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