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Population (year 2000): 5,610. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,786 (+3.1% change)
Males: 2,598 (46.3%), Females: 3,012 (53.7%)
Unicoi County
Zip code:
37650
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $29,644 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,400 (year 2000)
Races in Erwin:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (18.0%), English
(14.0%), Irish (11.9%), German (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%),
Scottish (2.5%).
Elevation: 1675 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Erwin
- High school or higher: 69.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Erwin city
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 10.4%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -78 (-1.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Erwin:
- UNICOI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (GREENWAY
CIRCLE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Erwin:
- JOHNSON CITY MEDICAL CTR (about 12 miles; JOHNSON
CITY, TN)
- JOHNSON CITY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN)
- NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; JOHNSON CITY,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Erwin:
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 23 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 77 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Erwin:
- JOHNSON CITY (about 17 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; ID:
0A4)
- ELIZABETHTON MUNI (about 23 miles; ELIZABETHTON, TN;
ID: 0A9)
- GREENEVILLE-GREENE COUNTY MUNI (about 28 miles;
GREENEVILLE, TN; ID: GCY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Erwin:
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles;
JOHNSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,498)
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
27 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,729)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 37
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 40 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 2,086)
Public high school in Erwin:
- UNICOI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 786;
Location: 500 UNAKA WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Erwin:
- UNICOI COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 595;
Location: 600 MOHAWK DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LOVE CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 371;
Location: 1426 LOVE STATION; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROCK CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 233;
Location: 1121 E ERWIN RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- TEMPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 128;
Location: 797 OLD HIGHWAY RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Erwin:
- UNICOI COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $50,478; Location: 201 NOLICHUCKY AVENUE; 16,143
books; 293 audio materials; 461 video materials; 12
serial subscriptions)
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