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Economic Development and Demographics for Decatur County, Tennessee

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Industry

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Decatur County's Existing Industry Council - Scott Norris - President

Industrial Leaders in Decatur County

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B & R Sales 30 Tennessee Avenue South Parsons, TN 38363 847-6886	12	Cut Wiping Cloths
Decatur County Hospital 969 Tennessee Avenue South Parsons, TN 38363 847-3031	140	Hospital
Decatur County Manor 726 Kentucky Avenue South Parsons, TN 38363 847-6371	133	Nursing Home
Hayes Machining P. O. Box 96 Parsons, TN 38363 847-4000	12	Precision Metal
Graves & Graves P. O. Box 370 Parsons, TN 38363 847-6391	85	Construction
Group Data P. O. Box 70 Parsons, TN 38363 847-7812	50	Data Processing
Keeton’s Cabinets P. O. Box 547 Decaturville, TN 38329 852-4819	4	Custom Cabinets
Koch Pavement Solutions P. O. Box 61 Parsons, TN 38363 847-6351	15	Liquid Asphalt
Largo Industries P. O. Box 97 Pressure Decaturville, TN 38329 852-2324	19	Cleaning Equipment
Kolpak/McCall The Manitowoc Company, Inc. P. O. Box 550 Parsons, TN 38363 847-6361	500	Commercial Freezers & Refrigerators
Mid-South Ready Mix P. O. Box 186 Decaturville, TN 38329 852-4553	8	Concrete & Concrete Products
Nutrionics, Inc. P. O. Box 308 Parsons, TN 38363 847-3161	28	Stainless Steel Equipment for Food Service
Quinn Construction P. O. Box 220 Parsons, TN 38363 847-6313	20	Construction
RJS Industrial Services 340 McMurray Road Parsons, TN 38363 847-7878	13	Industrial Fabrication Design, Installation, Machining, Stamping Specialty Parts
Raney Truss P. O. Box 219 Decaturville, TN 38329 852-2552	50	Pre-fabricated, Engineered Wood, Steel Trusses, Architectural Truss, (Beams & Laminate)
Teague Sand & Gravel P. O. Box 97 Parsons, TN 38363 847-0848	25	Sand & Gravel
Tennessee Health Management P. O. Box 10 Parsons, TN 38363 847-6343	450	Nursing Homes
Tinker-Watkins Sand & Gravel 505 West Main Street Parsons, TN 38363 847-3311	34	Washed Gravel
Volner’s Sawmill P. O. Box 727 Hauling Logs Parsons, TN 38363 847-4441	12	Sawing Logs &
Vulcan Materials 150 Rock Crusher Lane Parsons, TN 38363 847-3211	49	Agricultural Lime & Crushed Stone
Waste Services 324 Landfill Road Bath Springs, TN 38311 549-3567	19	Waste Disposal
Westwood Health Care 524 West Main Street Decaturville, TN 38329 852-3591	80	Nursing Home

County Demographics

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People Map Stats	Decatur County	Tennessee
Population, 2001 estimate	11,697	5,740,021
Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2001	-0.3%	0.9%
Population, 2000	11,731	5,689,283
Population, net change, 1990 to 2000	1,259	812,080
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	12.0%	16.7%
Population under 5 years old, 2000	661	374,880
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.6%	6.6%
Population 65 years old and over, 2000	2,131	703,311
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	18.2%	12.4%
Persons under 18 years old, 2000	2,549	1,398,521
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	21.7%	24.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000	51.4%	51.3%

White persons, 2000 (a)	11,041	4,563,310
Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)	407	932,809
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)	27	15,152
Asian persons, 2000 (a)	23	56,662
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a)	3	2,205
Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)	141	56,036
Persons reporting two or more races, 2000	89	63,109
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)	229	123,838
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	94.1%	80.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	3.5%	16.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	1.2%	1.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.8%	1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	2.0%	2.2%

Births, 1997	126	74,478
Deaths, 1997	157	52,665
Infant deaths, 1997	0	637
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, persons age 5+, 2000	7,195	2,865,547
Foreign born persons, 2000	194	159,004
Language other than English spoken at home, age 5+, 2000	342	256,516
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	3.1%	4.8%
High school graduates, persons age 25+, 2000	5,248	2,843,244
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	63.6%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, persons age 25+, 2000	601	732,688
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	7.3%	19.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	2,809	1,149,693
Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000	25.7	24.5

Housing units, 2000	6,448	2,439,443
Homeownership rate, 2000	80.1%	69.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$58,300	$93,000

Households, 2000	4,908	2,232,905
Persons per household, 2000	2.34	2.48
Median household money income, 1999	$28,741	$36,360
Per capita money income, 1999	$17,285	$19,393
Persons below poverty, 1999	1,833	746,789
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	16.0%	13.5%

Business Map Stats	Decatur County	Tennessee
Personal income, 1997 ($1000)	190,070	121,934,065
Personal income per capita, 1997	17,601	22,699
Civilian labor force, 1999	5,744	2,818,851
Unemployment, 1999	396	113,503
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 1997	5,991	3,285,827
Full-time and part-time employment, net change 1990 to 1997	743	495,754
Employment in government, 1997	779	399,155
Private non-farm establishments, 1999	254	131,116
Change in private non-farm establishments, 1990 to 1999	24	17,824
Private non-farm establishments, percent change 1990-1999	10.4%	15.7%
Private non-farm establishments with less than 20 employees, 1999	218	110,574
Total number of firms, 1997	870	415,934
Minority-owned firms, 1997	F	32,524
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	F	7.8%
Women-owned firms, 1997	259	99,772
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	29.8%	24.0%

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	137,021	98,503,080
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	65,149	50,813,221
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$6,036	$9,448
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000	6	32,203
Value of new private housing units, 2000	238	3,377,637
Farm land, 1997 (acres)	88,399	11,122,363
Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000)	69,185	36,757,793

Geography Map Stats	Decatur County	Tennessee
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	334	41,217
Persons per square mile, 2000	35.1	138.0
Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau

Labor Force

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Decatur County Labor Statistics
and Surrounding Counties

County Population Labor Force Unemployment Rate
County	Population	Labor Force	Unemployment Rate
Decatur	10,775	5,970	10.6
Benton	16,014	7,830	7.2
Carroll	28,836	13,550	8.7
Hardin	24,566	12,480	9.3
Henderson	23,451	13,740	8.9
Perry	7,217	3,780	6.6
Wayne	16,308	7,760	11.8
Total	127,167	65,110

Source: Tennessee Department of Employment Research & Statistics
(The unemployment numbers changes monthly)

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Subject	Number	Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	9,502	100.0
In labor force	5,454	57.4
Civilian labor force	5,454	57.4
Employed	5,173	54.4
Unemployed	281	3.0
Percent of civilian labor force	5.2	(X)
Armed Forces	0	0.0
Not in labor force	4,048	42.6

Females 16 years and over	4,887	100.0
In labor force	2,312	47.3
Civilian labor force	2,312	47.3
Employed	2,160	44.2

Own children under 6 years	786	100.0
All parents in family in labor force	428	54.5

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	5,062	100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	4,041	79.8
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	788	15.6
Public transportation (including taxicab)	6	0.1
Walked	48	0.9
Other means	66	1.3
Worked at home	113	2.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	25.7	(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	5,173	100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,017	19.7
Service occupations	778	15.0
Sales and office occupations	917	17.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	43	0.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	773	14.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,645	31.8

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	226	4.4
Construction	582	11.3
Manufacturing	1,468	28.4
Wholesale trade	153	3.0
Retail trade	543	10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	321	6.2
Information	109	2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	89	1.7
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	130	2.5
Educational, health and social services	862	16.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	256	4.9
Other services (except public administration)	250	4.8
Public administration	184	3.6

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	4,069	78.7
Government workers	669	12.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	418	8.1
Unpaid family workers	17	0.3

INCOME IN 1999
Households	4,938	100.0
Less than $10,000	883	17.9
$10,000 to $14,999	439	8.9
$15,000 to $24,999	848	17.2
$25,000 to $34,999	782	15.8
$35,000 to $49,999	868	17.6
$50,000 to $74,999	699	14.2
$75,000 to $99,999	220	4.5
$100,000 to $149,999	110	2.2
$150,000 to $199,999	13	0.3
$200,000 or more	76	1.5
Median household income (dollars)	28,741	(X)

With earnings	3,531	71.5
Mean earnings (dollars)	40,217	(X)
With Social Security income	1,750	35.4
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,210	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	306	6.2
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,440	(X)
With public assistance income	201	4.1
Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,325	(X)
With retirement income	935	18.9
Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,577	(X)

Families	3,460	100.0
Less than $10,000	343	9.9
$10,000 to $14,999	215	6.2
$15,000 to $24,999	574	16.6
$25,000 to $34,999	602	17.4
$35,000 to $49,999	734	21.2
$50,000 to $74,999	631	18.2
$75,000 to $99,999	201	5.8
$100,000 to $149,999	97	2.8
$150,000 to $199,999	13	0.4
$200,000 or more	50	1.4
Median family income (dollars)	34,919	(X)

Per capita income (dollars)	17,285	(X)
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	25,945	(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers	20,155	(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	477	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	13.8
With related children under 18 years	281	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	18.5
With related children under 5 years	127	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	22.1

Families with female householder, no husband present	163	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	36.5
With related children under 18 years	136	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	47.1
With related children under 5 years	40	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	63.5

Individuals	1,833	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	16.0
18 years and over	1,354	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	15.1
65 years and over	427	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	22.2
Related children under 18 years	471	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	18.9
Related children 5 to 17 years	334	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	18.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	558	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	32.1

(X) Not applicable.
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User note on employment status data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53

Reasons to Locate in Decatur County

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Decatur County is attracting new industries to the county. Parsons Industrial Park, located on highway 641 north, inside Parsons city limits, covers 52 acres. Easy access is provided to Interstate 40 which is 10 miles away. Decaturville Industrial Park is on highway 69/64 south just off highway 100, 15 miles from Interstate 40. Twelve acres are available. Growth of existing industry is a major priority for Decatur County.

TEN good reasons to locate in Decatur County:

Decatur County is in a right to work state.
Decatur County has no unions.
Decatur County has training services available.
Decatur County, because of economic conditions, is eligible for a lower interest rate and a higher loan limit for CDBG funding.
Decatur County can issue industrial development bonds.
Decatur County is eligible for TIIP funds for infrastructure, should certain criteria be met.
Decatur County has bank financing and SBA 504 loan program services.
Decatur County industry has certain TVA services available free to charge, as well as low interest loans for certain projects.
Decatur County is eligible to receive EDA money for locations and expansions.
Decatur County is located in the sunbelt of the Southeastern United States offering a mild climate with market accessibility.

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