Rhea County, Tennessee
7 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 33,992
- Median household income
- $55,033
- ±2,802
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 857 of 14,696 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.7%
- 11,946 of 13,475 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Rhea | 33,136 (2021) | 375 Church St, Dayton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 257, Dayton | Website |
| Rhea County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 201 Main Street, Dayton | — |
| North Utility District of Rhea County | Water supply utility | Po Box 1089, Spring City | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Dayton
School district1 schools
520 Cherry ST, Dayton, TN, 37321
Rhea County
School district7 schools
1385 Broadway ST, Dayton, TN, 37321
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Pikeville Farmers Market (3150 Main Street Pikeville)
Main St Farmers Market (522 West Main St Chattanooga) · Ooltewah Farmers Market (5829 Main Street Ooltewah) · St. Albans Hixson Farmer's Market (7514 Hixson Pike Hixson) · and 6 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.