Blount County, TN Demographic Data
Blount County, TN Summary
Blount County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 124,177
- Area: 566.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 558.71 sq. miles
- Water Area: 7.84 sq. miles
- Population Density: 219.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,140.42 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Blount County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
66,382
52%
50.8
Male
62,288
48%
49.2
Total Population
128,670
323,128,000
Blount County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,782
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,408
5.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,323
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7,865
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
7,169
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
15,453
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
14,254
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
18,894
14.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,268
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
10,223
7.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
15,078
11.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
7,386
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,567
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
101,940
79.2%
77.2
Female
53,057
52.0%
51.3
Male
48,883
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
97,757
76.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
30,545
23.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
25,031
19.5%
15.2
Female
13,767
55.0%
55.8
Male
11,264
45.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Blount County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
125,663
97.7%
96.8
White
120,416
93.6%
72.6
Black or African American
3,897
3.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
113
0.1%
0.8
Asian
914
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
81
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
242
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,007
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,122
3.2%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
124,548
96.8%
82.2
Blount County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,390
3.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,035
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
31,089
33.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
20,656
22.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
8,907
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
13,607
14.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
7,439
8.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10,425
11.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
81,698
88.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
21,046
22.9%
31.2
Blount County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
25,675
24.0%
33.7%
Now Married
57,509
53.7%
47.5
Divorced
15,304
14.3%
11.0%
Separated
1,753
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
6,916
6.5
5.8%
Blount County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
117,248
96.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,640
3.8%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Blount County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,554
7.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,198
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
5,533
11.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,576
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
7,050
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
10,434
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6,831
13.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,311
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,942
3.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,243
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
51,183
57,617
Per capita income
26,868
31,128
Blount County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
798
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,665
11.2%
9.8
Construction
4,915
8.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
12,741
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
4,260
7.1%
6.6
Information
1,498
2.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,500
12.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,260
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
6,020
10.1%
11.4
Public administration
1,512
2.5%
4.6
Retail trade
6,568
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,612
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,359
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,041
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
18,720
31.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9,080
15.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
16,330
27.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
9,537
16.0%
18.1%
Blount County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
59,291
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
50,230
84.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,355
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
139
0.2%
2.7
Other means
425
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
3,142
5.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.6
26.6
Blount County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,830
3.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
13,658
27.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
20,552
41.4%
37.1
3 or more
13,632
27.4%
21.0
Blount County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
49,672
87.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
38,456
77.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
11,216
22.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
7,257
12.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Blount County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
56,929
1 room
576
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
1,212
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
2,915
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
9,454
16.6%
16.5
5 rooms
12,624
22.2%
19.8
6 rooms
12,340
21.7%
17.8
7 rooms
6,641
11.7%
12.0
8 rooms
4,770
8.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6,397
11.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Blount County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
56,929
1-unit, detached
40,704
71.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,378
4.2%
5.9
2-units
1,014
1.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
912
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,873
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,180
2.1%
4.4
20 or more units
1,423
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
7,445
13.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Blount County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,726
4.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,887
5.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,195
9.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
4,649
8.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
7,657
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
8,033
14.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,873
19.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
11,954
21.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,302
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,653
2.9%
1.4%
Blount County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
11,615
23.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,815
7.7%
4.7
Electricity
32,576
65.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
58
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,425
2.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
183
0.4%
1.1
Blount County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
21,763
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
587
2.7%
7.0%
Less than $500
627
2.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
742
3.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,164
5.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,027
13.9%
20.1%
$500 to $999
7,091
32.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,525
39.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
9,566
45.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,737
17.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,444
6.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,059
9.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
4,356
20.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
601
0.0%
0.0%
Blount County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
9,905
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
46
0.5%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
50
0.5%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
136
1.4%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,577
15.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,406
24.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
5,690
57.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
1,311
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
711
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,256
23.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,257
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,607
16.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,086
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
569
5.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,037
31.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,404
0.0%
0.0%
Blount County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
38,456
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,596
6.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,156
10.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
8,398
21.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,218
18.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
9,199
23.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,208
13.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,287
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
394
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
173,000
205,000
