Cosby ZIP Codes — Cocke County, TN

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,420	19.1%
18 and over	5,997	80.9%
65 and over	2,099	28.3%
Median age	49.3 years

Group	Count	%
White	7,001	92%
Two or more races	293	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	189	2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	100	1.3%
Asian	23	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	2.3%
$10k–$15k	8.1%
$15k–$25k	15.1%
$25k–$35k	10.5%
$35k–$50k	26.0%
$50k–$75k	15.9%
$75k–$100k	9.5%
$100k–$150k	7.0%
$150k–$200k	1.9%
$200k+	3.8%
Median income	$43,464

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$156,900
Median rent / month	$770
Owner occupied	76.7%
Renter occupied	23.3%
Vacant	19.3%
Single-family detached	70.8%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	26.1%
Median rooms	5.0
Avg household size (owned)	2.61

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.6%
2010–2019	8.0%
2000–2009	17.2%
1990–1999	25.1%
1980–1989	17.5%
1970–1979	14.4%
1960–1969	5.7%
1950–1959	4.5%
1940–1949	3.6%
1939 or earlier	3.6%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	7.8%
2 bedrooms	41.0%
3 bedrooms	42.7%
4 bedrooms	6.5%
5+ bedrooms	2.1%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.7%
1 vehicle	22.4%
2 vehicles	48.2%
3 or more	25.7%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	3.4%
Electricity	78.5%
Propane / LP gas	11.4%
Wood	5.8%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,501	52.5%
Cohabiting couple	371	13.0%
Male householder, no spouse	377	13.2%
Female householder, no spouse	612	21.4%
Households with children under 18	723	25.3%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,345	47.0%
Average household size	2.59

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	24.5%	14.7%
Married	57.0%	51.7%
Separated	5.3%	1.0%
Widowed	0.7%	8.9%
Divorced	12.4%	23.7%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	82.8%
Bachelor's or higher	15.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	53	4.2%
Kindergarten	80	6.3%
Elementary school	767	60.6%
High school	303	24.0%
College / grad school	62	4.9%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	28.4%
Service	25.7%
Sales & office	16.6%
Natural resources & construction	7.2%
Production & transportation	22.1%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	76.9%
Government	16.1%
Self-employed	7.0%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	79.3%
Carpool	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	43.1

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	54.6%
Retirement income	28.9%
Supplemental Security	6.7%
Cash public assistance	0.0%
Food stamps / SNAP	15.0%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	42.7%
High cholesterol	39.6%
Heart disease	8.9%
Stroke	4.3%
Asthma	11.0%
Arthritis	34.4%
Kidney disease	3.6%
Pulmonary disease	12.0%
Cancer	7.3%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	13.4%
No physical activity	29.4%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	34.6%
Fair or poor health	21.2%
Poor mental health	18.0%
Poor physical health	14.8%
No health insurance	18.0%
Visited doctor (checkup)	75.5%
Visited dentist	52.6%
Cholesterol screening	89.9%
Teeth loss	21.7%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	625	10.5%

Disability	%
Any disability	21.7%
Under 18	9.4%
18–64 years	20.8%
65 and over	31.7%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	44.6%
Public insurance	56.9%
Uninsured under 19	6.7%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	7,131	96.1%
Spanish	180	2.5%
Other Indo-European	180	2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	7,193	97.0%
Born in same state	7,114	95.9%
Born in different state	4,319	58.2%
Foreign born	79	1.1%
Naturalized citizen	224	3.0%
Not a US citizen	99	44.2%