Dickson County

Dickson County Profile

• Population

  1990	2000	2008
  35,061	43,156	47,884

  Source: US Census

• Workforce

  	2000	2008
  Labor Force	22,290	23,590
  Resident Employment	21,480	22,010
  Unemployment Rate	3.7	6.7

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

• Employment by Sector

  	2000		2007
  	Employment	Establishments	Employment	Establishments
  Total	13,404	886	13,993	993
  Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support	6	4	na	3
  Construction	788	124	895	138
  Manufacturing	4,551	55	4,239	57
  Wholesale Trade	468	37	468	34
  Retail Trade	2,300	200	2,471	196
  Transportation and Warehousing	98	26	209	27
  Information	231	12	142	15
  Finance and Insurance	417	56	481	71
  Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	143	43	115	33
  Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	137	45	263	59
  Educational Services	48	5	na	7
  Health Care and Social Assistance	1,479	66	1,989	118
  Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	65	8	na	9
  Accommodation and Food Services	1,047	69	1,463	94
  Other Services (except Public Administration)	440	88	451	94

  Source: US Department of Commerce

• Sales Tax Rates

   Tennessee state sales tax rate is 7%.

  	Local Rate	Total State and Local Rate
  Burns	2.75%	9.75%
  Charlotte	2.75%	9.75%
  Cumberland Furnace	2.75%	9.75%
  Dickson	2.75%	9.75%
  Slayden	2.75%	9.75%
  Vanleer	2.75%	9.75%
  White Bluff	2.75%	9.75%

  Source: Tennessee Comptroller, 2009

• Major Employers

  Name	Product/Service	Total Local Employment
  Tennsco Corp.	Industrial shelving	510
  Horizon Medical Center	Health Care	400
  Tennessee Quality Foods	Food Processing	320
  Quebecor Gravure	Offset Printing	300
  Interstate Packing	Packaging Printer	220

  Source: Dickson County Chamber of Commerce

• Utilities

  Electric

  • Dickson County: Dickson Electric System 615-446-9051

  Natural Gas

  • Dickson County: Greater Dickson Gas Authority 615-441-2830

  Wastewater

  • Dickson: Water Authority of Dickson County 615-441-4188
  • Other municipalities: 
    Sylvia-TN-City-Pond Utility District 615-446-8888 
    Vanleer Water Works 615-763-2823

  Water

  • Dickson: Water Authority of Dickson County 615-441-4188
  • Other municipalities:
    Sylvia-TN-City-Pond Utility District 615-446-8888 
    Vanleer Water Works 615-763-2823

  Telecommunications

  • Dickson County: AT&T 866-620-6000