Blount County Information
Blount in
Tennessee occupies
567 square miles and has a 2006 population of
118,186, a change from a 2000 population of
105,823 and
85,962 in 1990.
12.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.5% percent is 25-35, and
15.2% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
446 acts of violent crime reported in
Blount in 2004, a change from
485 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,630 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.6%.
Read more about
Blount, Tennessee in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Blount | |
| State | Tennessee | |
| Land Area | 567 sq. miles | Ranked 1,945 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 118,186 | Ranked 489 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 115,616 | |
| Population 2000 | 105,823 | Ranked 502 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 85,962 | Ranked 534 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 94.9% | |
| African American | 2.9% | |
| Asian American | .9% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.8% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.2% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.9% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 446 | 485 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 5 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 59 | |
| Robberies | 29 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 353 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,101 | 2,847 |
| Burglaries | 800 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,033 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 268 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 60,841 | 54,348 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,630 | 1,962 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.6% |
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