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New Tazewell, TN

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New Tazewell's Livability

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About New Tazewell, TN

New Tazewell, TN is located in Claiborne County in the state of Tennessee.

The total City Population for New Tazewell is about 2,767 with about 206 people per square mile.

The Average Home Value is $128,473, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Home Value of $166,788 for the state of Tennessee, and roughly 41% lower than the National Average of $217,072.

The Median Income Per Household is about $44,643, which is roughly 18% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $54,526 for the state of Tennessee, and roughly 31% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.

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Quick Stats

New Tazewell Population 2,767
Average Home Value $128,473
Median Household Income $44,643
Median Age 46.3
Unemployment Rate 2.4%
Politics 81.92% Republican

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household: 1.19
Male Population Estimate: 48%
Female Population Estimate: 52%
Median Age: 46.3
Male Median Age: 20.7
Female Median Age: 21.3

Racial Demographic Estimates

White:96.7%
Black:1.8%
Hispanic:1%
Asian:0.4%
Other:0.3%
Indian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%

Voting

Claiborne County voted Republican in the 2020 Presidential Election with a very significant difference of 77.13% between the winner and runner up.
Marsha Blackburn
U.S. Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
Bill Hagerty
U.S. Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
Bill Lee
State governor
Bill Lee
Republican Party

Voting Results by Party

Republican: 81.92%
Democratic: 17.01%
Other: 1.07%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of New Tazewell specifically.

Average # of Homicides for Claiborne County: About 6.77 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2014)

Average # of Violent Crimes for Claiborne County: About 317.058 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)

Claiborne County is about 42% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 9% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.

Employment

The Unemployment Rate for New Tazewell is about 2.4%.

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.

44th out of 52

Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 10.42

The 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 provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
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: 70
X Tennessee does not have a "right-to-work" law.
X 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.
Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Nearby Location

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s): 37824, 37825 (2 Total Zip Codes)
Latitude: 36.438100
Longitude: -83.605300
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 1421.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 423