COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cocke County

Tennessee · 29,141 residents · 436 sq mi

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Cocke County is home to 29,141 people in Tennessee. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 25.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $40,500. That trails the Tennessee median by roughly 32%. Median rent is $213 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,141

−13%vs 2000

vs 33,565 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

436 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,698)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(1,837)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(2,099)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(2,264)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(2,057)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(4,518)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(4,318)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(3,594)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(3,011)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(2,156)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,325)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(264)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,818

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,553 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,574

−38%vs 2000

vs $13,881 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.3%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$213

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $334 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(32,056)

Black2%(668)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(354)

Asian0.2%(52)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(28,446)

Black1.8%(517)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(144)

Asian0.1%(37)

Other0.5%(141)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(583)

Puerto Rican0.8%(281)

Central American0.2%(88)

Honduran0.2%(88)

Spaniard0.2%(85)

Cuban0.2%(79)

South American0.1%(28)

Argentine0.1%(28)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(136)

Taiwanese0%(17)

Filipino0%(14)

Chinese0%(8)

Korean0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(17)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

American16%(5,872)

English13.9%(5,113)

Irish10.7%(3,942)

German7.7%(2,848)

Scottish1.9%(700)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(462)

Italian1.1%(395)

Polish1%(386)

French1%(363)

Norwegian0.7%(269)

Dutch0.5%(200)

Welsh0.4%(145)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(91)

Hungarian0.2%(79)

Arab0.2%(67)

French Canadian0.2%(67)

Czech0.2%(62)

Danish0.1%(55)

Canadian0.1%(46)

Finnish0.1%(46)

Austrian0.1%(44)

West Indian0.1%(33)

Subsaharan African0.1%(32)

Russian0.1%(20)

Swedish0%(18)

Greek0%(16)

Swiss0%(15)

Portuguese0%(13)

Slovak0%(13)

Slovene0%(12)

Lithuanian0%(11)

Israeli0%(3)

Ethiopian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.4%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.5 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 21.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.2%(3,887)

Married50.6%(7,518)

Widowed5.4%(799)

Divorced17.8%(2,641)

Women 15+

Never married22%(3,465)

Married51.7%(8,155)

Widowed12.4%(1,956)

Divorced13.9%(2,189)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.3%(344)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(450)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.6%(974)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(121)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,398 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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