Unicoi County, Tennessee

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Unicoi County, Tennessee is a county located in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. The county has a population of 17667 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 17718, It is the 25th smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The county has a total area of 186.49 miē (483.01 kmē), of which, 186.14 square miles (482.1 kmē) of it is land and 0.35 square miles (0.91 kmē) of it is water, it is the fifth smallest by area in the U.S. state of Tennessee.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 17667 residents, 7516 households, and 5222 families in the county. The population density was 94.9 people per square mile (36.64/kmē), it is 31st most densely populated county in Tennessee. There were 8214 housing units at an average density of 44.1 per square mile (17.03/kmē). The average household size was 2.31 people, and the average family size was 2.8 people. The population's age distribution was 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 17718, The racial makeup of the county was 17406 White, 118 Black or African American, 54 American Indian, 15 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, and 120 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29863, it is 31st poorest county by median household income in Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $36871, it would be the 53rd highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $15612, making it the 63rd wealthiest county by per capita income among the Tennessee.

In 2000, 3316 pupils and students, of which 1660 are male and 1656 are female, 18.77% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 129 nursery or pri school, 154 kindergarten, 1690 elementary school, 848 high school and 495 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	Banner Hill Cdp	Unicoi County	2.69	2.69	0	1053	391.7	13784	22946
2	Erwin City	Unicoi County	3.55	3.54	0.01	5610	1582.8	15868	29644
3	Unicoi Town	Unicoi County	16.26	16.26	0	3519	216.4	15870	29483

Year	Population
April 2000 census	17667
April 2000 Estimate	17667
July 2000 Estimate	17665
July 2001 Estimate	17557
July 2002 Estimate	17611
July 2003 Estimate	17686
July 2004 Estimate	17633
July 2005 Estimate	17561
July 2006 Estimate	17621
July 2007 Estimate	17683
July 2008 Estimate	17718

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	57	72	129
Kindergarten	57	97	154
Elementary school	915	775	1690
High school	409	439	848
College or graduate school	222	273	495

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Unicoi County, Tennessee	$29863	$36871	$15612
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587