Sullivan County
People
Sullivan County
Tennessee
Population, 2000
153,048
5,689,283
Population, net change, 1990 to 2000
9,452
812,080
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
6.6%
16.7%
White persons, 2000 (a)
147,771
4,563,310
Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)
2,888
932,809
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)
334
15,152
Asian persons, 2000 (a)
652
56,662
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a)
21
2,205
Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)
319
56,036
Persons reporting two or more races, 2000
1,063
63,109
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)
96.6%
80.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)
1.9%
16.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)
0.2%
0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)
0.4%
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
0.7%
1.1%
Persons under 18 years old, 2000
33,411
1,398,521
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000
21.8%
24.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)
1,090
123,838
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)
0.7%
2.2%
Deaths, 1997
1,633
52,665
Infant deaths, 1997
15
637
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990
65,156
2,105,152
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990
15,209
500,991
Homeownership rate, 1990
75.0%
68.0%
Households, 1990
56,582
1,853,515
Persons per household, 1990
2.50
2.56
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate
$33,199
$32,047
Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate
19,763
734,108
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate
13.0%
13.6%
Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate
6,483
258,288
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate
19.7%
18.9%
Business
Sullivan County
Tennessee
Personal income, 1997 ($1000)
3,328,108
121,934,065
Personal income per capita, 1997
22,133
22,699
Civilian labor force, 1999
75,287
2,818,851
Unemployment, 1999
3,057
113,503
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 1997
93,309
3,285,827
Full-time and part-time employment, net change 1990 to 1997
7,560
495,754
Employment in government, 1997
8,071
399,155
Average earnings per job, 1997
$28,554
$27,489
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998
3,655
131,110
Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998
399
17,818
Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998
12.3%
15.7%
Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998
3,121
111,021
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)
4,245,150
98,503,080
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)
1,515,648
50,813,221
Retail sales per capita, 1997
$10,091
$9,448
Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999
715
37,034
Farm land, 1997 (acres)
86,402
11,122,363
Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)
661,592
30,866,836
Geography
Sullivan County
Tennessee
Land area, 2000 (square miles)
413
41,217
Persons per square mile, 2000
370.6
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