Population, 2000

51,103

7,078,515

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

5,216

889,318

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

11.4%

14.4%

White persons, 2000 (a)

49,854

5,120,110

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

676

1,390,293

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

58

21,172

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

137

261,025

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

13

3,946

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

69

138,900

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

296

143,069

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

97.6%

72.3%

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

1.3%

19.6%

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

0.1%

0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.3%

3.7%

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

Z

0.1%

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

0.1%

2.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

0.6%

2.0%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

10,605

1,738,262

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

20.8%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

322

329,540

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

0.6%

4.7%

Deaths, 1997

540

53,852

Infant deaths, 1997

5

714

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

18,760

2,987,611

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

3,803

972,894

Homeownership rate, 1990

77.1%

66.3%

Households, 1990

17,594

2,294,722

Persons per household, 1990

2.54

2.61

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$31,387

$40,209

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

7,050

782,827

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

14.3%

11.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

2,309

286,182

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

20.7%

17.0%

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

1,292,660¹

175,910,792

Personal income per capita, 1997

19,484¹

26,109

Civilian labor force, 1999

24,541

3,521,965

Unemployment, 1999

1,142

97,964

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

42,241¹

4,123,480

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

3,835¹

403,867

Employment in government, 1997

4,596¹

780,914

Average earnings per job, 1997

$21,111¹

$29,727

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

1,153

172,182

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

496

22,487

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

75.5%

15.0%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

1,016

147,954

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

315,785

83,814,009

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

408,897

62,569,924

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$8,323

$9,293

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

312

53,151

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

178,496¹

8,228,226

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

189,698

57,842,231

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

563

39,594

Persons per square mile, 2000

90.8

178.8

Metropolitan Area

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA