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Population (year 2000): 1,162. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,383 (+19.0% change)
Males: 571 (49.1%), Females: 591 (50.9%)
Monroe County
Zip code:
37885
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $34,653 (year 2000)
Median house value: $104,200 (year 2000)
Races in Vonore:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Two or more races (3.3%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (33.5%), German
(10.8%), Irish (10.5%), English (6.3%), French (1.5%),
Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 852 feet
Land area: 8.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vonore
- High school or higher: 74.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vonore town
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 15.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +462 (+66.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vonore:
- FORT SANDERS LOUDON MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
LOUDON, TN)
- SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 17 miles;
SWEETWATER, TN)
- PENINSULA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LOUISVILLE, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vonore:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 22 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 78 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 108 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vonore:
- MONROE COUNTY (about 11 miles; MADISONVILLE, TN; ID:
MNV)
- MCMINN COUNTY (about 28 miles; ATHENS, TN; ID: MMI)
- POWELL (about 34 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: 9A2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vonore:
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 33 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
33 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; JEFFERSON
CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
- NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76
miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
Public primary/middle school in Vonore:
- VONORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 684;
Location: 1135 HWY 411 PO BOX 159; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Vonore:
- VONORE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$24,274; Location: 611 CHURCH STREET; 9,324 books; 180
audio materials; 654 video materials; 6 serial
subscriptions)
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