Living in Carter County School District, Tennessee

Overview

A total of 18,336 households are located in Carter County School District area. Among them, 4,407 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.88 people. The total number of children in the region is 9,708 and 7,755 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (299) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (635) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Carter County School District, Tennessee
Household	18,336
Population	42,441
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,407 (24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,708
Total Students	7,755
Pre-Kindergarten	230
Kindergarten	288
Grade 1-8	3,812
Grade 9-12	1,781
College/Graduate School	1,644
Veterans	34,957
Non-citizen	299
Non-English Home Language	635
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

35,957 residents are over the age of 16 and 18,635 people are in labor force. Among them, 18,626 people are in civilian labor force and 9 are in armed labor force. 17,818 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,520	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,105	86.22%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,310	7.48%
Public transportation	8	0.05%
Walked	153	0.87%
Other method	259	1.48%
Worked from home	685	3.91%
Average Commute Time	25 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,818	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,610	31.49%
Service	2,978	16.71%
Sales and office	3,821	21.44%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,976	11.09%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,433	19.27%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,818	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	303	1.70%
Construction	1,476	8.28%
Manufacturing	2,474	13.88%
Wholesale trade	430	2.41%
Retail trade	2,268	12.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	949	5.33%
Information	236	1.32%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	596	3.34%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,199	6.73%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,237	29.39%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,358	7.62%
Other services, except public administration	683	3.83%
Public administration	609	3.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	17,818	-
Private wage and salary workers	13,663	76.68%
Government workers	2,661	14.93%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,468	8.24%
Unpaid family workers	26	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $53,698 for the 18,336 households in Carter County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $28,397. 37,233 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.41%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,336	-
Less than $10,000	1,716	9.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,703	9.29%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,702	14.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,413	13.16%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,529	13.79%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,272	17.84%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,671	9.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,616	8.81%
$150,000 - $199,999	495	2.70%
More than $200,000	219	1.19%
Median Household Income	$38,707	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$53,698	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,955	-
Less than $10,000	637	5.33%
$10,000 - $14,999	499	4.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,390	11.63%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,422	11.89%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,812	15.16%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,600	21.75%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,539	12.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,366	11.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	510	4.27%
More than $200,000	180	1.51%

Median Family Income	$51,831	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$65,727	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,397	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,151	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,151	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	42,594	-
With health insurance coverage	37,233	87.41%
Public coverage	19,441	45.64%
Private health insurance	23,540	55.27%
Without health insurance coverage	5,361	12.59%

Housing

There are 22,099 housing units in Carter County School District area, Tennessee with 18,336 units (82.97%) occupied. 13,765 houses (75.07%) are occupied by owner and 4,571 houses (24.93%) are rented. The average housing value is $122,300 and the average rental cost is $627. 328 houses (1.48%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,463 houses (15.67%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,099	-
Occupied	18,336	82.97%
Owner Occupied	13,765	75.07%
Renter Occupied	4,571	24.93%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	15,619	70.68%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	76	0.34%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,813	8.20%
Mobile Homes	4,558	20.63%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	33	0.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,099	-
Built 2014 or later	328	1.48%
Built 2010 - 2013	335	1.52%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,865	12.96%
Built 1990 - 1999	4,563	20.65%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,192	14.44%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,389	15.34%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,091	9.46%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,873	8.48%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,463	15.67%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,099	-
1 room	453	2.05%
2 rooms	290	1.31%
3 rooms	1,152	5.21%
4 rooms	3,790	17.15%
5 rooms	5,933	26.85%
6 rooms	4,520	20.45%
7 rooms	2,970	13.44%
8 rooms	1,550	7.01%
9 rooms or more	1,441	6.52%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	22,099	-
no bedroom	482	2.18%
1 bedroom	1,453	6.57%
2 bedrooms	7,094	32.10%
3 bedrooms	10,527	47.64%
4 bedrooms	2,215	10.02%
5 bedrooms or more	328	1.48%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,765	-
Less than $50,000	2,061	14.97%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,988	21.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,668	26.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,159	15.68%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,133	15.50%
$300,000 - $499,999	557	4.05%
$500,000 - $999,999	145	1.05%
$1,000,000 or more	54	0.39%
Median House Value	$122,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,733	-
Less than $500	898	24.06%
$500 - $999	2,490	66.70%
$1,000 - $1,499	332	8.89%
$1,500 - $1,999	4	0.11%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	9	0.24%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$627	-

Demographic

A total of 42,856 people lives in Carter County School District area, Tennessee with 21,035 male and 21,821 female. The males to female ratio is 49.08 to 50.92. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	42,856	-
Male	21,035	49.08%
Female	21,821	50.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	42,856	-
Under 5 years	1,878	4.38%
5 - 9 years	1,919	4.48%
10 - 14 years	2,740	6.39%
15 - 19 years	2,037	4.75%
20 - 24 years	2,016	4.70%
25 - 34 years	5,042	11.76%
35 - 44 years	4,942	11.53%
45 - 54 years	6,494	15.15%
55 - 59 years	3,435	8.02%
60 - 64 years	3,285	7.67%
65 - 74 years	5,539	12.92%
75 - 84 years	2,680	6.25%
85 years and older	849	1.98%
Median Age	46.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	42,856	-
One Race	42,463	99.08%
White	41,795	97.52%
Black or African American	253	0.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native	218	0.51%
Asian	144	0.34%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	27	0.06%
Other	26	0.06%

Two or more races	393	0.92%
White and Black or African American	108	0.25%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	177	0.41%
White and Asian	45	0.11%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Carter County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic