People QuickFacts Morristown Tennessee Population, 2011 estimate 29,374 6,399,787 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 29,137 6,346,113 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.8% 0.8% Population, 2010 29,137 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.1% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.8% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.0% 13.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.1% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 77.2% 77.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 6.7% 16.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.7% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 19.7% 4.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 70.8% 75.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 78.6% 84.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 12.6% 4.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 17.5% 6.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 73.5% 83.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 15.4% 23.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,145 501,665 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.2 24.0  Housing units, 2010 12,705 2,812,133 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 55.1% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 27.8% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $102,500 $137,200 Households, 2007-2011 11,502 2,457,997 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.46 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $18,140 $24,197 Median household income, 2007-2011 $32,838 $43,989 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 24.7% 16.9%     Business QuickFacts Morristown Tennessee Total number of firms, 2007 2,735 545,348 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.1% 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.6% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 3,142,632 140,447,760 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 80,116,528 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,018,190 77,547,291 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $36,823 $12,563 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 10,626,759     Geography QuickFacts Morristown Tennessee Land area in square miles, 2010 27.90 41,234.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,044.3 153.9 FIPS Code 50280 47 Counties Hamblen County Jefferson County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts