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People QuickFacts |
Blount County |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2001 estimate |
108,270 | 5,740,021 |
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Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2001 |
2.3% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
105,823 | 5,689,283 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
23.1% | 16.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
55.6% | 53.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.4% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.9% | 19.6% |
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Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000 |
24.0 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
47,059 | 2,439,443 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.9% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
11.7% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$103,900 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
42,667 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.43 | 2.48 |
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Median household money income, 1999 |
$37,862 | $36,360 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,416 | $19,393 |
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Business QuickFacts |
Blount County |
Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 |
2,159 | 131,116 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 1999 |
36,712 | 2,338,780 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 |
60.8% | 25.1% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 1999 |
6,205 | 335,266 |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
2,806,931 | 98,503,080 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,189,093 | 50,813,221 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$11,925 | $9,448 |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 |
188 | 32,203 |
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Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000) |
464,119 | 36,757,793 |
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Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
3,729 | 194,274 |