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Blount County
Historical Population
Source: wikipedia.org  Historical population Census Pop. %± 1820 2,415 — 1830 4,233 75.3% 1840 5,570 31.6% 1850 7,367 32.3% 1860 10,865 47.5% 1870 9,945 -8.5% 1880 15,369 54.5% 1890 21,927 42.7% 1900 23,119 5.4% 1910 21,456 -7.2% 1920 25,538 19.0% 1930 28,020 9.7% 1940 29,490 5.2% 1950 28,975 -1.7% 1960 25,449 -12.2% 1970 26,853 5.5% 1980 36,459 35.8% 1990 39,248 7.6% 2000 51,024 30.0% 2010 57,322 12.3% Est.2015 57,673 0.6% As of the census of 2010, there were 57,322 people, 16,175 households, and 16,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 88.79 people per square mile. There were 23,887 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 92.6% White, 1.3% Black orAfrican American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.1% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. 8.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 16,175 family households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25% were non-families. Alternative households included: 22.2% of households were made up of those living alone and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.72. Blount County's population spread was as follows: 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $35,241, and the median income for a family was $41,573. Males had a median income of $31,455 versus $22,459 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,325. About 8.60% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over. BackThis page was last updated April 24, 2016.
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