Morristown's Livability
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About Morristown, TN
Morristown, TN is located in Hamblen County in the state of Tennessee.
The total City Population for Morristown is about 30,387 with about 418 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $122,404, which is roughly 27% lower than the Average Home Value of $166,788 for the state of Tennessee, and roughly 44% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $36,495, which is roughly 33% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $54,526 for the state of Tennessee, and roughly 44% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.26Male Population Estimate: 48.2%
Female Population Estimate: 51.8%
Median Age: 37.2
Male Median Age: 18.6
Female Median Age: 20.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:19.3%
Black:7.4%
Other:3%
Hawaiian:1.2%
Asian:1%
Indian:0.6%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 22.33%
Other: 1.3%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Morristown specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Hamblen County: About 2.90778 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Hamblen County: About 475.872 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Hamblen County is about 26% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 40% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Morristown is about 8.4%.
Tennessee is ranked #44 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 23.34 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 10.42The average living wage for the state of Tennessee is $28.97/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Tennessee a minimum wage score of 16.5 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Tennessee a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Tennessee is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 12.47 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Tennessee does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Tennessee does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Tennessee does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Tennessee does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Tennessee does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Tennessee does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Tennessee does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Tennessee does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Tennessee does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Tennessee does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Tennessee does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Tennessee does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Tennessee does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Tennessee does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Tennessee does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Tennessee does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Tennessee does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Tennessee does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 37813, 37814, 37815 (3 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 36.204300
Longitude: -83.300100
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 1413.5 ft.
Area Code(s): 423, 865