Who is the Roane County Assessor of Property?

Molly Hartup is the Assessor of Property of Roane County, Tennessee.

Who is the Roane County Circuit Court Clerk?

Ann Goldston is the Circuit Court Clerk of Roane County, Tennessee.

Who is the Roane County County Clerk?

Keaton Bowman is the County Clerk of Roane County, Tennessee.

Who is the Roane County County Executive?

Wade Creswell is the County Executive of Roane County, Tennessee.

Who is the Roane County Register of Deeds?

Sharon Brackett is the Register of Deeds of Roane County, Tennessee.

Who is the Roane County Sheriff?

Tim Phillips is the Sheriff of Roane County, Tennessee.

Who is the Roane County Trustee?

Chris Mason is the Trustee of Roane County, Tennessee.

Who are the Roane County commissioners?

Chris Ahler (County Commissioner); Ronald Berry (County Commissioner); Charlotte Bowers-Cunningham (County Commissioner); David Brackett (County Commissioner); Lance Duff (County Commissioner); Ben Gann (County Commissioner); Brad Goss (County Commissioner); Nancy Hamilton (County Commissioner); Virgil Hester (County Commissioner); George Hooks (County Commissioner); Randy Kirby (County Commissioner); Mike Kittrell (County Commissioner); Chris Lehman (County Commissioner); Travis Parks (County Commissioner); Ben Wilson (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Roane County?

About 55,208 people, with a median age of 47.3; the median household income is $71,885 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Roane County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 811 people unemployed in a labor force of 24,827, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Roane County?

12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal and 7 special district governments.

Roane County, TN elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Roane County: 22 seats on 8 elected bodies.

County Commission

Roane County Commission

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner	Chris Ahler source
County Commissioner	Ronald Berry source
County Commissioner	Charlotte Bowers-Cunningham source
County Commissioner	David Brackett source
County Commissioner	Lance Duff source
County Commissioner	Ben Gann source
County Commissioner	Brad Goss source
County Commissioner	Nancy Hamilton source
County Commissioner	Virgil Hester source
County Commissioner	George Hooks source
County Commissioner	Randy Kirby source
County Commissioner	Mike Kittrell source
County Commissioner	Chris Lehman source
County Commissioner	Travis Parks source
County Commissioner	Ben Wilson source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Assessor of Property	Molly Hartup source
Circuit Court Clerk	Ann Goldston source
County Clerk	Keaton Bowman source
County Executive	Wade Creswell source
Register of Deeds	Sharon Brackett source
Sheriff	Tim Phillips source
Trustee	Chris Mason source

How many local governments Roane County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 12 local governments in Roane County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	4	0
School districts (school boards)	0	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (1 in Roane County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Roane County

55,208people

47.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$71,885 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$232,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.4%U.S.: 8.4%

40.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

19.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.5% · White 90.3% · Black 2.6% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 4.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Roane County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.7%. Tennessee: 3.3%.

811people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

24,016people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

24,827in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	811	24,016	24,827
August 2026	3.6%	885	23,736	24,621
July 2026	3.6%	885	23,958	24,843
June 2026	4.0%	992	23,845	24,837
May 2026	3.1%	783	24,096	24,879
April 2026	3.1%	780	24,015	24,795
March 2026	3.2%	780	23,846	24,626
February 2026	3.8%	929	23,830	24,759
January 2026	3.5%	875	23,871	24,746
December 2025	3.4%	861	24,290	25,151
November 2025	3.8%	969	24,284	25,253
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.7%	923	24,278	25,201
August 2025	3.6%	899	24,112	25,011
July 2025	3.9%	997	24,252	25,249
June 2025	4.1%	1,035	24,120	25,155
May 2025	3.4%	848	24,222	25,070
April 2025	3.1%	789	24,331	25,120
March 2025	3.6%	906	24,022	24,928
February 2025	3.7%	930	23,938	24,868
January 2025	4.0%	996	23,715	24,711
December 2024	3.6%	887	23,679	24,566
November 2024	3.8%	934	23,700	24,634
October 2024	3.7%	904	23,650	24,554

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.7%	923	24,142	25,065
2024	3.7%	911	23,476	24,387
2023	3.6%	866	23,095	23,961
2022	3.7%	874	22,756	23,630
2021	4.2%	971	22,085	23,056
2020	6.4%	1,450	21,165	22,615
2019	4.0%	933	22,171	23,104
2018	4.1%	944	21,830	22,774
2017	4.5%	1,011	21,584	22,595
2016	5.6%	1,270	21,380	22,650

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Tennessee's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Roane County

211.5 per 100,0002025. Tennessee: 492.3.

619.3 per 100,0002025. Tennessee: 1,636.6.

3murders2025, 111 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	111	211.5	325	619.3
2024	110	210.8	520	996.7
2023	131	256.7	505	989.4
2022	110	220.5	702	1,407.3
2021	153	306.0	662	1,324.1
2020	141	286.0	704	1,428.0
2019	132	269.2	798	1,627.3
2018	119	243.3	906	1,852.5
2017	158	323.9	967	1,982.3
2016	148	304.9	1,099	2,264.2

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Roane County Sheriff's Office	2025	38	116	34,048
Kingston Police Department	2025	8	17	6,400
Harriman Police Department	2025	38	96	6,283
Rockwood Police Department	2025	27	96	5,746

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Tennessee · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.85 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 52,477 people.

97sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

8civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Roane County Sheriff's Office	50	5	34,048
Harriman Police Department	20	1	6,283
Kingston Police Department	14	1	6,400
Rockwood Police Department	13	1	5,746

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	97	1.85	8	4
2024	97	1.86	8	4
2023	92	1.80	8	4
2022	95	1.90	42	4
2021	90	1.80	39	4
2020	90	1.83	43	4
2019	91	1.86	40	4
2018	87	1.78	37	4
2017	79	1.62	38	4
2016	87	1.79	36	4

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Roane County Assessor of Property?: Molly Hartup is the Assessor of Property of Roane County, Tennessee.
Who is the Roane County Circuit Court Clerk?: Ann Goldston is the Circuit Court Clerk of Roane County, Tennessee.
Who is the Roane County County Clerk?: Keaton Bowman is the County Clerk of Roane County, Tennessee.
Who is the Roane County County Executive?: Wade Creswell is the County Executive of Roane County, Tennessee.
Who is the Roane County Register of Deeds?: Sharon Brackett is the Register of Deeds of Roane County, Tennessee.
Who is the Roane County Sheriff?: Tim Phillips is the Sheriff of Roane County, Tennessee.
Who is the Roane County Trustee?: Chris Mason is the Trustee of Roane County, Tennessee.
Who are the Roane County commissioners?: Chris Ahler (County Commissioner); Ronald Berry (County Commissioner); Charlotte Bowers-Cunningham (County Commissioner); David Brackett (County Commissioner); Lance Duff (County Commissioner); Ben Gann (County Commissioner); Brad Goss (County Commissioner); Nancy Hamilton (County Commissioner); Virgil Hester (County Commissioner); George Hooks (County Commissioner); Randy Kirby (County Commissioner); Mike Kittrell (County Commissioner); Chris Lehman (County Commissioner); Travis Parks (County Commissioner); Ben Wilson (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Roane County?: About 55,208 people, with a median age of 47.3; the median household income is $71,885 and 12% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Roane County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 811 people unemployed in a labor force of 24,827, against 3.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Roane County?: 12 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal and 7 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the county directory of the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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