Unicoi County vs. Mitchell County

	Unicoi County (TN)	Mitchell County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,761	15,000
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	-3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	18,311	15,576
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	18,313	15,579
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.5%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.6%	18.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.2%	24.9%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.7%
White alone, percent	97.4%	96.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.1%	5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.8%	91.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,781	864
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.6%	3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,910	8,837
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.2%	80.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$131,000	$150,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$926	$1,040
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$344	$321
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$616	$591
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	6.4%
Building permits, 2018	7	40
Households, 2014-2018	7,521	6,361
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.29	2.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	92.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.1%	6.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	76.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	65.9%	67.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.6%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.8%	18.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.8%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	14.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	51.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	45.1%	44.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,936	19,425
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	44,679	97,599
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	440,662	56,475
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	129,509	182,109
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,102	$11,850
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.3	24.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,851	$44,186
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,700	$23,907
Persons in poverty, percent	16.1%	16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	242	378
Total employment, 2017	3,776	3,918
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	157,162	122,627
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	853	1,183
All firms, 2012	832	1,293
Men-owned firms, 2012	333	741
Women-owned firms, 2012	323	262
Minority-owned firms, 2012	32	77
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	755	1,164
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	132	145
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	652	906
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	18.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	98.4	70.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	186.17	221.43

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Unicoi county (TN) and Mitchell county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.