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Lake County      Additional Information from TACIR Population Education Education Level of Adults Adults with HS Diploma Local Expenditures Per Pupil Economic Employment by Occupation Per Capita Annual Income Unemployment Rate Percent Below Poverty Level

	Population
		Population	Lake County	Tennessee
		Population 2000:	7,954	5,689,283
		Population Change 1990-2000:	11.6%	16.7%
		Percent Urban 2000:	0.0%	63.6%
		Percent Nonwhite:	33.4%	19.8%
		Source: U.S. Census 2000 Top | Tennessee County Profiles | Center for Literacy Studies

	Education
		Education Level of Adults	2000	1990
		Adults with a high school/GED diploma or above:	3,078	2,329
		Adults with nine or more years of education but no diploma:	1,286	965
		Adults with less than nine years of education:	1,128	1,406
		Source: Adults 25 and older, U.S. Census 2000
		Percent of Adults 25 and Over with a High School or GED Diploma in 2000	2000	1990
		High County:	90.1%	82.0%
		Lake County:	56.1%	49.6%
		Low County:	55.2%	37.0%
		State Average:	75.9%	57.9%
		Source: U.S. Census 2000
		Local Expenditures Per Pupil In Average Daily Attendance for the School Year 2002	2002	1990
		High District:	$8,502	$2,724
		Lake County:	$6,595	$585
		Low District:	$4,427	$385
		State Average:	$6,094	$1,124
		Source: TN Education Association 2002
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	Economic
		Employment by Occupation	2000	1990
		Management/Professional:	17.0%	15.2%
		Service:	25.3%	28.0%
		Sales/Office:	19.5%	22.2%
		Farming/Fishing/Forestry:	2.5%	8.7%
		Construction/Extraction/Maintenance:	9.6%	6.8%
		Production/Transportation/Material Moving:	26.1%	19.1%
		Source: U.S. Census 2000
		Per Capita Income for 2000	2000	1990
		High County:	$32,496	$19,339
		Lake County:	$10,794	$8,285
		Low County:	$10,794	$6,266
		Source: U.S. Census 2000
		Unemployment Rate 2002	2002	1990
		High District:	11.5%	14.3%
		Lake County:	4.8% - 120 persons	7.4% - 200 persons
		Low District:	2.4%	2.6%
		Source: TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Sept. 2002
		Percent of Persons Below the Poverty Level 2000	2000	1990
		High County:	29.4%	40.0%
		Lake County:	23.6% - 1,339 persons	27.5% - 1,658 persons
		Low County:	4.7%	5.8%
		Source: U.S. Census 2000
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