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County population in July 2007: 423,874 (87% urban, 13% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 105,594
Renter-occupied apartments: 52,278
% of renters here:  33%
State:  30%
Land area: 508 sq. mi.
Water area: 17.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 834 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

2008 cost of living index in Knox County: 84.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 76%
  • Government: 16%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Knox County, Tennessee business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Knox County, Tennessee:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.4%)
  • Black (8.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,135
County population in 2003: 396,672
Jobs in 2003: 229,891

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Knox County,TN real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 213,244
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.9%

Average household size:
Knox County:  2.3 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,961 ($37,454 in 1999)
This county:  $44,961
Tennessee:  $42,367

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $553 (lower quartile is $422, upper quartile is $663)
This county:  $553
State:  $503

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,700 (it was $95,700 in 2000)
Knox County:  $147,700
Tennessee:  $130,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,400 - $223,000

Mean price in 2007:
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
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,148
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $321

Institutionalized population: 3,558


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

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Knox County, TN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 2291 buildings, average cost: $106,500
  • 2001: 2336 buildings, average cost: $113,500
  • 2002: 2493 buildings, average cost: $114,900
  • 2003: 2882 buildings, average cost: $119,500
  • 2004: 3283 buildings, average cost: $120,400
  • 2005: 3478 buildings, average cost: $119,300
  • 2006: 3162 buildings, average cost: $125,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Tennessee:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.0%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,084 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $966 (0.7%)

Knox County household income distribution in 2007 Knox County home values distribution


Knox County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 12.6%
Knox County:  12.6%
Tennessee:  15.9%
(9.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.4% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2007: 37 years old
(Males: 36 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 30 years old, American Indian residents: 24 years old, Asian residents: 33 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)

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 (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 16.3 µg/m3. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 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 .


Knox County close-up map

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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

 
Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  8.0%
Tennessee:  10.3%

Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 3,314
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,581
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,066
  • 1980 to 1984: 1,075
  • 1975 to 1979: 608
  • 1970 to 1974: 436
  • 1970 to 1974: 541
  • 1965 to 1969: 947


Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

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

Knox County marital status for males
Knox County marital status for females

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


Religion statistics

Total adherents: 236,941
Total congregations: 453

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents120,315 (50.8%)32,034 (13.5%)15,367 (6.5%)9,759 (4.1%)6,295 (2.7%)
Congregations187 (41.3%)66 (14.6%)6 (1.3%)30 (6.6%)5 (1.1%)
NamePresbyterian Church in AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Episcopal ChurchEvangelical Presbyterian ChurchOther
Adherents6,002 (2.5%)5,062 (2.1%)5,023 (2.1%)4,281 (1.8%)32,803 (13.8%)
Congregations4 (0.9%)20 (4.4%)9 (2.0%)3 (0.7%)123 (27.2%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Knox County - Knoxville, Farragut, Mascot, Concord, Corryton

Agriculture in Knox County
Average size of farms: 66 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $14353
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $499.62
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 60.67%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.51%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $15232
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.22%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33849
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.40%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.15
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.70%
Corn for grain: 484 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 26 harvested acres
Vegetables: 143 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 55 acres

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)



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males in 2005 (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2005 (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (9%)
  • India (8%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Knox County (%):



  • United States or American (22%)
  • English (13%)
  • German (11%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • Scotch-Irish (5%)
  • Scottish (3%)
  • Italian (2%)


Knox County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Knox County, Tennessee
  • 7696 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 2183 people in nursing homes
  • 1053 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 716 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 235 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 211 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 178 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 129 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 128 people in institutions for the deaf
  • 77 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 57 people in other group homes
  • 39 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 28 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 23 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 21 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 20 people in religious group quarters
  • 18 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 15 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 13 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 11 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 9 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 8 people in halfway houses
  • 8 people in other workers' dormitories

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $56,871.

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%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


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)
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%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


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)
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



Births per 1000 population in Knox County

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



Deaths per 1000 population in Knox County

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



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Knox County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.75
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20081.69
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 466.180
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49023.77

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1265.520
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 917.1
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10.37

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 54.79
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 90.38

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12.35
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1


Household type by relationship


Households: 369,187
  • 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 25,640
Here:  63 per 1000 residents
State:  69 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 19,250
Here:  48 per 1000 residents
State:  50 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,527
Here:  +6 per 1000 residents
State:  +8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +9,605
Here:  +24 per 1000 residents
State:  +18 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Knox County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.3
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 4,893
  • 1995 to 1998: 16,645
  • 1990 to 1994: 16,110
  • 1980 to 1989: 27,361
  • 1970 to 1979: 32,868
  • 1960 to 1969: 25,544
  • 1950 to 1959: 21,124
  • 1940 to 1949: 12,675
  • 1939 or earlier: 14,219

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 66
  • 2 rooms: 366
  • 3 rooms: 1,568
  • 4 rooms: 9,705
  • 5 rooms: 21,834
  • 6 rooms: 23,312
  • 7 rooms: 18,315
  • 8 rooms: 13,782
  • 9+ rooms: 16,646


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Tennessee:
  • 1 room: 1,977
  • 2 rooms: 4,566
  • 3 rooms: 10,423
  • 4 rooms: 15,804
  • 5 rooms: 11,125
  • 6 rooms: 4,891
  • 7 rooms: 1,963
  • 8 rooms: 948
  • 9+ rooms: 581


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Knox County:
  • no bedroom: 125
  • 1 bedroom: 1,685
  • 2 bedrooms: 22,659
  • 3 bedrooms: 54,104
  • 4 bedrooms: 22,137
  • 5+ bedrooms: 4,884


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County:
  • no bedroom: 2,363
  • 1 bedroom: 15,483
  • 2 bedrooms: 22,535
  • 3 bedrooms: 9,809
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,812
  • 5+ bedrooms: 276


Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 3,626
  • 1 vehicle: 27,002
  • 2 vehicles: 49,777
  • 3 vehicles: 18,642
  • 4 vehicles: 4,917
  • 5+ vehicles: 1,630


Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 8,070
  • 1 vehicle: 26,586
  • 2 vehicles: 13,818
  • 3 vehicles: 2,763
  • 4 vehicles: 791
  • 5+ vehicles: 250


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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (49.0%)
  • Utility gas (44.7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.6%)
  • Wood (1.0%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (78.9%)
  • Utility gas (16.2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.1%)
  • Wood (0.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,387
Here:  13.9%
Tennessee:  9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,079
Here:  11.1%
Tennessee:  10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,633
Here:  9.4%
Tennessee:  22.8%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



Knox County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $21,431,000
  • Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $16,365,000
    All Other: $13,946,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $8,519,000
    Parks & Recreation: $548,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $64,000
  • Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $12,727,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,873,000
    Libraries: $7,341,000
    Regular Highways: $4,105,000
    General: $1,959,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,755,000
    Housing & Community Development: $912,000
    Welfare - Other: $865,000
    Solid Waste Management: $304,000
    Health - Other: $163,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $343,371,000
    Health Services - Other: $29,969,000
    Corrections - Other: $27,128,000
    Police Protection: $26,182,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,273,000
    Regular Highways: $12,555,000
    Central Staff Services: $12,115,000
    Financial Administration: $11,618,000
    Libraries: $9,931,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,478,000
    General - Other: $6,150,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $5,778,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,124,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,913,000
    Welfare - Other: $3,264,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,035,000
    Fire Protection: $826,000
    General Public Buildings: $656,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $347,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,290,000
    Public Welfare: $798,000
    Housing & Community Development: $690,000
    Education: $332,000
    Health & Hospitals: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $18,674,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $33,102,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,034,000
    All Other: $2,984,000
    Health & Hospitals: $380,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $193,369,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $193,455,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $39,806,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $31,994,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $216,546,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $213,987,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $19,274,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $8,817,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,837,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,240,000
    Property Sale Other: $71,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,390,000
    Regular Highways: $6,914,000
    Health - Other: $3,338,000
    Financial Administration: $2,874,000
    General - Other: $1,785,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $967,000
    Corrections - Other: $967,000
    Libraries: $850,000
    Welfare - Other: $365,000
    General Public Building: $341,000
    Police Protection: $319,000
    Housing & Community Development: $289,000
    Central Staff: $137,000
    Parks & Recreation: $74,000
    Judicial: $72,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $68,883,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $18,168,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $140,344,000
    Health & Hospitals: $5,134,000
    Highways: $4,926,000
    Public Welfare: $4,435,000
    All Other: $3,550,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,303,000
    General Support: $1,777,000
  • Tax - Property: $196,446,000
    Total General Sales: $147,213,000
    NEC: $8,883,000
    Other Selective Sales: $4,275,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,603,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $296,479,000


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)



Knox County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)



Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)



Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Persons involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 83 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED740$138,8358,689$149,5936,382$138,4131,294$55,98140$2,455,3751,802$113,257252$68,659
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED45$115,711863$149,6581,018$133,458176$52,9201$170,000171$105,901104$61,433
APPLICATIONS DENIED89$127,5511,444$118,5204,232$129,146999$64,9247$422,714467$96,649288$59,670
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN85$123,765697$142,0071,894$137,592273$90,0811$184,000167$100,03045$82,733
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS11$123,727311$149,431776$138,84141$77,4630$094$111,1383$84,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 81 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,757$145,421777$158,602239$115,74910$81,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED226$149,212106$171,80225$117,0401$136,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED30$125,70017$135,70612$106,8331$77,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN115$162,37438$146,84213$156,0770$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS19$124,1582$88,5001$62,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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