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37617

Blountville, TN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
14,744
Median household income
$64,764
People below poverty
11.2%
Median home value
$247,700

Income

The median income of households in 37617 was $64,764. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3
$15,000 to $24,999 7.4
$25,000 to $34,999 9.7
$35,000 to $49,999 15.6
$50,000 to $74,999 16.6
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 16.2
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 8.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56553
Female 49323

An estimated 69.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,629. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.3
Social Security 45.7
Retirement income 33.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.4
Cash public assistance income 1.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.1

In 2020-2024, 12 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 63.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 37617 in 2020-2024, 94.4% had health insurance coverage and 5.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.8% and public coverage was 48%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.8%.


In 2020-2024, 37617 had a total population of 14,744 - 7,439 (50.5%) females and 7,305 (49.5%) males. The median age was 47.2 years. An estimated 18.6% of the population was under 18 years, 25.8% was 19 to 44 years, 31.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 37617 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 232 272
5 to 9 456 478
10 to 14 356 428
15 to 19 339 498
20 to 24 299 299
25 to 29 421 268
30 to 34 555 411
35 to 39 433 314
40 to 44 422 382
45 to 49 483 486
50 to 54 587 574
55 to 59 714 715
60 to 64 475 550
65 to 69 515 424
70 to 74 431 399
75 to 79 302 395
80 to 84 195 345
85 and over 90 201

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 24.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.8% of the people in 37617 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.5% of the people in 37617 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,451 households in 37617. The average household size was 2.51 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.6% of the households in 37617 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22% of all households, while 16% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.5% of all households.

In 37617, 27.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.6
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.9% of males and 53.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.1 18.5
Now married, except separated 53.9 53.2
Separated 3.5 3.7
Widowed 3.6 14.1
Divorced 12.8 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 37617, 298 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.9% of the people living in 37617 were U.S. natives. 63.6% of the 37617 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.1% of 37617 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 71.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 37617 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 37617.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 6.4
Asia 47.4
Europe 46.2
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 37617 in 2020-2024, 2.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.6% of people at least five years old; 0.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 37617 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.1
Different house, same county 7.8
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 89 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 22.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 37617 was 2,639 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 90 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,123. College or graduate school enrollment was 426.

Educational Attainment of People in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11
High school diploma or equivalency 34.1
Some college, no degree 21.9
Associate's degree 10.2
Bachelor's degree 15.4
Graduate or professional degree 7.3

Disability

In 37617, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 12.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 37617, 49.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,739 77.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 921 15
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 443 7.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 37617 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 8.9
Manufacturing 13.7
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 12.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.2
Other Services, except public administration 7.4
Public administration 5.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 37617 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,221 36.2
Service occupations 952 15.5
Sales and office occupations 1,600 26.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 542 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 815 13.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.8% of 37617 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.6
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 7.3

In 2020-2024, 37617 had a total of 6,138 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 15.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6
Mobile homes 15.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 37617 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 74.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 37617 had 5,451 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 687 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.3% while renters occupied 17.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.54 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.39.

3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.8% and another 34.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 37617:

House Heating Fuel Used in 37617 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 8.5
Electricity 87.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.1
All other fuels 1.7
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 37617 was $247,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.2 % had a mortgage. 54.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,514 and for owners without a mortgage it was $462.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 37617 was $920. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.