Sullivan County, TN Demographic Data
Sullivan County, TN Summary
Sullivan County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 156,786
- Area: 429.71 sq. miles
- Land Area: 413.36 sq. miles
- Water Area: 16.34 sq. miles
- Population Density: 364.86 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,629.92 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sullivan County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
80,871
52%
50.8
Male
75,796
48%
49.2
Total Population
156,667
323,128,000
Sullivan County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8,011
5.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
9,287
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
7,682
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9,372
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,491
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
17,234
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
18,192
11.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
22,584
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
11,854
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
11,064
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
18,582
11.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
10,138
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,176
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
125,945
80.4%
77.2
Female
65,753
52.2%
51.3
Male
60,192
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
120,030
76.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
39,180
25.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
32,896
21.0%
15.2
Female
18,427
56.0%
55.8
Male
14,469
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Sullivan County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
153,297
97.8%
96.8
White
147,950
94.4%
72.6
Black or African American
2,912
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
184
0.1%
0.8
Asian
664
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
418
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,169
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
3,370
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,782
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
153,885
98.2%
82.2
Sullivan County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
5,485
4.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
10,487
9.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
42,430
37.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
23,625
20.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
9,159
8.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
13,739
12.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
8,899
7.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
15,972
14.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
97,852
86.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
22,638
19.9%
31.2
Sullivan County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
30,860
23.4%
33.7%
Now Married
68,382
51.9%
47.5
Divorced
18,430
14.0%
11.0%
Separated
3,479
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
10,536
8.0
5.8%
Sullivan County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
143,741
96.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,915
3.3%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Sullivan County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,795
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,196
4.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
9,393
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,957
13.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
10,535
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
12,145
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
7,546
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
4,441
6.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,114
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,673
2.6%
6.4
Median household income
42,859
57,617
Per capita income
24,526
31,128
Sullivan County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
625
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
8,251
12.3%
9.8
Construction
5,629
8.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
15,761
23.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,118
4.6%
6.6
Information
599
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
9,781
14.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,724
4.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
5,864
8.7%
11.4
Public administration
2,231
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
8,666
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,669
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,237
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,204
10.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
22,084
32.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9,314
13.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
16,282
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,271
18.3%
18.1%
Sullivan County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
66,133
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
57,143
86.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,521
6.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
153
0.2%
5.1
Walked
818
1.2%
2.7
Other means
1,199
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
2,299
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.3
26.6
Sullivan County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
3,601
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
19,247
29.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
23,059
35.6%
37.1
3 or more
18,888
29.2%
21.0
Sullivan County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
64,795
86.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
46,375
71.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
18,420
28.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
9,743
13.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Sullivan County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
74,538
1 room
364
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
1,451
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
4,127
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
10,835
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
16,807
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
13,393
18.0%
17.8
7 rooms
10,007
13.4%
12.0
8 rooms
8,208
11.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
9,346
12.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Sullivan County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
74,538
1-unit, detached
53,361
71.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,744
2.3%
5.9
2-units
1,467
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,870
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,533
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,622
3.5%
4.4
20 or more units
2,298
3.1%
9.0
Mobile home
8,625
11.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
18
0.0%
0.1
Sullivan County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,871
9.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5,683
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
9,423
12.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,374
15.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
11,842
15.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
11,042
14.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
10,715
14.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
6,110
8.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
853
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
625
0.8%
1.4%
Sullivan County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,141
9.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,296
2.0%
4.7
Electricity
55,311
85.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
332
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,491
2.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
80
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
144
0.2%
1.1
Sullivan County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
23,664
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
199
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
554
2.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
706
3.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
1,448
6.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,943
12.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,669
28.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
11,145
47.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
12,304
52.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,924
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,866
7.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,452
6.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,952
16.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
166
0.0%
0.0%
Sullivan County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
15,629
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
48
0.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,632
10.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
4,763
30.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
9,186
58.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,791
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
628
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,094
20.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,681
11.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,100
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,028
13.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,241
8.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
5,175
33.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
3,101
0.0%
0.0%
Sullivan County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
46,375
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,968
10.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
11,722
25.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10,774
23.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,211
15.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
6,123
13.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,883
8.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,555
3.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
139
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
128,400
205,000
