Unicoi County, Tennessee

Unicoi County has a population of 17,756 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,600, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $52,218.

Home price
$189,600
Income
$52,218
Population
17,756
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$189,600county
Median gross rent$750county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198056.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,148county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,132county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$893county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,398county
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$52,218county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate14.3%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 home6.0%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government18.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.5%county
Economic output per resident$45,792county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time25.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport229860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station87 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths11.3county
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 higher21.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2074county
Students per full-time teacher13.4county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.2%county
Frequent mental distress21.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.3%county

Place

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

Population17,756county
Land area in square miles186county
People per square mile of land95.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store5.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.7%county
Share of households that are one person30.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents245county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in549county
Households that moved away389county
Average income of arriving households$56,148county
Average income of departing households$40,319county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year28county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing94 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.6%county
Homes heated by propane5.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood5.4%county
Households with broadband84.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk83.1county
Hail risk7.5county
Earthquake risk43.8county
Tornado risk17.5county
Tropical cyclone risk34.2county
Extreme heat risk1.8county
Winter weather risk19.0county
Strong wind risk31.4county
Wildfire risk32.5county

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 Unicoi 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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