Morristown metropolitan area

Country United StatesState TennesseePrincipal cityMorristownOther cities - Jefferson City
 - Bean StationPopulation • 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.

Counties

• Grainger (Since 2013, Grainger is also part of the Knoxville metropolitan area)
• Hamblen
• Jefferson

Communities

• Baneberry
• Bean Station
• Blaine
• Chestnut Hill (unincorporated)
• Dandridge
• Jefferson City
• Morristown (Principal city)
• New Market
• Russellville (unincorporated)
• Rutledge
• Strawberry Plains (unincorporated; partial)
• Talbott (unincorporated)
• White Pine
• Whitesburg (unincorporated)

Demographics

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]

See also

• Tennessee census statistical areas
• List of cities and towns in Tennessee

References