Editing Blount County, Tennessee (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1800 = 5587
| 1810 = 12098
| 1820 = 11258
| 1830 = 11028
| 1840 = 11745
| 1850 = 12424
| 1860 = 13270
| 1870 = 14237
| 1880 = 15985
| 1890 = 17589
| 1900 = 19206
| 1910 = 20809
| 1920 = 28800
| 1930 = 33989
| 1940 = 41116
| 1950 = 54691
| 1960 = 57525
| 1970 = 63744
| 1980 = 77700
| 1990 = 85969
| 2000 = 105823
| 2010 = 123010
| 2020 = 135280
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 142211
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 9, 2025}}</ref>
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/tn190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=April 1, 2015}}</ref><br />2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>2020-2030 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Population%2BTotal%26g%3D050XX00US47009%26d%3DDEC%2BRedistricting%2BData%2B%28PL%2B94-171%29|access-date=April 9, 2025|title=US Census 2020 Population Dataset Tables for Blount County, Tennessee|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}
{{Stack|[[Image:USA Blount County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Blount County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Blount County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US47009&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 117,952
| 87.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,552
| 2.63%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 339
| 0.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1,280
| 0.95%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 23
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]]
| 6,425
| 4.75%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 5,709
| 4.22%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 135,280 people, 50,813 households, and 35,299 families were residing in the county.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, 105,823 people, 42,667 households, and 30,634 families were residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|190|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The 47,059 housing units had an average density of {{convert|84|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 94.73% White, 2.91% Black, 0.29% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.72% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. About 1.06% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 42,667 households, 30.5% had children under 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.2% were not families, and 1,384 were unmarried partner households: 1,147 heterosexual, 107 same-sex male, 130 same-sex female. About 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43, and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the age distribution was 22.8% under 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 25.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.80 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 90.80 males. <!-- However, these data are distorted by female longevity. -->  As verified by 2000 U.S. Census, for every 100 females under 65, there were 98.7 males, for every 100 females under 55 there were 99.5 males, and for every 100 females under 20 there were 105 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,862, and for a family was $45,038. Males had a median income of $31,877 versus $23,007 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,416. About 7.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those 65 or over.