Sullivan County, Tennessee

Sullivan County has a population of 160,624 and has grown 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $213,300, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $58,807.

Home price
$213,300
Income
$58,807
Population
160,624
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$213,300county
Median gross rent$889county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198055.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,343county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,044county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,338county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$58,807county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate15.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.6%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.1%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.2%county
Economic output per resident$73,959county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.8 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport229860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station111 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.8%county
Traffic deaths29.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher26.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.9%county
Public schools in the county33county
Public school enrollment18818county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Elementary schools22county
Middle schools6county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians121county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population160,624county
Land area in square miles414county
People per square mile of land388.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store30.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract20.2%county
Population change since 2020+3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents218county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in4,458county
Households that moved away3,916county
Average income of arriving households$66,048county
Average income of departing households$58,180county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year771county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings32.3%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.4 incounty
Annual snowfall5.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F14 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing93 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days197 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use1,192 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity85.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.1%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband88.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk81.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk28.7county
Landslide risk94.4county
Hail risk36.0county
Earthquake risk87.2county
Tornado risk47.2county
Tropical cyclone risk54.7county
Extreme heat risk18.5county
Winter weather risk57.6county
Strong wind risk86.9county
Wildfire risk36.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Sullivan County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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