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Overview for Cocke County, TN Part of: Newport TN, Micropolitan Area Part of: Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette TN, Combined Statistical Area
Cocke County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 434.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 80.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 32.8%. On the 2000 census form, 99.0% of the population reported only one race, with 2.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.41 persons compared to an average family size of 2.87 persons.
In 2005 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $32,888. Per capita income grew by 8.7% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).
People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005)
34,929
Covered Employment
8,037
Growth (%) since 1990
19.9%
Average wage per job
$25,414
Households (2000)
13,762
Manufacturing – % all jobs in County
24.8%
Labor Force (persons) (2005)
15,805
Average wage per job
$32,888
Unemployment Rate (2005)
7.8
Transportation & Warehousing – % all jobs in County
1.8%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004)
$19,293
Average wage per job
$28,228
Median Household Income (2003)
$26,251
Health Care, Social Assist. – % all jobs in County
13.1%
Poverty Rate (2003)
19.4
Average wage per job
$28,342
H.S. Diploma or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
61.2
Finance and Insurance – % all jobs in County
2.1%
Bachelor’s Deg. or More – % of Adults 25+ (2000)
6.2
Average wage per job
$30,675
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Cocke County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 434.4 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 80.4 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 32.8%. On the 2000 census form, 99.0% of the population reported only one race, with 2.0% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.41 persons compared to an average family size of 2.87 persons.
