Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee

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Population in 2022: 1,766 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: -5.4%
 
Males: 927  (52.5%)
Females: 839  (47.5%)
Median resident age:

41.6 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years

Zip codes: 37339, 37365.

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Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,062 (it was $23,101 in 2000)
Gruetli-Laager:

$49,062
TN:

$65,254

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $19,188 (it was $11,704 in 2000)

Gruetli-Laager city income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $162,217 (it was $50,000 in 2000)
Gruetli-Laager:

$162,217
TN:

$284,800

Median gross rent in 2022: $821.

March 2022 cost of living index in Gruetli-Laager: 78.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 19.1%

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  • Races in Gruetli-Laager, TN (2022)
    • 1,55596.3%White alone
    • 301.9%Hispanic
    • 161.0%Two or more races
    • 10.06%American Indian alone

Races in Gruetli-Laager detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth



According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee as of May 15, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Gruetli-Laager is 2,193 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much lower than the state average.


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Ancestries: American (49.0%), Irish (9.7%), English (7.5%), Dutch (2.6%), Scottish (2.6%), Swiss (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1980

Elevation: 1918 feet

Land area: 12.5 square miles.

Population density: 142 people per square mile   (very low).

Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee map

8 residents are foreign born

This city:

0.4%
Tennessee:

2.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $759 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $679 (0.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (30.3 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (83.7 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (460.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Palmer, TN (1.9 miles ),
Coalmont, TN (2.4 miles ),
Beersheba Springs, TN (2.7 miles ),
Altamont, TN (2.7 miles ),
Tracy City, TN (3.2 miles ),
Dunlap, TN (3.6 miles ),
Whitwell, TN (3.7 miles ),
Pelham, TN (3.8 miles )

Latitude: 35.37 N, Longitude: 85.62 W

Distribution of median household income in Gruetli-Laager, TN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Gruetli-Laager, TN in 2022
Gruetli-Laager satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.7%
Tennessee:

3.0%
Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+2.9%).
Most common industries in Gruetli-Laager, TN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (11.5%)
  • Educational services (9.2%)
  • Apparel (6.6%)
  • Machinery (6.3%)
  • Transportation equipment (5.6%)
  • Health care (5.3%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (4.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (20.7%)
  • Machinery (8.0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.5%)
  • Transportation equipment (7.5%)
  • Metal & metal products (5.7%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (3.9%)
  • Paper (3.6%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (16.4%)
  • Apparel (13.8%)
  • Health care (10.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
  • Food & beverage stores (5.1%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (4.8%)
  • Social assistance (4.5%)
Most common occupations in Gruetli-Laager, TN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.3%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6.3%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.9%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (15.5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11.1%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.8%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.2%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.9%)
  • Carpenters (4.1%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13.2%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (10.3%)
  • Cashiers (7.4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.5%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.9%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.9%)

Average climate in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee

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Tornado activity:

Gruetli-Laager-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the Gruetli-Laager city center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.0 miles away from the city center killed 11 people and injured 121 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Gruetli-Laager-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 60.8 miles away from Gruetli-Laager center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 60.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 247.0 miles away from the city 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 216.9 miles away from Gruetli-Laager center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 52.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Grundy County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Fires: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Gruetli-Laager topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Gruetli-Laager:

  • NHC HEALTHCARE, SEQUATCHIE (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; DUNLAP, TN)
  • (CLOSED) COLUMBIA WHITWELL MEDICAL CENTER INC (Hospital, about 14 miles away; WHITWELL, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gruetli-Laager:

  • Chattanooga State Community College (about 29 miles; Chattanooga, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,827)
  • The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (about 29 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 10,158)
  • Motlow State Community College (about 39 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,915)
  • Southern Adventist University (about 40 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,898)
  • Cleveland State Community College (about 44 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
  • Lee University (about 45 miles; Cleveland, TN; FT enrollment: 4,422)
  • Middle Tennessee State University (about 53 miles; Murfreesboro, TN; FT enrollment: 21,628)

Public elementary/middle school in Gruetli-Laager:

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Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Gruetli-Laager: Gruetli Station (A), Gruetli Laager Fire Department (B), Gruetli-Laager City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Gruetli-Laager include: Fall Creek Church (A), Saint Bernard Church (B), Bevins Chapel (C), Mount Etta Church (D), Coffeeville Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Fall Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Layne Branch (A), Fults Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Grundy County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This city:

2.6 people
Tennessee:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:

71.7%
Whole state:

67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:

3.6%
Whole state:

5.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Gruetli-Laager:

Marital status in Gruetli-Laager, TN
  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

For population 25 years and over in Gruetli-Laager:

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.3
Tennessee average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Gruetli-Laager, TN (based on Grundy County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant3,09633
Mainline Protestant84611
Other3883
Catholic--
None9,373-
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. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
This county:

5.61 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Grundy County:

9.12 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
Here:

3.51 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

10.8%
Tennessee:

11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Grundy County:

27.1%
Tennessee:

30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.3%
State:

13.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Gruetli-Laager:

49.4%
Tennessee:

49.3%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

46.8%
Tennessee:

46.1%

Average BMI:
Gruetli-Laager:

29.8
Tennessee:

28.8

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

22.9%
State:

21.0%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Gruetli-Laager:

17.0%
Tennessee:

10.5%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Gruetli-Laager:

6.8
Tennessee:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

42.4%
Tennessee:

33.9%

General health condition:
Gruetli-Laager:

54.4%
Tennessee:

55.9%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

78.4%
Tennessee:

79.1%

More about Health and Nutrition of Gruetli-Laager, TN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$5,790$34,7400$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$800
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,120
Totals for Government 2$5,790$34,7402$1,920

Gruetli-Laager government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($0.57)
  • Current Operations - Housing and Community Development: $219,000 ($124.01)
    General - Other: $96,000 ($54.36)
    Parks and Recreation: $85,000 ($48.13)
    Public Welfare - Other: $54,000 ($30.58)
    Regular Highways: $39,000 ($22.08)
    Central Staff Services: $31,000 ($17.55)
    Financial Administration: $25,000 ($14.16)
    Local Fire Protection: $13,000 ($7.36)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($2.27)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $86,000 ($48.70)

Gruetli-Laager government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Parks and Recreation: $28,000 ($15.86)
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $46,000 ($26.05)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,000 ($3.96)
    Donations From Private Sources: $4,000 ($2.27)
    Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($0.57)
    Fines and Forfeits: $1,000 ($0.57)
  • State Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $187,000 ($105.89)
    General Local Government Support: $142,000 ($80.41)
    Highways: $50,000 ($28.31)
    Other: $23,000 ($13.02)
  • Tax - Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $34,000 ($19.25)
    Public Utilities Sales: $16,000 ($9.06)

Gruetli-Laager government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $74,000 ($41.90)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $52,000 ($29.45)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,000 ($12.46)

Gruetli-Laager government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $261,000 ($147.79)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gruetli-Laager:

  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WSDQ (1190 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DUNLAP, TN; Owner: RODGSON, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDOD (1310 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WMSR (1320 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, TN; Owner: COFFEE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gruetli-Laager:

  • WSGM (104.7 FM; COALMONT, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
  • W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • W203AZ (88.5 FM; FAIRMOUNT, TN; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • W211BG (90.1 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WKZP (107.3 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Gruetli-Laager:

  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WDSI-TV (Channel 61; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDSI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTCI (Channel 45; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE GREATER CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W26BE (Channel 26; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WRCB-TV (Channel 3; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee
  • Fatal accident count12
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents17
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:2
  • Fatalities13
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents24
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents1
  • Tennessee average
  • Fatal accident count8016
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents12142
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons2137
  • Fatalities8722
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents18757
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents826
See more detailed statistics of Gruetli-Laager fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 4Number of bridges
  • 13ft / 3.7mTotal length
  • $292,000Total costs
  • 11,318Total average daily traffic
  • 775Total average daily truck traffic
  • 21,904Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KG4AXK, Licensee ID: L01446511, Grant Date: 10/11/2018, Expiration Date: 11/20/2028, Certifier: Ramona L Borne, Registrant: Ramona L Borne 409, 85 52nd Avenue, Gruetli-Laager, TN 37339


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Gruetli-Laager, TN
  • 62.1%Electricity
  • 31.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.3%Wood
  • 1.8%Utility gas
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Gruetli-Laager, TN
  • 40.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 24.6%Wood
  • 22.8%Electricity
  • 12.3%Utility gas


Gruetli-Laager compared to Tennessee state average:

  • Median house value 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 below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Gruetli-Laager on our top lists:

  • #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people leaving home to go to work at strange times (12 PM - 5 AM) (population 500+)"
  • #53 (37339) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the smallest percentage of taxpayers using charity contributions deductions in 2012 (pop 1,000+)"
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