Bradley County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Bradley County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                329 67th  0.8%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798           95,602  50th   0.9%
Number of Farms                 79,280                959  35th   1.2%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                100  72nd   72.5%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 96,472 13th  1.6%
2000 Census 5,689,283 87,965 14th  1.5%
1990 Census 4,877,203 73,712 13th  1.5%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 14,253 14th  1.8%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 19.3% 39th  116.1%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8             293.5 13th  194.6%
2000 Census                   138.0             267.6 9th  193.9%
1990 Census                   118.3             224.2 8th  189.5%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968           58,439 13th  1.6%
1990 Census            2,969,948           40,975 12th  1.4%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 42.6% 23rd  195.0%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 66.4% 13th  104.4%
1990 Census 60.9% 55.6% 13th  91.3%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 36 79th  98.9%
1990 Census 34 33 76th  98.8%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 23.7% 49th 
18-24 9.6% 11.3% 9th 
25-44 30.2% 29.8% 30th 
45-64 23.2% 23.5% 68th 
65 & over 12.4% 11.7% 80th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 24.8% 50th 
18-24 10.9% 11.9% 10th 
25-44 31.8% 31.6% 19th 
45-64 19.6% 20.7% 56th 
65 & over 12.6% 11.1% 86th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Bradley County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 95.9 49th  100.5%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 7.9 62nd  73.8%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 4.4 38th  93.6%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Bradley County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $28,280 25th  87.9%
2000 $26,097 $22,726 29th  87.1%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.71% 33rd  104.56%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $39,362 35th  92.9%
2000 $35,760 $36,101 25th  101.0%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.24% 89th  50.55%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 15.7% 33rd  99.37%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 21.5% 26th  95.56%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 12.8% 26th  97.25%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 14.0% 19th  88.04%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 14.8% 26th  93.89%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 13.2% 25th  93.32%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 1.2% 18th  48.68%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.1% 22nd  44.28%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Bradley County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               13.2 33rd  93.0%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 34.5% 21st  80.6%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 8.7% 43rd  92.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               66.8 58th  82.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9                9.9 28th  71.2%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                1.0 57th  76.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3                8.9 15th  95.7%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             190.6 14th  81.7%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             221.4 27th  102.8%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
44th 
53rd 
44th 
Tennessee Bradley County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                1.3 18th  72.0%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                3.8 29th  89.5%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2               38.7 79th  78.7%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 5.6% 21st  65.1%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Bradley County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 8.5% 11th  89.1%
2000 4.0% 3.6% 11th  89.8%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 17.2% 52nd  109.9%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Bradley County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 35,984 15 1.3%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.4% 23 88.7%
Construction 4.9% 4.1% 16 85.2%
Manufacturing 13.8% 24.8% 10 178.9%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 19.3% 16 87.1%
Information 1.8% 0.8% 21 44.3%
Financial Activities 5.2% 4.1% 15 78.3%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 9.5% 17 80.8%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 13.5% 12 108.9%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 8.5% 17 84.6%
Other Services 2.6% 3.2% 9 123.2%
Government 14.9% 0.7% 73 4.4%
Federal 1.8% 0.7% 22 36.8%
State 3.3% 0.0% 68 0.0%
Local 9.9% 0.0% 68 0.0%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
19th 
54th 
38th 
22nd 
21st 
37th 
29th 
14th 
13th 
26th 
21st 
3rd 
12th 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Bradley County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      478,879 31st 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         4,804 12th 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $ 98,461,000 3rd 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Bradley County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    95,677 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $    27,925 29.2%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%        23,711 24.8%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         4,214 4.4%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      4,713 4.9%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $    63,039 65.9%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%        30,251 31.6%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%        18,411 19.2%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%        14,377 15.0%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Bradley County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $   1,990,894
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $20,637 14th  97.4%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.02 73rd 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $      888,386
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $9,209 15th  82.9%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 53rd 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Bradley County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Transportation  $       17,106,712  $      184,171 23rd 1.1%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735           26,599 18th 1.4%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           17,704 49th 0.5%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201           17,400 20th 1.0%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           12,000 33rd 0.7%
Community Development               367,547             9,500 8th 2.6%
Stormwater               371,227             5,510 12th 1.5%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             4,031 19th 1.7%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869             3,930 26th 0.1%
Public Buildings               526,288             3,150 22nd 0.6%
Recreation            1,118,527             2,016 59th 0.2%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                600 32nd 0.2%
Other Utilities               598,698                    - 32nd 0.0%
Business District Development               375,758                    - 23rd 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Fire Protection               220,725                    - 57th 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 0.0%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                    - 16th 0.0%
Solid Waste                 54,314                    - 30th 0.0%
Other Facilities                 32,755                    - 9th 0.0%
Telecommunications                 17,009                    - 5th 0.0%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                    - 8th 0.0%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $      286,611 24th 0.8%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Bradley County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 73.3% 27th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 15.9% 18th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 64.4% 21st 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 11.9% 20th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 2
Public 14 0
Private 63 2
Other Public Institutions 93 1
Community Colleges 13 1
Technology Centers 27 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 0
Off-campus Sites 33 0
2007 - 2008 Enrollment (full-time equivalent) at Post-secondary Institutions    
Four-year Colleges and Universities*          214,260                4,357
Public 134,696 0
Private 79,564 4,357
Other Public Institutions* 134,278 3,341
Community Colleges 80,454 3,341
Technology Centers 13,939 0
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 0
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Bradley County Cleveland City  
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    9,995             4,630            
Percent of Statewide 1.1% 0.5%        
1997-1998                 834,318                    8,338             4,189            
Percent of Statewide 1.0% 0.5%        
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 1,657 441        
Percent Change 13.2% 19.9% 10.5%        
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 52.2% 55.6%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 32.9% 25.0%
Special Education 14.7% 9.2% 13.2%
English Language Learners 3.2% 1.5% 4.4%
Statewide Bradley County Cleveland City  
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      15.7               15.0            
1997-1998                      15.8                      16.5               14.8            
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (0.7)                 0.2                
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 99.2% 99.3%        
1997-1998 96.6% 96.0% 96.7%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 3.6% 9.1%
1997-1998 4.5% 6.0% 2.2%
*Classroom teachers include art, music and physical education teachers.  Because these auxiliary teachers are
included, ratios of students to classroom teachers do not represent and tend to be lower than actual class sizes.
Statewide Bradley County Cleveland City  
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $6,320 $8,111
Percent of Statewide 81.6% 104.8%        
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,344 $5,660
Percent of Statewide 84.8% 110.5%        
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $1,976 $2,451        
Percent Change 51.1% 45.5% 43.3%        
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $43,756 $45,544
Percent of Statewide 97.6% 101.6%
1997-1998 $34,584 $34,886 $37,130
Percent of Statewide 100.9% 107.4%
Gain $10,236 $8,870 $8,414
Percent Change 29.6% 25.4% 22.7%        
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 58.6% 46.8%
Federal 10.8% 9.1% 12.9%
Local 41.6% 32.3% 40.3%
System Rank for Percent Local 53rd  26th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 54.5% 43.8%
Federal 11.0% 10.3% 12.4%
Local 43.5% 35.1% 43.8%
System Rank for Percent Local 47th  22nd 
Statewide Bradley County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $2,535 13th 
Sources of Information for County Profiles
I. Geography & Demographics
U.S. Bureau of the Census--all data except for marriage and divorce rates.
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
TN Dept. of Health - marriage and divorce rates.
http://health.state.tn.us/
II. Income & Poverty
U.S. Bureau of the Census--median household income data & poverty rates.
www.census.gov
TN Dept. of Human Services--Food Stamp data and Families First data.
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_fsp.htm
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.htm
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - per capita income data
www.bea.gov
III. Health & Healthcare
TN Dept.of Health, Health Statistics & Research--pregnancy, births, mortality & healthcare access data.
http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV. Employment
TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data. 
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/
U.S. Department of Labor - employment data.
ww.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
V. Value of Farmland and Agricultural Product Sold
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
TN County Technical Advisory Service (CTAS), Resource Center--county revenue data.
www.ctas.utk.edu
TN Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessment--equalized assessed property values.
http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/pa/taxaggr.htm
TN Dept. of Revenue--total taxable sales.
www.state.tn.us/revenue/files.htm
VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--all data. 
http://tn.gov/tacir/infrastructure.html
VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education
U.S. Bureau of the Census--educational attainment.
www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
TN Higher Education Commission--post-secondary institution and enrollment data.
www.state.tn.us/thec
IX. Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
http://www.state.tn.us/education/mdata.shtml
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR