Hawkins County, TN

People

Hawkins County

Tennessee

Population, 2000

53,563

5,689,283

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

8,998

812,080

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

20.2%

16.7%

White persons, 2000 (a)

52,086

4,563,310

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

830

932,809

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

90

15,152

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

124

56,662

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a)

8

2,205

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

124

56,036

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

301

63,109

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

97.2%

80.2%

Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)

1.5%

16.4%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.2%

0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.2%

1.0%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)

Z

Z

Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)

0.2%

1.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

0.6%

1.1%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

12,479

1,398,521

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

23.3%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

417

123,838

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)

0.8%

2.2%

Deaths, 1997

496

52,665

Infant deaths, 1997

6

637

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

17,136

2,105,152

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

2,481

500,991

Homeownership rate, 1990

77.1%

68.0%

Households, 1990

17,307

1,853,515

Persons per household, 1990

2.56

2.56

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$31,286

$32,047

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

7,453

734,108

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

14.8%

13.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

2,479

258,288

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

21.3%

18.9%

Business

Hawkins County

Tennessee

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

840,199

121,934,065

Personal income per capita, 1997

17,210

22,699

Civilian labor force, 1999

23,937

2,818,851

Unemployment, 1999

1,257

113,503

Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 1997

18,963

3,285,827

Full-time and part-time employment, net change 1990 to 1997

2,279

495,754

Employment in government, 1997

2,409

399,155

Average earnings per job, 1997

$22,507

$27,489

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

615

131,110

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

88

17,818

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

16.7%

15.7%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

542

111,021

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

1,040,897

98,503,080

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

194,862

50,813,221

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$3,997

$9,448

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

200

37,034

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

146,888

11,122,363

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

304,673

30,866,836

Geography

Hawkins County

Tennessee

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

487

41,217

Persons per square mile, 2000

110.0

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 shown

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau