Flag Pond, Tennessee
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Males: 1,262 | (49.9%) |
Females: 1,268 | (50.1%) |
Median resident age: | 41.1 years |
Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37650
Flag Pond: | $52,614 |
TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,390 (it was $16,680 in 2000)
Flag Pond CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $161,695 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
Flag Pond: | $161,695 |
TN: | $284,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Flag Pond, TN
- 2,48098.2%White alone
- 200.8%Hispanic
- 150.6%Two or more races
- 80.3%American Indian alone
- 10.04%Black alone
- 10.04%Other race alone
Races in Flag Pond detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Flag Pond, Tennessee as of July 03, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Flag Pond is 1,265 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 2038 feet
Land area: 99.2 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
Flag Pond CCD: | 0.5% ($348) |
Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (21.0 miles , pop. 55,469).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (111.4 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (485.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 36.05 N, Longitude: 82.51 W
Here: | 4.1% |
Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Construction (17.1%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (16.6%)
- Health care (8.0%)
- Educational services (7.3%)
- Metal & metal products (6.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.1%)
- Public administration (4.7%)
- Construction (33.5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (9.6%)
- Metal & metal products (6.5%)
- Educational services (4.9%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (4.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (23.5%)
- Health care (14.6%)
- Educational services (9.7%)
- Public administration (8.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.8%)
- Metal & metal products (5.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.3%)
- Carpenters (4.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Cashiers (3.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.9%)
- Carpenters (9.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.2%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.7%)
- Cashiers (6.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.5%)
- Registered nurses (6.0%)
Average climate in Flag Pond, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Flag Pond-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/10/1980, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the Flag Pond place center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/22/1967, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Flag Pond-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 29% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 84.4 miles away from Flag Pond center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 283.6 miles away from Flag Pond 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) earthquake occurred 168.4 miles away from the city 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 83.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 150.9 miles away from Flag Pond center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from Flag Pond center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Unicoi County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Flag Pond:
- ERWIN HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; ERWIN, TN)
- CENTER ON AGING AND HEALTH (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ERWIN, TN)
- UNICOI COUNTY HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; ERWIN, TN)
- COMCARE INC OBRIEN (Hospital, about 9 miles away; ERWIN, TN)
- DURHAM-HENSLEY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; CHUCKEY, TN)
- MADISON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; MARS HILL, NC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flag Pond:
- Tusculum College (about 17 miles; Greeneville, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,070)
- East Tennessee State University (about 20 miles; Johnson City, TN; FT enrollment: 12,774)
- University of North Carolina at Asheville (about 31 miles; Asheville, NC; FT enrollment: 3,312)
- Northeast State Community College (about 31 miles; Blountville, TN; FT enrollment: 4,480)
- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (about 34 miles; Asheville, NC; FT enrollment: 6,992)
- King University (about 42 miles; Bristol, TN; FT enrollment: 2,472)
- Walters State Community College (about 44 miles; Morristown, TN; FT enrollment: 4,359)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Flag Pond: No Business Shelter (A), Mine Flats Shooting Range (B), Willis Store (C), Phillips Mili (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Flag Pond include: Fall Gap Church (A), Rice Bend Church (B), Shady Grove Baptist Church (C), Higgins Chapel (D), Rice Bend Church (E), Flag Pond Baptist Church (F), Coffee Ridge Baptist Church (G), Clear Branch Baptist Church (H), Faith Tabernacle (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tilson Cemetery (1), Blankenship Cemetery (2), Sams Cemetery (3), Blankenship Cemetery (4), Horn Cemetery (5), Edwards Cemetery (6), Crane Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Bald Creek (A), Slip Creek (B), South Indian Creek (C), Spivey Creek (D), Sugarloaf Branch (E), Tilson Branch (F), Big Bald Creek (G), Birchfield Camp Branch (H), Blockstand Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
This place: | 2.3 people |
Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 58.9% |
Whole state: | 69.8% |
This place: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 14.4% |
Whole state: | 13.5% |
This place: | 5.5% |
Whole state: | 5.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Flag Pond:
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 11.3%
For population 25 years and over in Flag Pond:
- High school or higher: 60.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes
Here: | 14.5 |
Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Flag Pond, TN (based on Unicoi County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 7,239 | 36 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,205 | 7 |
Other | 2 | 1 |
None | 9,867 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 1.70 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.57 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Unicoi County: | 5.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Unicoi County: | 5.66 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 14.4% |
Tennessee: | 11.4% |
This county: | 30.2% |
State: | 30.2% |
Here: | 11.3% |
State: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Flag Pond:
- WEMB (1420 AM; 5 kW; ERWIN, TN; Owner: W E M B, INC.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WKYK (940 AM; 5 kW; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: MARK MEDIA, INC.)
- WKTP (1590 AM; 10 kW; JONESBOROUGH, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WETB (790 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: MOUNTAIN SIGNALS, INC.)
- WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHBK (1460 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, NC; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJCW (910 AM; 5 kW; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Flag Pond:
- WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WQUT (101.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WXIS (103.9 FM; ERWIN, TN; Owner: WEMB, INC.)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCQS (88.1 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Flag Pond:
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WCYB-TV (Channel 5; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: APPALACHIAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WEMT (Channel 39; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: WEMT LICENSEE L.P.)
- W23BQ (Channel 23; ASHEVILLE, ETC., NC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W67DV (Channel 67; BURNSVILLE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Flag Pond fatal accident list:
Dec 26, 1978 00:01 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Flag Pond)
- 43.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.6%Electricity
- 11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.1%Wood
- 8.8%Utility gas
- 42.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 37.3%Electricity
- 14.7%Utility gas
- 3.4%Wood
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Flag Pond compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.