Grainger County, Tennessee

Grainger County is a one of the county from Tennessee's 95 counties, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 20659 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 22708, It is the 60th most populous county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The county spans an area of 302.44 sq mi (783.32 sq km), of which, 280.33 square miles (726.05 sq km) of it is land and 22.11 square miles (57.26 sq km) of it is water, making it the 19th smallest by size in Tennessee.

Grainger County Tennessee
Map of Grainger County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2000, there were 20659 residents, 8270 households, and 6158 families in the county. The population density was 73.7 people per square mile (28.46/kmē), it would be the 40th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 9732 housing units at an average density of 34.7 per square mile (13.4/kmē). The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.89. In the county Age distribution was 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 103.6 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 22708, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.4% White, 0.74% Black or African American, 0.16% American Indian, 0.08% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 0.59% from two or more races.

Grainger County Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Grainger County Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Grainger County Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $27997, it is the 20th poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $33347, it would be the 19th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $14505, making its Tennessee's 19th lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 4193 pupils and students, of which 2085 are male and 2108 are female, 20.3% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 106 nursery or pri school, 278 kindergarten, 2272 elementary school, 1014 high school and 523 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Blaine CityGrainger County8.828.8201585179.61658730677
2Rutledge TownGrainger County4.694.6901187253.11447724276
YearPopulation
April 2000 census20659
April 2000 Estimate20659
July 2000 Estimate20737
July 2001 Estimate20831
July 2002 Estimate21079
July 2003 Estimate21412
July 2004 Estimate21699
July 2005 Estimate22090
July 2006 Estimate22336
July 2007 Estimate22528
July 2008 Estimate22708
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school4165106
Kindergarten110168278
Elementary school119010822272
High school5055091014
College or graduate school239284523
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Grainger County, Tennessee$27997$33347$14505
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587