Community Data

POPULATION

County
2015 Census – 31,709
2010 Census – 32,213
2015 Census Nonwhite Population – 3.3%

TAX STRUCTURE

Property Tax
Rate Per $100 Value – $2.48
Ratio of Assessment Residential – 25%
Industrial – 40%
Personal (Equipment) 30%
Notes:
(Inventory Tax) Raw Materials Only

Sales Tax
9.25%

Hotel-Motel Tax
3.00%

State

Sales Tax
7%
6% for food & food ingredients

Income Tax
Personal – 6% on Interest & Dividends
Excise – 6.5% of Net Earnings

Franchise
.25 per $100 of Capital Properties

Unemployment Tax
New Employers
2.7% of first $7,000

Railroads
Served by: Norfolk/Southern Railroad

Highways

Access of Interstate 40
45 Miles

U.S. Highways
25E

State Highways
32, 33, 63, 345

Common Carriers
Air Freight Companies: 2
Motor Freight Companies: 3 Terminal Facilities:

Bus Services
Inter-City: No
Local: Yes

Carrier Service :Yes
Navigable Waterway

River: None Channel

Air Service
New Tazewell Municipal – Local
Location Identifier: 3A2
Runway Lengths: 5,000′ Surface: Asphalt
Lighting: MIRL/PAPI
Fuel: 100 LL
Repair: Major
Transportation: None

Nearest Commercial Service
Knoxville – 56 miles
Location Identifier: TYS
Airlines Serving:
Allegiant Air, American Eagle, Atlantic Coast, Atlantic Southeast, Comair, Continental Express, Delta, Northwest, Northwest Airlink, Skywest, United Express, US Air Express

COMMUNICATIONS

Post Office Class: First

Newspapers
Claiborne Progress: Weekly
Middlesboro Daily News: Daily

Radio Stations
WNTT, WLMU, WTAZ, WCXZ

Cable Companies
CommuniComm Services

Phone Companies
CenturyTel of Claiborne, Inc.
Communicomm Services
Verizon
U.S. Cellular

Electricity
Electric Power System: Powell Valley Cooperative
Additional Power System: LaFollette Utility
Source Company: TVA

Gas
Gas Supplier: Claiborne County Utility District
Source Company: Evans Energy
Fuel Oil Suppliers: 5
Suppliers of LP Gas: 2

UTILITIES

Water Supplier: Claiborne County Utility District
Arthur-Shawanee Water Plant
Source: Norris Lake, Powell River
Capacity: 2.4 MGD
Current Consumption: 1.2 MGD
Storage Capacity: 1,975,000 gallons

Sewer
Sewer Provider: Claiborne County Utility District
Type of Treatment: Extended Aeration
Capacity: .65 MGD/ build to 2.5
Current Usage: .3 MGD
% City Sewer Coverage: 85.0
% Storm Sewer Coverage: 10.0
Solid Waste Disposal Type: County Landfill

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