Language Spoken At Home in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 116,292 | 100% |
English only | 111,648 | 96.0% |
Language other than English | 4,644 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,758 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 2,775 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,029 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,105 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 303 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 560 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 356 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 204 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 70 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 123,086 | 100% |
American | 20,628 | 16.8% |
Arab | 270 | 0.2% |
Czech | 238 | 0.2% |
Danish | 185 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 2,326 | 1.9% |
English | 13,344 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 2,358 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 342 | 0.3% |
German | 15,980 | 13.0% |
Greek | 183 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 308 | 0.3% |
Irish | 16,458 | 13.4% |
Italian | 2,294 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 42 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 625 | 0.5% |
Polish | 1,595 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 165 | 0.1% |
Russian | 453 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,583 | 5.3% |
Scottish | 3,275 | 2.7% |
Slovak | 99 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 358 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 1,013 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 350 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 265 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,037 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 391 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 48,695 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 34,303 | 70.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,777 | 28.3% |
Married-couple family | 27,295 | 56.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,971 | 20.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,657 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 876 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,351 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,930 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 14,392 | 29.6% |
Householder living alone | 12,418 | 25.5% |
65 years and over | 5,266 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 15,682 | 32.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,157 | 29.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 121,040 | 100% |
Householder | 48,695 | 40.2% |
Spouse | 27,330 | 22.6% |
Child | 33,513 | 27.7% |
Other relatives | 6,754 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 4,748 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,851 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 48,296 | 100% |
Never married | 12,637 | 26.2% |
Now married, except separated | 28,657 | 59.3% |
Separated | 633 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 1,171 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 5,198 | 10.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 52,436 | 100% |
Never married | 9,783 | 18.7% |
Now married, except separated | 28,676 | 54.7% |
Separated | 1,367 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 5,655 | 10.8% |
Divorced | 6,955 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,131 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 367 | 32.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,554 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,662 | 46.8% |
Less than 1 year | 253 | 7.1% |
1 or 2 years | 318 | 8.9% |
3 or 4 years | 338 | 9.5% |
5 or more years | 753 | 21.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,662 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,133 | 68.2% |
Who are married | 1,061 | 63.8% |
School Enrollment in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 27,746 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,359 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 1,173 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 12,804 | 46.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,484 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 5,926 | 21.4% |
Educational Attainment in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 85,937 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,121 | 4.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,552 | 8.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 30,663 | 35.7% |
Some college, no degree | 19,548 | 22.7% |
Associate's degree | 6,042 | 7.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 11,625 | 13.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,386 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.0% |
Veteran Status in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 95,617 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,813 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 121,758 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,985 | 14.8% |
Under 18 years | 27,154 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,198 | 4.4% |
18 to 64 years | 75,249 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,867 | 13.1% |
65 years and over | 19,355 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,920 | 35.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 121,883 | 100% |
Same house | 103,882 | 85.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,788 | 14.6% |
Same county | 10,400 | 8.5% |
Different county | 7,388 | 6.1% |
Same state | 4,030 | 3.3% |
Different state | 3,358 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 213 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 123,086 | 100% |
Native | 120,202 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 119,420 | 97.0% |
State of residence | 76,846 | 62.4% |
Different state | 42,574 | 34.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 782 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 2,884 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,884 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,130 | 39.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,754 | 60.8% |
Year of Entry in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,666 | 100% |
Native | 782 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 0.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 777 | 99.4% |
Foreign born | 2,884 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 56 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,828 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Blount County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,884 | 100% |
Europe | 601 | 20.8% |
Asia | 959 | 33.3% |
Africa | 195 | 6.8% |
Oceania | 53 | 1.8% |
Latin America | 954 | 33.1% |
Northern America | 122 | 4.2% |