Unicoi County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank Percent of State
Total Land Area (sq. mi.)                 41,217                186 90th  0.5%
Farmland (2007)          
Acres of Farmland            10,969,798             4,742  95th   0.0%
Number of Farms                 79,280                 86  94th   0.1%
Average Size of Farms (Acres)                     138                 55  95th   39.9%
Population            
2008 Estimate 6,214,888 17,718 71st  0.3%
2000 Census 5,689,283 17,667 69th  0.3%
1990 Census 4,877,203 16,549 65th  0.3%
Gain (1990 to 2000) 812,080 1,118 84th  0.1%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 16.7% 6.8% 89th  40.6%
Population Density (per sq. mi.)         Comparison to State Figure
2008 Estimate                   150.8               95.2 71st  63.1%
2000 Census                   138.0               94.9 31st  68.8%
1990 Census                   118.3               88.9 28th  75.1%
Urban Population         Percent of State
2000 Census            3,618,968             9,580 47th  0.3%
1990 Census            2,969,948             5,015 55th  0.2%
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 91.0% 10th  416.5%
Percent of Population in Urban Areas
2000 Census 63.6% 54.2% 20th  85.2%
1990 Census 60.9% 30.3% 40th  49.8%
Median Age            
2000 Census 36 42 4th  115.6%
1990 Census 34 38 6th  113.1%
Population Percentages by Age Bracket        
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 20.5% 93rd 
18-24 9.6% 7.5% 86th 
25-44 30.2% 27.5% 72nd 
45-64 23.2% 26.5% 9th 
65 & over 12.4% 18.1% 4th 
1990 Census
under 18 25.1% 21.8% 95th 
18-24 10.9% 8.9% 81st 
25-44 31.8% 29.5% 47th 
45-64 19.6% 22.6% 16th 
65 & over 12.6% 17.3% 10th 
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 1990 to 2000  
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2000 Census)  
Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2007) 95.4 97.1 7th  101.8%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 10.7 7.9 62nd  73.8%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2006 4.7 4.1 27th  87.2%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II.  Income & Poverty Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
Per Capita Personal Income          
2006 $32,172 $26,635 37th  82.8%
2000 $26,097 $21,623 44th  82.9%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 3.55% 3.54% 41st  99.61%
Median Household Income          
2007 $42,389 $35,042 61st  82.7%
2000 $35,760 $31,105 59th  87.0%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.46% 1.72% 65th  69.83%
2007 Poverty Rate          
All Ages  15.8% 16.3% 38th  103.16%
Related Children Under 18 Years  22.5% 23.3% 37th  103.56%
2000 Census            
All Ages  13.1% 15.2% 56th  115.99%
Related Children Under 18 Years 15.9% 17.1% 42nd  107.43%
2007 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Households 15.8% 17.3% 46th  109.28%
Percent of Individuals 14.1% 15.7% 50th  111.52%
2007 Families First           
Percent of Households 2.5% 2.0% 58th  81.39%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.9% 56th  75.77%
*A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III.  Health & Healthcare Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2007 Pregnancy & Birth Rates           
Live births per 1,000 Population                    14.2               10.2 84th  71.8%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 42.8% 37.2% 38th  86.9%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.4% 7.2% 12th  76.6%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44                    80.7               61.7 77th  76.5%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17                    13.9               10.3 30th  74.1%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                      1.3                  -   1st  0.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Mortality Rates           
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                      9.3               16.1 94th  173.1%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart                   233.2             485.6 93rd  208.2%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)                   215.3             384.0 94th  178.4%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
85th 
75th 
85th 
Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Access to Healthcare          
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007)                      1.8                0.8 32nd  47.0%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2006)                      4.2                2.7 43rd  64.7%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2006)                    49.2             132.1 10th  268.6%
2006 Charity Care--Percent of All Hospital Care  8.5% 1.2% 58th  13.6%
IV.  Employment
Unemployment Rate   Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank* Comparison to State Figure
2009 (February) 9.5% 10.9% 37th  114.3%
2000 4.0% 7.0% 90th  174.6%
2007 Youth Unemployment Rate  15.7% 11.9% 18th  76.0%
* A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2007 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank Comparison to State Figure
Total Employment All Industries 2,745,397 4,858 64 0.2%
Natural Resources and Mining 0.4% 0.7% 69 172.2%
Construction 4.9% 4.8% 51 98.4%
Manufacturing 13.8% 33.1% 57 239.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 22.1% 11.1% 73 50.2%
Information 1.8% 0.7% 59 40.3%
Financial Activities 5.2% 2.8% 72 53.2%
Professional and Business Services 11.8% 6.1% 55 52.0%
Education and Health Services 12.4% 8.2% 72 65.8%
Leisure and Hospitality 10.1% 7.2% 63 71.4%
Other Services 2.6% 1.8% 62 69.6%
Government 14.9% 1.9% 78 12.6%
Federal 1.8% 1.9% 45 105.6%
State 3.3% 0.0% 68 0.0%
Local 9.9% 0.0% 68 0.0%
2007 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County Rank
20th 
67th 
5th 
19th 
58th 
74th 
5th 
11th 
89th 
91st 
32nd 
5th 
17th 
68th 
68th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
Tennessee Unicoi County Rank
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $           467,420  $      398,631 64th 
(Average Per Farm)
Estimated Market Value of Farmland & Buildings   $               3,378  $         7,230 1st 
(Average Per Acre)
Total Market Value of Agicultural Products Sold   $  2,617,394,000  $   1,296,000 95th 
VI.  County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
2001-2002 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Total Unicoi County Percent of State Total
Grand Total  $         8,062,012 100.0%  $    21,682 100.00%
Total State Revenue  $         2,504,883 31.1%  $      9,938 45.8%
Public Schools            1,949,045 24.2%         7,991 36.9%
All Other               555,838 6.9%         1,948 9.0%
Federal Revenue  $           511,055 6.3%  $      2,848 13.1%
Total Local Revenue  $         5,046,074 62.6%  $      8,896 41.0%
Property Tax            2,720,971 33.8%         4,858 22.4%
Local Sales Tax            1,123,100 13.9%         2,017 9.3%
Other Local             1,202,003 14.9%         2,022 9.3%
 Tax Base (in thousands)   Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank Percent of State
2007 Equalized Assessed Property Value  $     131,625,598  $      305,300
Tax Base Per Capita $21,179 $17,231 65th  81.4%
2007 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.04 69th 
2008 Total Taxable Sales   $       69,005,974  $       98,455
Tax Base Per Capita $11,103 $5,557 7th  50.0%
2008 County Sales Tax Rate 2.75% 1st 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
Estimated Costs, 2007 - 2012 (in thousands)   Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank Percent of State
Project  Type
Community Development  $           367,547  $       43,300 3rd 11.8%
Transportation           17,106,712           33,213 78th 0.2%
Water & Wastewater            3,855,355           23,070 40th 0.6%
K-12 New School Construction            1,798,581           17,700 27th 1.0%
Recreation            1,118,527             3,431 44th 0.3%
Industrial Sites & Parks               241,362             3,000 28th 1.2%
Business District Development               375,758             1,000 16th 0.3%
Fire Protection               220,725                900 26th 0.4%
Public Buildings               526,288                750 54th 0.1%
Law Enforcement            1,826,201                300 71st 0.0%
Other Facilities                 32,755                300 7th 0.9%
Existing School Improvements            1,899,735                262 83rd 0.0%
Solid Waste                 54,314                200 24th 0.4%
Other Utilities               598,698                 50 31st 0.0%
Non K-12 Education            3,015,869                    - 43rd 0.0%
Stormwater               371,227                    - 39th 0.0%
Public Health Facilities               323,093                    - 30th 0.0%
Libraries, Museums, & Historic Sites               285,785                    - 52nd 0.0%
Housing               100,189                    - 14th 0.0%
School System-wide Need                 63,021                    - 16th 0.0%
Telecommunications                 17,009                    - 5th 0.0%
Property Acquisition                   3,956                    - 8th 0.0%
Grand Total  $       34,202,707  $      127,476 61st 0.4%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment     Tennessee Unicoi County County Rank
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 67.7% 52nd 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 10.6% 44th 
2008 Estimate
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 59.6% 36th 
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 9.5% 34th 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (2008)      
Four-year Colleges and Universities 77 0
Public 14 0
Private 63 0
Other Public Institutions 93 0
Community Colleges 13 0
Technology Centers 27 0
Two-Year Private Institutions 20 0
Off-campus Sites 33 0
2007 - 2008 Enrollment (full-time equivalent) at Post-secondary Institutions    
Four-year Colleges and Universities*          214,260                     -  
Public 134,696 0
Private 79,564 0
Other Public Institutions* 134,278 0
Community Colleges 80,454 0
Technology Centers 13,939 0
Two-Year Private Insitutions 11,049 0
Off-campus Sites 28,836 0
* Note: By location of instiution, not county of residence of students
IX.  Public School Systems  (Total number of school systems is 136)
Statewide Unicoi County    
Number of Students
2007-2008                 944,738                    2,491               
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
1997-1998                 834,318                    2,401               
Percent of Statewide 0.3%          
Increase/(Decrease)                 110,420 91          
Percent Change 13.2% 3.8%          
2007-2008
Free or Reduced-price Meals 54.5% 53.5%
Federal Title 1 39.7% 46.0%
Special Education 14.7% 18.0%
English Language Learners 3.2% 1.7%
Statewide Unicoi County    
2007-2008 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 
Elementary Schools 71.5% 100.0%
Secondary Schools 90.8% 100.0%
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2007-2008                      14.9                      14.2               
1997-1998                      15.8                      15.2               
Increase/(Decrease)                       (0.9)                       (1.0)                    
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2007-2008 98.0% 99.0%          
1997-1998 96.6% 97.5%
Dropout Rate
2007-2008 10.1% 8.2%
1997-1998 4.5% 7.3%
*Classroom teachers include art, music and physical education teachers.  Because these auxiliary teachers are
included, ratios of students to classroom teachers do not represent and tend to be lower than actual class sizes.
Statewide Unicoi County    
Expenditures per Student
2007-2008 $7,742 $7,188
Percent of Statewide 92.8%          
1997-1998 $5,123 $4,725
Percent of Statewide 92.2%          
Increase/Decrease $2,618 $2,463          
Percent Change 51.1% 52.1%          
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary*
2007-2008 $44,820 $40,404
Percent of Statewide 90.1%
1997-1998 $34,584 $30,164
Percent of Statewide 87.2%
Gain $10,236 $10,241
Percent Change 29.6% 34.0%          
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2007-2008
State 47.6% 63.3%
Federal 10.8% 12.7%
Local 41.6% 24.0%
System Rank for Percent Local 86th 
2006-2007
State 45.5% 61.4%
Federal 11.0% 13.6%
Local 43.5% 24.9%
System Rank for Percent Local 87th 
Statewide Unicoi County County Rank
2008-2009 County Area Fiscal Capacity        
Estimated Local Revenue per Student $2,782 $1,773 39th 
Sources of Information for County Profiles
I. Geography & Demographics
U.S. Bureau of the Census--all data except for marriage and divorce rates.
www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
TN Dept. of Health - marriage and divorce rates.
http://health.state.tn.us/
II. Income & Poverty
U.S. Bureau of the Census--median household income data & poverty rates.
www.census.gov
TN Dept. of Human Services--Food Stamp data and Families First data.
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_fsp.htm
http://www.tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.htm
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - per capita income data
www.bea.gov
III. Health & Healthcare
TN Dept.of Health, Health Statistics & Research--pregnancy, births, mortality & healthcare access data.
http://health.state.tn.us/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV. Employment
TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data. 
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/
U.S. Department of Labor - employment data.
ww.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
V. Value of Farmland and Agricultural Product Sold
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
TN County Technical Advisory Service (CTAS), Resource Center--county revenue data.
www.ctas.utk.edu
TN Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessment--equalized assessed property values.
http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/pa/taxaggr.htm
TN Dept. of Revenue--total taxable sales.
www.state.tn.us/revenue/files.htm
VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--all data. 
http://tn.gov/tacir/infrastructure.html
VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education
U.S. Bureau of the Census--educational attainment.
www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
TN Higher Education Commission--post-secondary institution and enrollment data.
www.state.tn.us/thec
IX. Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
http://www.state.tn.us/education/mdata.shtml
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR