Morristown, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 27,432 (Urban population: 27,052, Rural population: 380 (17 farm, 362 nonfarm))

Morristown, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,032 (10,311 occupied: 6,082 owner occupied, 4,229 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	30%

Housing density: 528 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $390 (lower quartile is $301, upper quartile is $493)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $385

Median gross rent in Morristown, TN in 2007: $507

Housing units in Morristown with a mortgage: 2,891 (281 second mortgage, 216 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,414

Morristown,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,028 (it was $70,000 in 2000)

Morristown:	$102,028
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,692 - $143,398

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $141,895
Here: $141,895
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,560
Here: $172,560
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $134,434
Here: $134,434
State: $142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $156,442
Here: $156,442
State: $133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $197,406
Here: $197,406
State: $164,555

Mobile homes: $25,015
Here: $25,015
State: $44,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,492

In family households: 20,101 (4,747 male householders, 1,942 female householders)
4,775 spouses, 6,274 children (5,702 natural, 102 adopted, 470 stepchildren), 595 grandchildren, 316 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, 716 other relatives, 520 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,391 (1,478 male householders (1,216 living alone)), 2,190 female householders (2,019 living alone)), 723 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 790 (652 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,151 2-persons, 1,557 3-persons, 1,221 4-persons, 440 5-persons, 174 6-persons, 146 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,235 1-person, 303 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 37 5-persons.

3,077 married couples with children.
1,714 single-parent households (282 men, 1,432 women).

88.1% of residents of Morristown speak English at home.
10.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (19% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 37% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 2,312 (9.1%)
(8.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Morristown, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 57 4 rooms: 864 5 rooms: 1,715 6 rooms: 1,381 7 rooms: 800 8 rooms: 474 9 or more rooms: 774

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morristown, Tennessee:
	1 room: 130 2 rooms: 309 3 rooms: 813 4 rooms: 1,595 5 rooms: 818 6 rooms: 386 7 rooms: 90 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 305
1995 to 1998: 672
1990 to 1994: 672
1980 to 1989: 1,422
1970 to 1979: 2,104
1960 to 1969: 2,491
1950 to 1959: 1,911
1940 to 1949: 792
1939 or earlier: 663

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Morristown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 84 2 bedrooms: 1,475 3 bedrooms: 3,384 4 bedrooms: 856 5 or more bedrooms: 283

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Morristown:
	no bedroom: 156 1 bedroom: 1,189 2 bedrooms: 1,926 3 bedrooms: 820 4 bedrooms: 117 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Morristown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 379 1 vehicle: 1,933 2 vehicles: 2,393 3 vehicles: 1,038 4 vehicles: 285 5 or more vehicles: 54

Cars and other vehicles available in Morristown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 584 1 vehicle: 2,163 2 vehicles: 1,142 3 vehicles: 269 4 vehicles: 41 5 or more vehicles: 30

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Morristown, TN:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 29
$20,000 to $24,999: 90
$25,000 to $29,999: 92
$30,000 to $34,999: 86
$35,000 to $39,999: 183
$40,000 to $49,999: 455
$50,000 to $59,999: 737
$60,000 to $69,999: 824
$70,000 to $79,999: 550
$80,000 to $89,999: 531
$90,000 to $99,999: 355
$100,000 to $124,999: 387
$125,000 to $149,999: 279
$150,000 to $174,999: 185
$175,000 to $199,999: 112
$200,000 to $249,999: 123
$250,000 to $299,999: 159
$300,000 to $399,999: 58
$400,000 to $499,999: 42
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 14
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Morristown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Morristown:

Less than $100: 210 people
$100 to $149: 184
$150 to $199: 233
$200 to $249: 200
$250 to $299: 369
$300 to $349: 513
$350 to $399: 588
$400 to $449: 526
$450 to $499: 377
$500 to $549: 440
$550 to $599: 321
$600 to $649: 170
$650 to $699: 82
$700 to $749: 51
$750 to $799: 33
$800 to $899: 24
$900 to $999: 9
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
$1,250 to $1,499: 8
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 244

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,615 1990 to 1994: 436 1985 to 1989: 46 1980 to 1984: 71 1975 to 1979: 73 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 40 1965 to 1969: 23

Morristown, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.0%
Number of people working at home: 72 (0.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 352
5 to 9 minutes: 2112
10 to 14 minutes: 2692
15 to 19 minutes: 2503
20 to 24 minutes: 1182
25 to 29 minutes: 195
30 to 34 minutes: 802
35 to 39 minutes: 72
40 to 44 minutes: 113
45 to 59 minutes: 307
60 to 89 minutes: 369
90 or more minutes: 191

Morristown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,698 (79%)
Carpooled: 1,985 (18%)
Taxi: 37 (0%)
Walked: 108 (1%)
Other means: 62 (1%)
Worked at home: 72 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1847
$10,000 to $14,999: 987
$15,000 to $19,999: 1071
$20,000 to $24,999: 806
$25,000 to $29,999: 997
$30,000 to $34,999: 879
$35,000 to $39,999: 590
$40,000 to $44,999: 481
$45,000 to $49,999: 374
$50,000 to $59,999: 676
$60,000 to $74,999: 690
$75,000 to $99,999: 440
$100,000 to $124,999: 185
$125,000 to $149,999: 126
$150,000 to $199,999: 52
$200,000 or more: 156

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 5343

United States or American: 5225

English: 1922

Irish: 1391

German: 1283

Scotch-Irish: 590

Dutch: 349

Scottish: 247

French (except Basque): 223

Italian: 154

European: 120

Polish: 106

Norwegian: 77

French Canadian: 62

Subsaharan African:: 48

African: 48

British: 45

Finnish: 32

Hungarian: 21

Canadian: 17

Danish: 17

Ukrainian: 17

Welsh: 16

Swedish: 13

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13

Scandinavian: 12

Czechoslovakian: 7

Croatian: 7

Greek: 7

Czech: 7

Austrian: 7

Brazilian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (77%)
Panama (6%)
India (4%)
El Salvador (2%)
Guatemala (2%)
Micronesia (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 16362
Northeast: 712
Midwest: 1377
South: 4021
West: 377

51% of Morristown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 75
Nursery to 4th grade: 169
5th and 6th grade: 317
7th and 8th grade: 753
9th grade: 413
10th grade: 362
11th grade: 376
12th grade, no diploma: 314
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,146
Less than 1 year of college: 541
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 948
Associate degree: 290
Bachelor's degree: 650
Master's degree: 193
Professional school degree: 183
Doctorate degree: 32

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 111
Nursery to 4th grade: 185
5th and 6th grade: 374
7th and 8th grade: 780
9th grade: 359
10th grade: 586
11th grade: 469
12th grade, no diploma: 321
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,765
Less than 1 year of college: 568
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 983
Associate degree: 313
Bachelor's degree: 755
Master's degree: 311
Professional school degree: 127
Doctorate degree: 36

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 1.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 26.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,638
Black householders: $27,776
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,504
Asian householders: $77,643
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $43,670
Some other race householders: $30,550
Two or more races householders: $16,326
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,559

Morristown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Morristown household income for Black householders

Morristown household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Morristown household income for Asian householders

Morristown household income for Some other race householders

Morristown household income for Two or more races householders

Morristown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Morristown marital status for males

Morristown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,580
Black or African American householders: $99,544
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $125,911
Asian householders: $629,558
Some other race householders: $73,028
Two or more races householders: $102,506
Hispanic or Latino householders: $102,655

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,736
One, attached: 335
Two: 986
3 or 4: 797
5 to 9: 708
10 to 19: 426
20 to 49: 294
50 or more: 93
Mobile homes: 657

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,831

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Morristown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (63%) Utility gas (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (73%) Utility gas (24%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 165

Here:	6.6%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44

Here:	4.0%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Here:	7.0%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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