Age Breakdown
Under 20-years of age – 12,442
20 to 34-years of age – 9,818
35 to 54-years of age – 13,655
55 to 64-years of age – 7,787
65-years of age and older – 10,458
Location
Time Zone: Eastern
Grand Division: East Tennessee
Area: 274.1 square miles
County Seat: Dandridge, TN
Metropolitan Area: Morristown, TN
ECD Region: East
Transportation & Logistics
Nearest Commercial Service Airport – McGhee Tyson (TYS) – Knoxville, TN
Distance to Nearest Commercial Service Airport – 44 miles
Daily Flights at Nearest Commercial Service Airport – 79
Nearest General Aviation Airport – Moore-Murrell Field (Morristown)
Distance to Nearest General Aviation Airport – 17.6 miles
Runway Length at Nearest General Aviation Airport – 5,717’
Mean Travel Time to Work (in Minutes) – 25.9
Access to Interstate – I-40 & I-81
S. Highways – 11, 25, 70, 411
State Highways – 9, 32, 34, 35, 66, 92, 113, 139, 341, 363
Nearest Port (from County Seat) – Knoxville
Railroad Serving County – Norfolk Southern
Higher Education Institutions (by total student population)
Carson-Newman University – 2,659
University of Tennessee – Knoxville – 31,201
Pellissippi State Community College – 10,396
Walters State Community College – 6,004
TN College of Applied Technology – Morristown – 1,068
TN College of Applied Technology – Knoxville – 1,914
Johnson University – 1,140
Tusculum University – 1,796
Educational Attainment (Age 25+)
Population Aged 25 – 64 with High School Degree or Higher – 87.60%
Population Aged 25 – 64 with an Associate’s Degree or Higher – 24.90%
Population Aged 25 – 64 with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher – 16.50%
High School Graduation Rate – 95%
College-Going Rate – 57.80%
Average ACT Score – 20