Unicoi County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 16,77392.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9325.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2191.2%Two or more races
  • 600.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 530.3%Asian alone
  • 200.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 170.09%Some other race alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 120
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 159
• Auto thefts: 14

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $911 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $696 (0.5%)

Area name: Johnson City, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Unicoi County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $501 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.

Cities in this county include: Erwin, Unicoi, Flag Pond, Banner Hill.

Neighboring counties: Boone County, Arkansas , Avery County, North Carolina , Clay County, Arkansas , Burke County, North Carolina , Lauderdale County , Loudon County .

Current college students: 495
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 615 (29.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1732010 or later
• 2752000 to 2009
• 631990 to 1999
• 721980 to 1989
• 241970 to 1979
• 43Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,747
• One, attached: 49
• Two: 66
• 3 or 4: 257
• 5 to 9: 277
• 10 to 19: 20
• 20 to 49: 85
• 50 or more: 28
• Mobile homes: 1,470

Housing units in Unicoi County with a mortgage: 2,288 (7 second mortgage, 71 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,399

Religion statistics for Unicoi County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Unicoi County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2020 - April 13, 2020, FEMA Id: 4541, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 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 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1568: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1568, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2001 to August 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1387: August 15, 2001, FEMA Id: 1387, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 1998 to February 12, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1197: January 13, 1998, FEMA Id: 1197, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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
• Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3095: March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: 3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Tennessee SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: May 06, 1984 to May 11, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-708: May 25, 1984, FEMA Id: 708, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.01% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,720 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.91% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($24,919 average AGI)
2.10% relocated from other states ($15,804 average AGI)

Unicoi County:	2.10%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from Washington County, TN	2.04% ($41,532 average AGI)
from Carter County, TN	0.82% ($33,824)
from Sullivan County, TN	0.42% ($25,269)

6.09% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,963 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($29,597 average AGI)
1.49% relocated to other states ($10,366 average AGI)

Unicoi County:	1.49%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to Washington County, TN	2.31% ($39,804 average AGI)
to Carter County, TN	0.92% ($29,298)
to Sullivan County, TN	0.53% ($34,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Unicoi County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,410 (1,091 living alone), Female householders: 3,408 (1,255 living alone)

• 3,577 spouses (3,532 opposite-sex spouses), 637 unmarried partners, (615 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,921 children (3,446 natural, 250 adopted, 229 stepchildren), 706 grandchildren, 91 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 0 foster children, 223 other relatives, 531 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 553

Size of family households: 2,598 2-persons, 1,161 3-persons, 836 4-persons, 279 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,347 1-person, 363 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

1,520 married couples with children.
964 single-parent households (302 men, 662 women).

94.6% of residents of Unicoi speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $239,408,000 ($13,524 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,164,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $64,799,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $28,382,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $174,000
Federal grants: $29,770,000
Federal procurement contracts: $110,925,000 ($6,462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,358,000 ($956,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $990,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,919,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,458,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Unicoi County, Tennessee
• 2612014 or later
• 1192010 to 2013
• 7132000 to 2009
• 1,7931990 to 1999
• 1,1681980 to 1989
• 1,1041970 to 1979
• 6421960 to 1969
• 1,0371950 to 1959
• 8451940 to 1949
• 1,2661939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Unicoi County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Unicoi County, Tennessee
• 641 room
• 122 rooms
• 1023 rooms
• 6074 rooms
• 1,0555 rooms
• 1,5306 rooms
• 8327 rooms
• 5758 rooms
• 8679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Unicoi County, Tennessee
• 541 room
• 972 rooms
• 443 rooms
• 7054 rooms
• 6625 rooms
• 3716 rooms
• 1187 rooms
• 428 rooms
• 609+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Unicoi County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Unicoi County, Tennessee
• 63no bedroom
• 671 bedroom
• 1,1692 bedrooms
• 3,2173 bedrooms
• 8604 bedrooms
• 2345+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Unicoi County, Tennessee
• 53no bedroom
• 2291 bedroom
• 9952 bedrooms
• 8573 bedrooms
• 424 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Unicoi County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Unicoi County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 236no vehicle
• 1,2121 vehicle
• 2,4462 vehicles
• 9713 vehicles
• 6194 vehicles
• 1635+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Unicoi County in renter-occupied apartments
• 225no vehicle
• 1,1271 vehicle
• 6532 vehicles
• 1673 vehicles
• 94 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.8% of Unicoi County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Tennessee.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11,608
• Other state: 5,759
• Northeast: 684
• Midwest: 947
• South: 3,892
• West: 227

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 642
• Number of aged recipients: 97
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 545
• Number of recipients under 18: 42
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 407
• Number of recipients older than 64: 193
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 324
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 261