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People QuickFacts |
Sullivan County |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
153,900 | 6,214,888 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.6% | 9.2% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
153,050 | 5,689,270 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.4% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
20.6% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
17.8% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.9% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
96.1% | 80.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
2.3% | 16.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.6% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.8% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.1% | 3.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
95.2% | 77.1% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
60.2% | 53.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.3% | 2.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.3% | 4.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
75.8% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.1% | 19.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
34,234 | 1,149,693 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.3 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
74,174 | 2,758,171 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.7% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
13.6% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$88,000 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
63,556 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.36 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$39,706 | $42,389 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,202 | $19,393 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
15.0% | 15.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Sullivan County |
Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
3,565 | 137,8551 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
69,502 | 2,475,5121 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
7.9% | 3.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
9,903 | 459,681 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
11,479 | 454,366 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 5.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.3% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.3% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
4,591,066 | 109,293,454 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,207,641 | 97,792,030 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,697,761 | 60,136,403 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,112 | $10,382 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
196,194 | 8,024,900 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
364 | 22,389 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
1,331,792 | 58,672,2761 |
