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Knox County

Population in July 2007: 11,097.
Males: 5,431  (48.9%)
Females: 5,666  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,275 (it was $48,545 in 2000)
Karns:  $58,275
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,313
Karns:  $26,313
Tennessee:  $23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $173,937 (it was $112,700 in 2000)
Karns:  $173,937
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $186,077; Detached houses: $204,717; Townhouses or other attached units: $250,095; In 2-unit structures: $235,441; Mobile homes: $23,331

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Races in Karns:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Karns: 83.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 13.6 square miles.

Population density: 814 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Karns

  • High school or higher: 85.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Karns CCD

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
Tennessee:  2.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Karns:  0.7% ($820)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Karns satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (8.0 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (142.7 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (448.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Powell, TN (2.2 miles ), Hardin Valley, TN (2.6 miles ), Knoxville, TN (2.8 miles ), Clinton, TN (2.8 miles ), Farragut, TN (3.1 miles ), Concord, TN (3.1 miles ), Oak Ridge, TN (3.4 miles ), Louisville, TN (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.99 N, Longitude: 84.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 865

Karns household income distribution Karns home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)



Karns-area historical tornado activity is below Tennessee state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the Karns place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 tornado 17.5 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Karns-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 51% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 15.1 miles away from Karns center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 44.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 90.7 miles away from Karns center
On 6/17/1998 at 08:00:23, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 18.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 44.0 miles away from Karns center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Karns:
  • FORT SANDERS PARK WEST MED CTR (about 5 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • LAKESHORE MENTAL HLTH INSTITUTE (about 5 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • EAST TENNESSEE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Karns:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 7 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
  • PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
  • ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 35 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)

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Notable locations in Karns: Zion Childrens Home (A), Fire Station Number 1 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Karns include: Grace Church (A), Karns Church (B), Ball Camp Baptist Church (C), Ball Road Church (D), Beaver Creek Church (E), Beaver Ridge Church (F), Bethel Church (G), Trinity Church (H), Byington Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Grubbs Cemetery (1), Beaver Ridge Cemetery (2), Bird Cemetery (3), Collier Cemetery (4), Fox Cemetery (5), Parker Cemetery (6), Cox View Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Jimmy Baisley Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Grassy Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Karns include: Powell Park (1), Karns Community Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.7%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.2%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.4%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Karns, TN


32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters


Karns compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Tennessee:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (52%)
  • Utility gas (43%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Karns

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents50.8%13.5%6.5%4.1%2.7%
Congregations41.3%14.6%1.3%6.6%1.1%
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Episcopal ChurchEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.5%2.1%2.1%1.8%13.8%
Congregations0.9%4.4%2.0%0.7%27.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


7.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,537 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.78%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($318 average AGI)
Knox County:  0.18%
Tennessee average:  0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Blount County, TN  0.54% ($33,928 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TN  0.46% ($38,341)
from Sevier County, TN  0.33% ($31,249)


6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,473 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.38%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($250 average AGI)
Knox County:  0.06%
Tennessee average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Blount County, TN  0.56% ($44,279 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TN  0.44% ($37,582)
to Sevier County, TN  0.27% ($34,292)


Strongest AM radio stations in Karns:
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
  • WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WKXV (900 AM; 1 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RA-TEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMTY (670 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FARRAGUT, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WMEN (760 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THOMAS MOFFIT JR.)
  • WKGN (1340 AM; 1 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRIPLE S ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WITA (1490 AM; 1 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WITA, INC.)
  • WJXB (1240 AM; 1 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WYSH (1380 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CLINTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Karns:
  • WMYU (93.1 FM; KARNS, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYFC (95.3 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WYIL-FM (98.7 FM; OLIVER SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WNFZ (94.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: JOHN W. PIRKLE)
  • WKHT (104.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WTXM-FM (95.7 FM; MARYVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WKZX-FM (93.5 FM; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Karns:
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
  • WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFEM-LP (Channel 12; HEISKELL, ETC., TN; Owner: H. EARL MARLAR)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WKXE-LP (Channel 4; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • CHRISTINE A VERRE, 3831 Copper Ridge Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:


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