Blount County, TN Population

Overview

134,042

Total Population

43.8

Median age

51.23%

Female population %

95.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,91

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Blount County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blount County is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blount County's population under 18 was 20.22%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blount County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blount County, 16.47% were under the age of 15, 17.41% aged 15 to 29, 45.83% aged 30 to 64, 18.31% aged 65 to 84, and 1.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,300 more females than males in Blount County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.23% females and 48.77% males in Blount County, TN.
The Blount County, TN gender ratio is 95.2:100 i.e. 95.2 men to 100 women (0.952).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 4,895.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 5,302.

Blount County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Blount County population: 92.25% are White, 2.40% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.77% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.45% are some other race and 3.95% are multiracial.
Blount County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,91 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 129,132 (96.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blount County is White with a population of 123,656 (92.25% of the total population).

Blount County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 139,958 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Blount County's population increased by 16,987 (15.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blount County's population increased by 12,441 (10.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Blount County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 106,221.