Dickson County Chamber of Commerce - Community Information

Community Profile

 2010 Community Profile

QUICK FACTS

 

County Seat: Charlotte                        Year Incorporated: 1873

Area in Square Miles (County): 490    Latitude: N36º 04.63’

Elevation:  794’                                     Longitude: W87º 23.27’

Market Region: Nashville

Distance from Nashville: 30 Miles

 

POPULATION

                                                  City               County

2000 (Census)                         12,244          43,156

Certified Pop. July 2009*

       Special Census                 19,274          52,529

Percent Population Change

      2000 – 2008                     12.4%               9.9%

% Non-white                           13.1%               6.8%

 

*2000 Population adjusted by citywide census 2006-07

 

CLIMATE

 

Annual Average Temperature:          57.5º

Average High Temperature:             68.3º

Average Low Temperature:              46.7º

Annual Average Precipitation:         61.14”

Annual Average Snowfall:                  2.0”

Prevailing Winds: Southerly

Mean Length of Freese-Free Period (days): 180-220

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Post Office Class: First

 

Newspapers                         Frequency

Dickson Herald                  Bi-Weekly

The Tennessean                  Daily

 

Telephone companies: AT&T, Freedom Communications

Radio Stations: WDKN, WFGZ, WVRY

Television Networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS

Cable Companies: Comcast

Channels: 150

 

TAX STRUCTURE

 

LOCAL

 

                                                      City              County

Property Taxes:

   Rate per $100 Value               $.90              $ 2.85

Ratio of Assessment:

    Residential and Farm                25%                 25%

    Commercial/Industrial              40%                 40%

Personal (Equipment)                   30%                 30%

    (Inventory Tax) Raw Materials Only:

Bonded Debt                       $  7,092,000        $  87,277,760

Assessed Valuation              $10,528,000        $942,335,115

School Tax                                        0%                   0%

Sales                                            2.75%               2.75%

Hotel/Motel Tax                           .025%                5.0%

 

STATE

 

Sales Tax 5.5% tax on food and food ingredients; 7% on all other tangible personal property unless specifically exempted

 

Income Tax

  Personal   6% on Interest & Dividends

  Corporate  Excise Tax – 6.6% on Tennessee taxable   income

   Franchise Tax:  .25% of the greater of net worth or         real and tangible property in Tennessee. The minimum         tax is $100.

  Unemployment Tax  New Employees 2.7% of first       $7,000

 

GOVERNMENT

 

Governing Body:

City: Mayor and City Council

               Meets: 1st Monday

               Time: 7:00 pm

               Place: Municipal Building

County: Mayor and County Commissioners

               Meets:  1st Tuesday Work Session

                             3rd Monday Regular Session

               Time:  7:00 pm

               Place:  Courtroom – Annex

 

Fire Department:

      Full-time fire fighters in city: 33

       City volunteers: 3

      Full-time fire fighters in county: 0

       County volunteers: 41

      Fire Stations in city: 2       City fire trucks: 9

      Fire Stations in County: 5  County fire trucks: 5

  

Law Enforcement:

     Full-time officers in city: 46

     Full-time officers in county inc. sheriff: 44

     City patrol cars: 26  County patrol cars: 52

 

                                                            City        County

Insurance Rating:                                  4            N/A

Zoning Regulations:                             Yes         Yes

Planning Commission:                         Yes         Yes

Industrial Development Corp:             Yes         Yes

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

AIR SERVICE:

Nearest General Aviation:

               Dickson County Municipal Airport

Location Identifier: M102

Distance from City: 4 miles NE

Runway Length:  5,002 feet

Surface: Asphalt

Lighting: MIRL/VASI

Fuel: 100LL/Jet A

Repair: Major

Transportation: Taxi, Rental and Courtesy Car

Nearest Commercial Service:

               Nashville International Airport

Location Identifier:  BNA

Served by 13 airlines; operating 375 average daily flights to 74 markets and 47 non-stop markets (as of November 2009).

 

HIGHWAYS:

State Highways: 70, 46, 48, 47 and 96

Nearest Interstate: Interstate 40

 

COMMON CARRIERS:

Air Freight Companies: None

Motor Freight Companies: 12

Terminal Facilities: 1

Bus Service to Nashville: 1

               No intercity bus service

 

RAILROADS SERVED BY:

CSX Transportation and South Central TN RR

 

NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS:

River: Cumberland

Channel Depth: 9 feet

Nearest Port Facility: Nashville

Miles: 40

 

NATURAL RESOURCES

 

Minerals: Limestone

Timber: Red & White Oak, Walnut

 

INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES

 

Service                                  Town                       

 

Tool & Die                            Local

Heat Treating                         Local

Foundry                              Nashville                            

Heavy Hardware                 Nashville                           

Sheet Metal                          Local

Lubricants                             Local

Welding Supplies                  Local

Abrasives                             Local

 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

 

Name of Bank                   # of Branches             Deposits

Bank of Dickson                       4                     $150,799,000

First Bank                                 1                         32,964,000

First Federal Bank                    3                        157,539,000

Pinnacle Financial Partners        1                         42,170,000

Regions Bank                           1                          30,717,000

Traditions First Bank                1                          20,319,000

Tri-Star Bank                          4                           96,243,000

US Bank                                 1                           45,918,000

 

Commercial Banks:  7

Savings Institutions: 2

Total # of Institutions: 9

Combined Deposits:  $576,669,000

 

SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS

 

2009 Annual Average

                                                County         Labor Market Area*

Labor Force:

 Civilian Labor Force               23,423                  218,443

 Employment                           20,906                  199,155

 Unemployment                         2,517                  19,296

 Unemployment Rate               10.7%                   10.4%

 HS Graduates (2007-08)           577                      5,491

 

Estimated County Available Labor

December 2009

                                                County         Labor Market Area*

 

Total:                                     2,630                  21,800

Male:                                     1,200                  10,280

Female:                                 1,430                  11,520

 

Manufacturing in Area (Annual Averages 2008)

Number of Units                                    61

Annual Avg. Employment:                 2,909

 

Per Capita Personal Income

Year: 2007                          Amount: $28,658

 

Retail Sales:

Year: 2008                          Amount: $684,805,896

 

               County 10-Year Growth Report

 

Years: 2000-2009            New Plants             Expansions

Number Projects:                3                                72

Job Opportunities:             265                          1,033

Total Investments:       $24,000,000              $128,103,579