Cocke County, Tennessee (TN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,466
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,388
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,127 (it was 3,374 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 434 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 85 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.4%), Educational, health and social services (18.8%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (16.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 80%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 33,77591.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,1633.2%Two or more races
- 1,1033.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 4221.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1780.5%Asian alone
- 1330.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 580.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 45.9 years |
Tennessee median age: | 39.2 years |
Males: 18,016 | (48.9%) |
Females: 18,836 | (51.1%) |
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Cocke County: | 2.0 people |
Tennessee: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,968 ($25,553 in 1999)
This county: | $45,968 |
Tennessee: | $65,254 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $513 (lower quartile is $407, upper quartile is $688)
This county: | $513 |
State: | $884 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $168,107 (it was $63,300 in 2000)
Cocke: | $168,107 |
Tennessee: | $284,800 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,026
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $372
Institutionalized population: 226
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 16
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 139
- Burglaries: 104
- Thefts: 239
- Auto thefts: 113
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 122
- Burglaries: 86
- Thefts: 192
- Auto thefts: 88
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 0 buildings
- 2021: 0 buildings
- 2020: 3 buildings, average cost: $48,500
- 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $62,000
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 6 buildings, average cost: $59,600
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $42,500
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $60,000
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $60,000
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $79,100
- 2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,000
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,000
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $67,500
- 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
- 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
- 2002: 0 buildings
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $64,200
- 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $33,800
- 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $33,800
- 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $33,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,089 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $810 (0.5%)
Cocke County: | 19.1% |
Tennessee: | 13.3% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 45.9 years old
(Males: 45.1 years old, Females: 46.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.3 years old, Black residents: 65.4 years old, American Indian residents: 15.7 years old, Asian residents: 17.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.7 years old, Other race residents: 24.2 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cocke County is $370 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $460 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $551 a month.
Cities in this county include: Newport, Hartford, Centerview, Del Rio, Parrottsville.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cocke County: Pomana Road (A), Isoline (B), The Cowpens (C), Devils Breakfast Table (D), Renegade Resort (E), Cumberland County Landfill (F), Rowells Orchards (G), Camp Nakanawa (H), Gibson Inn (I), University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service (J), Flatrock (K), Welch (L), Mount Pisgah (M), Dripping Springs (N), Hughell Crossing (O), Cumberland Mountain Retreat (P), Four-H Club Camp (Q), Mayland Town Hall (R), Cumberland County Fire Department Station 4 - 1 (S), Cumberland County Fire Department Station 5 - 1 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cocke County include: Westel Baptist Church (A), Grassy Cove Methodist Church (B), Linary Church of Christ (C), Alloway Church of Christ (D), Vandever Baptist Church (E), Winesap Freewill Baptist Church (F), Daysville Baptist Church (G), Millstone Church of Christ (H), Rogers Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Swallows Cemetery (1), Swan Cemetery (2), Tabor Cemetery (3), Tanner Cemetery (4), Tate Cemetery (5), Terrell Cemetery (6), Thomas Springs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Gum Pond (A), Hill Lake Number One (B), Shady Lake (C), Wildwood Lake (D), Cumberland Mountain Retreat Lake Number One (E), Fox Creek Lake (F), Lake Waldensia (G), Tranquilechee Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mammys Creek (A), Madden Branch (B), Birds Branch (C), Long Rockhouse Branch (D), Loden Branch (E), Littlefield Branch (F), Little Sandy Branch (G), Little Harris Branch (H), Little Cane Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Cocke County include: Cumberland Mountain State Park (1), Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Ashe County, North Carolina , Catawba County, North Carolina , Franklin County, Arkansas , Haywood County , Madison County, Arkansas , Van Buren County, Arkansas , Perquimans County, North Carolina , Williamson County , Yancey County, North Carolina .
Here: | 3.6% |
Tennessee: | 3.0% |
Current college students: 713
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 465 (58.2% naturalized citizens)
Cocke County: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 5.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1972010 or later
- 412000 to 2009
- 871990 to 1999
- 621980 to 1989
- 501970 to 1979
- 64Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11,700
- One, attached: 44
- Two: 502
- 3 or 4: 417
- 5 to 9: 330
- 10 to 19: 6
- 20 or more: 48
- Mobile homes: 5,052
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43
Housing units in Cocke County with a mortgage: 4,351 (104 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 93 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
Here: | 25.0% with mortgage |
State: | 97.8% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Cocke County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 13,136 | 72 |
Mainline Protestant | 1,900 | 18 |
Black Protestant | 360 | 2 |
Catholic | 240 | 1 |
Other | 3 | 1 |
None | 20,023 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Cocke County: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Cocke County: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Cocke County: | 12.7% |
Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Cocke County: | 31.2% |
State: | 30.2% |
Here: | 13.9% |
State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Cocke County:
Average size of farms: 83 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $16,527
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $326.89
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.87%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17,120
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 26.74%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.62%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45,737
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.87
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.03%
All wheat for grain: 232 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1136 harvested acres
Vegetables: 785 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 97 acres
Tornado activity:
Cocke County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 1688010.3 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 74 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/10/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 18 people and caused $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cocke County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 49% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 120.5 miles away from Cocke County center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 163.3 miles away from the county center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 318.8 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 147.3 miles away from Cocke County center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 172.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 17, 2010 to August 21, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1937: September 15, 2010, FEMA Id: 1937, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 20, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1568: October 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1568, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Tennessee Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 23, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1408: April 05, 2002, FEMA Id: 1408, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 27, 2001 to August 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1387: August 15, 2001, FEMA Id: 1387, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Cocke County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 10, Heavy Rains: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,160 (76.4%)
- Carpooled: 877 (9.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 198 (2.1%)
- Walked: 92 (1.0%)
- Worked at home: 987 (10.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Material moving occupations (13%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Cuba (23%)
- Honduras (23%)
- Egypt (11%)
- Vietnam (6%)
- France (5%)
- Canada (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
- American (30%)
- English (16%)
- Irish (12%)
- German (5%)
- Scottish (2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Cocke County, Tennessee in 2010:
- 155 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 71 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 40 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 16 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 8 people in group homes intended for adults
- 4 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in Cocke County, Tennessee in 2000:
- 207 people in nursing homes
- 139 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,323 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.12% |
Tennessee average: | 8.49% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.09% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($20,634 average AGI)
4.03% relocated from other states ($26,689 average AGI)
Cocke County: 4.03% Tennessee average: 4.34%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Sevier County, TN | 1.44% ($31,800 average AGI) |
from Jefferson County, TN | 0.73% ($37,515) |
from Hamblen County, TN | 0.47% ($32,175) |
from Knox County, TN | 0.35% ($34,167) |
from Greene County, TN | 0.28% ($34,105) |
6.05% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($34,838 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.05% |
Tennessee average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($22,569 average AGI)
2.03% relocated to other states ($12,269 average AGI)
Cocke County: 2.03% Tennessee average: 3.20%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Sevier County, TN | 1.07% ($26,567 average AGI) |
to Jefferson County, TN | 0.91% ($38,275) |
to Hamblen County, TN | 0.61% ($39,469) |
to Greene County, TN | 0.35% ($48,957) |
to Knox County, TN | 0.29% ($25,590) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,305 (5,228 aged, 2,077 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 964 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Cocke County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,423)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (736)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (722)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (451)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (380)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (331)
- Other ill-defined heart diseases (66)
- Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (53)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (45)
- Unspecified dementia (38)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,446
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 297
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 66,806
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,145
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,368
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 19
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 57
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 137.6. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 104.3
- Other - 33.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 36,852- Male householders: 7,123 (2,206 living alone), Female householders: 8,139 (1,679 living alone)
7,231 spouses (7,182 opposite-sex spouses), 1,284 unmarried partners, (1,195 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,624 children (7,838 natural, 510 adopted, 290 stepchildren), 1,643 grandchildren, 222 brothers or sisters, 363 parents, 9 foster children, 825 other relatives, 1,120 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 348
Size of family households: 5,403 2-persons, 2,454 3-persons, 1,588 4-persons, 632 5-persons, 217 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,868 1-person, 803 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 132 5-persons.
3,190 married couples with children.
2,420 single-parent households (689 men, 1,731 women).
97.5% of residents of Cocke speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 24% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $234,264,000 ($6,756 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,677,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,435,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,784,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,214,000
Federal grants: $82,243,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,369,000 ($140,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,219,000 ($1,183,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $345,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,223,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,112,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,185Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,233
Here: | 64 per 1000 residents |
State: | 50 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +40
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,417
Here: | +41 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.09 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 5.6 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Cocke County, Tennessee
- 742020 or later
- 1,4492010 to 2019
- 2,6332000 to 2009
- 3,7081990 to 1999
- 2,5501980 to 1989
- 2,5591970 to 1979
- 1,6301960 to 1969
- 1,0541950 to 1959
- 7081940 to 1949
- 1,3901939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cocke County, Tennessee
- 161 room
- 562 rooms
- 3483 rooms
- 1,7924 rooms
- 3,0985 rooms
- 2,1206 rooms
- 1,6427 rooms
- 9708 rooms
- 8109+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cocke County, Tennessee
- 401 room
- 1492 rooms
- 4533 rooms
- 1,3264 rooms
- 1,1235 rooms
- 4876 rooms
- 4987 rooms
- 2858 rooms
- 649+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cocke County, Tennessee
- 19no bedroom
- 4521 bedroom
- 2,5512 bedrooms
- 6,2443 bedrooms
- 1,1044 bedrooms
- 4145+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cocke County, Tennessee
- 41no bedroom
- 3751 bedroom
- 2,1232 bedrooms
- 1,3983 bedrooms
- 4484 bedrooms
- 285+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cocke County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 403no vehicle
- 2,3071 vehicle
- 4,1032 vehicles
- 2,3173 vehicles
- 1,2364 vehicles
- 4455+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Cocke County in renter-occupied apartments
- 235no vehicle
- 2,0591 vehicle
- 1,2742 vehicles
- 7373 vehicles
- 1004 vehicles
- 555+ vehicles
91.9% of Cocke County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Tennessee.
Cocke County: | 91.9% |
State average: | 87.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 24,654
- Other state: 11,249
- Northeast: 2,407
- Midwest: 2,923
- South: 5,359
- West: 544
- 68.5%Electricity
- 12.3%Utility gas
- 10.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.2%Wood
- 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.1%Solar energy
- 79.2%Electricity
- 8.7%Utility gas
- 4.8%Wood
- 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 0.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 7.9% |
Tennessee: | 15.0% |
Here: | 9.0% |
Tennessee: | 16.2% |
Here: | 8.1% |
Tennessee: | 23.5% |
Cocke County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,216,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,579,000
Other: $1,433,000
Parks and Recreation: $315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $134,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $457,000
Health - Other: $445,000
Regular Highways: $184,000
General - Other: $116,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,000,000
Regular Highways: $4,109,000
Police Protection: $2,677,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,580,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,525,000
General - Other: $1,281,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,189,000
Financial Administration: $1,135,000
Local Fire Protection: $988,000
Central Staff Services: $928,000
Parks and Recreation: $323,000
Health - Other: $282,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,000
Libraries: $17,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $210,000
Education: $143,000
Housing and Community Development: $68,000
Natural Resources: $53,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,460,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,780,000
Other - Libraries: $64,000
Other - Police Protection: $39,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $750,000
Education: $224,000
Other: $210,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,587,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,454,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,133,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,575,000
Donations From Private Sources: $853,000
Fines and Forfeits: $422,000
Interest Earnings: $206,000
Rents: $28,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,067,000
Regular Highways: $836,000
Police Protection: $49,000
General - Other: $38,000
Solid Waste Management: $24,000
Health - Other: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
General Public Building: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,842,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,846,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,822,000
Highways: $2,421,000
Other: $863,000
General Local Government Support: $729,000
Health and Hospitals: $149,000
- Tax - Property: $9,849,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,858,000
Other Selective Sales: $505,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $230,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $216,000
Public Utilities Sales: $83,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
Other License: $2,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $25,831,000
Cocke County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,216,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,579,000
Other: $1,433,000
Parks and Recreation: $315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $134,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $457,000
Health - Other: $445,000
Regular Highways: $184,000
General - Other: $116,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,000,000
Regular Highways: $4,109,000
Police Protection: $2,677,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,580,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,525,000
General - Other: $1,281,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,189,000
Financial Administration: $1,135,000
Local Fire Protection: $988,000
Central Staff Services: $928,000
Parks and Recreation: $323,000
Health - Other: $282,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,000
Libraries: $17,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $210,000
Education: $143,000
Housing and Community Development: $68,000
Natural Resources: $53,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,460,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,780,000
Other - Libraries: $64,000
Other - Police Protection: $39,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $750,000
Education: $224,000
Other: $210,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,587,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,454,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,133,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,575,000
Donations From Private Sources: $853,000
Fines and Forfeits: $422,000
Interest Earnings: $206,000
Rents: $28,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,067,000
Regular Highways: $836,000
Police Protection: $49,000
General - Other: $38,000
Solid Waste Management: $24,000
Health - Other: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
General Public Building: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,842,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,846,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,822,000
Highways: $2,421,000
Other: $863,000
General Local Government Support: $729,000
Health and Hospitals: $149,000
- Tax - Property: $9,849,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,858,000
Other Selective Sales: $505,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $230,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $216,000
Public Utilities Sales: $83,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
Other License: $2,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $25,831,000
Cocke County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,216,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,579,000
Other: $1,433,000
Parks and Recreation: $315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $134,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $457,000
Health - Other: $445,000
Regular Highways: $184,000
General - Other: $116,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,000,000
Regular Highways: $4,109,000
Police Protection: $2,677,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,580,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,525,000
General - Other: $1,281,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,189,000
Financial Administration: $1,135,000
Local Fire Protection: $988,000
Central Staff Services: $928,000
Parks and Recreation: $323,000
Health - Other: $282,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,000
Libraries: $17,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $210,000
Education: $143,000
Housing and Community Development: $68,000
Natural Resources: $53,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,460,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,780,000
Other - Libraries: $64,000
Other - Police Protection: $39,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $750,000
Education: $224,000
Other: $210,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,587,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,454,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,133,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,575,000
Donations From Private Sources: $853,000
Fines and Forfeits: $422,000
Interest Earnings: $206,000
Rents: $28,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,067,000
Regular Highways: $836,000
Police Protection: $49,000
General - Other: $38,000
Solid Waste Management: $24,000
Health - Other: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
General Public Building: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,842,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,846,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,822,000
Highways: $2,421,000
Other: $863,000
General Local Government Support: $729,000
Health and Hospitals: $149,000
- Tax - Property: $9,849,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,858,000
Other Selective Sales: $505,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $230,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $216,000
Public Utilities Sales: $83,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
Other License: $2,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $25,831,000
Cocke County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,216,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $1,579,000
Other: $1,433,000
Parks and Recreation: $315,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $134,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
- Construction - Elementary and Secondary Education: $457,000
Health - Other: $445,000
Regular Highways: $184,000
General - Other: $116,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $41,000,000
Regular Highways: $4,109,000
Police Protection: $2,677,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,580,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,525,000
General - Other: $1,281,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,189,000
Financial Administration: $1,135,000
Local Fire Protection: $988,000
Central Staff Services: $928,000
Parks and Recreation: $323,000
Health - Other: $282,000
General Public Buildings: $207,000
Natural Resources - Other: $92,000
Libraries: $17,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $210,000
Education: $143,000
Housing and Community Development: $68,000
Natural Resources: $53,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,460,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $3,780,000
Other - Libraries: $64,000
Other - Police Protection: $39,000
Other - Public Welfare - Other: $27,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $4,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $750,000
Education: $224,000
Other: $210,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,587,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,454,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,133,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $3,575,000
Donations From Private Sources: $853,000
Fines and Forfeits: $422,000
Interest Earnings: $206,000
Rents: $28,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,067,000
Regular Highways: $836,000
Police Protection: $49,000
General - Other: $38,000
Solid Waste Management: $24,000
Health - Other: $13,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,000
Central Staff Services: $11,000
Parks and Recreation: $10,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Financial Administration: $8,000
General Public Building: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,842,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,846,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $31,822,000
Highways: $2,421,000
Other: $863,000
General Local Government Support: $729,000
Health and Hospitals: $149,000
- Tax - Property: $9,849,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,858,000
Other Selective Sales: $505,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $230,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $216,000
Public Utilities Sales: $83,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $6,000
Other License: $2,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $25,831,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,851
- Number of aged recipients: 198
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,653
- Number of recipients under 18: 150
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,233
- Number of recipients older than 64: 468
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 784
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 832
Most common first names in Cocke County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 226 | 69.9 years |
William | 198 | 71.6 years |
John | 172 | 72.4 years |
Mary | 148 | 75.4 years |
Charles | 144 | 67.1 years |
Robert | 105 | 69.9 years |
George | 72 | 73.5 years |
Walter | 63 | 72.4 years |
Anna | 58 | 77.8 years |
Roy | 54 | 72.3 years |
Most common last names in Cocke County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Holt | 122 | 72.5 years |
Ottinger | 109 | 77.0 years |
Smith | 104 | 75.1 years |
Williams | 91 | 72.5 years |
Ball | 85 | 71.3 years |
Gregg | 81 | 72.6 years |
Hall | 72 | 73.4 years |
Allen | 71 | 75.7 years |
Clevenger | 69 | 73.5 years |
Bryant | 62 | 77.5 years |
Businesses in Cocke County, TN | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Lowe's | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Nike | 1 | |
CVS | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
FedEx | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | U-Haul | 2 | |
Goodwill | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 2 | |
Hardee's | 1 | Waffle House | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Wendy's | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 |