White County, Tennessee

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White County is a United States county located in the United States of Tennessee. The population of the county was 23102 as per the 2000 census data. Its population was estimated at 25129 in July 2008, It is the 58th most populous county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Its area is just over 379.39 mi˛ (982.62 sq km), of which, 376.58 square miles (975.34 sq km) of it is land and 2.8 square miles (7.25 sq km) of it is water, making it Tennessee's 61st largest county by total area.


As of the census of 2000, there were 23102 people, 9229 households, and 6771 families living in the county. The population density was 61.3 people per square mile (23.67/km˛), it is the 50th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 10191 housing units at an average density of 27.1 per square mile (10.46/km˛). The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.9. In the county the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 25129, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.78% White, 1.83% Black or African American, 0.23% American Indian, 0.28% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian, and 0.84% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29383, it is the 28th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $34854, it is the 26th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the county was $14791, it is the 27th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

In 2000, 4904 pupils and students, of which 2494 are male and 2410 are female, 21.23% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 212 nursery or pri school, 207 kindergarten, 2740 elementary school, 1268 high school and 477 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	Doyle Town	White County	1.28	1.28	0	525	410.6	13619	26364
2	Sparta City	White County	6.34	6.34	0	4599	725.2	15340	23775

Year	Population
April 2000 census	23102
April 2000 Estimate	23110
July 2000 Estimate	23132
July 2001 Estimate	23408
July 2002 Estimate	23551
July 2003 Estimate	23605
July 2004 Estimate	23878
July 2005 Estimate	24245
July 2006 Estimate	24482
July 2007 Estimate	24847
July 2008 Estimate	25129

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	114	98	212
Kindergarten	82	125	207
Elementary school	1427	1313	2740
High school	689	579	1268
College or graduate school	182	295	477

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
White County, Tennessee	$29383	$34854	$14791
Tennessee, United States	$36360	$43517	$19393
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587