Rhea County is located in southeastern Tennessee. The County Seat is Dayton and the largest city is Dayton. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.rheacountytn.com/. The 2014 population estimate is 32,641 and the 2010 census population was 31,809. The land area is 315.38 square miles and there are 100.9 persons per square mile.
95.2% of the population is White, 2.2% is Black or African American, 4.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.6% is two or more races. 76.9% have a high school degree or higher, and 12.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $104,400, there are 12,096 households, an average of 2.58 persons per household. The per capita income is $18,952, the median household income is $36,741, and 22.6% of the persons in Rhea County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 2,196. Retail sales (in $1000) were $250,814, and sales per capita were $8,206.
If you find a broken link below, please use the Report a Broken Link form to let us know.
Rhea County Official website of Rhea County, Tennessee government. |
Court Payments Court payment service for Rhea County Circuit Court. |
Recorded Documents Pay Site Find and download Rhea County Register of Deeds recorded documents filed since 05/28/2003. Subscription required or pay per search. |
Do a comprehensive background search of over 500 million court, inmate, corrections, offender, and fugitive records.