County population in 2016: 18,227 (55% urban, 45% rural); it was 17,667 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,714 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,923 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,755 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,089 (it was 1,761 in 2000)
% of renters here:
23%
State:
32%
Land area: 186 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 98 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Unicoi County: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $36,889 ($29,863 in 1999)
This county:
$36,889
Tennessee:
$48,547
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $464 (lower quartile is $361, upper quartile is $599)
This county:
$464
State:
$637
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $121,299 (it was $76,800 in 2000)
Unicoi:
$121,299
Tennessee:
$157,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $72,902 - $182,225 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $843 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $315
Institutionalized population: 308
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $715 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $743 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 19.2%
Unicoi County:
19.2%
Tennessee:
15.8%
(17.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 10.4% for Black residents, 51.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 41.5% for other race residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 45.7 years old
(Males: 44.4 years old, Females: 48.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.3 years old, Black residents: 44.3 years old, American Indian residents: 52.9 years old, Asian residents: 57.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.6 years old, Other race residents: 21.6 years old)
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.
Current college students: 495 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.4% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 506 (9.4% naturalized citizens)
Unicoi County:
2.8%
Whole state:
4.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 70
2000 to 2009: 285
1990 to 1999: 49
1980 to 1989: 72
1970 to 1979: 24
Before 1970: 43
Note: State values scaled to Unicoi County population
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: 6,613
One, attached: 50
Two: 35
3 or 4: 168
5 to 9: 244
10 to 19: 109
20 to 49: 112
50 or more: 56
Mobile homes: 1,530
Housing units in Unicoi County with a mortgage: 2,176 (25 second mortgage, 135 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,407
Here:
40.0% with mortgage
State:
59.5% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Unicoi County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
7,239
36
Mainline Protestant
1,205
7
Other
2
1
None
9,867
-
Unicoi County Religion Details
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: 3
Unicoi County:
1.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.57 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Unicoi County:
5.66 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
5.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Unicoi County:
14.4%
Tennessee:
11.4%
Adult obesity rate:
Unicoi County:
30.2%
State:
30.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.3%
State:
13.5%
Agriculture in Unicoi County:
Average size of farms: 56 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $24,837 Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17,578 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.95% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.48% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,336 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.76% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 28.41 Corn for grain: 14 harvested acres Vegetables: 16 harvested acres Land in orchards: 77 acres
Earthquake activity:
Unicoi County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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 166.1 miles away from Unicoi County center 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 90.1 miles away from the county center On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 156.8 miles away from the county center On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 74.5 miles away from the county center On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 78.3 miles away from Unicoi County center On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 214.4 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 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
Tennessee SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: November 12, 1977, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-544: November 12, 1977, FEMA Id: 544, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Tennessee Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: March 21, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-366: March 21, 1973, FEMA Id: 366, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain
The number of natural disasters in Unicoi County (9) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Sales and related occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Sales and related occupations (15%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Production occupations (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (7%)
Management occupations (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (80%)
Peru (11%)
Japan (6%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (4%)
Canada (1%)
Germany (1%)
Bangladesh (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Unicoi County (%):
American (30%)
German (9%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
Scotch-Irish (6%)
Scottish (2%)
French Canadian (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 5,372 (84.0%)
Carpooled: 364 (5.7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0.2%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 141 (2.2%)
Bicycle: 5 (0.1%)
Walked: 100 (1.6%)
Worked at home: 429 (6.7%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Unicoi County, Tennessee in 2000:
228 people in nursing homes
43 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
6 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Unicoi County, Tennessee in 2010:
256 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
55 people in other noninstitutional facilities
48 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
29 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
13 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $42,355.
6.38% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,368 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.38%
Tennessee average:
6.50%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.06% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($18,395 average AGI)
2.31% relocated from other states ($12,973 average AGI)
Unicoi County:
2.31%
Tennessee average:
3.16%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.17% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,381 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.17%
Tennessee average:
6.26%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.22% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($18,852 average AGI)
1.95% relocated to other states ($10,526 average AGI)
Unicoi County:
1.95%
Tennessee average:
2.90%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Births per 1000 population in Unicoi County
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 2014: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Unicoi County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.6 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Unicoi County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.4% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 6.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Unicoi County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Unicoi County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 4,352 (3,265 aged, 1,087 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 410 (11%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Unicoi County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (524)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (262)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (216)
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (181)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (160)
Pneumonia, unspecified (152)
Unspecified dementia (136)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (117)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (61)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 5.65 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,790 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 531 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 81,828
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,036 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,275
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 12 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 63
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 218.8. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 18,227
In family households: 14,255 (2,918 male householders, 1,870 female householders)
3,738 spouses, 4,388 children (3,814 natural, 205 adopted, 376 stepchildren), 498 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 125 parents, 144 other relatives, 453 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,463 (1,305 male householders (1,132 living alone)), 1,619 female householders (1,426 living alone)), 533 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 523
Size of family households: 2,516 2-persons, 1,109 3-persons, 712 4-persons, 267 5-persons, 128 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.
2,236 married couples with children.
647 single-parent households (274 men, 373 women).
95.5% of residents of Unicoi speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 37% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very 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:
Births: 898
Here:
51 per 1000 residents
State:
69 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,307
Here:
74 per 1000 residents
State:
50 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+8 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +338
Here:
+19 per 1000 residents
State:
+18 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Unicoi County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.5
Year house built
2014 or later: 67
2010 to 2013: 114
2000 to 2009: 703
1990 to 1999: 1,696
1980 to 1989: 1,177
1970 to 1979: 1,302
1960 to 1969: 783
1950 to 1959: 1,038
1940 to 1949: 642
1939 or earlier: 1,343
Note: State values scaled to Unicoi population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Unicoi County, Tennessee
Note: State values scaled to Unicoi County population
no vehicle: 198
1 vehicle: 1,676
2 vehicles: 1,848
3 vehicles: 1,153
4 vehicles: 487
5+ vehicles: 180
no vehicle: 186
1 vehicle: 1,070
2 vehicles: 727
3 vehicles: 159
4 vehicles: 12
5+ vehicles: 15
88% of Unicoi County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Tennessee.
Unicoi County:
88.3%
State average:
85.8%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,418
Other state: 5,199
Northeast: 841
Midwest: 898
South: 3,197
West: 271
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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