Grainger County
Population
- 1980: 16,751
- 1990: 17,095
- 2000: 20,659
- 2006: 22,536
Cities
| GRAINGER COUNTY |
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| Updated August 2007 |
| LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES | | | | |  |
| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Labor Force | 9,950 | 9,850 | 9,930 | 10,100 | 10,360 |
| Employed | 9,190 | 9,130 | 9,330 | 9,490 | 9,750 |
| Unemployed | 760 | 720 | 610 | 600 | 600 |
| Unemployment Rate | 7.6% | 7.3% | 6.1% | 6.0% | 5.8% |
| TAX STRUCTURE | | | | | |
| Local Taxes (2007) | | | | | |
| Property tax | Rutledge | County | | | |
| Rate per $100 assessed value | N/A | $2.91 | | | |
| Ratio of Assessment | | | | | |
| Residential | 25% | 25% | | | |
| Industrial | 40% | 40% | | | |
| Personal (equipment) | 30% | 30% | | | |
| (Inventory tax) Raw materials only | | | | | |
| School tax | N/A | N/A | | | |
| Sales tax | N/A | 2.75% | | | |
| State | | | | | |
| Sales tax | 7% | | | | |
| Income tax | | | | | |
| Personal | 6% on interest & dividends | | | | |
| Corporate (Excise) | 6.5% of net earnings | | | | |
| Franchise tax | .25 per $100 of capital properties | | | | |
| TRANSPORTATION | | | | | |
| Railroads | | | | | |
| NONE | | | | | |
| Interstates | | | | | |
| 15 miles to I-40 / I-81 | | | | | |
| Navigable waterways | | | | | |
| River | N/A | | | | |
| Port in county | No | Nearest port | Knoxville — 35 miles | | |
| Air Service | | | | | |
| General aviation | Morristown | Distance | 22 miles | | |
| Runway length | 5,700 feet | Surface | Asphalt | | |
| Lighting | Yes, MIRL/VASI | | | | |
| Gas | 100 LL / Jet A | Octane available | 80/100 Jet | | |
| Nearest commercial service | Knoxville Metro | Distance | 35 miles | | |
| Runway length | 9,000 feet | Surface | Asphalt | | |
| Lighting | High & medium density | | | | |
| Gas | 100 LL / Jet A | Octane available | 80/100 | | |
| EDUCATION | | | | | |
| 2005 | | | | | |
| | Grainger County | | | | |
| Enrollment | 3,239 | | | | |
| Pupils per Teacher | 15.3 | | | | |
| ACT - Average Score | 18.5 | | | | |
| ACT - Participation | 66.5% | | | | |
| Expenditures per Pupil | $ 6,497 | | | | |
| HEALTHCARE | | | | | |
| Hospitals | 0 | | | | |
| Clinics | 3 | | | | |
| Doctors | 6 | | | | |
| Dentists | 2 | | | | |
| Nursing homes | 1 | Beds: 132 | | | |
| MAJOR COMPANIES BY EMPLOYMENT | | | | | |
| NAME | PRODUCT | EMPLOYEES | | | |
| Clayton Homes | Manufactured homes | 200 | | | |
| Norris, Inc. | Manufactured homes | 190 | | | |
| C.R. Daniels Company | Canvas products | 100 | | | |
| Tactile Armor Products | Textiles | 100 | | | |
| Sexton Furniture | Lift chairs and upholstered furniture | 65 | | | |
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