Morristown metropolitan area

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The Lakeway Area
Morristown, TN MSA
Downtown Morristown skyline
Downtown Morristown skyline
Official logo of The Lakeway Area
Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area
Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area
Country United States
State Tennessee
Principal cityMorristown
Other cities - Jefferson City
 - Bean Station
Population
 (2020)
 • Total142,709 (292nd)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern Time Zone (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes423, 865

The Morristown Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly known as the Lakeway Area,[1] as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties - Grainger, Hamblen, and Jefferson - in eastern Tennessee, anchored by the city of Morristown. Grainger County is both in the Knoxville and Morristown Metropolitans. Including Grainger County, the 2020 census showed that the MSA had a population of 142,709.[2]

The MSA is also a component of the Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville Combined Statistical Area.

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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 123,081 people, 48,636 households, and 35,364 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.79% White, 2.84% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.86% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.34% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $31,057, and the median income for a family was $37,007. Males had a median income of $28,304 versus $20,329 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,353. As of April 2009, the Morristown metropolitan area had the highest unemployment rate of any metropolitan area in Tennessee, with an unemployment rate of 12.3% (the state unemployment rate was 9.7%).[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "LAMTPO". City of Morristown. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ "Memphis' April unemployment rate holds steady at 9%". June 3, 2009.