Carter County, TN
People
Carter County
Tennessee
Population, 2000
56,742
5,689,283
Population, net change, 1990 to 2000
5,237
812,080
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
10.2%
16.7%
White persons, 2000 (a)
55,316
4,563,310
Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)
566
932,809
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)
112
15,152
Asian persons, 2000 (a)
146
56,662
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a)
5
2,205
Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)
153
56,036
Persons reporting two or more races, 2000
444
63,109
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)
97.5%
80.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)
1.0%
16.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)
0.2%
0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)
0.3%
1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)
Z
Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)
0.3%
1.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000
0.8%
1.1%
Persons under 18 years old, 2000
12,119
1,398,521
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000
21.4%
24.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)
504
123,838
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)
0.9%
2.2%
Deaths, 1997
560
52,665
Infant deaths, 1997
2
637
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990
19,803
2,105,152
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990
3,722
500,991
Homeownership rate, 1990
76.3%
68.0%
Households, 1990
20,177
1,853,515
Persons per household, 1990
2.49
2.56
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate
$26,736
$32,047
Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate
8,684
734,108
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate
16.4%
13.6%
Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate
2,781
258,288
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate
23.8%
18.9%
Business
Carter County
Tennessee
Personal income, 1997 ($1000)
822,587
121,934,065
Personal income per capita, 1997
15,482
22,699
Civilian labor force, 1999
25,802
2,818,851
Unemployment, 1999
1,288
113,503
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 1997
16,616
3,285,827
Full-time and part-time employment, net change 1990 to 1997
1,439
495,754
Employment in government, 1997
2,313
399,155
Average earnings per job, 1997
$19,271
$27,489
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998
772
131,110
Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998
67
17,818
Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998
9.5%
15.7%
Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998
681
111,021
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)
273,414
98,503,080
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)
265,080
50,813,221
Retail sales per capita, 1997
$4,992
$9,448
Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999
95
37,034
Farm land, 1997 (acres)
38,894
11,122,363
Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)
214,314
30,866,836
Geography MapStats
Carter County
Tennessee
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
341
41,217
Persons per square mile, 2000
166.4
138.0
Metropolitan Area
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shownSource: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau