Population, 2000

107,198

5,689,283

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

14,862

812,080

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

16.1%

16.7%

White persons, 2000 (a)

100,466

4,563,310

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

4,091

932,809

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

252

15,152

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

782

56,662

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

20

2,205

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

545

56,036

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

1,042

63,109

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

93.7%

80.2%

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

3.8%

16.4%

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

0.2%

0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.7%

1.0%

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

Z

Z

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

0.5%

1.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

1.0%

1.1%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

22,837

1,398,521

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

21.3%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

1,482

123,838

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

1.4%

2.2%

Deaths, 1997

1,040

52,665

Infant deaths, 1997

6

637

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

41,438

2,105,152

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

11,422

500,991

Home ownership rate, 1990

67.4%

68.0%

Households, 1990

35,772

1,853,515

Persons per household, 1990

2.46

2.56

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$32,651

$32,047

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

12,807

734,108

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

12.8%

13.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

3,873

258,288

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

17.2%

18.9%

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

2,193,264

121,934,065

Personal income per capita, 1997

21,637

22,699

Civilian labor force, 1999

52,100

2,818,851

Unemployment, 1999

1,895

113,503

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

72,472

3,285,827

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

13,166

495,754

Employment in government, 1997

10,525

399,155

Average earnings per job, 1997

$22,778

$27,489

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

2,773

131,110

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

401

17,818

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

16.9%

15.7%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

2,334

111,021

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

1,300,906

98,503,080

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

1,123,126

50,813,221

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$11,071

$9,448

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

341

37,034

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

119,670

11,122,363

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

539,335

30,866,836

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

326

41,217

Persons per square mile, 2000

328.8

138.0

Metropolitan Area

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA