Blount County, Tennessee (TN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 13,462
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 32,382
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,734 (it was 10,285 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 559 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 246 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.7%), Manufacturing (13.8%), Retail trade (13.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 121,60688.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5,7764.2%Two or more races
- 5,2123.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,0772.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 9490.7%Asian alone
- 2750.2%Some other race alone
- 1530.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 520.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 42.7 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 66,943 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 70,662 |  (51.4%) |
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| Blount County: | 2.0 people |
| Tennessee: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $62,102 ($37,862 in 1999)
| This county: | $62,102 |
| Tennessee: | $59,695 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $734 (lower quartile is $535, upper quartile is $957)
| This county: | $734 |
| State: | $799 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $240,300 (it was $96,600 in 2000)
| Blount: | $240,300 |
| Tennessee: | $235,200 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,260Detached houses: $310,526
Here: $310,526 State: $310,843 Townhouses or other attached units: $260,855
Here: $260,855 State: $280,903 In 2-unit structures: $198,037
Here: $198,037 State: $276,828 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,266
Here: $158,266 State: $245,576 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $272,109
Here: $272,109 State: $255,271 Mobile homes: $159,342
Here: $159,342 State: $101,125
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $377
Institutionalized population: 1,128
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 40
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 218
- Burglaries: 202
- Thefts: 464
- Auto thefts: 94
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 49
- Robberies: 10
- Assaults: 226
- Burglaries: 240
- Thefts: 515
- Auto thefts: 111
Health of residents in Blount County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.69.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
48.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
43.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
62.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 788 buildings, average cost: $271,400
- 2020: 809 buildings, average cost: $235,000
- 2019: 725 buildings, average cost: $220,900
- 2018: 684 buildings, average cost: $231,200
- 2017: 724 buildings, average cost: $223,300
- 2016: 558 buildings, average cost: $202,700
- 2015: 417 buildings, average cost: $219,000
- 2014: 356 buildings, average cost: $194,400
- 2013: 364 buildings, average cost: $194,400
- 2012: 245 buildings, average cost: $155,800
- 2011: 140 buildings, average cost: $163,700
- 2010: 207 buildings, average cost: $169,800
- 2009: 181 buildings, average cost: $169,000
- 2008: 294 buildings, average cost: $168,500
- 2007: 700 buildings, average cost: $152,900
- 2006: 848 buildings, average cost: $140,600
- 2005: 871 buildings, average cost: $139,300
- 2004: 981 buildings, average cost: $126,400
- 2003: 238 buildings, average cost: $145,800
- 2002: 226 buildings, average cost: $128,200
- 2001: 188 buildings, average cost: $130,300
- 2000: 149 buildings, average cost: $129,500
- 1999: 157 buildings, average cost: $110,800
- 1998: 153 buildings, average cost: $112,300
- 1997: 167 buildings, average cost: $103,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,267 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,163 (0.5%)
| Blount County: | 8.8% |
| Tennessee: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 42.7 years old
(Males: 41.4 years old, Females: 44.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.5 years old, Black residents: 36.3 years old, American Indian residents: 49.5 years old, Asian residents: 20.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.7 years old, Other race residents: 35.5 years old)
Area name: Knoxville, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blount County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $762 a month.
Cities in this county include: Maryville, Lanier, Wildwood, Alcoa, Binfield, Eagleton Village, Louisville, Friendsville, Rockford, Walland.
2019 air pollution in Blount County:
Carbon Monoxide: 0.166 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.korrnet.org/blountco
Neighboring counties: Cleveland County, North Carolina 
, Dare County, North Carolina , Guilford County, North Carolina , Humphreys County 
, Jackson County, North Carolina 
, Orange County, North Carolina , Sequoyah County, Oklahoma , White County .
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Tennessee: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 4,291
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,392 (36.6% naturalized citizens)
| Blount County: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,2102010 or later
- 1,0672000 to 2009
- 5051990 to 1999
- 2081980 to 1989
- 2031970 to 1979
- 410Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 44,038
- One, attached: 842
- Two: 728
- 3 or 4: 1,204
- 5 to 9: 1,438
- 10 to 19: 1,509
- 20 to 49: 1,294
- 50 or more: 677
- Mobile homes: 9,117
Housing units in Blount County with a mortgage: 23,315 (1,445 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,352 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 607
| Here: | 3.7% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Blount County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 53,117 | 137 |
| Mainline Protestant | 12,736 | 34 |
| Catholic | 3,221 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | 891 | 7 |
| Other | 834 | 5 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 52,211 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 16
| Blount County: | 1.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| This county: | 0.42 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 61
| Blount County: | 5.10 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 75
| This county: | 6.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Blount County: | 11.9% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Blount County: | 29.9% |
| State: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 27.0% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Blount County:
Average size of farms: 81 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18,806
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $420.56
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.87%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17,024
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44,464
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 29.91
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.07%
Corn for grain: 2257 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 880 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1789 harvested acres
Vegetables: 630 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 33 acres
Earthquake activity:
Blount County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 3.1 miles away from Blount County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 169.5 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 168.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 128.1 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from Blount County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 155.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 27, 2017 - May 28, 2017, FEMA Id: 4320, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 1998 to May 18, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1215: April 20, 1998, FEMA Id: 1215, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Tennessee Heavy Rain, Flash Flooding, Incident Period: March 25, 1994 to April 03, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1022: April 14, 1994, FEMA Id: 1022, Natural disaster type: Flash Flood, Heavy Rain
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Blount County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45,136 (79.0%)
- Carpooled: 2,785 (4.9%)
- Bus: 21 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 488 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0.0%)
- Walked: 218 (0.4%)
- Worked at home: 9,261 (16.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (21%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Mexico (30%)
- El Salvador (7%)
- England (7%)
- Germany (5%)
- Canada (4%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- American (22%)
- English (18%)
- Irish (11%)
- German (11%)
- Scotch-Irish (4%)
- Scottish (3%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Blount County, Tennessee in 2010:
- 747 people in college/university student housing
- 722 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 341 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 118 people in group homes intended for adults
- 57 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 26 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 4 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Blount County, Tennessee in 2000:
- 687 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 679 people in nursing homes
- 270 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 165 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 110 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 60 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 49 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 42 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 42 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 18 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 9 people in other group homes
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
8.31% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($74,741 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.31% |
| Tennessee average: | 8.49% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($36,418 average AGI)
4.00% relocated from other states ($38,324 average AGI)
Blount County: 4.00% Tennessee average: 4.34%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Knox County, TN |  2.09% ($82,044 average AGI) |
| from Sevier County, TN | 0.51% ($50,547) |
| from Loudon County, TN | 0.32% ($53,202) |
| from Monroe County, TN | 0.25% ($53,343) |
| from Anderson County, TN | 0.15% ($47,964) |
| from San Diego County, CA | 0.09% ($124,417) |
| from Roane County, TN | 0.09% ($49,625) |
6.14% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,296 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.14% |
| Tennessee average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.02% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($34,204 average AGI)
2.12% relocated to other states ($26,092 average AGI)
Blount County: 2.12% Tennessee average: 3.20%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Knox County, TN | 1.89% ($55,601 average AGI) |
| to Loudon County, TN | 0.39% ($67,803) |
| to Sevier County, TN | 0.34% ($38,754) |
| to Monroe County, TN | 0.20% ($50,102) |
| to Anderson County, TN | 0.15% ($39,012) |
| to Roane County, TN | 0.09% ($55,391) |
| to McMinn County, TN | 0.08% ($39,350) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 21,081 (17,306 aged, 3,775 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,426 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Blount County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,804)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,314)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,309)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,134)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,100)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (941)
- Unspecified dementia (874)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (746)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (673)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (548)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,388
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 227
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 43,430
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,158
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,024
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 62
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 43.6. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 28.2
- Other - 15.4
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 149.9. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 101.2
- Poisoning - 29.5
- Other - 19.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 137,605- Male householders: 26,133 (7,701 living alone), Female householders: 29,313 (8,592 living alone)
29,433 spouses (29,370 opposite-sex spouses), 4,138 unmarried partners, (3,888 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 37,538 children (33,068 natural, 2,154 adopted, 2,316 stepchildren), 3,654 grandchildren, 754 brothers or sisters, 1,540 parents, 0 foster children, 1,036 other relatives, 2,292 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,774
Size of family households: 19,452 2-persons, 8,104 3-persons, 5,475 4-persons, 2,380 5-persons, 818 6-persons, 289 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 16,293 1-person, 2,321 2-persons, 127 3-persons, 187 4-persons.
17,648 married couples with children.
6,636 single-parent households (2,223 men, 4,413 women).
96.5% of residents of Blount speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $554,983,000 ($4,879 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $50,857,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $301,646,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $115,223,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $666,000
Federal grants: $90,850,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,067,000 ($18,731,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,531,000 ($7,619,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $457,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $62,825,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,936,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,772| Here: | 59 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,181
| Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +487
| Here: | +4 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +8,801
| Here: | +76 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.31 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Blount County, Tennessee
- 4132020 or later
- 7,3382010 to 2019
- 10,4402000 to 2009
- 11,9611990 to 1999
- 10,6451980 to 1989
- 6,4951970 to 1979
- 4,2911960 to 1969
- 3,9271950 to 1959
- 2,6241940 to 1949
- 2,7131939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blount County, Tennessee
- 01 room
- 2712 rooms
- 3363 rooms
- 5,6034 rooms
- 9,1605 rooms
- 9,5416 rooms
- 6,3197 rooms
- 5,1498 rooms
- 5,2089+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County, Tennessee
- 861 room
- 1,7142 rooms
- 2,5943 rooms
- 2,9044 rooms
- 2,8965 rooms
- 1,4676 rooms
- 7787 rooms
- 9538 rooms
- 4679+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Blount County, Tennessee
- 0no bedroom
- 7541 bedroom
- 5,6982 bedrooms
- 26,7403 bedrooms
- 6,8554 bedrooms
- 1,5405+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County, Tennessee
- 86no bedroom
- 2,7871 bedroom
- 4,9882 bedrooms
- 5,5113 bedrooms
- 3174 bedrooms
- 1705+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Blount County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 875no vehicle
- 9,4221 vehicle
- 16,5892 vehicles
- 8,7733 vehicles
- 3,9444 vehicles
- 1,9845+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Blount County in renter-occupied apartments
- 482no vehicle
- 6,4131 vehicle
- 4,6542 vehicles
- 1,4783 vehicles
- 6884 vehicles
- 1445+ vehicles
91.3% of Blount County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Tennessee.
| Blount County: | 91.3% |
| State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 82,212
- Other state: 50,538
- Northeast: 9,634
- Midwest: 15,711
- South: 20,878
- West: 4,315
- 63.0%Electricity
- 27.9%Utility gas
- 6.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 80.2%Electricity
- 16.8%Utility gas
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 997
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Tennessee: | 15.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 542
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Tennessee: | 15.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,136
| Here: | 30.2% |
| Tennessee: | 25.2% |
Blount County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $245,021,000
Hospital Public: $224,241,000
Other: $8,570,000
Other: $7,843,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $6,393,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,497,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $5,100,000
Hospitals: $3,592,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,033,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,339,000
General - Other: $1,601,000
General - Other: $1,127,000
Regular Highways: $452,000
Regular Highways: $318,000
General Public Buildings: $201,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
General Public Buildings: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $133,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $114,000
Correctional Institutions: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,000
Libraries: $31,000
Libraries: $22,000
Police Protection: $22,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $266,803,000
Hospitals: $254,543,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $105,578,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,930,000
Police Protection: $12,293,000
Police Protection: $11,728,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,531,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,001,000
Financial Administration: $8,140,000
Financial Administration: $7,766,000
Regular Highways: $6,177,000
Regular Highways: $5,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,362,000
General - Other: $5,172,000
General - Other: $4,935,000
Libraries: $2,393,000
Libraries: $2,283,000
Central Staff Services: $1,992,000
Central Staff Services: $1,901,000
Health - Other: $1,806,000
Health - Other: $1,723,000
General Public Buildings: $1,377,000
General Public Buildings: $1,314,000
Corrections - Other: $568,000
Corrections - Other: $542,000
Natural Resources - Other: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $128,000
Solid Waste Management: $108,000
Solid Waste Management: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Public Welfare - Other: $95,000
Local Fire Protection: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $23,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,798,000
Other: $2,351,000
General Local Government Support: $799,000
General Local Government Support: $672,000
Education: $136,000
Health and Hospitals: $135,000
Education: $121,000
Health and Hospitals: $113,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $45,319,000
Interest on Debt: $43,727,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $694,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $694,000
Other - Hospitals: $480,000
Other - Hospitals: $480,000
Other - General - Other: $331,000
Other - General - Other: $331,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Other - Health - Other: $96,000
Other - Health - Other: $96,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Corrections: $11,000
Corrections: $11,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,158,000
Education: $1,910,000
Education: $1,703,000
Other: $1,564,000
General Local Government Support: $328,000
General Local Government Support: $237,000
Highways: $13,000
Highways: $9,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $833,359,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $719,360,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $605,362,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $491,363,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,999,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,999,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,191,000
Interest Earnings: $35,270,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,781,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,569,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,794,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,657,000
Donations From Private Sources: $866,000
Donations From Private Sources: $800,000
Sale of Property: $291,000
Sale of Property: $269,000
Rents: $199,000
Rents: $184,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $10,805,000
Hospitals: $10,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,333,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,900,000
Regular Highways: $1,590,000
Police Protection: $1,516,000
Regular Highways: $1,509,000
Police Protection: $1,439,000
Financial Administration: $1,316,000
Financial Administration: $1,249,000
General - Other: $643,000
General - Other: $610,000
Correctional Institutions: $91,000
Correctional Institutions: $87,000
Libraries: $78,000
Libraries: $74,000
Central Staff Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
General Public Building: $8,000
General Public Building: $7,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,153,000
Cash and Securities: $143,176,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $489,635,000
Cash and Securities: $486,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $59,830,000
Education: $59,753,000
Public Welfare: $27,240,000
Public Welfare: $26,067,000
Other: $4,392,000
Other: $4,203,000
Highways: $3,647,000
Highways: $3,489,000
General Local Government Support: $991,000
General Local Government Support: $949,000
Health and Hospitals: $590,000
Health and Hospitals: $564,000
- Tax - Property: $50,686,000
Property: $48,039,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,325,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,995,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,800,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,706,000
Public Utilities Sales: $936,000
Public Utilities Sales: $887,000
Other License: $710,000
Other License: $673,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $428,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $405,000
Severance: $103,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $146,499,000
: $135,836,000
Blount County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $245,021,000
Hospital Public: $224,241,000
Other: $8,570,000
Other: $7,843,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $6,393,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,497,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $5,100,000
Hospitals: $3,592,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,033,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,339,000
General - Other: $1,601,000
General - Other: $1,127,000
Regular Highways: $452,000
Regular Highways: $318,000
General Public Buildings: $201,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
General Public Buildings: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $133,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $114,000
Correctional Institutions: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,000
Libraries: $31,000
Libraries: $22,000
Police Protection: $22,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $266,803,000
Hospitals: $254,543,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $105,578,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,930,000
Police Protection: $12,293,000
Police Protection: $11,728,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,531,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,001,000
Financial Administration: $8,140,000
Financial Administration: $7,766,000
Regular Highways: $6,177,000
Regular Highways: $5,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,362,000
General - Other: $5,172,000
General - Other: $4,935,000
Libraries: $2,393,000
Libraries: $2,283,000
Central Staff Services: $1,992,000
Central Staff Services: $1,901,000
Health - Other: $1,806,000
Health - Other: $1,723,000
General Public Buildings: $1,377,000
General Public Buildings: $1,314,000
Corrections - Other: $568,000
Corrections - Other: $542,000
Natural Resources - Other: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $128,000
Solid Waste Management: $108,000
Solid Waste Management: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Public Welfare - Other: $95,000
Local Fire Protection: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $23,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,798,000
Other: $2,351,000
General Local Government Support: $799,000
General Local Government Support: $672,000
Education: $136,000
Health and Hospitals: $135,000
Education: $121,000
Health and Hospitals: $113,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $45,319,000
Interest on Debt: $43,727,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $694,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $694,000
Other - Hospitals: $480,000
Other - Hospitals: $480,000
Other - General - Other: $331,000
Other - General - Other: $331,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Other - Health - Other: $96,000
Other - Health - Other: $96,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Corrections: $11,000
Corrections: $11,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,158,000
Education: $1,910,000
Education: $1,703,000
Other: $1,564,000
General Local Government Support: $328,000
General Local Government Support: $237,000
Highways: $13,000
Highways: $9,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $833,359,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $719,360,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $605,362,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $491,363,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,999,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,999,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,191,000
Interest Earnings: $35,270,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,781,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,569,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,794,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,657,000
Donations From Private Sources: $866,000
Donations From Private Sources: $800,000
Sale of Property: $291,000
Sale of Property: $269,000
Rents: $199,000
Rents: $184,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $10,805,000
Hospitals: $10,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,333,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,900,000
Regular Highways: $1,590,000
Police Protection: $1,516,000
Regular Highways: $1,509,000
Police Protection: $1,439,000
Financial Administration: $1,316,000
Financial Administration: $1,249,000
General - Other: $643,000
General - Other: $610,000
Correctional Institutions: $91,000
Correctional Institutions: $87,000
Libraries: $78,000
Libraries: $74,000
Central Staff Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
General Public Building: $8,000
General Public Building: $7,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,153,000
Cash and Securities: $143,176,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $489,635,000
Cash and Securities: $486,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $59,830,000
Education: $59,753,000
Public Welfare: $27,240,000
Public Welfare: $26,067,000
Other: $4,392,000
Other: $4,203,000
Highways: $3,647,000
Highways: $3,489,000
General Local Government Support: $991,000
General Local Government Support: $949,000
Health and Hospitals: $590,000
Health and Hospitals: $564,000
- Tax - Property: $50,686,000
Property: $48,039,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,325,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,995,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,800,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,706,000
Public Utilities Sales: $936,000
Public Utilities Sales: $887,000
Other License: $710,000
Other License: $673,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $428,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $405,000
Severance: $103,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $146,499,000
: $135,836,000
Blount County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $245,021,000
Hospital Public: $224,241,000
Other: $8,570,000
Other: $7,843,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $6,393,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,497,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $5,100,000
Hospitals: $3,592,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,033,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,339,000
General - Other: $1,601,000
General - Other: $1,127,000
Regular Highways: $452,000
Regular Highways: $318,000
General Public Buildings: $201,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
General Public Buildings: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $133,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $114,000
Correctional Institutions: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,000
Libraries: $31,000
Libraries: $22,000
Police Protection: $22,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $266,803,000
Hospitals: $254,543,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $105,578,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,930,000
Police Protection: $12,293,000
Police Protection: $11,728,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,531,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,001,000
Financial Administration: $8,140,000
Financial Administration: $7,766,000
Regular Highways: $6,177,000
Regular Highways: $5,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,362,000
General - Other: $5,172,000
General - Other: $4,935,000
Libraries: $2,393,000
Libraries: $2,283,000
Central Staff Services: $1,992,000
Central Staff Services: $1,901,000
Health - Other: $1,806,000
Health - Other: $1,723,000
General Public Buildings: $1,377,000
General Public Buildings: $1,314,000
Corrections - Other: $568,000
Corrections - Other: $542,000
Natural Resources - Other: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $128,000
Solid Waste Management: $108,000
Solid Waste Management: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Public Welfare - Other: $95,000
Local Fire Protection: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $23,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,798,000
Other: $2,351,000
General Local Government Support: $799,000
General Local Government Support: $672,000
Education: $136,000
Health and Hospitals: $135,000
Education: $121,000
Health and Hospitals: $113,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $45,319,000
Interest on Debt: $43,727,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $694,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $694,000
Other - Hospitals: $480,000
Other - Hospitals: $480,000
Other - General - Other: $331,000
Other - General - Other: $331,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Other - Health - Other: $96,000
Other - Health - Other: $96,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Corrections: $11,000
Corrections: $11,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,158,000
Education: $1,910,000
Education: $1,703,000
Other: $1,564,000
General Local Government Support: $328,000
General Local Government Support: $237,000
Highways: $13,000
Highways: $9,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $833,359,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $719,360,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $605,362,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $491,363,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,999,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,999,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,191,000
Interest Earnings: $35,270,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,781,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,569,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,794,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,657,000
Donations From Private Sources: $866,000
Donations From Private Sources: $800,000
Sale of Property: $291,000
Sale of Property: $269,000
Rents: $199,000
Rents: $184,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $10,805,000
Hospitals: $10,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,333,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,900,000
Regular Highways: $1,590,000
Police Protection: $1,516,000
Regular Highways: $1,509,000
Police Protection: $1,439,000
Financial Administration: $1,316,000
Financial Administration: $1,249,000
General - Other: $643,000
General - Other: $610,000
Correctional Institutions: $91,000
Correctional Institutions: $87,000
Libraries: $78,000
Libraries: $74,000
Central Staff Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
General Public Building: $8,000
General Public Building: $7,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,153,000
Cash and Securities: $143,176,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $489,635,000
Cash and Securities: $486,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $59,830,000
Education: $59,753,000
Public Welfare: $27,240,000
Public Welfare: $26,067,000
Other: $4,392,000
Other: $4,203,000
Highways: $3,647,000
Highways: $3,489,000
General Local Government Support: $991,000
General Local Government Support: $949,000
Health and Hospitals: $590,000
Health and Hospitals: $564,000
- Tax - Property: $50,686,000
Property: $48,039,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,325,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,995,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,800,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,706,000
Public Utilities Sales: $936,000
Public Utilities Sales: $887,000
Other License: $710,000
Other License: $673,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $428,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $405,000
Severance: $103,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $146,499,000
: $135,836,000
Blount County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Charges - Hospital Public: $245,021,000
Hospital Public: $224,241,000
Other: $8,570,000
Other: $7,843,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $6,393,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,497,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
Solid Waste Management: $9,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $5,100,000
Hospitals: $3,592,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,033,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,339,000
General - Other: $1,601,000
General - Other: $1,127,000
Regular Highways: $452,000
Regular Highways: $318,000
General Public Buildings: $201,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $161,000
General Public Buildings: $142,000
Correctional Institutions: $133,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $114,000
Correctional Institutions: $94,000
Solid Waste Management: $76,000
Solid Waste Management: $53,000
Libraries: $31,000
Libraries: $22,000
Police Protection: $22,000
Police Protection: $15,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $266,803,000
Hospitals: $254,543,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $105,578,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $102,930,000
Police Protection: $12,293,000
Police Protection: $11,728,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,531,000
Correctional Institutions: $11,001,000
Financial Administration: $8,140,000
Financial Administration: $7,766,000
Regular Highways: $6,177,000
Regular Highways: $5,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,362,000
General - Other: $5,172,000
General - Other: $4,935,000
Libraries: $2,393,000
Libraries: $2,283,000
Central Staff Services: $1,992,000
Central Staff Services: $1,901,000
Health - Other: $1,806,000
Health - Other: $1,723,000
General Public Buildings: $1,377,000
General Public Buildings: $1,314,000
Corrections - Other: $568,000
Corrections - Other: $542,000
Natural Resources - Other: $134,000
Natural Resources - Other: $128,000
Solid Waste Management: $108,000
Solid Waste Management: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $100,000
Public Welfare - Other: $95,000
Local Fire Protection: $24,000
Local Fire Protection: $23,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,798,000
Other: $2,351,000
General Local Government Support: $799,000
General Local Government Support: $672,000
Education: $136,000
Health and Hospitals: $135,000
Education: $121,000
Health and Hospitals: $113,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $45,319,000
Interest on Debt: $43,727,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Parks and Recreation: $694,000
Other - Parks and Recreation: $694,000
Other - Hospitals: $480,000
Other - Hospitals: $480,000
Other - General - Other: $331,000
Other - General - Other: $331,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Other - Natural Resources - Other: $164,000
Other - Health - Other: $96,000
Other - Health - Other: $96,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Corrections: $11,000
Corrections: $11,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Police Protection: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,158,000
Education: $1,910,000
Education: $1,703,000
Other: $1,564,000
General Local Government Support: $328,000
General Local Government Support: $237,000
Highways: $13,000
Highways: $9,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $833,359,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $719,360,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $605,362,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $491,363,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,999,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $113,999,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,191,000
Interest Earnings: $35,270,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,781,000
General Revenue - Other: $2,569,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,794,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,657,000
Donations From Private Sources: $866,000
Donations From Private Sources: $800,000
Sale of Property: $291,000
Sale of Property: $269,000
Rents: $199,000
Rents: $184,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $10,805,000
Hospitals: $10,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,333,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,900,000
Regular Highways: $1,590,000
Police Protection: $1,516,000
Regular Highways: $1,509,000
Police Protection: $1,439,000
Financial Administration: $1,316,000
Financial Administration: $1,249,000
General - Other: $643,000
General - Other: $610,000
Correctional Institutions: $91,000
Correctional Institutions: $87,000
Libraries: $78,000
Libraries: $74,000
Central Staff Services: $58,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Solid Waste Management: $52,000
Solid Waste Management: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,000
General Public Building: $8,000
General Public Building: $7,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
Natural Resources - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $144,153,000
Cash and Securities: $143,176,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $489,635,000
Cash and Securities: $486,316,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $59,830,000
Education: $59,753,000
Public Welfare: $27,240,000
Public Welfare: $26,067,000
Other: $4,392,000
Other: $4,203,000
Highways: $3,647,000
Highways: $3,489,000
General Local Government Support: $991,000
General Local Government Support: $949,000
Health and Hospitals: $590,000
Health and Hospitals: $564,000
- Tax - Property: $50,686,000
Property: $48,039,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,325,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $5,995,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,800,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,706,000
Public Utilities Sales: $936,000
Public Utilities Sales: $887,000
Other License: $710,000
Other License: $673,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $428,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $405,000
Severance: $103,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $146,499,000
: $135,836,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,340
- Number of aged recipients: 173
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,167
- Number of recipients under 18: 294
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,610
- Number of recipients older than 64: 436
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 920
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 984
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 18 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 525 | $138,731 | 601 | $156,770 | 3,214 | $168,317 | 190 | $67,332 | 7 | $213,143 | 297 | $143,646 | 78 | $70,744 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 35 | $141,429 | 41 | $132,317 | 261 | $167,602 | 17 | $42,529 | 0 | $0 | 15 | $98,267 | 16 | $65,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 68 | $137,294 | 124 | $150,395 | 890 | $171,024 | 89 | $48,382 | 2 | $145,000 | 68 | $173,147 | 65 | $75,785 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 70 | $134,614 | 76 | $167,000 | 605 | $173,246 | 26 | $89,500 | 0 | $0 | 33 | $138,121 | 15 | $77,333 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 10 | $135,400 | 7 | $178,714 | 137 | $187,898 | 6 | $95,333 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $99,800 | 4 | $82,000 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 18 full tracts) | ||||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 91 | $164,440 | 110 | $191,027 | 7 | $167,286 | 1 | $90,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 22 | $209,591 | 35 | $196,629 | 3 | $149,667 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 8 | $187,625 | 15 | $231,667 | 3 | $153,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 4 | $200,250 | 10 | $214,400 | 2 | $126,000 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $88,000 | 4 | $196,250 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Blount County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 883 | 72.4 years |
| William | 652 | 75.0 years |
| John | 642 | 75.0 years |
| Mary | 600 | 78.3 years |
| Robert | 423 | 72.6 years |
| Charles | 422 | 72.7 years |
| George | 261 | 76.2 years |
| Margaret | 240 | 78.8 years |
| Ruth | 231 | 80.6 years |
| Helen | 178 | 78.6 years |
| Most common last names in Blount County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Davis | 243 | 77.1 years |
| Smith | 209 | 75.7 years |
| Jones | 205 | 76.2 years |
| Russell | 190 | 75.9 years |
| Williams | 177 | 75.7 years |
| Brown | 167 | 75.9 years |
| Wilson | 166 | 71.8 years |
| Johnson | 149 | 75.7 years |
| Tipton | 147 | 74.7 years |
| Walker | 145 | 76.9 years |
| Businesses in Blount County, TN | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
| AT&T | 2 | Kroger | 3 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 4 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | MainStay | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Marriott | 2 | |
| Arby's | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
| AutoZone | 3 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 4 | Mazda | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | McDonald's | 7 | |
| Blockbuster | 2 | Nike | 6 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Burger King | 4 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| CVS | 5 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Cinnabon | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Circle K | 2 | Penske | 2 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Pizza Hut | 6 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 3 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| DHL | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 4 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Discount Tire | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 6 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
| FedEx | 15 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
| GNC | 2 | Starbucks | 3 | |
| GameStop | 3 | Subway | 12 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | T-Mobile | 4 | |
| H&R Block | 5 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 2 | Taco Bell | 4 | |
| Hilton | 2 | Target | 1 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 2 | U-Haul | 11 | |
| Honda | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 4 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | UPS | 20 | |
| IHOP | 2 | Waffle House | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Walgreens | 5 | |
| Jimmy John's | 1 | Walmart | 3 | |
| Jones New York | 6 | Wendy's | 3 | |
| KFC | 2 | |||
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- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"