Unicoi County

People

Unicoi County

Tennessee

Population, 2000

17,667

5,689,283

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

1,118

812,080

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

6.8%

16.7%

White persons, 2000 (a)

17,307

4,563,310

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

12

932,809

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

44

15,152

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

15

56,662

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

5

2,205

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

167

56,036

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

117

63,109

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

98.0%

80.2%

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

0.1%

16.4%

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

0.2%

0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.1%

1.0%

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

Z

Z

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

0.9%

1.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

0.7%

1.1%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

3,625

1,398,521

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

20.5%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

342

123,838

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

1.9%

2.2%

Deaths, 1997

195

52,665

Infant deaths, 1997

2

637

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

6,847

2,105,152

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

1,087

500,991

Homeownership rate, 1990

77.2%

68.0%

Households, 1990

6,586

1,853,515

Persons per household, 1990

2.48

2.56

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$28,650

$32,047

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

2,502

734,108

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

14.4%

13.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

786

258,288

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

21.2%

18.9%

Business

Unicoi County

Tennessee

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

313,567

121,934,065

Personal income per capita, 1997

18,208

22,699

Civilian labor force, 1999

7,957

2,818,851

Unemployment, 1999

457

113,503

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

6,492

3,285,827

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

31

495,754

Employment in government, 1997

992

399,155

Average earnings per job, 1997

$23,988

$27,489

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

270

131,110

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

28

17,818

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

11.6%

15.7%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

245

111,021

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

202,499

98,503,080

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

59,074

50,813,221

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$3,437

$9,448

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

16

37,034

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

7,501

11,122,363

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

98,490

30,866,836

Geography

Unicoi County

Tennessee

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

186

41,217

Persons per square mile, 2000

95.0

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