Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $683 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $664 (0.6%)
Area name: Knoxville, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Blount County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $762 a month.
Cities in this county include: Maryville
, Alcoa
, Eagleton Village
, Louisville
, Friendsville
, Rockford
, Townsend
, Binfield
, Lanier
, Woodlawn-Dotsonville
.
2005 air pollution in Blount County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.098 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
14.9 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
33 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.011 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.089 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Graham County, North Carolina
, Knox County
, Loudon County
, Monroe County
, Sevier County
, Swain County, North Carolina
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Blount County: Wallace
Hills Golf Course
(A),
Hesse Creek Campsite
(B),
Turkey Pen Ridge Campsite
(C),
Elijah Oliver Place
(D),
Gourley Ford
(E),
West Prong Campsite
(F),
Laurel Valley Golf Course
(G),
Whites Mill
(H),
Mollies Ridge Shelter
(I),
Double Mountain Campsite
(J),
Bays Mountain Country Club
(K),
Little Bottom Campsite
(L),
Henry Whitehead Cabin
(M),
Brabsons Ford
(N),
Carpenter Campground
(O),
Cane creek Campsite
(P),
Beard Cane Campsite
(Q),
Ledbetter Ridge Campsite
(R),
Carter Shields Place
(S),
Sheep Pen Gap Campsite
(T)
Churches in Blount County include: Carpenters
Campground Methodist Church
(A),
Caylor Chapel
(B),
Spring View Church
(C),
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
(D),
Cedar Lane Church
(E),
Centenary Baptist Church
(F),
Centennial Presbyterian Church
(G),
Central Point Baptist Church
(H),
Cherokee Heights Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Hamil
Cemetery
(1),
Laurel Bank Cemetery
(2),
Simerly Cemetery
(3),
Zions Chapel Cemetery
(4),
Mountain View Cemetery
(5),
Bakers Creek Cemetery
(6),
Russell Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Armstrong
Pond
(A),
Howard Pond
(B),
Hitch Pond
(C),
Lake in the Sky
(D),
Laurel Lake
(E),
Sandy Stand Lake
(F),
Cove Lake
(G),
Kagley Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Abrams
Creek
(A),
Brickey Branch
(B),
Anthony Creek
(C),
Arbutus Branch
(D),
Ashley Branch
(E),
Gallagher Creek
(F),
Little Mountain Branch
(G),
Little Ninemile Creek
(H),
Crooked Creek
(I)
Parks in Blount County include: Spence
Field
(1),
Tallassee Recreation Area
(2),
Harrison Branch Recreation Area
(3),
Foothills Parkway
(4)
Post offices: Tallassee
Post Office
(A),
Walland Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.6% | | Tennessee: | 4.4% |
Current college students: 4,291
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,634 (44% naturalized citizens)
| Blount
County: |
1.5% | | Whole
state: | 2.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 603
- 1990
to 1994: 210
- 1985
to 1989: 137
- 1980
to 1984: 71
- 1975
to 1979: 115
- 1970
to 1974: 88
- 1970
to 1974: 103
- 1965
to 1969: 307
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Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 33,802
- One,
attached: 919
- Two:
805
- 3
or 4: 1,097
- 5
to 9: 1,921
- 10
to 19: 909
- 20
or more: 753
- Mobile
homes: 6,631
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 222
Housing units in Blount County with a mortgage: 15,116 (1,678 second mortgage, 1,504 home equity loan, 52 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,612 Agriculture
in Blount County
Average size of farms: 81 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18806
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $420.56
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.87%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.19%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17024
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 34.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44464
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.31%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 29.91
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.07%
Corn for grain: 2257 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 880 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1789 harvested acres
Vegetables: 630 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 33 acresBlount
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 1.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 60 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Transportation
equipment (8%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Health
technologists and technicians (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Japan
(17%)
- United
Kingdom (11%)
- Mexico
(10%)
- Germany
(9%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
- Canada
(4%)
- Laos
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Blount County:
|
- United
States or American (28%)
- English
(13%)
- Irish
(13%)
- German
(12%)
- Scotch-Irish
(6%)
- Scottish
(3%)
- Dutch
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 41,806 (85%)
- Carpooled:
5,118 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 80 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 12 (0%)
- Taxi:
37 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
32 (0%)
- Bicycle:
38 (0%)
- Walked:
652 (1%)
- Other
means: 262 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,213 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Blount County, Tennessee
- 687
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 679
people in nursing homes
- 270
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 165
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 110
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 60
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 49
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 42
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 42
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 18
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 9
people in other group homes
- 8
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,437.
7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,919 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.67% | | Tennessee
average: |
7.52% |
0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($257 average AGI)
| Blount
County: |
0.29% | | Tennessee
average: |
0.09% |
3.81% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($20,037 average AGI)
3.57% relocated from other states ($23,624 average AGI)
| Blount
County: |
3.57% | | Tennessee
average: | 3.80% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Knox County, TN
|
1.86% ($44,279 average AGI) |
| from
Loudon County, TN
|
0.40% ($38,216) |
| from
Sevier County, TN
|
0.33% ($37,806) |
| from
Monroe County, TN
|
0.20% ($37,163) |
| from
Anderson County, TN
|
0.14% ($35,458) |
| from
Palm Beach County, FL
|
0.11% ($56,327) |
| from
Roane County, TN
|
0.08% ($40,242) |
5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,185 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.67% | | Tennessee
average: | 6.67% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($251 average AGI)
| Blount
County: |
0.04% | | Tennessee
average: | 0.04% |
3.62% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($21,424 average AGI)
2.01% relocated to other states ($14,510 average AGI)
| Blount
County: |
2.01% | | Tennessee
average: | 2.97% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Knox County, TN
|
1.84% ($33,928 average AGI) |
| to
Loudon County, TN
|
0.30% ($37,552) |
| to
Sevier County, TN
|
0.29% ($30,311) |
| to
Monroe County, TN
|
0.17% ($39,686) |
| to
Anderson County, TN
|
0.14% ($30,627) |
| to
Davidson County, TN
|
0.09% ($29,769) |
| to
Jefferson County, TN
|
0.06% ($30,680) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Births
per 1000 population in Blount County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
Deaths
per 1000 population in Blount County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Blount County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 17,809 (14,887 aged, 2,922 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 103,725
- In
family households: 89,990 (25,021 male householders, 5,892 female householders)
25,355
spouses, 28,489 children (25,317 natural, 792 adopted, 2,380 stepchildren), 1,612 grandchildren, 631 brothers or sisters, 604 parents, 1,169 other relatives, 1,217 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 13,735 (5,037 male householders (4,119 living alone)), 6,884 female householders (6,259 living alone)), 1,814 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 2,098 (1,184 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 14,609 2-persons, 7,702 3-persons, 5,818 4-persons, 2,126 5-persons, 513 6-persons, 145 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,378 1-person, 1,339 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 6-persons.
17,155 married couples with children.
4,692 single-parent households (1,065 men, 3,627 women).
96.8% of residents of Blount County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $554,983,000 ($4879 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $50,857,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $301,646,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $115,223,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $666,000
Federal grants: $90,850,000
Federal procurement contracts: $26,067,000 ($18,731,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,531,000 ($7,619,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $457,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $62,825,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,936,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,772
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: | 69
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,181
| Here: |
53 per 1000 residents | | State: |
50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +487
| Here: |
+4 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +8,801
| Here: |
+76 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+18 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Blount County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.31 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 1,743
- 1995
to 1998: 5,929
- 1990
to 1994: 5,653
- 1980
to 1989: 8,222
- 1970
to 1979: 8,481
- 1960
to 1969: 5,199
- 1950
to 1959: 4,889
- 1940
to 1949: 3,491
- 1939
or earlier: 3,452
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Blount County, Tennessee: |
- 1
room: 15
- 2
rooms: 145
- 3
rooms: 685
- 4
rooms: 3,588
- 5
rooms: 7,647
- 6
rooms: 8,329
- 7
rooms: 5,497
- 8
rooms: 3,229
- 9
or more rooms: 3,247
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County, Tennessee: |
- 1
room: 105
- 2
rooms: 577
- 3
rooms: 1,545
- 4
rooms: 3,266
- 5
rooms: 2,719
- 6
rooms: 1,201
- 7
rooms: 535
- 8
rooms: 204
- 9
or more rooms: 133
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blount County: |
- no
bedroom: 27
- 1
bedroom: 552
- 2
bedrooms: 6,599
- 3
bedrooms: 19,407
- 4
bedrooms: 4,819
- 5
or more bedrooms: 978
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Blount County: |
- no
bedroom: 151
- 1
bedroom: 1,890
- 2
bedrooms: 5,053
- 3
bedrooms: 2,656
- 4
bedrooms: 478
- 5
or more bedrooms: 57
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blount County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,340
- 1
vehicle: 7,617
- 2
vehicles: 14,469
- 3
vehicles: 6,384
- 4
vehicles: 1,865
- 5
or more vehicles: 707
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Blount County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 931
- 1
vehicle: 4,902
- 2
vehicles: 3,454
- 3
vehicles: 723
- 4
vehicles: 212
- 5
or more vehicles: 63
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56% of Blount County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Tennessee.
| Blount
County: |
56.1% | | State
average: |
54.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 70560
- Northeast:
4326
- Midwest:
9860
- South:
16781
- West:
2211
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $87,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(49%)
- Utility
gas (33%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(64%)
- Utility
gas (24%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood
(3%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 543
| Here: |
4.8% | | Tennessee: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 312
| Here: |
5.9% | | Tennessee: | 10.4% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,260
| Here: |
35.3% | | Tennessee: |
22.8% |
Blount
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $245,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $139,342,000
All Other: $5,980,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,488,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $1,240,000
- Construction
- Own Hospitals: $6,301,000
General: $2,966,000
Regular Highways: $356,000
Health - Other: $331,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $316,000
Judicial & Legal: $28,000
General Public Buildings: $2,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $128,860,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $69,102,000
Police Protection: $7,317,000
Corrections - Other: $5,927,000
Regular Highways: $5,074,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,782,000
General - Other: $3,167,000
Financial Administration: $3,092,000
Central Staff Services: $2,129,000
Libraries: $1,332,000
General Public Buildings: $1,094,000
Health Services - Other: $988,000
Welfare - Other: $320,000
Natural Resources - Other: $207,000
Solid Waste Management: $91,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $64,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,695,000
General Support: $300,000
Education: $95,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $32,229,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $12,130,000
Parks & Recreation: $510,000
Health: $138,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,255,000
General Support: $184,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $8,306,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $10,490,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $516,974,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $278,830,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $124,929,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $9,715,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $666,160,000
Industrial Revenue: $7,508,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $798,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,715,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $775,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $24,432,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,139,000
Rents: $48,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $12,171,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $479,000
Police Protection: $338,000
Financial Administration: $76,000
Parks & Recreation: $62,000
General - Other: $55,000
Judicial: $39,000
Central Staff: $28,000
Corrections - Other: $19,000
Health - Other: $9,000
General Public Building: $6,000
Libraries: $6,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $211,248,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $552,716,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $40,413,000
Highways: $2,769,000
All Other: $1,934,000
General Support: $685,000
Health & Hospitals: $251,000
- Tax
- Property: $34,080,000
Total General Sales: $23,001,000
NEC: $1,699,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,433,000
Public Utilities: $335,000
Motor Vehicle License: $315,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $212,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $119,502,000
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