ELKTON GILES COUNTY 2020 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE ck Pickett co Sullivan Macon Clay Claiborne Han Hawkins Stewart Montgomery Robertson Sumner Fentress Scott Campbell Johnson e Trousdale Jackson Overton Carter Obion Henry Union Lak Weakley ainger ashington Houston Gr W i Smith Hamblen Greene co Morgan Anderson Uni Dickson Nashville Putnam Cheatham Jefferson Dyer Davidson Wilson Knoxville Gibson Carroll Humphreys DeKalb Knox Cocke Benton White Cumberland n Williamson Rutherford Roane Sevier Crockett Hickman anno Van Loudon Blount Lauderdale C Warren Buren Haywood Madison Henderson atur Perry Maury Rhea Sequatchie Bledsoe Tipton Dec Lewis Bedford Coffee MeigsMcMinn Monroe Chester Grundy Marshall Moore Shelby Fayette Hardeman McNairy Hardin Wayne Lawrence Giles Lincoln Franklin Marion Hamilton Bradley Polk Memphis Chattanooga QUICK FACTS TAX STRUCTURE County Seat Pulaski LOCAL City County Year Incorporated 1907 Property Taxes (2019) Land Area in Square Miles (County) 611 Water Area in Square Miles (County) 0 • Rate per $100 value $0.50 $2.8247 Latitude N35° 03.137’ Longitude W86° 53.314’ Ratio of Assessment Elevation 632’ • 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 36 miles Distance From Huntsville, AL 27 miles Time Zone Central Total Local Assessment (2018) $7,758,529 $592,572,888 City Website www.elktontn.com/ Hotel-Motel Tax 0% 5% County Website www.gilescounty-tn.us Motor Vehicle Tax Rate $0.00 Additional Incorporated Cities Source: Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments within the County Ardmore, Pulaski, Lynnville, Source: County Technical Assistance Service, UTIPS Minor Hill Unincorporated Cities Frankewing, Goodspring, Prospect STATE Sales Tax POPULATION • 4% tax on food and food ingredients City County • 7% on all other tangible personal property unless 2010 (Census) 578 29,485 specifically exempted 2019 Population 546 30,422 2019 Median Age 50.1 44.2 Local Sales Tax Rate 2024 Population Projection 567 30,816 • 2.50% Annual Growth Rate 0.76% 0.26% Local and State Sales Tax Collected (FY2019) (2019-2024 Projected) • $31,528,029 Source: ESRI Income Tax • Personal: 2% on Interest & Dividends for the 2019 tax year CLIMATE • Corporate Excise Tax: 6.5% of Tennessee taxable income Annual Average Temperature 58.15° F • Franchise Tax: .25% of the greater of the Tennessee Average High Temperature 70.4° F portion of net worth or the book value of real and tangible Average Low Temperature 45.9° F property in Tennessee. The minimum tax is $100 Annual Average Precipitation 56.15” • Unemployment Tax: New employers is typically 2.7% Annual Average Snowfall 2” (based on occupation) of first $7,000 Prevailing Winds Southerly Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue Mean Length of Freeze-Free Period (days) 180-220 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 Number of Schools 8 Distance from Elkton 13 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 3,659 Fuel 100LL/Jet A GRADES (2018-2019) Repairs Minor Hangar, Tie Down Pre-K-8 1,873 Storage 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 Elkton 41 miles Graduation Rate 92.5% Nearest Commercial Service Nashville International Airport Educational Attainment with a Degree 22.4% Location Identifier BNA (Adults Age 25+) Distance from Elkton 77 miles Source: Tennessee Department of Education Nashville International Airport (BNA) serves approximately 16 million total passengers annually. BNA is currently served by 15 airlines, including REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS international carriers Air Canada, WestJet and British Airways. BNA offers 460 Graduates 2017-2018 daily flights and provides nonstop air service to more than 65 destinations. • Martin Methodist College Pulaski • TN College of Applied Technology Pulaski 1,122 HIGHWAYS U.S. Highways 31, 31A and 64 • Columbia State Community College Columbia 954 State Highways 1, 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 GOVERNING BODY Inter-City Yes City Mayor and Aldermen Local No Meets 2nd Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Carrier Service Yes City Hall County County Executive and County Commissioners RAILROADS SERVED BY Meets 3rd Monday at 9:00 a.m. CSX Transportation Giles County Courthouse NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS Fire Department River Tennessee • Full-time fire fighters in city 0 Channel Depth 11 feet • City volunteers 7 Nearest Port Facility Decatur, Alabama • Full-time fire fighters in county 0 Miles from Port 25 • County volunteers 60 • Fire stations in city 1 COMMUNICATIONS Newspapers Your Community Shopper • City fire trucks 3 Pulaski Citizen • Fire stations in county 7 The Tennessean • County fire trucks 28 Huntsville Time Telephone Companies Ardmore Telephone Company Law Enforcement Radio Stations Local– WSLV, WLX, WKSR • Full-time police officers in city 2 Television Networks 4/Nashville & 4/Huntsville • Full-time police officers in county & sheriff 40 Cable Service Available Yes • City patrol cars 3 Channels 90 • County patrol cars 40 Provider Mediacom; AT&T; Comcast; Charter Communications City County Internet Service Available Yes Insurance Rating 5 9 Provider Mediacom; AT&T; Comcast; Charter Zoning Regulations No Yes Communications Planning Commission Yes Yes Fiber Optics Available Yes Industrial Development Corp. Yes Yes Provider Pulaski Electric System Energize and Charter Communications ELKTON-GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE 2020 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE COMMUNITY FACILITIES (citywide) SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS Health Care Recreation 2018 ANNUAL AVERAGES Doctors 2 Libraries 1 Labor Force County Labor Market Area* Dentists 0 Parks 1 Civilian Labor Force 15,190 117,800 Hospitals 1 Golf Courses (Pulaski) 1 Employment 14,640 113,710 Unemployment 560 4,110 Beds (Pulaski) 95 (Public & Private) Unemployment Rate 3.7% 3.6% Clinics (Pulaski) 15 Swimming Pools (Pulaski) 1 Nursing Homes 2 (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 (Pulaski) 1 Beds (Pulaski) 45 Theaters (Pulaski) 1 2019 EMPLOYED POPULATION (AGE 16+) BY INDUSTRY Agriculture/Mining 2.2% Assisted Living Homes 2 Bowling Alleys 0 Construction 6.8% Beds (Pulaski) 89 Manufacturing 28.0% Hotels & Motels 1 Wholesale Trade 2.3% Retail Trade 8.6% Religious Organizations Rooms 40 Protestant 6 Transportation/Utilities 4.7% Bed & Breakfasts 0 Information 0.9% Catholic 0 Finance/Insurance/Real Estate 4.5% Jehovah’s Witness 0 Services 37.2% Largest Meeting Room Seventh Day Adventist 0 Public Administration 4.8% Capacity 400 Latter Day Saints 0 Source: ESRI Other 0 MANUFACTURING IN AREA (Annual Averages 2018) Restaurants 1 Number of Units 51 Day Care Centers 0 Ann. Avg. Employment 3,646 Day Care Homes 1 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 Countywide Combined Deposits $780,054,830 Source: ESRI (Deposits for June 30, 2019) AVERAGE HOME SALES Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and National Credit Union Administration Year 2018 Number of Homes Sold 286 Average Cost $135,885 INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES Source: Tennessee Housing Development Agency Service Location Distance (Miles) Tool & Die Local RETAIL SALES Heat Treating Huntsville, AL 30 Year 2018 Amount $404,005,198 Foundry Local Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue Heavy Hardware Huntsville, AL 30 Sheet Metal Local NATURAL RESOURCES Minerals: Crushed stone Lubricants Local Timber: Pulpwood and hardwood Welding Supplies Local Abrasives Huntsville, AL 30 AGRICULTURAL Crops: Corn, wheat, soybeans, cotton, hay Livestock: Cattle, poultry, equine ELKTON-GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE 2020 COMMUNITY DATA PROFILE UTILITIES SEWER Sewer Provider City of Elkton Phone 931.468.2506 GAS Website www.elktontn.com/ Local Distributor City of Elkton Type of Treatment Recirculating sand filter Phone 931.468.2506 Capacity 8,500 GPD Website www.elktontn.com/ Current Usage 5,000 GPD Source Company Empire Gas Company (AL); J&J City Sewer Coverage 0% Propane (TN); Athens Utilities (AL) Storm Sewer Coverage 0% Fuel Oil Suppliers 4 Solid Waste Disposal Type Demolition landfill (Pulaski) Suppliers of LP Gas 1 ELECTRICITY WATER Source Company Tennessee Valley Authority Water Supplier South Giles Utility District Phone 931.468.2875 LOCAL POWER COMPANY (City and County) Website www.southgilesud.org/ Pulaski Electric System Source Limestone County and Tarpley Utility District