ARDMORE GILES COUNTY 2020 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE

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QUICK FACTS TAX STRUCTURE

County Seat Pulaski LOCAL City County Year Incorporated 1949 Property Taxes (2019) Land Area in Square Miles (County) 611 Water Area in Square Miles (County) 0 • Rate per $100 value $0.24 $2.8247 Latitude N35° 00.87’ Longitude W86° 52.65’ Ratio of Assessment Elevation 900’ • Residential and Farm 25% 25% Market Region Nashville • Commercial/Industrial 40% 40% Distance From Nashville 70 miles Distance From Decatur, AL 40 miles • Personal (Equipment) 30% 30% Time Zone Central City Website www.cityofardmoretn.com Total Local Assessment (2018) $27,788,653 $592,572,888 County Website www.gilescounty-tn.us Hotel-Motel Tax 0% 5% Additional Incorporated Cities Motor Vehicle Tax Rate $0.00 within the County Pulaski, Elkton, Lynnville, Source: Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments Minor Hill Source: County Technical Assistance Service, UTIPS Unincorporated Cities Frankewing, Goodspring, Prospect STATE POPULATION Sales Tax City County • 4% tax on food and food ingredients 2010 (Census) 1,213 29,485 2019 Population 1,222 30,422 • 7% on all other tangible personal property unless 2019 Median Age 46.7 44.2 specifically exempted 2024 Population Projection 1,228 30,816 Local Sales Tax Rate Annual Growth Rate 0.10% 0.26% • 2.50% (2019-2024 Projected) Local and State Sales Tax Collected (FY2019) Source: ESRI • $31,528,029 CLIMATE Income Tax • Personal: 2% on Interest & Dividends for the 2019 tax year Annual Average Temperature 58.15° F • Corporate Excise Tax: 6.5% of Tennessee taxable income Average High Temperature 70.4° F • Franchise Tax: .25% of the greater of the Tennessee Average Low Temperature 45.9° F portion of net worth or the book value of real and tangible Annual Average Precipitation 56.15” property in Tennessee. The minimum tax is $100 Annual Average Snowfall 2” Prevailing Winds Southerly • Unemployment Tax: New employers is typically 2.7% Mean Length of Freeze-Free Period (days) 180-220 (based on occupation) of first $7,000 Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue 2020 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE

EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION

District Name Giles County AIR SERVICE Type of Public School System County Nearest General Aviation Pulaski Abernathy Field District Grades Served Pre-K-12 Location Identifier GZS Distance from Ardmore 20 miles Number of Schools 8 Runway Length 5,310 feet Number of Classroom Teachers 259 Surface Asphalt Number of Administrators 21 Lighting MIRL/PAPI Additional Teachers and Staff 50 Fuel 100LL/Jet A Total Number of Students 3,659 Repairs Minor GRADES (2018-2019) Storage Hangar, Tie Down Pre-K-8 1,873 Transportation Taxi and Rental Car 6-8 389 Nearest Commercial Service Huntsville International Airport 5-12 1,397 Location Identifier HSV Number of High School Graduates (2018-19) 259 Distance from Ardmore 40 miles Nearest Commercial Service Nashville International Airport Graduation Rate 92.5% Location Identifier BNA Educational Attainment with a Degree 22.4% Distance from Ardmore 88 miles (Adults Age 25+) Nashville International Airport (BNA) serves approximately 16 million total Source: Tennessee Department of Education passengers annually. BNA is currently served by 15 airlines, including international carriers Air Canada, WestJet and British Airways. BNA REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS offers 460 daily flights and provides nonstop air service to more than 65 destinations. Graduates 2017-2018 • Martin Methodist College Pulaski HIGHWAYS • TN College of Applied Technology Pulaski 1,122 U.S. Highways 31, 31A and 64 • Columbia State Community College Columbia 954 State Highways 11, 7, 10 Source: Tennessee Higher Education Commission Nearest Interstate Interstate 65 within City limits

FastTrack Job Training COMMON CARRIERS Assistance Program Available Yes Air Freight Companies None Source: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Motor Freight Companies 20 Terminal Facilities 1 Bus Services GOVERNMENT Inter-City Yes GOVERNING BODY Local No City Mayor and Aldermen Carrier Service Yes (So. Central Dev. District) Meets 1st Thursday at 6:30 p.m. City Hall RAILROADS SERVED BY County County Executive and County Commissioners CSX Transportation Meets 3rd Monday at 9:00 a.m. Giles County Courthouse NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS River Tennessee Fire Department Channel Depth 12 feet Nearest Port Facility Decatur, Alabama • Full-time fire fighters in city 1 Miles from Port 25 • City volunteers 26 • Full-time fire fighters in county 0 COMMUNICATIONS • County volunteers 60 Newspapers Giles Free Press • Fire stations in city 1 Your Community Shopper • City fire trucks 4 Pulaski Citizen • Fire stations in county 7 The Tennessean • County fire trucks 28 Telephone Companies Ardmore Telephone Company Radio Stations Local– WSLV Law Enforcement Television Networks 4/Nashville & 4/Huntsville • Full-time police officers in city 8 Cable Service Available Yes Channels 100 • Full-time police officers in county & sheriff 40 Provider Pulaski Electric System • City patrol cars 8 Energize; Charter • County patrol cars 40 Communications; Mediacom Internet Service Available Yes City County Provider Pulaski Electric System Insurance Rating 5 9 Energize; AT&T; Charter Zoning Regulations Yes Yes Communications; Mediacom Planning Commission Yes Yes Fiber Optics Available Yes Industrial Development Corp. Yes Yes Provider Pulaski Electric System Energize; AT&T; Charter Communications ARDMORE-GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE 2020 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE

COMMUNITY FACILITIES (citywide) SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS Health Care Recreation 2018 ANNUAL AVERAGES Doctors 4 Libraries 1 Labor Force County Labor Market Area* Dentists 3 Parks 2 Civilian Labor Force 15,190 117,800 Hospitals 1 Golf Courses 0 Employment 14,640 113,710 Beds (Pulaski) 95 (Public & Private) Unemployment 560 4,110 Clinics (Pulaski) 15 Unemployment Rate 3.7% 3.6% Nursing Homes 2 Swimming Pools 0 (Public & Private) * Labor Market Area is defined as Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Beds (Pulaski) 185 Marshall and Maury Counties in Tennessee. Retirement Homes: 1 Country Clubs 0 Beds (Pulaski) 45 Theaters 0 2019 EMPLOYED POPULATION (AGE 16+) BY INDUSTRY Residential Care/ Bowling Alleys 0 Agriculture/Mining 2.2% Assisted Living 2 Construction 6.8% Beds (Pulaski) 81 Manufacturing 28.0% Hotels & Motels 1 Wholesale Trade 2.3% Retail Trade 8.6% Rooms 40 Religious Organizations Transportation/Utilities 4.7% Protestant 10 Bed & Breakfasts 0 Information 0.9% Catholic 0 Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 4.5% Services 37.2% Jehovah’s Witness 0 Largest Meeting Room Seventh Day Adventist 0 Public Administration 4.8% Capacity 150 Latter Day Saints 0 Source: ESRI Other MANUFACTURING IN AREA (Annual Averages 2018) Restaurants 13 Number of Units 51 Day Care Centers 0 Ann. Avg. Employment 3,646 Day Care Homes 0 Ann. Avg. Weekly Wage $985 Source: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME Year 2019 Type of Institution # of Institutions # of Branches Deposits Amount $24,833 Commercial Banks 6 12 $773,878,000 Source: ESRI Savings Institutions 0 0 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME Credit Unions 1 1 $6,176,830 Year 2019 Total 7 13 Amount $49,108 Source: ESRI Countywide Combined Deposits $780,054,830 (Deposits for June 30, 2019) AVERAGE HOME SALES Year 2018 Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and National Credit Union Administration Number of Homes Sold 286 Average Cost $135,885 INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES Source: Tennessee Housing Development Agency Service Location Distance (Miles) RETAIL SALES Tool & Die Local Year 2018 Amount $404,005,198 Heat Treating Huntsville, AL 25 Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue Foundry Local Heavy Hardware Huntsville, AL 25 NATURAL RESOURCES Minerals: Crushed stone Sheet Metal Local Timber: Pulpwood and hardwood Lubricants Local AGRICULTURAL Welding Supplies Local Crops: Corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, hay Abrasives Huntsville, AL 25 Livestock: Cattle, poultry, equine

ARDMORE-GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE 2020 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE UTILITIES

SEWER Sewer Provider City of Ardmore Phone 931.427.2124 GAS Website www.cityofardmoretn.com Local Distributor City of Ardmore Type of Treatment Activated sludge & filter Phone 931.427.2124 Capacity 325,000 GPD Website www.cityofardmoretn.com Current Usage 600,000 GPD Source Company Empire Gas Company (AL); J&J City Sewer Coverage 90% Propane (TN); Athens Utilities (AL) Storm Sewer Coverage 0% Fuel Oil Suppliers 4 Solid Waste Disposal Type Demolition landfill Suppliers of LP Gas 1 ELECTRICITY WATER Source Company Tennessee Valley Authority Water Supplier City of Ardmore Phone 931.427.2124 LOCAL POWER COMPANY (City and County) Website www.cityofardmoretn.com Pulaski Electric System Source Wells Capacity 600,000 GPD President & CEO Richard Kelley Current Consumption 325,000 GPD Address Post Office Box 368 Storage Capacity 375,000 Gallons 128 S. First Street Pulaski, Tennessee 38478 Phone 931.363.2522 Fax 931.363.4743 Website www.pesenergize.com

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURERS/DISTRIBUTION Firm Product or Service Total Employees Union Phone Number Wolverine Tube Inc. Aluminum & copper tubing 20 None 931.427.2034 Audio Enhancers, Inc. Wooden speaker boxes 4 None 931.427.8080 Southern Custom Marble Cultured marble products 8 None 931.427.3600

For information on industrial sites and available industrial buildings contact: Robert T. Bibb, Executive Director David Hamilton, Executive Director Middle TN Industrial Development Association Giles County Economic Development Commission 2108 Westwood Avenue Post Office Box 633 Nashville, Tennessee 37212 Pulaski, Tennessee 38478-0633 Phone: 615.269.5233 Phone: 931.363.9138 Fax: 615.269.5184 Fax: 931.424.4460 [email protected] [email protected] www.mtida.org www.gilescountyedc.com

The information contained herein was obtained from sources we MTIDA represents the Local Electric Power and Natural Gas Distributors consider reliable. We can not be responsible, however, for errors or located in the 40 county region of Middle Tennessee. change in information.

ARDMORE-GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE Updated January 2020