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People QuickFacts |
Montgomery County |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
147,114 | 6,038,803 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
9.2% | 6.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
134,768 | 5,689,283 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
8.1% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
28.8% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
8.5% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
50.6% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
74.3% | 80.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
20.4% | 16.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.1% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
2.5% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
4.6% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
70.6% | 77.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
42.1% | 53.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.4% | 2.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.4% | 4.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.3% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.3% | 19.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
22,278 | 1,149,693 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.5 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
63,642 | 2,681,150 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
63.5% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
18.8% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$85,100 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
48,330 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.70 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$42,959 | $38,945 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,265 | $19,393 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
11.6% | 15.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Montgomery County |
Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
2,426 | 133,0981 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
35,364 | 2,378,7541 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
5.5% | -0.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
7,366 | 422,761 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
8,199 | 454,366 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 5.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.2% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.1% | 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 |
26.6% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,580,693 | 109,293,454 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 97,792,030 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,356,268 | 60,136,403 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,910 | $10,382 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
167,289 | 8,024,900 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
3,003 | 46,003 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
760,280 | 45,440,5431 |