Knox County, Tennessee (TN)

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• • 379,66499.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 41,04210.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 19,7455.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 11,5273.0%Asian alone
  • 7,5322.0%Two or more races
  • 1,3990.4%Some other race alone
  • 9510.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $229,513

Here:	$229,513
State:	$235,345

Townhouses or other attached units: $178,715

Here:	$178,715
State:	$200,852

In 2-unit structures: $178,231

Here:	$178,231
State:	$207,229

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $142,952

Here:	$142,952
State:	$191,604

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,316

Here:	$198,316
State:	$225,283

Mobile homes: $70,041

Here:	$70,041
State:	$67,221

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

Health of residents in Knox County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,203 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,005 (0.6%)

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, Concord, Farragut, Hardin Valley, Powell, Karns, Gibbs, Skaggston, Corryton, Mascot.

2018 air pollution in Knox County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 17.0 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Alexander County, North Carolina , Chowan County, North Carolina , Grainger County , San Luis Obispo County, California , Martin County, North Carolina , Nash County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 33,984
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 23,992 (34.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7,5622010 or later
• 7,9722000 to 2009
• 4,3131990 to 1999
• 2,1411980 to 1989
• 1,0441970 to 1979
• 1,488Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.2 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 133,806
• One, attached: 11,607
• Two: 3,557
• 3 or 4: 7,235
• 5 to 9: 11,350
• 10 to 19: 12,299
• 20 to 49: 6,502
• 50 or more: 7,808
• Mobile homes: 9,487

Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 75,134 (1,719 second mortgage, 5,740 home equity loan, 234 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44,313

Religion statistics for Knox County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Knox County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Tennessee Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: February 15, 2015 to February 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4211: April 02, 2015, FEMA Id: 4211, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 18, 2011 to June 24, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4005: July 20, 2011, FEMA Id: 4005, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 25, 2011 to April 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1974: May 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1974, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Tennessee Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3217: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3217, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2003 to May 30, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1464: May 08, 2003, FEMA Id: 1464, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 23, 2000 to May 31, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1331: June 12, 2000, FEMA Id: 1331, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 1998 to May 18, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1215: April 20, 1998, FEMA Id: 1215, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Tennessee Severe Snowfall, Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 17, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3095: March 14, 1993, FEMA Id: 3095, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snowfall
• Tennessee TORNADOES, Incident Period: April 04, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-424: April 04, 1974, FEMA Id: 424, Natural disaster type: Tornado
• Tennessee Heavy Rains, Flooding, Incident Period: March 21, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-366: March 21, 1973, FEMA Id: 366, Natural disaster type: Flood, Heavy Rain

6.62% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($55,358 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($316 average AGI)

Knox County:	0.04%
Tennessee average:	0.04%

3.27% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($20,960 average AGI)
3.31% relocated from other states ($34,081 average AGI)

Knox County:	3.31%
Tennessee average:	3.48%

from Blount County, TN	0.52% ($41,417 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TN	0.48% ($51,501)
from Sevier County, TN	0.33% ($40,346)
from Loudon County, TN	0.22% ($58,051)
from Jefferson County, TN	0.16% ($38,117)
from Roane County, TN	0.13% ($59,667)
from Davidson County, TN	0.13% ($40,627)

6.14% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($56,522 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($274 average AGI)

Knox County:	0.03%
Tennessee average:	0.04%

3.18% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($25,689 average AGI)
2.93% relocated to other states ($30,559 average AGI)

Knox County:	2.93%
Tennessee average:	2.95%

to Blount County, TN	0.51% ($58,398 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TN	0.46% ($38,648)
to Sevier County, TN	0.24% ($35,298)
to Loudon County, TN	0.24% ($65,386)
to Davidson County, TN	0.22% ($66,249)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.15% ($49,121)
to Jefferson County, TN	0.15% ($49,588)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2013: 5.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Knox County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

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: 360,978 (62,538 male householders, 54,974 female householders)

  87,066 spouses, 120,829 children (113,714 natural, 3,522 adopted, 3,593 stepchildren), 12,106 grandchildren, 4,902 brothers or sisters, 5,876 parents, 4,347 other relatives, 8,340 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 90,445 (31,779 male householders (24,176 living alone)), 37,807 female householders (30,958 living alone)), 20,859 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 10,437

Size of family households: 56,236 2-persons, 29,065 3-persons, 20,024 4-persons, 9,197 5-persons, 2,486 6-persons, 504 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 55,134 1-person, 11,697 2-persons, 1,725 3-persons, 943 4-persons, 87 5-persons.

61,400 married couples with children.
23,355 single-parent households (5,100 men, 18,255 women).

93.5% of residents of Knox speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,833,799,000 ($7,083 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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

• Year house built in Knox County, Tennessee
• 5,1272014 or later
• 7,4162010 to 2013
• 31,4502000 to 2009
• 36,6831990 to 1999
• 29,0551980 to 1989
• 34,3921970 to 1979
• 19,0851960 to 1969
• 17,0701950 to 1959
• 10,9111940 to 1949
• 12,4621939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Knox County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Tennessee
• 2241 room
• 3402 rooms
• 1,6613 rooms
• 8,4864 rooms
• 19,6425 rooms
• 26,3976 rooms
• 19,9087 rooms
• 16,9488 rooms
• 25,8419+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Tennessee
• 2,7901 room
• 2,8812 rooms
• 9,5643 rooms
• 19,1344 rooms
• 15,4105 rooms
• 10,0766 rooms
• 4,1827 rooms
• 1,3298 rooms
• 2,2859+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Knox County, Tennessee

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Tennessee
• 412no bedroom
• 9941 bedroom
• 18,9542 bedrooms
• 62,5923 bedrooms
• 29,7704 bedrooms
• 6,7255+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Tennessee
• 3,150no bedroom
• 13,3901 bedroom
• 25,6002 bedrooms
• 20,7733 bedrooms
• 4,0654 bedrooms
• 6735+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County, Tennessee in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,860no vehicle
• 29,3431 vehicle
• 53,2642 vehicles
• 24,5783 vehicles
• 7,8584 vehicles
• 2,5445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in renter-occupied apartments
• 7,928no vehicle
• 30,5821 vehicle
• 21,3922 vehicles
• 6,0493 vehicles
• 1,0244 vehicles
• 6765+ vehicles

83.7% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Tennessee.

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

• This state: 276,271
• Other state: 158,192
• Northeast: 23,047
• Midwest: 48,134
• South: 71,042
• West: 15,969

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 8,821
• Number of aged recipients: 686
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,135
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,080
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 6,128
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,613
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,134
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 3,970

Knox County on our top lists:

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"