Sullivan County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 148,32093.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,4602.2%Two or more races
  • 3,1822.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,9311.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0140.6%Asian alone
  • 1730.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 870.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 620.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $207,784

Here:	$207,784
State:	$260,661

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,000

Here:	$164,000
State:	$241,796

In 2-unit structures: $202,781

Here:	$202,781
State:	$215,388

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $183,691

Here:	$183,691
State:	$189,639

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $161,771

Here:	$161,771
State:	$254,887

Mobile homes: $86,326

Here:	$86,326
State:	$90,685

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $14,802

Here:	$14,802
State:	$73,780

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 30
• Robberies: 30
• Assaults: 401
• Burglaries: 578
• Thefts: 1065
• Auto thefts: 173

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

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 26
• Robberies: 20
• Assaults: 347
• Burglaries: 610
• Thefts: 1141
• Auto thefts: 162

Health of residents in Sullivan County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:

Health of residents in Sullivan County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

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: $1,051 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $940 (0.7%)

Area name: Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sullivan County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kingsport, Bristol, Bluff City-Piney Flats, Bloomingdale, Colonial Heights, Holston Valley, Blountville, Walnut Hill, Fairmount, Bluff City.

2018 air pollution in Sullivan County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 7.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Campbell County , Carroll County, Virginia , Davidson County , Halifax County, North Carolina , Pickett County , Yadkin County, North Carolina , Taney County, Missouri .

Current college students: 4,970
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,148 (56.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 5612010 or later
• 7162000 to 2009
• 4851990 to 1999
• 3021980 to 1989
• 2051970 to 1979
• 518Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 54,382
• One, attached: 2,208
• Two: 2,096
• 3 or 4: 1,799
• 5 to 9: 3,748
• 10 to 19: 1,789
• 20 to 49: 1,359
• 50 or more: 691
• Mobile homes: 7,591
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 260

Housing units in Sullivan County with a mortgage: 26,771 (222 second mortgage, 1,666 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23,471

Religion statistics for Sullivan County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Sullivan County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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 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 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 TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 04, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-424: April 04, 1974, FEMA Id: 424, Natural disaster type: Tornado
• 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

5.82% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($45,097 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.76% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($18,581 average AGI)
3.06% relocated from other states ($26,516 average AGI)

Sullivan County:	3.06%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from Washington County, TN	1.16% ($41,781 average AGI)
from Hawkins County, TN	0.70% ($33,881)
from Bristol city, VA	0.38% ($34,368)
from Washington County, VA	0.30% ($49,439)
from Carter County, TN	0.26% ($32,948)
from Scott County, VA	0.21% ($30,975)
from Knox County, TN	0.14% ($46,913)

5.45% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,754 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.79% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($21,453 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($23,301 average AGI)

Sullivan County:	2.65%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to Washington County, TN	1.16% ($43,859 average AGI)
to Hawkins County, TN	0.66% ($36,384)
to Bristol city, VA	0.31% ($23,343)
to Carter County, TN	0.27% ($35,688)
to Washington County, VA	0.22% ($37,225)
to Knox County, TN	0.19% ($48,875)
to Scott County, VA	0.16% ($31,011)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 12.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Sullivan 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: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 35,753 (9,392 living alone), Female householders: 32,807 (11,229 living alone)

• 33,618 spouses (32,729 opposite-sex spouses), 4,372 unmarried partners, (4,289 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 38,620 children (35,498 natural, 682 adopted, 2,440 stepchildren), 3,519 grandchildren, 475 brothers or sisters, 1,171 parents, 0 foster children, 1,794 other relatives, 3,473 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,746

Size of family households: 23,471 2-persons, 9,771 3-persons, 7,200 4-persons, 2,321 5-persons, 812 6-persons, 709 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20,621 1-person, 3,261 2-persons, 255 3-persons, 139 4-persons.

17,460 married couples with children.
8,571 single-parent households (2,648 men, 5,923 women).

97.2% of residents of Sullivan speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,014,422,000 ($6,652 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $110,088,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $488,547,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $209,163,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,203,000
Federal grants: $191,200,000
Federal procurement contracts: $87,021,000 ($79,025,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,288,000 ($10,153,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $365,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,004,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,205,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 25.48 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Sullivan County, Tennessee
• 3,4232014 or later
• 5512010 to 2013
• 8,2722000 to 2009
• 10,6151990 to 1999
• 9,6801980 to 1989
• 11,4851970 to 1979
• 10,9661960 to 1969
• 9,5201950 to 1959
• 6,7961940 to 1949
• 4,6151939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Sullivan County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sullivan County, Tennessee
• 3341 room
• 962 rooms
• 8313 rooms
• 4,5634 rooms
• 9,9645 rooms
• 11,7676 rooms
• 7,5527 rooms
• 5,8338 rooms
• 9,3029+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sullivan County, Tennessee
• 2281 room
• 8542 rooms
• 2,9223 rooms
• 5,8964 rooms
• 3,9965 rooms
• 1,8986 rooms
• 1,2067 rooms
• 6758 rooms
• 6439+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Sullivan County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Sullivan County, Tennessee
• 334no bedroom
• 5831 bedroom
• 9,3172 bedrooms
• 27,2023 bedrooms
• 9,9254 bedrooms
• 2,8815+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sullivan County, Tennessee
• 228no bedroom
• 3,6761 bedroom
• 7,5702 bedrooms
• 5,8093 bedrooms
• 7444 bedrooms
• 2915+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sullivan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,517no vehicle
• 12,4361 vehicle
• 18,6872 vehicles
• 11,5513 vehicles
• 4,2804 vehicles
• 1,7715+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Sullivan County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,709no vehicle
• 8,1321 vehicle
• 5,0442 vehicles
• 1,6503 vehicles
• 6674 vehicles
• 1165+ vehicles

86.3% of Sullivan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 95,440
• Other state: 58,654
• Northeast: 6,174
• Midwest: 10,423
• South: 37,834
• West: 4,223

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,363
• Number of aged recipients: 383
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,980
• Number of recipients under 18: 430
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,004
• Number of recipients older than 64: 929
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,791
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,885

Sullivan County on our top lists:

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"