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Knox County

Population in July 2007: 15,049.
Males: 7,252  (48.2%)
Females: 7,797  (51.8%)
Median resident age:  37.0 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip code: 37849


Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,710 (it was $43,076 in 2000)
Powell:  $51,710
Tennessee:  $42,367

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,613 (it was $93,700 in 2000)
Powell:  $144,613
Tennessee:  $130,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $156,393; Detached houses: $181,504; Townhouses or other attached units: $96,423; In 2-unit structures: $115,104; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,519; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $168,743; Mobile homes: $40,453
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Races in Powell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Powell: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 994 feet

Land area: 22.5 square miles.

Population density: 670 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Powell

  • High school or higher: 80.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Powell CCD

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 62.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.2%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Powell, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Powell to the number of sex offenders is 1158 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Powell:  0.7% ($694)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
Powell satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (8.2 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (140.6 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (472.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Karns, TN (5.1 miles ), Clinton, TN (7.5 miles ), Knoxville, TN (8.2 miles ), Norris, TN (10.7 miles ), Hardin Valley, TN (12.5 miles ), Gibbs, TN (13.7 miles ), Lake City, TN (14.7 miles ), Concord, TN (15.0 miles ).

Latitude: 36.05 N, Longitude: 84.04 W

Area code: 865

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


Powell-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Powell place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/21/1993, a category 3 tornado 20.8 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Powell:
  • LAKESHORE MENTAL HLTH INSTITUTE (about 8 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • FORT SANDERS PARK WEST MED CTR (about 9 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-N KNOXVILLE (about 9 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Powell, TN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Powell:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 18 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 107 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 113 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Powell:
  • POWELL (about 3 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: 9A2)
  • KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND (about 14 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: DKX)
  • CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 22 miles; JACKSBORO, TN; ID: JAU)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Powell:
  • 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 35 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 39 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
Public high school in Powell:
Private high school in Powell:
  • TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 251; Location: 1700 BEAVER CREEK DR PO BX 159; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Powell:

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Notable locations in Powell: Baker Mill (A), Bell Campground (B), Jordan Siding (C), Chestnut Ridge (D), Fire Station Number 21 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Powell Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Powell include: Claxton Church (A), First Baptist Church of Powell (B), Glenwood Baptist Church (C), Mount Hermon Church (D), Mount Harmony Church (E), Heiskell Church (F), Heiskell United Methodist Church (G), Bishopville Church (H), Brushy Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Aulton Cemetery (1), Bishopville Cemetery (2), Franse-Ingram Cemetery (3), Slave Cemetery (4), Latham Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Knob Fork (A), Williams Branch (B), Childress Branch (C), Burnett Branch (D), Foster Branch (E), Fowler Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Heiskell Post Office (A), Powell Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn North (323 East Emory Road) (1), Country Inn-Stes Knoxville N (7534 Conner Road) (2), Clark Motel (7130 Clinton Highway Ofc) (3), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (7520 Primetime Road) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.8%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.8%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Powell, TN


People in group quarters in Powell
  • 394 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 18 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Powell compared to Tennessee state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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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Banks with branches in Powell (2007 data):
  • Commercial Bank: Powell Branch at 420 East Emory Road, branch established on 1998-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $431.8 mil, Deposits: $325.9 mil, headquarters in Harrogate, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Robertson Holding Company, L.P.
  • First Tennessee Bank, National Association: Powell Branch at 2121 Emory Road, branch established on 1971-12-21. Info updated 2006-08-23: Bank assets: $37,608.5 mil, Deposits: $20,222.3 mil, headquarters in Memphis, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 271 total offices, Holding Company: First Horizon National Corporation
  • Tennessee State Bank: Powell Branch at 7500 Old Clinton Pike, branch established on 2000-07-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $590.2 mil, Deposits: $475.2 mil, headquarters in Pigeon Forge, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Tennessee State Bancshares, Inc.
  • Regions Bank: Emory Road Branch at 601 E Emory Road, branch established on 2004-10-25. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • The Peoples Bank: Powell Branch at 100 West Emory Road, branch established on 2006-10-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48.2 mil, Deposits: $42.9 mil, headquarters in Ewing, VA, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 5 total offices
  • Home Federal Bank of Tennessee: 105 East Emory Road Branch at 105 East Emory Road, branch established on 1998-12-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,665.8 mil, Deposits: $1,346.4 mil, headquarters in Knoxville, TN, positive income, 19 total offices
  • The Community Bank of East Tennessee: Powell Branch at 430 E. Emory Road, branch established on 2002-08-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $82.9 mil, Deposits: $73.2 mil, headquarters in Clinton, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
  • First Century Bank: Powell Branch at 600 East Emory, branch established on 1998-03-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $291.1 mil, Deposits: $262.0 mil, headquarters in Tazewell, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Claiborne Holding Company, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Tennessee:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (50%)
  • Utility gas (44%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Wood (1%)

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 Powell:
  • WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, 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.)
  • WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
  • WMEN (760 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THOMAS MOFFIT JR.)
  • WITA (1490 AM; 1 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WITA, INC.)
  • WKGN (1340 AM; 1 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRIPLE S ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WJXB (1240 AM; 1 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WMTY (670 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FARRAGUT, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WYSH (1380 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CLINTON BROADCASTERS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Powell:
  • WYFC (95.3 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
  • WYIL-FM (98.7 FM; OLIVER SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMYU (93.1 FM; KARNS, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WNFZ (94.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: JOHN W. PIRKLE)
  • WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTXM-FM (95.7 FM; MARYVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WQLA-FM (104.9 FM; LA FOLLETTE, TN; Owner: LAFOLLETTE BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WKZX-FM (93.5 FM; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: BP BROADCASTERS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Powell:
  • WFEM-LP (Channel 12; HEISKELL, ETC., TN; Owner: H. EARL MARLAR)
  • 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)
  • WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WKXE-LP (Channel 4; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


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