: | +24 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.35 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Roane County, Tennessee
- 1892020 or later
- 1,4212010 to 2019
- 3,8892000 to 2009
- 3,4161990 to 1999
- 3,3991980 to 1989
- 4,5921970 to 1979
- 2,0841960 to 1969
- 3,3101950 to 1959
- 1,1761940 to 1949
- 1,8281939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roane County, Tennessee
- 01 room
- 152 rooms
- 1433 rooms
- 1,2634 rooms
- 3,0595 rooms
- 4,3716 rooms
- 2,9397 rooms
- 2,0918 rooms
- 3,9169+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roane County, Tennessee
- 2911 room
- 3182 rooms
- 7623 rooms
- 1,1644 rooms
- 9425 rooms
- 9276 rooms
- 3317 rooms
- 2718 rooms
- 2069+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Roane County, Tennessee
- 15no bedroom
- 1181 bedroom
- 3,0832 bedrooms
- 10,2293 bedrooms
- 3,6794 bedrooms
- 6795+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roane County, Tennessee
- 299no bedroom
- 9341 bedroom
- 2,0202 bedrooms
- 1,5753 bedrooms
- 3144 bedrooms
- 625+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Roane County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 396no vehicle
- 2,9811 vehicle
- 7,0562 vehicles
- 4,5263 vehicles
- 1,7464 vehicles
- 1,1205+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Roane County in renter-occupied apartments
- 782no vehicle
- 2,4041 vehicle
- 1,3142 vehicles
- 5853 vehicles
- 694 vehicles
- 345+ vehicles
88.1% of Roane County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Tennessee.
| Roane County: | 88.1% |
| State average: | 87.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 34,862
- Other state: 18,272
- Northeast: 2,453
- Midwest: 5,737
- South: 7,477
- West: 2,639
- 56.5%Electricity
- 36.8%Utility gas
- 4.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Wood
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 80.7%Electricity
- 14.8%Utility gas
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 839
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Tennessee: | 15.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 610
| Here: | 26.6% |
| Tennessee: | 16.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 160
| Here: | 11.0% |
| Tennessee: | 23.5% |
Roane County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,137,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,870,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,418,000
Hospital Public: $2,363,000
Sewerage: $1,396,000
Sewerage: $1,010,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $693,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $537,000
Parks and Recreation: $233,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000
Solid Waste Management: $191,000
Parks and Recreation: $174,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,334,000
Police Protection: $2,225,000
Regular Highways: $1,203,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,100,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $837,000
Health - Other: $127,000
Parks and Recreation: $110,000
Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Financial Administration: $57,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Health - Other: $35,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $64,135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $63,646,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,109,000
Police Protection: $3,311,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,185,000
Financial Administration: $2,253,000
Police Protection: $2,215,000
Central Staff Services: $2,196,000
Health - Other: $1,876,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,661,000
Central Staff Services: $1,132,000
Financial Administration: $1,129,000
Regular Highways: $1,047,000
Parks and Recreation: $446,000
Health - Other: $375,000
Solid Waste Management: $359,000
Regular Highways: $339,000
Local Fire Protection: $307,000
General - Other: $303,000
Sewerage: $262,000
Parks and Recreation: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $132,000
Local Fire Protection: $129,000
Libraries: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $31,824,000
Highways: $410,000
Education: $13,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $962,000
Interest on Debt: $680,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,291,000
Education: $122,000
General Local Government Support: $113,000
Education: $82,000
Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,567,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,607,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,615,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,127,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,255,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,487,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $573,000
Fines and Forfeits: $312,000
Sale of Property: $249,000
Interest Earnings: $234,000
General Revenue - Other: $136,000
Sale of Property: $79,000
General Revenue - Other: $60,000
Rents: $22,000
Donations From Private Sources: $15,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,954,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,256,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $686,000
Parks and Recreation: $490,000
Regular Highways: $354,000
Financial Administration: $317,000
Police Protection: $151,000
Regular Highways: $86,000
Local Fire Protection: $80,000
Health - Other: $50,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Police Protection: $45,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Local Fire Protection: $15,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,669,000
Cash and Securities: $17,487,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $3,060,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,500,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,118,000
Cash and Securities: $2,987,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $40,847,000
Education: $39,594,000
Gas Utilities: $3,264,000
Electric Utilities: $1,829,000
General Local Government Support: $1,048,000
Other: $999,000
General Local Government Support: $707,000
Highways: $507,000
Highways: $462,000
Health and Hospitals: $228,000
Other: $70,000
- Tax - Property: $25,667,000
Property: $22,990,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,524,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,118,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,613,000
Other Selective Sales: $703,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $642,000
Other License: $251,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $184,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $179,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $38,144,000
: $37,663,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Roane County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,137,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,870,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,418,000
Hospital Public: $2,363,000
Sewerage: $1,396,000
Sewerage: $1,010,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $693,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $537,000
Parks and Recreation: $233,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000
Solid Waste Management: $191,000
Parks and Recreation: $174,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,334,000
Police Protection: $2,225,000
Regular Highways: $1,203,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,100,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $837,000
Health - Other: $127,000
Parks and Recreation: $110,000
Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Financial Administration: $57,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Health - Other: $35,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $64,135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $63,646,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,109,000
Police Protection: $3,311,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,185,000
Financial Administration: $2,253,000
Police Protection: $2,215,000
Central Staff Services: $2,196,000
Health - Other: $1,876,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,661,000
Central Staff Services: $1,132,000
Financial Administration: $1,129,000
Regular Highways: $1,047,000
Parks and Recreation: $446,000
Health - Other: $375,000
Solid Waste Management: $359,000
Regular Highways: $339,000
Local Fire Protection: $307,000
General - Other: $303,000
Sewerage: $262,000
Parks and Recreation: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $132,000
Local Fire Protection: $129,000
Libraries: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $31,824,000
Highways: $410,000
Education: $13,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $962,000
Interest on Debt: $680,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,291,000
Education: $122,000
General Local Government Support: $113,000
Education: $82,000
Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,567,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,607,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,615,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,127,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,255,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,487,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $573,000
Fines and Forfeits: $312,000
Sale of Property: $249,000
Interest Earnings: $234,000
General Revenue - Other: $136,000
Sale of Property: $79,000
General Revenue - Other: $60,000
Rents: $22,000
Donations From Private Sources: $15,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,954,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,256,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $686,000
Parks and Recreation: $490,000
Regular Highways: $354,000
Financial Administration: $317,000
Police Protection: $151,000
Regular Highways: $86,000
Local Fire Protection: $80,000
Health - Other: $50,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Police Protection: $45,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Local Fire Protection: $15,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,669,000
Cash and Securities: $17,487,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $3,060,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,500,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,118,000
Cash and Securities: $2,987,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $40,847,000
Education: $39,594,000
Gas Utilities: $3,264,000
Electric Utilities: $1,829,000
General Local Government Support: $1,048,000
Other: $999,000
General Local Government Support: $707,000
Highways: $507,000
Highways: $462,000
Health and Hospitals: $228,000
Other: $70,000
- Tax - Property: $25,667,000
Property: $22,990,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,524,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,118,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,613,000
Other Selective Sales: $703,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $642,000
Other License: $251,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $184,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $179,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $38,144,000
: $37,663,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Roane County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,137,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,870,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,418,000
Hospital Public: $2,363,000
Sewerage: $1,396,000
Sewerage: $1,010,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $693,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $537,000
Parks and Recreation: $233,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000
Solid Waste Management: $191,000
Parks and Recreation: $174,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,334,000
Police Protection: $2,225,000
Regular Highways: $1,203,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,100,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $837,000
Health - Other: $127,000
Parks and Recreation: $110,000
Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Financial Administration: $57,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Health - Other: $35,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $64,135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $63,646,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,109,000
Police Protection: $3,311,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,185,000
Financial Administration: $2,253,000
Police Protection: $2,215,000
Central Staff Services: $2,196,000
Health - Other: $1,876,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,661,000
Central Staff Services: $1,132,000
Financial Administration: $1,129,000
Regular Highways: $1,047,000
Parks and Recreation: $446,000
Health - Other: $375,000
Solid Waste Management: $359,000
Regular Highways: $339,000
Local Fire Protection: $307,000
General - Other: $303,000
Sewerage: $262,000
Parks and Recreation: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $132,000
Local Fire Protection: $129,000
Libraries: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $31,824,000
Highways: $410,000
Education: $13,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $962,000
Interest on Debt: $680,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,291,000
Education: $122,000
General Local Government Support: $113,000
Education: $82,000
Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,567,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,607,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,615,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,127,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,255,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,487,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $573,000
Fines and Forfeits: $312,000
Sale of Property: $249,000
Interest Earnings: $234,000
General Revenue - Other: $136,000
Sale of Property: $79,000
General Revenue - Other: $60,000
Rents: $22,000
Donations From Private Sources: $15,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,954,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,256,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $686,000
Parks and Recreation: $490,000
Regular Highways: $354,000
Financial Administration: $317,000
Police Protection: $151,000
Regular Highways: $86,000
Local Fire Protection: $80,000
Health - Other: $50,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Police Protection: $45,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Local Fire Protection: $15,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,669,000
Cash and Securities: $17,487,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $3,060,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,500,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,118,000
Cash and Securities: $2,987,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $40,847,000
Education: $39,594,000
Gas Utilities: $3,264,000
Electric Utilities: $1,829,000
General Local Government Support: $1,048,000
Other: $999,000
General Local Government Support: $707,000
Highways: $507,000
Highways: $462,000
Health and Hospitals: $228,000
Other: $70,000
- Tax - Property: $25,667,000
Property: $22,990,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,524,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,118,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,613,000
Other Selective Sales: $703,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $642,000
Other License: $251,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $184,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $179,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $38,144,000
: $37,663,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Roane County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,137,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,870,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $2,418,000
Hospital Public: $2,363,000
Sewerage: $1,396,000
Sewerage: $1,010,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $693,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $537,000
Parks and Recreation: $233,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000
Solid Waste Management: $191,000
Parks and Recreation: $174,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,334,000
Police Protection: $2,225,000
Regular Highways: $1,203,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,100,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $837,000
Health - Other: $127,000
Parks and Recreation: $110,000
Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Financial Administration: $57,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Health - Other: $35,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $64,135,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $63,646,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,109,000
Police Protection: $3,311,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,185,000
Financial Administration: $2,253,000
Police Protection: $2,215,000
Central Staff Services: $2,196,000
Health - Other: $1,876,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,661,000
Central Staff Services: $1,132,000
Financial Administration: $1,129,000
Regular Highways: $1,047,000
Parks and Recreation: $446,000
Health - Other: $375,000
Solid Waste Management: $359,000
Regular Highways: $339,000
Local Fire Protection: $307,000
General - Other: $303,000
Sewerage: $262,000
Parks and Recreation: $180,000
General Public Buildings: $132,000
Local Fire Protection: $129,000
Libraries: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $31,824,000
Highways: $410,000
Education: $13,000
Education: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $962,000
Interest on Debt: $680,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,291,000
Education: $122,000
General Local Government Support: $113,000
Education: $82,000
Highways: $36,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,567,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,607,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $31,615,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,127,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,215,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,255,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,487,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,000,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $573,000
Fines and Forfeits: $312,000
Sale of Property: $249,000
Interest Earnings: $234,000
General Revenue - Other: $136,000
Sale of Property: $79,000
General Revenue - Other: $60,000
Rents: $22,000
Donations From Private Sources: $15,000
Donations From Private Sources: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,954,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,256,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $686,000
Parks and Recreation: $490,000
Regular Highways: $354,000
Financial Administration: $317,000
Police Protection: $151,000
Regular Highways: $86,000
Local Fire Protection: $80,000
Health - Other: $50,000
Central Staff Services: $45,000
Police Protection: $45,000
Solid Waste Management: $33,000
Local Fire Protection: $15,000
Health - Other: $15,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,669,000
Cash and Securities: $17,487,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $3,060,000
End of Fiscal Year: $1,500,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,118,000
Cash and Securities: $2,987,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $40,847,000
Education: $39,594,000
Gas Utilities: $3,264,000
Electric Utilities: $1,829,000
General Local Government Support: $1,048,000
Other: $999,000
General Local Government Support: $707,000
Highways: $507,000
Highways: $462,000
Health and Hospitals: $228,000
Other: $70,000
- Tax - Property: $25,667,000
Property: $22,990,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $10,524,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,118,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,613,000
Other Selective Sales: $703,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $642,000
Other License: $251,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $184,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $179,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $3,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $38,144,000
: $37,663,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $99,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,747
- Number of aged recipients: 121
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,626
- Number of recipients under 18: 143
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,242
- Number of recipients older than 64: 362
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 699
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 730
| Most common first names in Roane County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 589 | 72.2 years |
| William | 447 | 72.1 years |
| John | 435 | 74.6 years |
| Mary | 375 | 77.1 years |
| Charles | 314 | 69.4 years |
| Robert | 301 | 70.3 years |
| George | 213 | 73.1 years |
| Thomas | 156 | 73.3 years |
| Ruth | 122 | 77.7 years |
| Margaret | 116 | 75.8 years |
| Most common last names in Roane County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 206 | 73.0 years |
| Brown | 185 | 72.7 years |
| Jones | 177 | 74.0 years |
| Davis | 148 | 74.4 years |
| Johnson | 132 | 73.2 years |
| Phillips | 127 | 72.9 years |
| Hall | 116 | 73.2 years |
| Moore | 116 | 71.7 years |
| Wilson | 106 | 75.3 years |
| Duncan | 103 | 72.8 years |
| Businesses in Roane County, TN | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 3 | Lowe's | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 2 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| CVS | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Curves | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
| FedEx | 4 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
| GNC | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 4 | Subway | 5 | |
| Hardee's | 3 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| KFC | 1 | U-Haul | 6 | |
| Knights Inn | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
| Kroger | 1 | UPS | 5 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | Walmart | 1 | |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Roane County on our top lists:
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"