Greeneville/Greene County, Tennessee.....It's not just where you move your business.
It's where you live your life.

The friendly, small-town atmosphere and low crime rate add to the pleasure of living here.


Location
Located in East Tennessee at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Greene County lies 70 miles northeast from Knoxville, 35 miles southwest from the Tri-Cities region of Johnson City/Kingsport/Bristol and 70 miles northwest from Asheville, North Carolina.

Size/Elevation
Greene County is the sixth largest of Tennessee\'s 95 counties, covering 624 square miles with an average elevation of 1,320 feet above sea level.

Population---2003
Greeneville (county seat)---15,204
Tusculum---2,096
Mosheim---1,761
Baileyton---500
Greene County---63,991

Population within the Greene County Labor Market (one-hour drive) is more than 550,000.

Population Characteristics
Source: First Tennessee Development District
Gender
Male---48.9%
Female---51.1%
Age
Median Age---36.9
Under 5---3,991
5-14---7,996
15-24---7,650
25-44---18,225
45-59---12,429
Over 60---10,096
Race
White---96.4%
Black---2.2%
Other---1.4%

Household Characteristics
Housing is very affordable, the cost of living is low, and no state taxes are imposed on earned income or personal property.
Total in Greene County---29,230
Total in Greeneville---7,212
Live in Rural Areas---75.8%
Live in Urban Areas---24.2%
Owner-Occupied Homes---77%
Rental Homes---23%

Economy
The three largest industries in Greene County are manufacturing, agriculture and tourism. This diversity develops stability in the economy and flexibility in the workforce. Over 85% of Greene County residents work within the county, more than any other of the seven neighboring counties.

More than 1,700 businesses employ 30,940 people, with an average of 18.2 employees per business. Of these, the major categories include 552 retail businesses, 105 financial, insurance or real estate firms, 95 manufacturing companies, 110 construction businesses, and 108 health services of various kinds.

INCOME
 

County

Total Effective Buying Income

Median Household Effective Buying Income

GREENE

$976,715,000

$29,752

Carter

$781,700,000

$26,842

Cocke

$343,928,000

$22,513

Hamblen

$746,836,000

$30,941

Hawkins

$815,205,000

$29,639

Sullivan

$2,631,125,000

$31,772

Washington

$1,892,040,000

$31,630

Unicoi

$259,510,000

$28,547

SOURCE: Sales & Marketing Management-2003 Survey of Buying Power
 

Retail Sales From 1998-2003
Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue
1998---$491,990,685
1999---$491,034,449
2000---$516,980,897
2001---$544,530,269
2002---$555,087,587
2003---$580,213,669
 

Retail Sales By Group - 2003
Source: Tennessee Department of Revenue
Food Stores---25.7%
General Merchandise---14.4%
Autos/Boats/Aircraft---18.2%
Building Materials---10.6%
Other Retail---16.4%
Eating/Drinking---8.4%
Service Stations---3.9%
Furniture/Home Furnishings---1.4%
Apparel/Accessory---0.8%

Agriculture

  • Farming generates over $50 million in activity yearly, as Greene County is ranked the #1 agricultural county in Tennessee.
  • More than 230,000 acres are under cultivation by Greene County\'s nearly 3,400 farm families.
  • Greene County is the number one producer of tobacco in Tennessee, with the state\'s leading tobacco research facility located four miles south of Greeneville.
  • Greene County has more livestock than any other Tennessee county, and is ranked #1 in milk cows, alfalfa and all other hay production.
     

Tourism

  • In the past four years, more than 425,713 people from 50 states and 38 foreign countries have visited the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville.
  • Quickly growing in popularity, the annual reenactment of the Civil War Battle of Blue Springs involves over 100 participants and over 3,000 spectators from across the country and abroad.
  • During a one-year period, the Greene County Partnership filled mail requests for relocation information from 825 cities in 40 states, Australia, Canada, Germany and Hungary. In-person requests for relocation information totaled 638. Requests resulting directly from magazines advertisements totaled over 6,735.

 

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Greeneville, TN 37745

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