2024 population: 152,005 ( 9,299 from 2020)
Land area: 716.8 square miles
Population density: 212.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	129,044	84.89%	5.2%
Black:	3,723	2.45%	2.8%
Indian:	473	0.31%	13.2%
Asian:	1,641	1.08%	33.3%
2+ races:	2,580	1.70%	19.4%
Hispanic:	14,544	9.57%	15.8%

Total non-White:	22,961	15.11%	14.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,459	11.3
Deaths:	9,361	16.4
Net Migration:	11,068	19.4
Net Immigration:	928	1.6

Change in White population:	6,328	4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,971	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
142,706
122,716	85.99%
3,623	2.54%
418	0.29%
1,231	0.86%
2,161	1.51%
12,557	8.80%
19,990	14.01%

2010
113,951
99,584	87.39%
3,425	3.01%
252	0.22%
738	0.65%
1,514	1.33%
8,330	7.31%
14,367	12.61%

2000
102,422
93,563	91.35%
3,380	3.30%
225	0.22%
475	0.46%
791	0.77%
3,887	3.80%
8,859	8.65%

1990
83,496
79,622	95.36%
3,262	3.91%
207	0.25%
185	0.22%
n/a
220	0.26%
3,874	4.64%

1980
80,584
76,495	94.93%
3,285	4.08%
102	0.13%
137	0.17%
n/a
519	0.64%
4,089	5.07%

1970
63,636
60,276	94.72%
3,163	4.97%
44	0.07%
29	0.05%
n/a
114	0.18%
3,360	5.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
13,994	12.3
15,014	13.2
6,132	5.4
839	0.7

23,132	20.3
5,623	4.9

Number	Rate
2000's
13,103	12.8
10,324	10.1
6,540	6.4
3,618	3.5

6,021	5.9
5,508	5.4

Number	Rate
1990's
11,855	14.2
9,147	11.0
13,906	16.7
274	0.3

13,941	16.7
4,985	6.0

Number	Rate
1980's
9,921	12.3
7,154	8.9
484	0.6
n/a

3,127	3.9
-215	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
10,973	17.2
n/a

16,219	25.5
729	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Morristown, TN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
30,080	19.8%
121,925	80.2%
27,762	18.3%

55,406
2.54

37,676	68.0%
28,419	75.4%
3,058	8.1%
17,730	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
26,099	22.9%
87,852	77.1%
18,252	16.0%

44,424
2.51

31,466	70.8%
23,677	75.2%
2,786	8.9%
12,958	29.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
23,602	23.0%
78,820	77.0%
13,436	13.1%

40,444
2.47

29,361	72.6%
23,645	80.5%
2,285	7.8%
11,083	27.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
19,164	23.0%
64,332	77.0%
10,472	12.5%

31,676
2.56

24,385	77.0%
20,307	83.3%
1,595	6.5%
7,291	23.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
23,036	28.6%
57,548	71.4%
7,970	9.9%

27,965
2.81

22,919	82.0%
19,583	85.4%
1,461	6.4%
5,046	18.0%

2022 Housing Data for Morristown, TN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,958	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,834	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,067	5.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,003	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,776	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,868	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,383	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,628	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,846	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,470	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,314	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,786	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,411	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,087	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,982	3.6%
$200,000 or more	1,993	3.6%

Median Household Income	53,256
Per Capita Income	29,165

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	73

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,434	6.2%
Public Assistance	994	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,591	13.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	53,564	64.5%
Unemployed	3,501	4.2%
In Armed Forces	68	0.1%

Total Labor Force	57,133	68.8%
Not in Labor Force	25,856	31.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24,815	20,080	55.3%
Non-Profit	986	2,188	31.1%
Self-Employed	4,077	2,109	65.9%

Local Government	1,922	2,902	39.8%
State Government	772	1,247	38.2%
Federal Government	481	379	55.9%

Total Private + Self	28,892	22,189	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,161	6,716	38.3%
Total	33,053	28,905	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,665	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,581	21.9%
Professional, Technical	11,202	18.0%
Service Occupations	10,820	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	203	0.3%
All others	19,793	31.9%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	11,389	18.4%
Retail trade	9,182	14.8%
Health care and social assistance	7,573	12.2%
Educational services	5,348	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,332	8.6%
Construction	5,074	8.2%
Transportation and warehousing	3,699	6.0%
Other services	2,763	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,348	3.8%
Public administration	1,954	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,656	2.7%
Wholesale trade	1,295	2.1%
Finance and insurance	1,171	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	743	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	738	1.2%
Information	531	0.9%
Utilities	450	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	404	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	399	0.6%
Management	12	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,956	5.56%
Puerto Rican	428	0.30%
Cuban	390	0.27%
Dominican	82	0.06%

Total Central American	1,060	0.74%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	863	0.60%
Honduran	176	0.12%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	21	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	74	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	50	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	24	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	928	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	168	0.12%
Vietnamese	162	0.11%
Filipino	158	0.11%
Chinese	112	0.08%
Korean	107	0.07%
Japanese	90	0.06%
Laotian	23	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	126,217	93.0%
Spanish	8,035	5.9%
Other Asian	450	0.3%
Other Indo-European	261	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	203	0.1%
German, other Germanic	192	0.1%
Arabic	85	0.1%
Vietnamese	80	0.1%
Chinese	70	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	23,611	16.5%
English	17,398	12.1%
German	12,808	8.9%
Irish	11,760	8.2%
Scottish	4,686	3.3%
Scotch-Irish	2,632	1.8%
Italian	2,410	1.7%
French	1,934	1.4%
European	1,699	1.2%
Dutch	1,549	1.1%
Polish	1,505	1.1%
Welsh	1,274	0.9%
British	991	0.7%
Swedish	496	0.3%
French Canadian	356	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	138,864	97.0%
Not a citizen	4,332	3.0%

Native	137,363	95.9%
Foreign-born	5,833	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,732	5.7%	8,289	8.2%	39,287	38.9%	28,560	28.3%	11,775	11.7%	7,315	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,732	5.7%
9-12 Years	8,289	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,287	38.9%
Some College	28,560	28.3%
Bach. Degree	11,775	11.7%
Grad Degree	7,315	7.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	100,914	94,170	6,744	6.7%
1991	103,034	93,396	9,638	9.4%
1992	107,908	99,130	8,778	8.1%
1993	109,900	101,210	8,690	7.9%
1994	121,364	113,040	8,324	6.9%
1995	123,704	115,122	8,582	6.9%
1996	125,746	118,650	7,096	5.6%
1997	126,480	118,746	7,734	6.1%
1998	127,970	121,836	6,134	4.8%
1999	130,886	125,406	5,480	4.2%

2000	123,240	118,162	5,078	4.1%
2001	124,232	117,326	6,906	5.6%
2002	125,828	118,044	7,784	6.2%
2003	124,338	116,632	7,706	6.2%
2004	125,154	117,930	7,224	5.8%
2005	125,626	118,266	7,360	5.9%
2006	130,206	122,584	7,622	5.9%
2007	129,382	123,024	6,358	4.9%
2008	130,552	121,228	9,324	7.1%
2009	127,818	111,868	15,950	12.5%

2010	125,868	110,866	15,002	11.9%
2011	125,000	111,248	13,752	11.0%
2012	122,448	110,578	11,870	9.7%
2013	119,766	108,746	11,020	9.2%
2014	117,462	108,598	8,864	7.5%
2015	118,044	110,608	7,436	6.3%
2016	119,576	113,304	6,272	5.2%
2017	120,782	115,864	4,918	4.1%
2018	121,882	117,236	4,646	3.8%
2019	124,830	120,080	4,750	3.8%

2020	124,394	115,346	9,048	7.3%
2021	124,450	119,088	5,362	4.3%
2022	125,702	121,088	4,614	3.7%
2023	125,678	121,188	4,490	3.6%
2024	128,298	123,766	4,532	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	64,105
Median Value	$170,351

Occupied	55,406	86.4%
Vacant	8,699	13.6%

Owned	39,677	71.6%
Rented	15,729	28.4%
Median Rent	$784

Single-Family Units	44,460	69.4%
Detached	43,618	68.0%
Attached	842	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,559	5.6%
Mobile Homes	11,903	18.6%

Morristown, TN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Morristown, TN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Morristown, TN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Morristown, TN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Morristown, TN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Morristown, TN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Morristown, TN Metro Area