Grainger County, TN Demographic Data
Grainger County, TN Summary
Grainger County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 22,724
- Area: 302.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 280.60 sq. miles
- Water Area: 21.86 sq. miles
- Population Density: 75.13 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,064.96 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Grainger County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,507
50%
50.8
Male
11,306
50%
49.2
Total Population
22,813
323,128,000
Grainger County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,102
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,289
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,480
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,454
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,171
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,398
10.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,818
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,474
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,747
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,659
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,657
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,214
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
350
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,968
78.8%
77.2
Female
9,186
51.1%
51.3
Male
8,782
48.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,252
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,138
22.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,221
18.5%
15.2
Female
2,225
52.7%
55.8
Male
1,996
47.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Grainger County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,601
99.1%
96.8
White
22,338
97.9%
72.6
Black or African American
117
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
48
0.2%
0.8
Asian
97
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
28
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
36
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
33
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
212
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
654
2.9%
17.8
Mexican
540
2.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
8
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
26
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
80
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,159
97.1%
82.2
Grainger County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,677
10.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,516
9.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,313
44.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,737
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,181
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,330
8.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
563
3.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,193
19.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,124
80.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,893
11.7%
31.2
Grainger County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,680
19.4%
33.7%
Now Married
11,133
58.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,273
12.0%
11.0%
Separated
337
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,519
8.0
5.8%
Grainger County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,967
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
744
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
597
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
85
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
45
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
17
0.1%
1.1%
Grainger County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
772
8.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
685
7.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,364
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,343
15.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,372
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,845
20.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
678
7.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
556
6.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
103
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
147
1.7%
6.4
Median household income
37,522
57,617
Per capita income
19,850
31,128
Grainger County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
385
4.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
472
5.3%
9.8
Construction
756
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,779
19.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
250
2.8%
6.6
Information
60
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,716
19.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
532
6.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
494
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
283
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
1,239
13.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
806
9.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
149
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,423
16.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,137
24.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,257
25.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,764
19.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,340
15.0%
18.1%
Grainger County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,588
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,006
81.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,142
13.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
53
0.6%
5.1
Walked
95
1.1%
2.7
Other means
62
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
230
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.7
26.6
Grainger County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
348
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,416
27.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,337
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
2,764
31.2%
21.0
Grainger County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,865
81.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,983
78.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,882
21.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,988
18.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Grainger County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,853
1 room
23
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
93
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
621
5.7%
9.1
4 rooms
2,266
20.9%
16.5
5 rooms
2,864
26.4%
19.8
6 rooms
2,244
20.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,168
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
805
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
769
7.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Grainger County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,853
1-unit, detached
6,972
64.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
66
0.6%
5.9
2-units
90
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
56
0.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
142
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
11
0.1%
4.4
20 or more units
33
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
3,478
32.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
5
0.0%
0.1
Grainger County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
753
6.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
505
4.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
671
6.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
870
8.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,927
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,647
15.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,095
19.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,076
19.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
280
2.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
29
0.3%
1.4%
Grainger County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
159
1.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
564
6.4%
4.7
Electricity
7,219
81.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
97
1.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
38
0.4%
0.1
Wood
752
8.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
30
0.3%
1.1
Grainger County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,317
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
50
1.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
78
2.4%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
117
3.5%
7.0%
Less than $500
228
6.9%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
232
7.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
882
26.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,730
52.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,430
43.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
545
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
368
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
250
7.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
700
21.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Grainger County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,479
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
164
11.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
567
38.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
748
50.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
403
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
577
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
228
15.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
197
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
165
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
201
13.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
156
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
524
35.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
411
0.0%
0.0%
Grainger County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,983
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,254
18.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,149
30.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,383
19.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
863
12.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
704
10.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
408
5.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
161
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
61
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
102,300
205,000