2022 population: 139,958 ( 16,948 from 2010 , 4,675 from 2020)
Land area: 558.8 square miles
Population density: 250.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	125,772	89.86%	11.1%
Black:	4,017	2.87%	21.2%
Indian:	402	0.29%	10.1%
Asian:	1,377	0.98%	55.1%
2+ races:	2,392	1.71%	44.7%
Hispanic:	5,998	4.29%	74.3%

Total non-White:	14,186	10.14%	45.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,930	10.8
Deaths:	4,161	15.4
Net Migration:	5,789	21.4
Net Immigration:	115	0.4

Change in White population:	12,532	10.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,416	3.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
123,010
113,240	92.06%
3,314	2.69%
365	0.30%
888	0.72%
1,653	1.34%
3,441	2.80%
9,770	7.94%

2000
105,823
99,596	94.12%
3,052	2.88%
282	0.27%
785	0.74%
934	0.88%
1,120	1.06%
6,227	5.88%

1990
85,969
82,231	95.65%
2,672	3.11%
224	0.26%
480	0.56%
n/a
362	0.42%
3,738	4.35%

1980
77,770
74,579	95.90%
2,369	3.05%
132	0.17%
148	0.19%
n/a
527	0.68%
3,191	4.10%

1970
63,744
60,870	95.49%
2,734	4.29%
21	0.03%
18	0.03%
n/a
81	0.13%
2,874	4.51%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
12,316	11.6
10,743	10.2
15,053	14.2
819	0.8

13,644	12.9
3,543	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
11,714	13.6
9,299	10.8
15,757	18.3
187	0.2

17,365	20.2
2,489	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
10,042	12.9
7,058	9.1
5,410	7.0
n/a

7,652	9.8
547	0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,562	15.0
n/a

13,709	21.5
317	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Blount County, TN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.8
26,988	19.3%
112,970	80.7%
28,024	20.0%

53,456
2.51

37,231	69.6%
29,567	79.4%
2,051	5.5%
16,225	30.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.4
27,376	22.3%
95,634	77.7%
19,770	16.1%

49,265
2.46

34,764	70.6%
27,080	77.9%
2,869	8.3%
14,501	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
24,147	22.8%
81,676	77.2%
14,930	14.1%

42,834
2.42

30,913	72.2%
25,441	82.3%
2,109	6.8%
11,921	27.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.1
19,650	22.9%
66,319	77.1%
12,606	14.7%

33,490
2.52

25,379	75.8%
21,468	84.6%
1,465	5.8%
8,111	24.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
20,861	26.8%
56,909	73.2%
9,113	11.7%

28,073
2.73

22,433	79.9%
19,414	86.5%
1,302	5.8%
5,640	20.1%

2022 Housing Data for Blount County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,980	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,811	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,368	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,971	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,214	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,026	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,125	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,882	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,421	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,632	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,780	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,870	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,781	12.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,727	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,693	6.9%
$200,000 or more	3,175	5.9%

Median Household Income	70,935
Per Capita Income	36,376

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,446	4.6%
Public Assistance	748	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,885	7.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	58,802	72.4%
Unemployed	2,511	3.1%
In Armed Forces	200	0.2%

Total Labor Force	61,513	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	19,665	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	25,188	20,386	55.3%
Non-Profit	1,955	3,923	33.3%
Self-Employed	3,657	2,030	64.3%

Local Government	2,368	2,944	44.6%
State Government	691	863	44.5%
Federal Government	646	364	64.0%

Total Private + Self	28,845	22,416	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,660	8,094	41.2%
Total	34,505	30,510	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,961	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,309	22.0%
Professional, Technical	12,571	19.3%
Service Occupations	11,165	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	326	0.5%
All others	18,075	27.8%

White Collar		55.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,584	14.7%
Manufacturing	9,346	14.4%
Retail trade	8,230	12.6%
Educational services	5,198	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	5,088	7.8%
Construction	4,725	7.3%
Finance and insurance	3,519	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3,293	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,922	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,855	4.4%
Other services	2,690	4.1%
Public administration	2,303	3.5%
Wholesale trade	1,496	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,096	1.7%
Information	715	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	662	1.0%
Utilities	555	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	389	0.6%
Management	301	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	114	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,441	2.53%
Puerto Rican	390	0.29%
Cuban	145	0.11%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	701	0.52%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	108	0.08%
Honduran	40	0.03%
Nicaraguan	40	0.03%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	513	0.38%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	117	0.09%
Argentinean	8	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	15	0.01%
Colombian	30	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	64	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	440	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	241	0.18%
Indian	196	0.14%
Filipino	143	0.11%
Korean	142	0.10%
Chinese	132	0.10%
Cambodian	65	0.05%
Thai	47	0.03%
Japanese	18	0.01%
Okinawan	13	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	124,750	96.4%
Spanish	3,146	2.4%
Other Asian	323	0.2%
Other Indo-European	287	0.2%
German, other Germanic	275	0.2%
Tagalog	155	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	104	0.1%
Korean	86	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	82	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	16,018	11.8%
German	15,661	11.5%
Irish	14,427	10.6%
American	12,972	9.5%
Scottish	4,012	3.0%
Scotch-Irish	3,912	2.9%
Italian	2,926	2.2%
French	2,529	1.9%
European	2,321	1.7%
Polish	1,840	1.4%
British	1,119	0.8%
Dutch	1,093	0.8%
Welsh	925	0.7%
Norwegian	881	0.6%
Swedish	731	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	133,851	98.5%
Not a citizen	2,100	1.5%

Native	131,892	97.0%
Foreign-born	4,059	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,182	3.2%	6,212	6.3%	34,840	35.5%	28,387	28.9%	16,230	16.5%	9,314	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,182	3.2%
9-12 Years	6,212	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,840	35.5%
Some College	28,387	28.9%
Bach. Degree	16,230	16.5%
Grad Degree	9,314	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	41,753	39,572	2,181	5.2%	5.3%
1991	43,010	40,445	2,565	6.0%	6.6%
1992	45,056	42,413	2,643	5.9%	6.5%
1993	47,046	44,314	2,732	5.8%	5.8%
1994	48,251	45,890	2,361	4.9%	4.8%
1995	50,042	47,419	2,623	5.2%	5.2%
1996	50,198	47,962	2,236	4.5%	5.2%
1997	50,442	48,287	2,155	4.3%	5.3%
1998	50,851	49,156	1,695	3.3%	4.3%
1999	52,071	50,159	1,912	3.7%	4.0%

2000	53,929	52,049	1,880	3.5%	3.9%
2001	55,761	53,463	2,298	4.1%	4.5%
2002	57,585	55,178	2,407	4.2%	5.1%
2003	57,810	55,249	2,561	4.4%	5.5%
2004	58,452	55,991	2,461	4.2%	5.3%
2005	58,884	56,136	2,748	4.7%	5.5%
2006	61,725	59,011	2,714	4.4%	5.3%
2007	62,491	60,050	2,441	3.9%	4.6%
2008	63,545	59,681	3,864	6.1%	6.5%
2009	63,323	57,272	6,051	9.6%	10.1%

2010	61,439	55,766	5,673	9.2%	9.8%
2011	61,583	56,476	5,107	8.3%	9.1%
2012	60,341	56,001	4,340	7.2%	8.0%
2013	59,469	55,351	4,118	6.9%	7.8%
2014	58,993	55,444	3,549	6.0%	6.6%
2015	59,654	56,591	3,063	5.1%	5.6%
2016	60,872	58,202	2,670	4.4%	4.7%
2017	61,508	59,346	2,162	3.5%	3.7%
2018	62,563	60,553	2,010	3.2%	3.5%
2019	64,072	62,043	2,029	3.2%	3.4%

2020	63,505	59,440	4,065	6.4%	7.5%
2021	64,485	62,134	2,351	3.6%	4.5%
2022	65,542	63,500	2,042	3.1%	3.4%
2023	66,080	64,092	1,988	3.0%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	60,058
Median Value	$247,600

Occupied	53,456	89.0%
Vacant	6,602	11.0%

Owned	40,762	76.3%
Rented	12,694	23.7%
Median Rent	$957

Single-Family Units	47,090	78.4%
Detached	46,096	76.8%
Attached	994	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,127	6.9%
Mobile Homes	6,743	11.2%

Blount County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Blount County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Blount County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Blount County, TN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Blount County, TN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Blount County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Blount County, TN