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Fentress County, Tennessee; Shelby County, Tennessee; Decatur County, Tennessee; DeKalb County, Tennessee; Unicoi County, Tennessee

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Table

Fentress County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee
Decatur County, Tennessee
DeKalb County, Tennessee
Unicoi County, Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
19,696
910,042
11,656
21,225
17,756
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
19,696
910,042
11,656
21,225
17,756
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
19,335
916,357
11,549
21,002
17,591
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
18,487
930,020
11,436
20,078
17,925
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
18,487
930,020
11,436
20,078
17,925
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
6.5%
-2.1%
1.9%
5.7%
-0.9%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
4.6%
-1.5%
1.0%
4.6%
-1.9%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 18,489 929,744 11,435 20,080 17,928
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 17,959 927,644 11,757 18,723 18,313
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.2%
6.7%
4.8%
5.8%
4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.3%
24.9%
20.3%
21.6%
17.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.1%
15.1%
23.3%
18.6%
24.2%
Female persons, percent
50.7%
52.5%
49.8%
49.7%
50.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
97.0%
40.2%
94.3%
94.1%
96.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.6%
54.6%
2.7%
2.2%
0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
0.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.6%
3.0%
0.8%
1.2%
0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.2%
1.8%
1.6%
1.8%
1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
2.2%
7.1%
3.9%
8.7%
6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
95.2%
34.2%
90.9%
86.7%
91.0%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 1,348 45,641 587 1,151 1,590
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.2% 6.8% 0.2% 5.8% 2.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 9,260 402,681 6,600 10,159 8,744
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 77.4% 55.2% 78.2% 68.6% 73.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $137,000 $206,100 $128,600 $183,100 $150,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $956 $1,585 $1,121 $1,156 $1,081
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $322 $568 $378 $355 $380
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $645 $1,103 $705 $745 $664
Building permits, 2022 0 1,870 5 146 30
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 7,607 357,839 4,363 8,360 7,654
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.43 2.55 2.58 2.38 2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 83.5% 87.1% 93.3% 90.0% 91.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 1.4% 9.8% 1.2% 7.0% 4.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 84.4% 91.5% 83.8% 86.8% 84.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 79.3% 84.3% 76.8% 78.0% 80.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 80.9% 89.6% 85.1% 81.1% 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 16.3% 33.8% 15.6% 20.4% 17.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 19.4% 9.4% 12.5% 15.5% 15.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
13.5%
12.9%
13.2%
15.8%
12.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 49.5% 64.2% 50.8% 53.2% 53.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 44.6% 60.4% 46.2% 47.6% 49.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 11,522 2,369,648 8,287 19,073 20,987
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 66,661 9,763,074 71,826 57,041 30,622
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 14,559 9,979,904 5,568 D D
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 163,324 22,284,402 90,678 141,409 119,034
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $8,954 $23,808 $7,743 $7,136 $6,675
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 24.7 22.6 23.8 28.4 24.8
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $47,884 $59,621 $48,466 $46,907 $49,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $24,595 $36,230 $27,578 $27,684 $27,930
Persons in poverty, percent
23.3%
16.6%
16.9%
15.6%
15.1%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 275 19,909 214 308 236
Total employment, 2021 2,580 429,454 3,317 4,115 3,960
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 84,904 26,789,352 112,606 165,398 178,971
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -38.7% -4.8% 14.1% -10.4% 1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 1,792 97,264 827 1,617 928
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 191 13,381 166 256 219
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 7,685 112 S 96
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 26 2,381 S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 2,233 S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 156 9,112 140 S 168
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S 1,040 S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 155 10,128 120 S 137
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 37.1 1,222.5 34.2 66.0 96.4
Population per square mile, 2010 36.0 1,215.5 35.2 61.5 98.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 498.61 760.55 333.88 304.42 186.06
Land area in square miles, 2010 498.61 763.17 333.85 304.35 186.17
FIPS Code 47049 47157 47039 47041 47171
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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