White Pine, Tennessee Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,997. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,055 (+2.9% change)
Males: 943 (47.2%), Females: 1,054 (52.8%)
Jefferson County
Zip code: 37890
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $25,078
Median house value: $72,100
Population by Race
Races in White Pine:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Other race (2.2%)
- Black (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (22.4%), Irish (11.7%), German (8.2%), English (6.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), Dutch (2.6%).
Elevation: 1140 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in White Pine
- High school or higher: 62.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in White Pine town
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 11.9%
3.1% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near White Pine:
- LAKEWAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN)
- MORRISTOWN HAMBLEN HOSPITAL ASSOC (about 9 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN)
- BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF COCKE COUNTY (about 12 miles; NEWPORT, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to White Pine:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 53 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: TYS)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 67 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; Abbreviation: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to White Pine:
- MOORE-MURRELL (about 7 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Abbreviation: MOR)
- GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (about 24 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Abbreviation: GKT)
- NEW TAZEWELL MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; TAZEWELL, TN; Abbreviation: 3A2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to White Pine:
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 14 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,073)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 48 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 61 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
Public primary/middle school in White Pine:
- WHITE PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 706; Location: 3060 ROY MESSER HW; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in White Pine:
- WHITE PINE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $45,525; Location: 1708 MAIN ST; 11,896 books; 336 audio materials; 538 video materials; 43 serial subscriptions)