Hamblen County, Tennessee

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Hamblen County is a county located in Tennessee, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 58128 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 62132, making it the 21st most populous county in Tennessee. The county comprises an area of 175.77 miē (455.24 kmē), of which, 161.03 square miles (417.07 kmē) of it is land and 14.74 square miles (38.18 kmē) of it is water, it is the fourth smallest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 58128 people, 23211 households, and 16604 families living in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile (139.38/kmē), giving it the sixth most densely populated county among the Tennessee. There were 24693 housing units at an average density of 153.3 per square mile (59.19/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.47 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 62132, The racial makeup of the county was 58034 White, 2583 Black or African American, 227 American Indian, 526 Asian, 87 Native Hawaiian, and 675 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32350, it would be the 39th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $39138, it is the 39th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $17743, making it the 30th highest county by per capita income in Tennessee.

In 2000, 11928 pupils and students, of which 51.47% are male and 48.53% are female, 20.52% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.34% nursery or pri school, 6.29% kindergarten, 50.19% elementary school, 23.77% high school and 14.41% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Morristown City	Hamblen County, Jefferson County	20.9	20.9	0	24965	1194.7	15894	27005
2	White Pine Town	Jefferson County, Hamblen County	2.54	2.54	0	1997	786.7	12605	25078

Year	Population
April 2000 census	58128
April 2000 Estimate	58128
July 2000 Estimate	58243
July 2001 Estimate	58760
July 2002 Estimate	58337
July 2003 Estimate	58622
July 2004 Estimate	59091
July 2005 Estimate	59847
July 2006 Estimate	60538
July 2007 Estimate	61565
July 2008 Estimate	62132

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	383	254	637
Kindergarten	407	343	750
Elementary school	3131	2856	5987
High school	1507	1328	2835
College or graduate school	711	1008	1719

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Hamblen County, Tennessee	$32350	$39138	$17743
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587