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People QuickFacts |
Giles County |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
29,269 | 6,038,803 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-0.6% | 6.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
29,447 | 5,689,283 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.5% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
22.6% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
15.0% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.3% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
86.9% | 80.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
11.3% | 16.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.9% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.0% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
86.1% | 77.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
62.6% | 53.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.9% | 2.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.6% | 4.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
72.5% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
10.6% | 19.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,991 | 1,149,693 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.1 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
13,697 | 2,681,150 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.3% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.4% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$72,900 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
11,713 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.47 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$35,358 | $38,945 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,543 | $19,393 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
14.5% | 15.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Giles County |
Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
551 | 133,0981 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
7,551 | 2,378,7541 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-21.7% | -0.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
1,792 | 422,761 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,134 | 454,366 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
16.1% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
661,090 | 109,293,454 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 97,792,030 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
220,893 | 60,136,403 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$7,492 | $10,382 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
16,682 | 8,024,900 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
17 | 46,003 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
176,191 | 45,440,5431 |
