COUNTY PROFILE tipton county

population 3 households and housing 3 economy 3 education and poverty 3 transporation 3 data sources 3

prepared by Memphis Area Association of Governments preface

The purpose of the County Profiles is to provide a snapshot of existing conditions within each of the 6-counties in the Memphis Area Association of Government region. The coun- ty profiles help establish baseline information that may be used to measure progress and change over time. The profiles to not provide strategies or recommendations.

acknowledgements

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TIPTON COUNTY POPULATION

Map 1: Location of County Chart 1: Populatioin and Forecasted Growth Table 1: Overview 2010 Population Tipton County 61,081 72,000 Land Area (square miles) 70,000 473.31 68,000 66,000 Population Density (per square miles) 64,000 62,000 2010 2014 2020 133.3 Tipton County 60,000 Tipton County 61,081 61,623 71,196 Largest City 58,000 Tennessee 6,346,105 6,549,352 7,195,374 Covington 56,000 County Seat 2010 2014 2020 Covington Chart 2: Population by Race Chart 3: Population by Age

0.90% 1.10% 2.10%

11.0%

19.50% Hispanic 30.0% Age 0-19 White Age 20-34 African American Age 35-64 Asian/Pacific Islander Age 65+ Other 40.8% Tipton County Tipton

79.20% County Tipton 12.1% Tennessee 2.10% 1.80% 5% 13.50% 17.10% 1 26.40% 2 1 3 2 3 4 Tennessee 40.40% 4 19.70% 78.90% 5 Tennessee

TIPTON COUNTY 3 HOUSEHOLDS & HOUSING

Chart 1: Households by Type and Number Chart 2: Household Income

90% $70,000 80% Tipton $60,000 70% Tennessee County $50,000 60% Number of 21,617 2,493,552 $40,000 50% Households Tipton 40% Average House- $30,000 Tipton County 2.78 2.48 Tennessee hold Size Tennessee 30% $20,000 Average Family 20% 3.18 3.01 Size $10,000 10% $0 0% Median Mean Per Capita % Households: % Households: One %Households: One Household Household Income Families Person Under 18 Person 65 or over Income Income Chart 3: Housing Characteristics Chart 4: Housing Type Chart 5: Household Type

100% 0.1% 90% 3.4% 80% 13.2% 70% Married Couple Family 7.6% Single-Family Unit 20.3% 60% Multi-Family Unit Other Families 50% Mobile Home People Living Alone 40% Boat, RV, Van, etc. 54.4%

30% 79.0% 21.9%

Tipton County Tipton Other Non-Family

20% County Tipton Households 10% Tipton County 0% Tennessee Tennessee 5.10% 0.10%

9.80%

1 1 28.10% Median Value of Owner-Occupied Units 18.20% 2 49% 2 3 3 4 Tipton County Tennessee 71.90% 4 Tennessee Tennessee $139,100 $139,200 17.80%

TIPTON COUNTY 4 ECONOMY

Chart 2: Household Income Chart 1: Employment Chart 2: Employment by Industry in Tipton County

Industry (U.S. Census Data Categories) % Area Largest Employment Industry Educational services, and health care & social assistance 21.3% Tennessee Educational & Healthcare Tipton County Manufacturing 14% Services Retail Trade 11.5% Educational & Healthcare Tennessee Services Arts, entertainment & recreation, and accomodation & food services 8.1% Construction 7.4% Tipton Area Average Wage County Transportation & warehousing and utlities 7.1% Tipton County $64,270 Professional, scientific & management, and administration & waste manage- 6.9% Tennessee $61,291 ment services 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Area Average Unemployment Rate Public Administration 6.6%

% Population 16+: Employed Tipton County 8.3% Finance & Insurance, and real estate & rental & leasing 6.1% Tennessee 6.6% Other services, except public administration 5.7% % Population 16+: Not Currently in Labor Force Wholesale Trade 2.9% Information 1.6% Chart 5: Household Type Chart 3: Income Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting, and mining 0.3%

Compared to Compared to Chart 4: Occupations in TiptonCounty Tipton County Regional Rank Tennessee Nation

15% Management, business, science, & arts occupations

31% Median House- Service occupations $52,423 +18% -1% #3 hold Income 14% Sales & office occupations

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations

16% 24% Production, transportation, & material moving occupations Per Capita $23,054 5% -18% #4 Income List 1: Major Employers

Tipton County School Distirct, Inc Baptist Memorial Hospital - Tipton Tipton County has a median household income of $52.423, which is below the national median household Covington Unilever County of Tipton income, but higher than the median household income statewide. The county ranks 3rd out of the region’s 6 Charms LP Covington Manor Inc. counties in terms of household median income. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. City of Covington The county has a per capita income of $23,054, which is below the national per capita income and lower than the The Delfield Company LLC Turner Holdings, LLC per capita income statewide. The county ranks 4th out of the region’s 6 counties in terms of per capita.

TIPTON COUNTY 5 EDUCATION & POVERTY

Chart 1: Educational Attainment Chart 2: Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment List 1: School Inventory Enroll- 40% 35% # ment 35% 30% 30% Elemen- 25% 7 4,946 25% tary 20% 20% Middle 3 2,699 15% 15% Tipton County Tipton County High 3 3,435 10% 10% Tennessee Tennessee 5% 5% 0% U.S. 0% Less than High High School Some College Bachelor's School Graduate or Associate's degree or (includes degree higher equivalency) Poverty Rate for the population 25 years and over for whom poverty status *Population 25 years and over * is determined by educational attainment level

Chart 3: Median Income by Education Chart 4: Poverty Levels $60,000 40% $50,000 35% $40,000 30% $30,000 25% $20,000 20% $10,000 Tipton County 15% Tipton County $0 Tennessee 10% Tennessee 5% 0% % Persons Below % Children <18 % Persons ≥65 % Families Below % Families with Poverty Level Below Poverty Below Poverty Poverty Level Female Head of Level Level Household Below

*Median earning in the past 12 months (in 2013 inflation-adjusted dollars) Poverty Level List 2: Regional Higher Education Institutions Arkansas State Mid-South Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Northwest Mississippi Community College Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis Belhaven University - Desoto Ozark University - Turrell Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley Christian Brothers University Turrell University of Technology Delta Technical College Southern College of Optometry Tri-State Baptist College Le Moyne-Owen College Southwest Tennessee Community College TIPTON COUNTY 6 TRANSPORTATION

List 1: School Inventory Map 1: Transportation Infrastructure List 1: Transportation Fact

Access of Interstate I-40 (6 miles)

U.S. Highways 51, 70, 79

State Highways 1, 3, 14, 54, 59, 178, 179, 206, 384

TENNESSEE Nearest Commercial Airport Memphis International

Railroads Serving County CSX, Illinois Central Railroad ARKANSAS

Nearest Port Memphis

Chart 1: Commute to Work 1.4% 1.2% 2.8% 0.9% 0.7% 2.0% 0.4% 1.6%1.3% 1.1% 3.5% 0.8%

11.0% 10.7%9.6% Drove Alone 1 1 2 Carpooled2 3 Public3 Transit 4 Walked4 5 5 Tennessee Other

Tipton County Tipton 6 85.0% 6 83.7% Worked at Home 82.4%

Average commute time is 32.3 minutes TENNESSEE Chart 2: Place of Work

120%

100%

80%

60% Tipton County Table 2: Traffic Fatalities in Tipton County 40% Tennessee

20%

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 0% Worked in State of Worked in County of Worked Outside of Worked Outside State 9 3 7 12 10 Residence Residence County of Residence of Residence

TIPTON COUNTY 7 DATA SOURCES

POPULATION TRANSPORTATION Map 1: Location of County - Memphis Area Assoication of Governments (2015) Map 1: Transportation Infrastructure - Memphis Area Association of Table 1: Overview - Tipton County Website, Tennessee Department of Economic Governments (2015) and Community Development (2014); U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 1: Commute to Work - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 1: Population & Forecasted Growth - U.S. Census Bureau (2013); Tennes-Chart 2: Place of Work - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) see Department of Economic and Community Development (2014) List 1: Transporation Facts - U.S. Census Bureau (2013); Tennessee Chart 2: Population by Race - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Department of Economic and Community Development (2014) Chart 3: Population by Age - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Table 1: Traffic Fatalities in Tipton County - Tennessee Department of Transportation (2015) HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING Chart 1: Households by Type and Number - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Household Income - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 3: Housing Charactersitics - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 4: Housing Type - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 5: Household Type - U.S. Census Bureau (2013)

ECONOMY Chart 1: Employment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Employment by Industry in Tipton County: U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 3: Income - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 4: Occupations in Tipton County - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) List 1: Major Employers: Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (2014)

EDUCATION AND POVERTY Chart 1: Education Attainment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 2: Poverty Rate by Education Attainment - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 3: Median Income by Education - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) Chart 4: Poverty Levels - U.S. Census Bureau (2013) List 1: School Inventory - Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (2014) List 3: Regional Higher Education Institutions - Tennessee Department of Eco- nomic and Community Development (2014) TIPTON COUNTY 8