BLEDSOE COUNTY
County Seat - Pikeville
Nearest MSA - Chattanooga, 52 Miles
Population
1980 - 9,478
1990 - 9,669
2000 - 12,367
Available Labor Force
| Labor Force |
4,871 |
| Unemployment |
723 |
| Unemployment Rate |
14.8% |
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Tax Structure
| Property Tax |
$1.86 per $100 |
| Residential |
25% |
| Industrial |
40% |
| Personal (Equipment Inventory) Raw Materials Only |
30% |
| Sales Tax (County) |
2.25% |
| Sales Tax (State) |
7.0% |
| Income Tax: |
None |
| Personal |
6.0% on interest and dividends |
| Excise (Corporate) |
6.5% of net earnings |
| Franchise Tax |
.25 per $100 of Capital Properties |
|
Unemployment Tax |
|
| (New Employers) |
2.7% of first $7,000 |
Transportation
| Railroads |
None |
| Highways: |
US Hwy 127 State Hwy 30,28,101,443 |
| I-40 |
30 miles to access |
| I-24/75 |
50 miles to access |
| Common Carriers |
1-Motor Freight Company, 10-Independents |
| Navigable Waterway: |
Tennessee River, 52 miles
Nearest Port Facility - Chattanooga
Channel Depth, 9' |
| Air Service: |
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| Commercial Service |
Chattanooga Metro Airport,
Runway Length, 7,400' |
| General Aviation |
Crossville/Memorial Field, 29 miles
Runway Length, 5,400'
Mark Anton Airport
Runway Length, 5,000' |
Education
| Number of High Schools |
1-Bledsoe County High School |
| Number of Colleges Serving Bledsoe County (2 & 4 year) |
2-Bryan College, Chattanooga State Technical Community College |
Health Care
| Hospitals |
1-Bledsoe County Hospital (32 beds) |
| Clinics |
2-Bledsoe County Primary Care Center, Pikeville Clinic |
| Doctors |
5 |
| Dentist |
3 |
| Nursing Homes |
3-Bledsoe County Nursing Home, Generations Center of Spencer, Laurelbrook Nursing Home |
Major Employers
| Firm Name |
Product |
Total Employees |
Union Affiliation |
| State of TN Correctional Facility |
Prison |
324 |
None |
| Taft Correctional Facility |
Prison |
300 |
None |
| Hubbard Farms |
Breeder Chicken Hatchery |
99 |
None |
| Eclipse Manufacturing |
Metal Stamping |
70 |
None |
| Advanced Automatic |
Machine Parts |
21 |
None |
| FLX Products Industry |
Truck Bodies |
17 |
None |
| Chattanooga State (Bledsoe) |
Job Training |
16 |
None |
| Angel Construction / Concrete |
Industrial Contracting / Concrete |
12 |
None |
| Morgan Electric |
Electrical Contractor |
7 |
None |
| Pikeville Tool & Die |
Molds, Dies, Injection Molding |
6 |
None |
