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Hamblen County School District Overview

Walters State Community College located in Hamblen County School District area. A total of 24,456 households are located in Hamblen County School District area. Among them, 7,653 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.14 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 17,115 and 14,391 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.97% (3,142) of residents are non-citizens and 9.22% (5,828) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Hamblen County School District, Tennessee
Household	24,456
Population	63,212
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,653 (31.29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	17,115
Total Students	14,391
Pre-Kindergarten	748
Kindergarten	1,132
Grade 1-8	6,480
Grade 9-12	3,660
College/Graduate School	2,371
Veterans	49,174
Non-citizen	3,142
Non-English Home Language	5,828
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

50,985 residents are over the age of 16 and 28,466 people are in labor force. Among them, 28,446 people are in civilian labor force and 20 are in armed labor force. 26,376 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.30%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,120	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	22,600	86.52%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,291	8.77%
Public transportation	38	0.15%
Walked	72	0.28%
Other method	385	1.47%
Worked from home	734	2.81%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,376	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,463	28.29%
Service	4,546	17.24%
Sales and office	5,162	19.57%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,403	9.11%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,802	25.79%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,376	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	175	0.66%
Construction	1,451	5.50%
Manufacturing	7,371	27.95%
Wholesale trade	555	2.10%
Retail trade	2,964	11.24%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,172	4.44%
Information	284	1.08%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	939	3.56%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,723	6.53%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,246	19.89%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,811	10.66%
Other services, except public administration	1,030	3.91%
Public administration	655	2.48%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	26,376	-
Private wage and salary workers	21,894	83.01%
Government workers	2,850	10.81%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,625	6.16%
Unpaid family workers	7	0.03%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,713 for the 24,456 households in Hamblen County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $28,628. 56,266 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.89%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,456	-
Less than $10,000	1,907	7.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,491	6.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,408	13.94%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,001	12.27%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,819	15.62%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,531	18.53%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,148	12.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,200	9.00%
$150,000 - $199,999	510	2.09%
More than $200,000	441	1.80%
Median Household Income	$43,619	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,713	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	16,391	-
Less than $10,000	807	4.92%
$10,000 - $14,999	388	2.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,537	9.38%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,006	12.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,614	15.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,359	20.49%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,822	17.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,017	12.31%
$150,000 - $199,999	476	2.90%
More than $200,000	365	2.23%

Median Family Income	$54,554	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$70,174	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,628	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,161	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,161	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	63,301	-
With health insurance coverage	56,266	88.89%
Public coverage	28,481	44.99%
Private health insurance	36,544	57.73%
Without health insurance coverage	7,035	11.11%

Housing

There are 27,169 housing units in Hamblen County School District area, Tennessee with 24,456 units (90.01%) occupied. 16,349 houses (66.85%) are occupied by owner and 8,107 houses (33.15%) are rented. The average housing value is $137,900 and the average rental cost is $735. 330 houses (1.21%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,416 houses (8.89%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,169	-
Occupied	24,456	90.01%
Owner Occupied	16,349	66.85%
Renter Occupied	8,107	33.15%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	19,930	73.36%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	519	1.91%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	4,249	15.64%
Mobile Homes	2,453	9.03%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	18	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,169	-
Built 2014 or later	330	1.21%
Built 2010 - 2013	559	2.06%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,318	8.53%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,135	18.90%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,816	14.05%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,670	20.87%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,153	15.29%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,772	10.20%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,416	8.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,169	-
1 room	364	1.34%
2 rooms	197	0.73%
3 rooms	1,267	4.66%
4 rooms	4,545	16.73%
5 rooms	6,745	24.83%
6 rooms	5,399	19.87%
7 rooms	3,752	13.81%
8 rooms	1,903	7.00%
9 rooms or more	2,997	11.03%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	27,169	-
no bedroom	364	1.34%
1 bedroom	1,599	5.89%
2 bedrooms	7,162	26.36%
3 bedrooms	13,970	51.42%
4 bedrooms	3,360	12.37%
5 bedrooms or more	714	2.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	16,349	-
Less than $50,000	974	5.96%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,578	21.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,809	29.41%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,645	22.29%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,889	11.55%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,153	7.05%
$500,000 - $999,999	223	1.36%
$1,000,000 or more	78	0.48%
Median House Value	$137,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,551	-
Less than $500	1,313	17.39%
$500 - $999	4,997	66.18%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,037	13.73%
$1,500 - $1,999	166	2.20%
$2,000 - $2,499	9	0.12%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	29	0.38%
Median Rental Costs	$735	-

Demographic

A total of 64,132 people lives in Hamblen County School District area, Tennessee with 31,457 male and 32,675 female. The males to female ratio is 49.05 to 50.95. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	64,132	-
Male	31,457	49.05%
Female	32,675	50.95%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	64,132	-
Under 5 years	3,912	6.10%
5 - 9 years	4,089	6.38%
10 - 14 years	4,351	6.78%
15 - 19 years	3,946	6.15%
20 - 24 years	3,936	6.14%
25 - 34 years	7,299	11.38%
35 - 44 years	7,857	12.25%
45 - 54 years	8,881	13.85%
55 - 59 years	4,300	6.70%
60 - 64 years	4,094	6.38%
65 - 74 years	6,674	10.41%
75 - 84 years	3,697	5.76%
85 years and older	1,096	1.71%
Median Age	40.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	64,132	-
One Race	62,561	97.55%
White	56,703	88.42%
Black or African American	2,964	4.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native	201	0.31%
Asian	562	0.88%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	186	0.29%
Other	1,945	3.03%

Two or more races	1,571	2.45%
White and Black or African American	643	1.00%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	197	0.31%
White and Asian	145	0.23%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%