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People QuickFacts |
Carter County |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
59,157 | 6,038,803 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.3% | 6.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
56,742 | 5,689,283 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.2% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
19.5% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
15.2% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.8% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
96.9% | 80.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.6% | 16.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.8% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.2% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
95.7% | 77.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
59.5% | 53.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.8% | 2.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.7% | 4.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
69.1% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.8% | 19.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
13,394 | 1,149,693 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.1 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
27,121 | 2,681,150 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.9% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
12.2% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$77,300 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
23,486 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.35 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$29,834 | $38,945 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$14,678 | $19,393 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
18.3% | 15.0% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Carter County |
Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
717 | 133,0981 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
9,131 | 2,378,7541 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-8.6% | -0.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
3,164 | 422,761 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,340 | 454,366 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
19.3% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
254,132 | 109,293,454 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 97,792,030 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
327,364 | 60,136,403 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,752 | $10,382 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
30,143 | 8,024,900 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
187 | 46,003 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
303,259 | 45,440,5431 |