Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Sullivan County

State:

Tennessee

FIPS Code:

47163

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

14.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

37,402

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

143,444

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

Cherokee NF

37,402

% Water:

3.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

127,329

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

143,968

13.1%

6.1%

7.0%

1990:

143,596

-0.3%

-3.3%

3.0%

2000:

153,048

6.6%

4.8%

1.7%

2005:

152,716

-0.2%

0.4%

-0.7%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

147,036

96.1%

0-to-19:

36,866

24.1%

Black:

2,868

1.9%

20-to-39:

39,357

25.7%

Hispanic:

1,090

0.7%

40-to-59:

44,433

29.0%

American Indian:

322

0.2%

60-plus:

32,392

21.2%

Other:

1,732

1.1%

Median Age:

40.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

370.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

75.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.1%

Median Family Income:

$41,025

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.7%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home