| | People QuickFacts | Roane County | Tennessee |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 53,838 | 6,403,353 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 54,181 | 6,346,110 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.6% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 54,181 | 6,346,105 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.8% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.5% | 23.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 19.2% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.9% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 94.6% | 79.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.9% | 16.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 1.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.4% | 4.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 93.3% | 75.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.2% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.6% | 4.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.3% | 6.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 81.3% | 82.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 16.7% | 22.7% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 6,441 | 505,746 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.1 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 25,879 | 2,829,025 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 76.9% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.1% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $118,900 | $134,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 22,572 | 2,443,475 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.36 | 2.49 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $23,196 | $23,722 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $42,698 | $43,314 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.4% | 16.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Roane County | Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 745 | 131,5821 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 8,515 | 2,264,0321 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 1.5 | -5.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,209 | 465,545 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,683 | 545,348 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 8.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.2% | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 369,666 | 140,447,760 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 80,116,528 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 436,400 | 77,547,291 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,186 | $12,563 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 46,029 | 10,626,759 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 12 | 14,977 |