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Lincoln County, Tennessee; Chester County, Tennessee; Smith County, Tennessee; Cocke County, Tennessee

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Table

Lincoln County, Tennessee
Chester County, Tennessee
Smith County, Tennessee
Cocke County, Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
36,169
17,606
20,538
37,404
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
36,169
17,606
20,538
37,404
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
36,006
17,558
20,470
36,849
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
35,320
17,344
19,913
35,999
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
35,320
17,344
19,913
35,999
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
2.4%
1.5%
3.1%
3.9%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
1.9%
1.2%
2.8%
2.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 35,319 17,341 19,904 35,999
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 33,361 17,131 19,166 35,662
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
5.2%
5.5%
5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.3%
21.3%
22.4%
20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
20.3%
17.3%
17.1%
22.0%
Female persons, percent
50.6%
51.4%
49.8%
51.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
88.9%
87.0%
94.4%
94.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
7.1%
9.3%
2.5%
2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.7%
0.8%
0.6%
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.2%
Z
Z
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.3%
2.2%
1.9%
2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
4.1%
3.2%
3.5%
3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
85.7%
84.3%
91.4%
92.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 2,192 757 1,133 2,395
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 3.1% 1.2% 1.6% 1.2%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 16,276 7,281 8,758 17,954
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 76.3% 76.6% 74.8% 70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $186,300 $136,700 $200,500 $137,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,229 $1,128 $1,249 $1,031
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $455 $342 $433 $375
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $755 $658 $809 $763
Building permits, 2022 19 32 126 0
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 14,304 6,106 7,674 14,547
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.44 2.64 2.59 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 89.7% 92.8% 90.8% 91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 2.6% 1.7% 3.6% 2.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 91.0% 87.6% 90.6% 84.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 75.3% 83.4% 84.9% 74.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 88.1% 85.6% 86.6% 84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 19.3% 16.4% 16.9% 11.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 10.8% 9.5% 13.6% 17.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
12.8%
11.9%
12.5%
13.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 59.2% 53.7% 59.1% 52.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 53.0% 49.1% 53.9% 51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D D D 58,447
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 66,133 31,436 D 112,265
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 16,228 D D 8,984
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 347,734 130,370 177,979 396,087
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $10,245 $7,600 $9,015 $11,137
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 30.0 29.3 32.8 29.5
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $61,374 $57,471 $57,677 $45,110
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $32,016 $24,788 $31,446 $25,864
Persons in poverty, percent
13.9%
15.1%
12.6%
22.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 579 257 291 451
Total employment, 2021 6,516 3,297 4,164 5,700
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 274,665 113,547 187,285 218,213
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -0.5% -9.9% 1.4% 1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 2,527 1,071 1,596 2,353
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 507 266 280 464
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 264 142 S 219
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 367 226 S 338
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 23 S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 384 185 S 311
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 61.9 60.7 63.3 82.5
Population per square mile, 2010 58.5 60.0 61.0 82.1
Land area in square miles, 2020 570.34 285.74 314.30 436.14
Land area in square miles, 2010 570.34 285.74 314.29 434.57
FIPS Code 47103 47023 47159 47029
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.

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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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