page_title: Tazewell, Tennessee
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Tazewell, Tennessee / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: The Stone-Buis house in Tazewell, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. The house was built by Dr. Nelson Stone (1866-1933), a Claiborne County dentist.
context_page_description: Tazewell is a town in and the county seat of Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,165 at the 2000 census and 2,218 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Henry Tazewell, a U.S. senator from Virginia.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 2,165 people, 918 households, and 588 families residing in the town. The population density was 496.0 people per square mile (191.7/km²). There were 987 housing units at an average density of 226.1 per square mile (87.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.00% White, 4.02% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population.
  There were 918 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.73.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.
  The median income for a household in the town was $22,288, and the median income for a family was $32,813. Males had a median income of $25,721 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,688. About 20.0% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.
caption: The Buis-Stone house built by Nelson Stone in Tazewell
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