Knox County, Tennessee (TN)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	30%

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Races in Knox County, Tennessee:

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Males: 184,577	(48.3%)
Females: 197,455	(51.7%)

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Knox County:	2.3 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,961
Tennessee:	$42,367

This county:	$553
State:	$503

Knox County:	$147,700
Tennessee:	$130,800

Detached houses: $199,057

Here:	$199,057
State:	$188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $157,915

Here:	$157,915
State:	$161,999

In 2-unit structures: $209,069

Here:	$209,069
State:	$142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,157

Here:	$151,157
State:	$133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,133

Here:	$146,133
State:	$164,555

Mobile homes: $40,374

Here:	$40,374
State:	$44,109

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 66
• Assaults: 437
• Burglaries: 1575
• Thefts: 3377
• Auto thefts: 442

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 29
• Robberies: 84
• Assaults: 465
• Burglaries: 1518
• Thefts: 3669
• Auto thefts: 450

Knox County:	12.6%
Tennessee:	15.9%

Area name: Knoxville, TN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Knox County is $472 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $762 a month.

Cities in this county include: Knoxville, Farragut, Mascot, Concord, Corryton, Gibbs, Hardin Valley, Karns, Powell, Skaggston.

2005 air pollution in Knox County:

Lead: 0.01 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.103 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 24 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 76 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.3 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 33 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anderson County , Blount County , Grainger County , Jefferson County , Loudon County , Roane County , Sevier County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Knox County: Baker Mill (A), Blue Grass Dock (B), Marble Springs (C), Dead Horse Lake Golf Course (D), Bell Campground (E), Hillvale Country Club (F), Knox County Penal Farm (G), Beaver Brook Country Club (H), John Sevier Station (I), Choto Marina (J), Scenic Woods (K), House Mountain Substation (L), Forks of the River Industrial Park (M), Fort Loudoun Yacht Club Dock (N), Huffaker Ferry (O), Fox Road Dock (P), Tipton Station (Q), Concord Dock (R), Jordan Siding (S), Chestnut Ridge (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Black Oak Plaza Shopping Center (1), Big Oak Shopping Center (2), Midway Shopping Center (3), Powell Shopping Center (4), Halls Shopping Center (5), Halls Plaza Shopping Center (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Knox County include: Stony Point Church (A), Stoney Point Church (B), Stock Creek Church (C), Carter Road Church (D), Spring Place Church (E), Cedar Bluff Church (F), Cedar Grove Church (G), Cedar Ridge Church (H), Southside Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Aulton Cemetery (1), Hall Cemetery (2), Mountain View Cemetery (3), Zachary Cemetery (4), Bair Cemetery (5), Yarnell Cemetery (6), Plumlee Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Kirby Lake (A), Mary Ella, Lake (B), Dead Horse Lake (C), Mill Pond (D), Graveston Mill Pond (E), Watercress Pond (F), Jimmy Baisley Lake (G), Bud Hodge Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rutherford Branch (A), Underwood Branch (B), Allen Branch (C), Brice Branch (D), Armstrong Branch (E), Little Flat Creek (F), Gap Creek (G), Kerns Branch (H), Knob Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Knox County include: Carl Cowan Park (1), Hickory Creek Park (2), Melton Hill Park (3), Powell Park (4), Ball Camp Park (5), Carter Community Park (6), Keller Bend Park (7), Bower Field (8), Concord Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Concord Post Office (A), Corryton Post Office (B), Heiskell Post Office (C), Kimberlin Heights Post Office (D), Neubert Post Office (E), Powell Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.0%
Tennessee:	10.3%

Current college students: 33,984
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 9,568 (42% naturalized citizens)

Knox County:	2.5%
Whole state:	2.8%

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 113,133
• One, attached: 7,154
• Two: 4,101
• 3 or 4: 6,401
• 5 to 9: 10,236
• 10 to 19: 9,480
• 20 or more: 11,592
• Mobile homes: 9,299
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 61,690 (6,479 second mortgage, 7,371 home equity loan, 222 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29,932

Here:	67.3% with mortgage
State:	66.0% with mortgage

Knox County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Tennessee state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 32 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 21 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Knox County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 49% 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 12.0 miles away from Knox County 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 66.3 miles away from the county 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 40.6 miles away from the county 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 87.9 miles away from Knox County center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 44.4 miles away from the county 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 25.4 miles away from Knox County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 156,194 (85%) Carpooled: 17,017 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,174 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Subway or elevated: 9 (0%) Railroad: 9 (0%) Ferryboat: 22 (0%) Taxi: 67 (0%) Motorcycle: 100 (0%) Bicycle: 231 (0%) Walked: 4,113 (2%) Other means: 833 (0%) Worked at home: 5,050 (3%)

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%

3.71% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($17,395 average AGI)
3.89% relocated from other states ($24,824 average AGI)

Knox County:	3.89%
Tennessee average:	3.80%

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)
from Loudon County, TN	0.21% ($42,500)
from Jefferson County, TN	0.18% ($31,918)
from Union County, TN	0.18% ($27,799)
from Roane County, TN	0.17% ($41,167)

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%

3.29% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($19,884 average AGI)
3.03% relocated to other states ($24,338 average AGI)

Knox County:	3.03%
Tennessee average:	2.97%

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)
to Loudon County, TN	0.25% ($53,489)
to Davidson County, TN	0.22% ($33,725)
to Union County, TN	0.15% ($29,794)
to Jefferson County, TN	0.15% ($31,807)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 58,827 (48,351 aged, 10,476 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 299,266 (75,843 male householders, 25,066 female householders)

  79,868 spouses, 99,887 children (91,069 natural, 3,093 adopted, 5,725 stepchildren), 5,839 grandchildren, 2,438 brothers or sisters, 2,370 parents, 3,632 other relatives, 4,323 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 69,921 (25,393 male householders (19,589 living alone)), 31,456 female householders (27,067 living alone)), 13,072 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 12,845 (3,417 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 46,732 2-persons, 24,761 3-persons, 19,366 4-persons, 7,310 5-persons, 1,976 6-persons, 764 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 46,656 1-person, 8,288 2-persons, 1,258 3-persons, 549 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

95.6% of residents of Knox County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,833,799,000 ($7083 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $188,148,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,006,530,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $535,465,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,956,000
Federal grants: $530,396,000
Federal procurement contracts: $469,190,000 ($91,280,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $276,262,000 ($37,697,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $17,824,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $232,468,000
Federal Government insurance: $104,178,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	50 per 1000 residents

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+24 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 62.11 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.0

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

53% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Tennessee.

Knox County:	52.7%
State average:	54.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 250570
• Northeast: 16873
• Midwest: 30950
• South: 61776
• West: 10017

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $90,700

Here:	13.9%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Here:	11.1%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Here:	9.4%
Tennessee:	22.8%

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