Cocke County, Tennessee

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Cocke County, Tennessee is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	36,813	7,066,383	334,922,499	1293rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,016	$69,595	$80,734	2870th of 3,221
Median Age	45.3	38.9	38.9	707th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.0%	31.1%	35.7%	3155th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$158,100	$286,700	$332,700	2073rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$798	$1,189	$1,413	2117th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.9%	13.8%	12.5%	390th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.7%	5.2%	1821st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	84.4	171.4	n/a	1105th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	6.1%	14.1%	2614th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.6	n/a	n/a	2960th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.5%	66.9%	65.2%	1619th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.8	25.7	26.4	246th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.9%	12.9%	15.1%	2944th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.0%	n/a	n/a	1032nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.1%	46.8%	46.9%	2500th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.6%	n/a	n/a	2744th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cocke County, Tennessee

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.2	46.4	61.4

Age in Cocke County, Tennessee

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	45.3	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.4%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.0%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Cocke County, Tennessee

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	15,509	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.4%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.4%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.3%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.3%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	24.0%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cocke County, Tennessee

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,260	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.9%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.0%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.9%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.9%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.8%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Cocke County, Tennessee

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	17,957	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.7%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.6%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.5%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.5%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$898	$1,442	n/a

Education in Cocke County, Tennessee

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	15.1%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.8%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.1%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.9%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.1%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cocke County, Tennessee

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.5%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.6%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.2%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.4%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.4%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Cocke County, Tennessee

Statistic	Cocke County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.7%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.2%	6.1%	16.7%

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