Blount County vs. Monroe County

Blount County (TN)Monroe County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)131,34946,357
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.7%4.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)123,09844,504
Population, Census, April 1, 2010123,01044,519
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.2%21.2%
Female persons, percent51.5%50.2%
White alone, percent93.8%94.8%
Black or African American alone, percent3.0%2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.5%4.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.8%90.8%
Veterans, 2014-20189,9403,672
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.9%2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)58,67321,311
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.1%76.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,600$122,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,220$1,013
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$368$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$768$619
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.3%7.1%
Building permits, 2018868109
Households, 2014-201850,15917,694
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.56
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.1%83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.3%4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%78.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.0%70.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.1%78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.0%12.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%15.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.2%12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%50.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%45.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)229,83141,685
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)561,471118,515
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,761,4151,509,274
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,441,212412,072
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,606$9,130
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.728.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,140$38,327
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,634$21,919
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%15.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,357720
Total employment, 201742,91712,458
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,966,319424,861
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.6%7.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,9542,837
All firms, 201211,0983,176
Men-owned firms, 20126,2771,972
Women-owned firms, 20123,356868
Minority-owned firms, 2012513141
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,1992,905
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,314461
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,2022,556
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.7%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010220.270.0
Land area in square miles, 2010558.71635.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Blount county (TN) and Monroe county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.