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Sevierville Demographics Information

Population: 11,757
Males: 5,535 (47.1%), Females: 6,222 (52.9%)

Elevation: 903 feet

County: Sevier

Land area: 19.9 square miles

Zip codes: 37862, 37876.

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $30,623
Median house value: $230,000

Races in Sevierville:

White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Black (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (20.9%), German (12.7%), Irish (9.9%), English (8.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%), Italian (3.6%).

For population 25 years and over in Sevierville

High school or higher: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sevierville city

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 52.7%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 14.7%

1.5% Foreign born

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (26.4 miles, pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (157.3 miles, pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (499.8 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pigeon Forge, TN (5.8 miles), Gatlinburg, TN (11.8 miles), Seymour, TN (14.2 miles), Dandridge, TN (14.5 miles), Pittman Center, TN (15.4 miles), New Market, TN (15.6 miles), Jefferson City, TN (17.5 miles), Mascot, TN (18.3 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 43 buildings, average cost: $98,500
1997: 36 buildings, average cost: $108,200
1998: 37 buildings, average cost: $135,000
1999: 64 buildings, average cost: $114,000
2000: 67 buildings, average cost: $105,500
2001: 77 buildings, average cost: $101,900
2002: 115 buildings, average cost: $104,700
2003: 144 buildings, average cost: $86,500

Area code: 865

Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (25.6%), Retail trade (19.9%), Educational,health and social services (10.5%).

Crime in Sevierville (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
4 rapes (33.4 per 100,000)
6 robberies (50.1 per 100,000)
43 assaults (358.9 per 100,000)
152 burglaries (1268.8 per 100,000)
742 larceny counts (6193.7 per 100,000)
68 auto thefts (567.6 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 491.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Sevierville (2001):

1 murder (8.4 per 100,000)
5 rapes (42.2 per 100,000)
8 robberies (67.4 per 100,000)
50 assaults (421.5 per 100,000)
135 burglaries (1138.1 per 100,000)
768 larceny counts (6474.5 per 100,000)
74 auto thefts (623.8 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 523.0 (higher means more crime)