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Fentress County, Tennessee (TN)

County population in 2022: 18,985 (all rural); it was 16,625 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,852
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,759
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,294
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,639 (it was 1,399 in 2000)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

32%

Land area: 499 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 38 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Fentress County: 79.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.3%), Manufacturing (13.4%), Retail trade (11.9%), Construction (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Fentress County, TN (2022)
    • 17,93494.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5332.8%Two or more races
    • 3691.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 620.3%Asian alone
    • 530.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 160.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

46.7 years
Tennessee median age:

39.2 years
Males: 9,540  (50.3%)
Females: 9,445  (49.7%)
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Average household size:
Fentress County:

2.0 people
Tennessee:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $48,795 ($23,238 in 1999)
This county:

$48,795
Tennessee:

$65,254

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $501 (lower quartile is $280, upper quartile is $610)
This county:

$501
State:

$884


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $168,107 (it was $51,300 in 2000)
Fentress:

$168,107
Tennessee:

$284,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,331 - $281,543

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $242,968
Here:

$242,968
State:

$374,382

Townhouses or other attached units: $221,669
Here:

$221,669
State:

$354,101

Mobile homes: $78,779
Here:

$78,779
State:

$101,421

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $951
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $319

Institutionalized population: 131

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 6
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 28
  • Burglaries: 48
  • Thefts: 159
  • Auto thefts: 32

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 10
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 37
  • Burglaries: 68
  • Thefts: 133
  • Auto thefts: 25
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 0 buildings
  • 2021: 0 buildings
  • 2020: 0 buildings
  • 2019: 0 buildings
  • 2018: 0 buildings
  • 2017: 0 buildings
  • 2016: 0 buildings
  • 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $83,400
  • 2014: 0 buildings
  • 2013: 0 buildings
  • 2012: 0 buildings
  • 2011: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
Number of permits per 10,000 Fentress, TN residents
Average permit cost in Fentress, TN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $541 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $478 (0.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Fentress, TN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Fentress, TN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fentress, TN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 19.2%
Fentress County:

19.2%
Tennessee:

13.3%
(19.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 70.6% for Black residents, 14.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 31.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 46.7 years old
(Males: 43.9 years old, Females: 48.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.2 years old, Black residents: 54.0 years old, American Indian residents: 4.0 years old, Asian residents: 42.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.9 years old, Other race residents: 38.9 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fentress County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.

Cities in this county include: Clarkrange, Manson-Wolf River, Jamestown, Grimsley, Allardt.

Fentress County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Lake: Long Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Major County, Oklahoma , Patrick County, Virginia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.2%
Tennessee:

3.0%

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

Current college students: 341
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 243 (54.9% naturalized citizens)

Fentress County:

1.3%
Whole state:

5.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1132010 or later
  • 342000 to 2009
  • 31990 to 1999
  • 111980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 21Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%

Fentress County marital status for males Fentress County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,883
  • One, attached: 24
  • Two: 111
  • 3 or 4: 251
  • 5 to 9: 222
  • 10 to 19: 49
  • 20 to 49: 16
  • 50 or more: 15
  • Mobile homes: 1,737
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 96

Housing units in Fentress County with a mortgage: 2,733 (86 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59

Here:

3.3% with mortgage
State:

97.8% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Fentress County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant4,69123
Mainline Protestant1,09910
Other3462
Catholic801
None11,743-
Fentress 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: 6
Fentress County:

3.45 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.99 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Fentress County:

6.91 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:

5.16 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:

5.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.56 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Fentress County:

11.5%
Tennessee:

11.4%

Adult obesity rate:
Fentress County:

30.0%
State:

30.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.3%
State:

13.5%

Agriculture in Fentress County:

Average size of farms: 139 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57,221
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $50,109
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.95%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.07%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60,728
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 34.82
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.17%
Corn for grain: 543 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,761 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Fentress County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 111% 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 137.1 miles away from Fentress 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 68.0 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 215.9 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 136.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 215.9 miles away from Fentress County center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 54.8 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 Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 28, 2011 to March 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1965: March 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 1965, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1745: February 07, 2008, FEMA Id: 1745, 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 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
  • 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
  • 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Fentress County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 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 - Fentress

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,572 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled: 463 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 49 (0.8%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 94 (1.6%)
  • Walked: 158 (2.7%)
  • Worked at home: 430 (7.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (31%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Other services, except public administration (10%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

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


  • Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
  • Management occupations (14%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)
  • Production occupations (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
  • Sales and related occupations (12%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (11%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Canada (25%)
  • England (20%)
  • Germany (15%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
  • Korea (9%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)
  • Honduras (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Fentress County


  • American (35%)
  • English (18%)
  • German (9%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (5%)
  • French (except Basque) (2%)
  • European (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
99 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
32 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

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

  • 130 people in nursing homes
  • 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $49,459.

10.02% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.02%
Tennessee average:

8.49%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.81% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($16,350 average AGI)
6.21% relocated from other states ($43,079 average AGI)
Fentress County:

6.21%
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 Cumberland County, TN  0.73% ($42,208 average AGI)
from Putnam County, TN  0.57% ($38,324)


5.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($35,539 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.41%
Tennessee average:

7.40%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.56% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($24,693 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($10,845 average AGI)
Fentress County:

1.85%
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 Cumberland County, TN  0.80% ($35,400 average AGI)
to Putnam County, TN  0.72% ($40,644)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.1

Births per 1000 population in Fentress County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Fentress County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Fentress County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.4%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fentress County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Fentress County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Fentress County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Fentress County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Fentress County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Fentress County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,955 (2,652 aged, 1,303 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 848 (21%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

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

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (449)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (405)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (366)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (273)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (34)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (32)
  • Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, without complications (20)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (11)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (10)
  • Congestive heart failure (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.87
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 25,565
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 417
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 75,656

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,160
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,317
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 6
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 35

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 177.7. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 18,985
  • Male householders: 3,871 (1,138 living alone), Female householders: 4,108 (1,561 living alone)
  • 3,601 spouses (3,591 opposite-sex spouses), 640 unmarried partners, (569 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,374 children (3,998 natural, 214 adopted, 166 stepchildren), 694 grandchildren, 176 brothers or sisters, 458 parents, 159 foster children, 506 other relatives, 270 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 164

Size of family households: 2,386 2-persons, 1,029 3-persons, 632 4-persons, 575 5-persons, 207 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,703 1-person, 301 2-persons, 38 4-persons.

1,951 married couples with children.
927 single-parent households (247 men, 680 women).

98.6% of residents of Fentress speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $135,258,000 ($7,946 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,957,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,200,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,361,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $185,000
Federal grants: $41,850,000
Federal procurement contracts: $552,000 ($77,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,111,000 ($1,968,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $243,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,841,000
Federal Government insurance: $470,000

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

Births: 1,031
Here:

60 per 1000 residents
State:

69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,132
Here:

66 per 1000 residents
State:

50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +20
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +639
Here:

+37 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Fentress County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.36 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.6
State:

4.4

Year house built in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • Year house built in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • 392020 or later
  • 1,2282010 to 2019
  • 1,6082000 to 2009
  • 1,8081990 to 1999
  • 1,4801980 to 1989
  • 1,3411970 to 1979
  • 9551960 to 1969
  • 4131950 to 1959
  • 1931940 to 1949
  • 2261939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Fentress County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • 341 room
  • 942 rooms
  • 3873 rooms
  • 9424 rooms
  • 1,2935 rooms
  • 1,3966 rooms
  • 8847 rooms
  • 5498 rooms
  • 6659+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • 321 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 3923 rooms
  • 4014 rooms
  • 3585 rooms
  • 2306 rooms
  • 2137 rooms
  • 488 rooms
  • 1109+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fentress County, Tennessee
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • 80no bedroom
  • 1911 bedroom
  • 1,6972 bedrooms
  • 2,9983 bedrooms
  • 1,0264 bedrooms
  • 1775+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fentress County, Tennessee
  • 45no bedroom
  • 2911 bedroom
  • 6032 bedrooms
  • 7343 bedrooms
  • 654 bedrooms
  • 435+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Fentress County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fentress County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fentress County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 144no vehicle
  • 1,6611 vehicle
  • 2,3122 vehicles
  • 1,1213 vehicles
  • 5964 vehicles
  • 3465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fentress County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fentress County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 272no vehicle
  • 7191 vehicle
  • 5012 vehicles
  • 1903 vehicles
  • 1124 vehicles
  • 45+ vehicles

84.3% of Fentress County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Tennessee.

Fentress County:

84.3%
State average:

87.0%

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

  • This state: 13,271
  • Other state: 5,282
  • Northeast: 719
  • Midwest: 2,371
  • South: 1,797
  • West: 355
Year householders moved into unit in Fentress County, TN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Fentress County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 41.0%Electricity
  • 27.1%Utility gas
  • 18.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 12.8%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 67.4%Electricity
  • 19.6%Utility gas
  • 7.8%Wood
  • 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 307
Here:

17.1%
Tennessee:

15.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 102
Here:

12.2%
Tennessee:

16.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here:

3.6%
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

Fentress County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $2,046,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $946,000
    Solid Waste Management: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $35,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $250,000
    General Public Buildings: $191,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $18,000
    Local Fire Protection: $13,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,930,000
    Police Protection: $1,790,000
    Health - Other: $1,626,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,382,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,089,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,055,000
    General - Other: $730,000
    Financial Administration: $643,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $563,000
    General Public Buildings: $420,000
    Libraries: $156,000
    Local Fire Protection: $83,000
    Corrections - Other: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $109,000
    Education: $63,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $171,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $143,000
    Other: $131,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,285,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,719,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,017,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $451,000
  • Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $494,000
    Rents: $157,000
    General Revenue - Other: $144,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $84,000
    Interest Earnings: $69,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,674,000
    Correctional Institutions: $227,000
    Health - Other: $182,000
    Police Protection: $127,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $124,000
    Parks and Recreation: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Local Fire Protection: $37,000
    Financial Administration: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,086,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $16,959,000
    Other: $1,104,000
    Health and Hospitals: $143,000
    General Local Government Support: $87,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,261,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,384,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $421,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $203,000
    Other Selective Sales: $202,000
    Severance: $44,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,010,000

Fentress County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $2,046,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $946,000
    Solid Waste Management: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $35,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $250,000
    General Public Buildings: $191,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $18,000
    Local Fire Protection: $13,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,930,000
    Police Protection: $1,790,000
    Health - Other: $1,626,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,382,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,089,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,055,000
    General - Other: $730,000
    Financial Administration: $643,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $563,000
    General Public Buildings: $420,000
    Libraries: $156,000
    Local Fire Protection: $83,000
    Corrections - Other: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $109,000
    Education: $63,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $171,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $143,000
    Other: $131,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,285,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,719,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,017,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $451,000
  • Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $494,000
    Rents: $157,000
    General Revenue - Other: $144,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $84,000
    Interest Earnings: $69,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,674,000
    Correctional Institutions: $227,000
    Health - Other: $182,000
    Police Protection: $127,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $124,000
    Parks and Recreation: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Local Fire Protection: $37,000
    Financial Administration: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,086,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $16,959,000
    Other: $1,104,000
    Health and Hospitals: $143,000
    General Local Government Support: $87,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,261,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,384,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $421,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $203,000
    Other Selective Sales: $202,000
    Severance: $44,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,010,000

Fentress County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $2,046,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $946,000
    Solid Waste Management: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $35,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $250,000
    General Public Buildings: $191,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $18,000
    Local Fire Protection: $13,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,930,000
    Police Protection: $1,790,000
    Health - Other: $1,626,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,382,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,089,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,055,000
    General - Other: $730,000
    Financial Administration: $643,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $563,000
    General Public Buildings: $420,000
    Libraries: $156,000
    Local Fire Protection: $83,000
    Corrections - Other: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $109,000
    Education: $63,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $171,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $143,000
    Other: $131,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,285,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,719,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,017,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $451,000
  • Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $494,000
    Rents: $157,000
    General Revenue - Other: $144,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $84,000
    Interest Earnings: $69,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,674,000
    Correctional Institutions: $227,000
    Health - Other: $182,000
    Police Protection: $127,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $124,000
    Parks and Recreation: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Local Fire Protection: $37,000
    Financial Administration: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,086,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $16,959,000
    Other: $1,104,000
    Health and Hospitals: $143,000
    General Local Government Support: $87,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,261,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,384,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $421,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $203,000
    Other Selective Sales: $202,000
    Severance: $44,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,010,000

Fentress County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $2,046,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $946,000
    Solid Waste Management: $356,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $35,000
  • Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $250,000
    General Public Buildings: $191,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
    Correctional Institutions: $18,000
    Local Fire Protection: $13,000
    Health - Other: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,930,000
    Police Protection: $1,790,000
    Health - Other: $1,626,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,382,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,089,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,055,000
    General - Other: $730,000
    Financial Administration: $643,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $563,000
    General Public Buildings: $420,000
    Libraries: $156,000
    Local Fire Protection: $83,000
    Corrections - Other: $46,000
    Parks and Recreation: $24,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $11,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $109,000
    Education: $63,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $171,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $143,000
    Other: $131,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,285,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,719,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,017,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $451,000
  • Miscellaneous - Sale of Property: $494,000
    Rents: $157,000
    General Revenue - Other: $144,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $84,000
    Interest Earnings: $69,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,674,000
    Correctional Institutions: $227,000
    Health - Other: $182,000
    Police Protection: $127,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $124,000
    Parks and Recreation: $65,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Local Fire Protection: $37,000
    Financial Administration: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $20,000
    General Public Building: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,086,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $16,959,000
    Other: $1,104,000
    Health and Hospitals: $143,000
    General Local Government Support: $87,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,261,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,384,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $421,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $203,000
    Other Selective Sales: $202,000
    Severance: $44,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $1,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $12,010,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,099
  • Number of aged recipients: 145
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 954
  • Number of recipients under 18: 67
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 708
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 324
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 543
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 457
Most common first names in Fentress County, TN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James10069.7 years
William9372.9 years
Mary8174.9 years
John6976.4 years
Willie4576.5 years
Charles4373.6 years
Robert4071.2 years
George3371.6 years
Martha2681.9 years
Dorothy2676.0 years
Most common last names in Fentress County, TN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Beaty15173.1 years
Smith14574.1 years
Wright10773.2 years
Crabtree10070.0 years
Stephens7175.0 years
Cooper7172.1 years
Choate6075.1 years
Conatser5973.7 years
Delk4971.0 years
Brown4869.7 years
Businesses in Fentress County, TN
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1McDonald's1
Advance Auto Parts1New Balance1
Curves1Pizza Hut1
Dairy Queen1Subway1
FedEx1True Value1
H&R Block1U-Haul1
Hardee's1U.S. Cellular1
KFC1UPS1
Lane Furniture1Walgreens1
Long John Silver's1Walmart1

Fentress County on our top lists:

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