Living in Blount County School District, Tennessee

Overview

A total of 36,022 households are located in Blount County School District area. Among them, 9,390 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children in the region is 23,774 and 16,154 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (1,303) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (2,478) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Blount County School District, Tennessee
Household	36,022
Population	91,258
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,390 (26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	23,774
Total Students	16,154
Pre-Kindergarten	992
Kindergarten	1,139
Grade 1-8	7,300
Grade 9-12	3,909
College/Graduate School	2,814
Veterans	74,446
Non-citizen	1,303
Non-English Home Language	2,478
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

76,732 residents are over the age of 16 and 45,798 people are in labor force. Among them, 45,675 people are in civilian labor force and 123 are in armed labor force. 43,721 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Blount County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,412	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	37,442	86.25%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,236	7.45%
Public transportation	64	0.15%
Walked	227	0.52%
Other method	281	0.65%
Worked from home	2,162	4.98%
Average Commute Time	26 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,721	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,165	30.11%
Service	7,721	17.66%
Sales and office	10,526	24.08%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,782	10.94%
Production, transportation, and material moving	7,527	17.22%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,721	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	451	1.03%
Construction	3,122	7.14%
Manufacturing	6,599	15.09%
Wholesale trade	1,093	2.50%
Retail trade	4,886	11.18%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,226	5.09%
Information	677	1.55%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,820	6.45%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,278	9.78%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,591	21.94%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,692	10.73%
Other services, except public administration	1,819	4.16%
Public administration	1,467	3.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	43,721	-
Private wage and salary workers	35,970	82.27%
Government workers	4,883	11.17%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,811	6.43%
Unpaid family workers	57	0.13%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $75,720 for the 36,022 households in Blount County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $31,161. 82,937 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.87%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,022	-
Less than $10,000	1,797	4.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,728	4.80%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,507	9.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,712	10.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,336	14.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,557	18.20%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,338	14.82%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,986	13.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,700	4.72%
More than $200,000	1,361	3.78%
Median Household Income	$55,764	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$75,720	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	25,104	-
Less than $10,000	963	3.84%
$10,000 - $14,999	551	2.19%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,546	6.16%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,156	8.59%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,234	12.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,156	20.54%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,343	17.30%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,449	17.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,514	6.03%
More than $200,000	1,192	4.75%

Median Family Income	$69,794	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$87,513	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,161	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,505	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,505	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	91,273	-
With health insurance coverage	82,937	90.87%
Public coverage	34,769	38.09%
Private health insurance	63,346	69.40%
Without health insurance coverage	8,336	9.13%

Housing

There are 41,597 housing units in Blount County School District area, Tennessee with 36,022 units (86.60%) occupied. 28,397 houses (78.83%) are occupied by owner and 7,625 houses (21.17%) are rented. The average housing value is $179,000 and the average rental cost is $760. 1,265 houses (3.04%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,431 houses (8.25%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,597	-
Occupied	36,022	86.60%
Owner Occupied	28,397	78.83%
Renter Occupied	7,625	21.17%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	30,696	73.79%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	536	1.29%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,236	7.78%
Mobile Homes	7,111	17.09%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	18	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,597	-
Built 2014 or later	1,265	3.04%
Built 2010 - 2013	985	2.37%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,838	18.84%
Built 1990 - 1999	9,512	22.87%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,098	14.66%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,544	15.73%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,287	7.90%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,637	6.34%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,431	8.25%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,597	-
1 room	337	0.81%
2 rooms	848	2.04%
3 rooms	2,151	5.17%
4 rooms	6,871	16.52%
5 rooms	8,268	19.88%
6 rooms	8,639	20.77%
7 rooms	5,520	13.27%
8 rooms	4,118	9.90%
9 rooms or more	4,845	11.65%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	41,597	-
no bedroom	352	0.85%
1 bedroom	1,943	4.67%
2 bedrooms	9,560	22.98%
3 bedrooms	22,880	55.00%
4 bedrooms	5,350	12.86%
5 bedrooms or more	1,512	3.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	28,397	-
Less than $50,000	2,015	7.10%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,321	11.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,843	17.05%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,994	21.11%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,570	23.14%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,868	13.62%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,335	4.70%
$1,000,000 or more	451	1.59%
Median House Value	$179,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,819	-
Less than $500	1,045	15.32%
$500 - $999	4,330	63.50%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,268	18.60%
$1,500 - $1,999	155	2.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	8	0.12%
$2,500 - $2,999	13	0.19%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$760	-

Demographic

A total of 91,441 people lives in Blount County School District area, Tennessee with 44,716 male and 46,725 female. The males to female ratio is 48.90 to 51.10. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	91,441	-
Male	44,716	48.90%
Female	46,725	51.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	91,441	-
Under 5 years	4,294	4.70%
5 - 9 years	4,541	4.97%
10 - 14 years	5,015	5.48%
15 - 19 years	4,775	5.22%
20 - 24 years	5,051	5.52%
25 - 34 years	10,377	11.35%
35 - 44 years	10,488	11.47%
45 - 54 years	13,683	14.96%
55 - 59 years	7,090	7.75%
60 - 64 years	7,006	7.66%
65 - 74 years	11,921	13.04%
75 - 84 years	5,591	6.11%
85 years and older	1,609	1.76%
Median Age	45.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	91,441	-
One Race	89,870	98.28%
White	87,274	95.44%
Black or African American	1,758	1.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native	120	0.13%
Asian	382	0.42%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	48	0.05%
Other	288	0.31%

Two or more races	1,571	1.72%
White and Black or African American	399	0.44%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	477	0.52%
White and Asian	292	0.32%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.07%

Living in Blount County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic