Blount County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	139,333	7,066,383	334,922,499	479th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,365	$69,595	$80,734	704th of 3,221
Median Age	43.7	38.9	38.9	1023rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.6%	31.1%	35.7%	872nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$320,500	$286,700	$332,700	533rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,090	$1,189	$1,413	747th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.4%	13.8%	12.5%	2787th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.7%	5.2%	2275th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	249.3	171.4	n/a	568th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.2%	6.1%	14.1%	1487th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1526th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.0%	66.9%	65.2%	1170th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.3	25.7	26.4	1362nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.3%	12.9%	15.1%	751st of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1375th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.1%	46.8%	46.9%	569th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.0%	n/a	n/a	1032nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Blount County, Tennessee

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.7%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.4	46.4	61.4

Age in Blount County, Tennessee

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	43.7	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.9%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Blount County, Tennessee

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	55,522	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.9%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	24.5%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Blount County, Tennessee

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,373	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.6%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.1%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.8%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.4%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.4%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.9%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Blount County, Tennessee

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	61,850	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.2%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.7%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.2%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.0%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,453	$1,442	n/a

Education in Blount County, Tennessee

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.4%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.1%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.2%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.4%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Blount County, Tennessee

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.0%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.8%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.6%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Blount County, Tennessee

Statistic	Blount County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.8%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.5%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	6.1%	16.7%

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