Cheatham County

Cheatham County Profile

• Population

  1990	2000	2008
  27,140	35,912	39,396

  Source: US Census

• Workforce

  	2000	2008
  Labor Force	19,660	20,470
  Resident Employment	19,105	19,400
  Unemployment Rate	2.8	5.2

  Source: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development; US Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Employment by Sector

  	2000		2007
  	Employment	Establishments	Employment	Establishments
  Total	6,710	524	6,402	554
  Construction	567	107	469	102
  Manufacturing	2,871	45	2,535	38
  Wholesale Trade	120	21	74	18
  Retail Trade	851	82	1,022	77
  Transportation and Warehousing	344	23	238	24
  Information	43	6	n/a	7
  Finance and Insurance	58	17	141	25
  Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	65	18	43	19
  Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	310	31	172	34
  Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	177	31	181	48
  Educational Services	88	5	n/a	4
  Health Care and Social Assistance	426	32	483	45
  Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	139	11	69	10
  Accommodation and Food Services	418	34	563	45
  Other Services (except Public Administration)	181	48	169	54

  Source: US Department of Commerce

• Sales Tax Rates

  Tennessee state sales tax rate is 7%

  	Local Rate	Total State and Local Rate
  Ashland City	2.75%	9.75%
  Chapmansboro	2.25%	9.25%
  Kingston Springs	2.75%	9.75%
  Pegram	2.75%	9.75%
  Pleasant View	2.25%	9.25%

  Source: Tennessee Comptroller, 2009

• Major Employers

  Name	Products/Services	Total Local Employment
  A.O. Smith	Water heaters and Pump tanks	1,200
  Triton Boats LP	Boat building and repairing	400
  Trinity Marine	Manufactures barges and deck fittings	350
  Homax	Home Improvement Products	180
  Gate Precast Inc.	Precast concrete panels	130

  Source: Cheatham County Department of Joint Economic and Community Development, 2009

• Utility Contacts

  Electric

  • Ashland City: Cumberland Electric Membership Corp. 615-792-5651
  • Other municipalities: Dickson Electric System 615-446-9051

  Natural Gas

  • Nashville Gas 615-734-0734

  Wastewater

  • Ashland City: Ashland City Water 615-792-4211
  • Other municipalities: 
    2nd South Cheatham Utility District 615-952-3094 
    Clarksville Gas and Water 615-645-7400

  Water

  • Ashland City: Ashland City Water 615-792-4211
  • Other municipalities:
    2nd South Cheatham Utility District 615-952-3094 
    Clarksville Gas and Water 615-645-7400

  Telecommunications

  • Cheatham County: AT&T 888-620-6000