AREA INFORMATION
CLIMATE
Annual Rainfall: 49.73 in. Annual Avg. Temp.: 62 deg.
# Freeze Free Days:236 Annual Snowfall:4.8 in
Direction of Prevailing Winds: SSW
Avg. Temp. (Jan) - 41 deg. Avg. Temp. ( July) - 80 deg.
Health Care
# of Hospitals: 1 # of Hospitals Beds: 142
# of Nursing Homes: 3 # of Beds: 314
# of Clinics: 12 # of Doctors: 27
# of Dentists: 16
Taxes
County Corporate Income Tax Rate: None
County Personal Income Tax Rate: None
Local Sales & Use Tax Rate: 2.25%
State Sales & Use Tax Rate: 6.0%
Local Business Tax Rate: up to 1/8 of 1% of gross sales
Property Tax Rate:
Range (per assessed value) 3.08-4. 46
Demographics
Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce
County Population(1990): 27,888
Median Household Income(1990): $ 18,891
Median Family Income(1990): $ 22,753
Ave. US Family Income(1990): $ 35,225
% Pop. Under 25(1990): 30.9%
% Pop. Over 65(1990): 19.7%
% Pop. Non-White(1990): 10.5%
Total Civilian Labor Force(1993): 13,910
Total Work Force(1993): 12,970
County Population(1996): 29,702
County Population Projections(1999): 30,638
County Population Projections(2000): 30,957
EDUCATION OVERVIEW SECTION
K-12
Henry County Board of Education
# of City & County Schools (Pre- K-12): 11
# of Teachers in County: 250
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16 :1
# of 2001 High School Graduates: 269
# of 2001 Grads Continuing Higher Education: 190
% of 2001 Grads Continuing Higher Education: 70%
# of 2001 Grads Entering Work Force: 32
Universities & Colleges
4 - Year
University of Tennessee @ Martin - Martin, TN (35 mi.)
Union University - Jackson, TN (51 mi.)
Murray State University - Murray, KY (26 mi.)
Austin Peay University - Clarksville, TN (45 mi.)
Lambuth University - Jackson, TN (51 mi.)
Freed-Hardeman University - Henderson, TN (80 mi.)
Bethel College - McKenzie, TN (17 mi.)
Lane College - Jackson, TN (51 mi.)
2 - Year
Jackson State Community College - Jackson, TN (51 mi.)
Technology Centers
Tennessee Technology Center - Paris Campus
Tennessee Technology Center - McKenzie Campus