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Overview for Lake County, TN
Lake County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 163.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 46.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 1.5%. On the 2000 census form, 99.0% of the population reported only one race, with 31.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.36 persons compared to an average family size of 2.92 persons.
In 2005 accommodation and food services was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $9,435. Per capita income grew by 12.3% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
7,583
Covered Employment
982
Growth (%) since 1990
6.4%
Average wage per job
$21,985
Households (2000)
2,410
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
D
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
2,548
Average wage per job
D
Unemployment Rate (2005)
8.5
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$16,349
Average wage per job
D
Median Household Income (2003)
$22,614
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
D
Poverty Rate (2003)
26.3
Average wage per job
D
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
56.0
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.0%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
5.4
Average wage per job
$27,147
1. LAKE County
Enrollment: HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 300 Cochran St, Tiptonville, TN 38079
Phone: (731) 253-7734
County: Lake County
Enrollment: 253
Grades: 9-12
2. LARA KENDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 200 College St, Ridgely, TN 38080
Phone: (731) 264-5586
County: Lake County
Enrollment: 437
Grades: PK-8
3. MARGARET NEWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 819 Church St, Tiptonville, TN 38079
Phone: (731) 253-7253
County: Lake County
Enrollment: 266
Grades: PK-5
Lake County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 163.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 46.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 1.5%. On the 2000 census form, 99.0% of the population reported only one race, with 31.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.4% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.36 persons compared to an average family size of 2.92 persons.
