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Blount County, Tennessee

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Table

Blount County, Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
142,211
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
142,211
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
141,456
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
135,284
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
135,287
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
5.1%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 135,280
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 123,010
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
21.5%
Female persons, percent
50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
93.5%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.5%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
89.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 9,515
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 3.3%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 63,076
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 77.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $275,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,449
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $442
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $1,042
Building Permits, 2023 669
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 54,449
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.49
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 4.0%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 87.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 26.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
11.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 55.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 520,253
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 813,541
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 452,571
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,363,404
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $16,904
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 25.7
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $74,607
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $38,705
Persons in poverty, percent
9.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 2,519
Total employment, 2022 44,976
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 2,703,521
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 6.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 10,916
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,790
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 990
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 254
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 175
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,319
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 153
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,306
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 242.1
Population per square mile, 2010 220.2
Land area in square miles, 2020 558.82
Land area in square miles, 2010 558.71
FIPS Code 47009
Value Notes

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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