Cocke County, TN

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2022 Population

36,186

0.808% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

45.5

0.442% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

20.1%

0.838% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$45,110

8.55% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$137,000

14.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Cocke County, TN had a population of 36.2k people with a median age of 45.5 and a median household income of $45,110. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Cocke County, TN grew from 35,896 to 36,186, a 0.808% increase and its median household income grew from $41,558 to $45,110, a 8.55% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cocke County, TN are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.39%), White (Hispanic) (1.58%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.2%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.859%).

None of the households in Cocke County, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Cocke County, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Cocke County, TN was $137,000, and the homeownership rate was 70.8%.

Most people in Cocke County, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Cocke County, TN was 2 cars per household.

Cocke County, TN borders Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, and Sevier County, TN.

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Population & Diversity

Cocke County, TN is home to a population of 36.2k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.23% of Cocke County, TN residents were born outside of the country (446 people).

In 2022, there were 38.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33.5k people) in Cocke County, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 864 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 570 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

99.5%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.5% of Cocke County, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Cocke County, TN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cocke County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cocke County, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
33.5k ± 43
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
864 ± 177
White (Hispanic)
570 ± 199

2.84%

Hispanic Population

1.03k people

2.84% of the people in Cocke County, TN are hispanic (1.03k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cocke County, TN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.23%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

446 people

0.827%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

297 people

As of 2022, 1.23% of Cocke County, TN residents (446 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cocke County, TN was 0.827%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cocke County, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
920 ± 228
Gulf War (2001-)
312 ± 134
Gulf War (1990s)
300 ± 136

Cocke County, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.95 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cocke County, TN employs 14.7k people. The largest industries in Cocke County, TN are Manufacturing (2,987 people), Accommodation & Food Services (2,173 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,926 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,000), Utilities ($55,457), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,326).

Employment

Occupations

14.7k

2022 Value

± 1,073

2.28%

1 Year growth

± 9.99%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cocke County, TN grew at a rate of 2.28%, from 14.4k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cocke County, TN, are Production Occupations (1,779 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,453 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,338 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cocke County, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.7k

2022 Value

± 1,073

2.28%

1 Year growth

± 9.99%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cocke County, TN grew at a rate of 2.28%, from 14.4k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cocke County, TN, are Manufacturing (2,987 people), Accommodation & Food Services (2,173 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,926 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cocke County, TN, though some of these residents may live in Cocke County, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,907

Median earning men ± $2,362

$28,383

Median earning women ± $2,360

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,654), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,235), and Public Administration ($52,429).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($51,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,750), and Public Administration ($35,208).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

57
Retail Trade
43
Other Services (except Public Administration)
28
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cocke County, TN went to Donald J. Trump with 81.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17%), followed by Other (1.1%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (81.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (17%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.1%)
Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cocke County, TN went to Donald J. Trump with 81.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (17%), followed by Other (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Cocke County, TN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.806% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.744% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.2M), and Bachelors Degree (956k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cocke County, TN was $137,000 in 2022, which is 0.486 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $120,100 to $137,000, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Cocke County, TN is 70.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Cocke County, TN have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cocke County, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cocke County, TN is $45,110. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Cocke County, TN was Census Tract 9203 with a value of $63,409, followed by Census Tract 9204 and Census Tract 9205.02, with respective values of $50,202 and $49,924.

Property

$137,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$11,916

$10,304

Median Property Taxes

±$793

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cocke County, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cocke County, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.8%

Homeownership

2022

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 70.8% of the housing units in Cocke County, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cocke County, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9203
Census Tract 9204
Census Tract 9205.02

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cocke County, TN was Census Tract 9203 with a value of $63,409, followed by Census Tract 9204 and Census Tract 9205.02, with respective values of $50,202 and $49,924.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Cocke County, TN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,110

Median Household Income

± $4,299

14.5k

Number of Households

± 1,003

In 2022, the median household income of the 14.5k households in Cocke County, TN grew to $45,110 from the previous year's value of $41,558.

The following chart displays the households in Cocke County, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cocke County, TN is from Tennessee.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2022, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.3%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Worked At Home (4.7%)

In 2022, 81.3% of workers in Cocke County, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (4.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cocke County, TN have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.61% of the workforce in Cocke County, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cocke County, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cocke County, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cocke County, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cocke County, TN (7.16k out of 35.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cocke County, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

87.2% of the population of Cocke County, TN has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 26% on Medicaid, 17% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.71% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cocke County, TN see 2415 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.33% increase from the previous year (2250 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5203 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2142 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,415 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cocke County, TN

Primary care physicians in Cocke County, TN see an average of 2,415 patients per year. This represents a 7.33% increase from the previous year (2,250 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cocke County, TN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

12.8%

Uninsured

31.8%

Employer Coverage

26%

Medicaid

17%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

1.71%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cocke County, TN grew by 6.82% from 12% to 12.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cocke County, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 107 in Cocke County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cocke County, TN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.2% in Cocke County, TN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cocke County, TN.