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 shown

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