Ardmore Giles County 2019 Community Data Profile

ARDMORE GILES COUNTY 2019 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE

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QUICK FACTS TAX STRUCTURE

County Seat Pulaski LOCAL City County Year Incorporated 1949 Property Taxes (2018) Land Area in Square Miles (County) 611 • Rate per $100 value $0.2373 $2.8247 Water Area in Square Miles (County) 0 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 • Personal (Equipment) 30% 30% Distance From Decatur, AL 40 miles Time Zone Central City Website www.cityofardmoretn.com Bonded Debt (2018) $212,800 $0.00 County Website www.gilescounty-tn.us Total Local Assessment (2017) $26,959,781 $586,908,113 Additional Incorporated Cities Hotel-Motel Tax 0% 5% within the County Pulaski, Elkton, Lynnville, Motor Vehicle Tax Rate $0.00

Minor Hill Source: Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments Unincorporated Cities Frankewing, Goodspring, Source: County Technical Assistance Service, UTIPS Prospect POPULATION STATE City County Sales Tax 2010 (Census) 1,213 29,485 • 4% tax on food and food ingredients 2018 Population 1,184 29,874 • 7% on all other tangible personal property unless 2018 Median Age 46.5 44.0 speciﬁ cally exempted 2023 Population Projection 1,180 30,279 Local Sales Tax Rate Annual Growth Rate -0.07% 0.27% • 2.50% (2018-2023 Projected) Source: ESRI Local and State Sales Tax Collected (FY2018) • $30,275,685 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 ﬁ rst $7,000 Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue 2019 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 Number of Schools 8Distance from Ardmore 20 miles Number of Classroom Teachers 259 Runway Length 5,310 feet Number of Administrators 21 Surface Asphalt Additional Teachers and Staff 50 Lighting MIRL/PAPI Total Number of Students 3,949 Fuel 100LL/Jet A Repairs Minor GRADES Storage Hangar, Tie Down Pre-K-2 400 6-12 629 Transportation Taxi and Rental Car Pre-K-5 497 6-8 378 Nearest Commercial Service Huntsville International Airport Pre-K-8 659 9-12 759 Location Identifier HSV 3-5 425 Distance from Ardmore 40 miles Number of High School Graduates (2017-18) 260 Nearest Commercial Service Nashville International Airport Graduation Rate 92.5% Location Identifier BNA Educational Attainment with a Degree 21.3% Distance from Ardmore 88 miles (Adults Age 25+) Nashville International Airport (BNA) serves approximately 16 million total passengers annually. BNA is currently served by 15 airlines, including Source: Tennessee Department of Education 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 2016-2017 • Martin Methodist College Pulaski 246 HIGHWAYS • TN College of Applied Technology Pulaski 1,579 U.S. Highways 31, 31A and 64 • Columbia State Community College Columbia 845 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 GOVERNMENT Bus Services 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 (Weekly) • Fire stations in city 1 Your Community Shopper (Weekly) • City fire trucks 4 Pulaski Citizen (Weekly) • Fire stations in county 7 The Tennessean (Daily) • 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 2019 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE

COMMUNITY FACILITIES (citywide) SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS Health Care Recreation 2017 ANNUAL AVERAGES Doctors 4 Libraries 1 Labor Force County Labor Market Area* Dentists 3 Parks 2 Civilian Labor Force 15,600 115,960 Hospitals 1 Golf Courses 0 Employment 15,070 111,890 Beds (Pulaski) 95 (Public & Private) Unemployment 530 4,060 Clinics (Pulaski) 15 Unemployment Rate 3.4% 3.7% 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 2018 EMPLOYED POPULATION (AGE 16+) BY INDUSTRY Residential Care/ Bowling Alleys 0 Agriculture/Mining 2.6% Assisted Living 2 Construction 7.7% Beds (Pulaski) 81 Manufacturing 25.9% Hotels & Motels 1 Wholesale Trade 2.0% Retail Trade 13.5% Rooms 40 Religious Organizations Transportation/Utilities 5.1% Protestant 10 Bed & Breakfasts 0 Information 1.1% Catholic 0 Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 3.6% Services 34.9% Jehovah’s Witness 0 Largest Meeting Room Seventh Day Adventist 0 Public Administration 3.6% Capacity 150 Latter Day Saints 0 Source: ESRI Other MANUFACTURING IN AREA (Annual Averages 2017) Restaurants 13 Number of Units 50 Day Care Centers 0 Ann. Avg. Employment 4,043 Day Care Homes 0 Ann. Avg. Weekly Wage $934 Source: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME Year 2018 Commercial Banks 6 Amount $22,824 Savings Institutions 0 Source: ESRI Credit Unions 1 MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME Total # of Institutions 7 Year 2018 Total # of Branches 13 Amount $41,132 Countywide Combined Deposits $749,920,000 Source: ESRI

(Deposits for June 30, 2018) AVERAGE HOME SALES *Credit Unions NOT calculated in Combined Deposits Year 2017

Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and National Credit Union Administration Number of Homes Sold 282 Average Cost $121,193 Source: Tennessee Housing Development Agency INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES Service Location Distance (Miles) RETAIL SALES Year 2017 Tool & Die Local Amount $400,345,245 Heat Treating Huntsville, AL 25 Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue Foundry Local NATURAL RESOURCES Heavy Hardware Huntsville, AL 25 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 2019 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE UTILITIES

GAS SEWER Local Distributor City of Ardmore Sewer Provider City of Ardmore Phone 931.427.2124 Phone 931.427.2124 Website www.cityofardmoretn.com Website www.cityofardmoretn.com Source Company Empire Gas Company (AL); J&J Type of Treatment Activated sludge & fi lter Propane (TN); Athens Utilities (AL) Capacity 325,000 GPD Fuel Oil Suppliers 4 Current Usage 600,000 GPD Suppliers of LP Gas 1 City Sewer Coverage 90% Storm Sewer Coverage 0% WATER Solid Waste Disposal Type Demolition landfi ll Water Supplier City of Ardmore Phone 931.427.2124 ELECTRICITY Website www.cityofardmoretn.com Source Company Tennessee Valley Authority Source Wells Capacity 600,000 GPD LOCAL POWER COMPANY (City and County) Current Consumption 325,000 GPD Pulaski Electric System Storage Capacity 375,000 Gallons President & CEO Richard Kelley Address Post Offi ce Box 368 128 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 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] 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 February 2019