Roane County, Tennessee

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Key figures

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	55,208	7,066,383	334,922,499	942nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$71,885	$69,595	$80,734	1057th of 3,221
Median Age	47.3	38.9	38.9	435th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.1%	31.1%	35.7%	1640th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$232,900	$286,700	$332,700	1048th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$785	$1,189	$1,413	2223rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.0%	13.8%	12.5%	1954th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.7%	5.2%	1321st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	153.0	171.4	n/a	754th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	6.1%	14.1%	2439th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.1	n/a	n/a	2430th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.1%	66.9%	65.2%	943rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.4	25.7	26.4	760th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.9%	12.9%	15.1%	1520th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.8%	n/a	n/a	1498th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.2%	46.8%	46.9%	1211th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.9%	n/a	n/a	1266th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Roane County, Tennessee

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.5%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	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)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.2	46.4	61.4

Age in Roane County, Tennessee

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	47.3	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	18.7%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.2%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.3%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Roane County, Tennessee

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	22,790	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.6%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.7%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.4%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.8%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	20.4%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Roane County, Tennessee

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,403	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.1%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.9%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.0%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.9%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.1%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Roane County, Tennessee

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	25,680	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.5%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.8%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.3%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.9%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,223	$1,442	n/a

Education in Roane County, Tennessee

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.0%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.0%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.1%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Roane County, Tennessee

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.3%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.2%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.3%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.4%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Roane County, Tennessee

Statistic	Roane County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.1%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.9%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	6.1%	16.7%

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