Cocke County, TN Population

Overview

35,896

Total Population

45.3

Median age

51.01%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

981

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cocke County is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cocke County's population under 18 was 20.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cocke County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cocke County, 17.07% were under the age of 15, 16.27% aged 15 to 29, 45.32% aged 30 to 64, 19.32% aged 65 to 84, and 2.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 726 more females than males in Cocke County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.01% females and 48.99% males in Cocke County, TN.
The Cocke County, TN gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,459.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,540.

Cocke County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cocke County population: 94.27% are White, 1.98% are Black or African American, 0.69% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.52% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.13% are some other race and 2.30% are multiracial.
Cocke County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 981 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 34,915 (97.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cocke County is White with a population of 33,839 (94.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 36,879 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Cocke County's population increased by 2,048 (6.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cocke County's population increased by 398 (1.12%), 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, Cocke County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 33,593.