Knox County, Tennessee (TN)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 36,108
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 105,594
Renter-occupied apartments: 59,837 (it was 52,278 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 33% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 508 sq. mi.
Water area: 17.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 957 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.3%), Retail trade (12.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 391,13080.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 32,1696.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 26,6075.5%Two or more races
- 23,8374.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 9,7842.0%Asian alone
- 2,2550.5%Some other race alone
- 6740.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2210.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 37.7 years |
Tennessee median age: | 39.2 years |
Males: 237,254 | ![]() |
Females: 249,423 | ![]() |

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Knox County: | 2.0 people |
Tennessee: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $64,894 ($37,454 in 1999)
This county: | $64,894 |
Tennessee: | $59,695 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $876 (lower quartile is $653, upper quartile is $1,154)
This county: | $876 |
State: | $799 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $256,700 (it was $95,700 in 2000)
Knox: | $256,700 |
Tennessee: | $235,200 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,346Detached houses: $311,101
Here: $311,101 State: $310,843 Townhouses or other attached units: $247,503
Here: $247,503 State: $280,903 In 2-unit structures: $216,534
Here: $216,534 State: $276,828 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,643
Here: $164,643 State: $245,576 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $240,093
Here: $240,093 State: $255,271 Mobile homes: $99,008
Here: $99,008 State: $101,125 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $41,214
Here: $41,214 State: $71,133
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $420
Institutionalized population: 3,241
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 7
- Rapes: 71
- Robberies: 26
- Assaults: 463
- Burglaries: 434
- Thefts: 2038
- Auto thefts: 396
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 8
- Rapes: 55
- Robberies: 31
- Assaults: 438
- Burglaries: 533
- Thefts: 2280
- Auto thefts: 581
Health of residents in Knox County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.69.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
48.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
43.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
62.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Knox County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.70.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
44.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
47.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
70.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
35.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 2132 buildings, average cost: $235,700
- 2020: 1797 buildings, average cost: $211,400
- 2019: 1234 buildings, average cost: $207,000
- 2018: 1861 buildings, average cost: $203,000
- 2017: 1761 buildings, average cost: $220,100
- 2016: 1592 buildings, average cost: $211,600
- 2015: 1483 buildings, average cost: $186,100
- 2014: 1226 buildings, average cost: $189,400
- 2013: 1190 buildings, average cost: $191,800
- 2012: 916 buildings, average cost: $188,500
- 2011: 731 buildings, average cost: $180,700
- 2010: 878 buildings, average cost: $148,200
- 2009: 887 buildings, average cost: $137,000
- 2008: 1302 buildings, average cost: $152,500
- 2007: 2620 buildings, average cost: $124,600
- 2006: 3162 buildings, average cost: $125,000
- 2005: 3478 buildings, average cost: $119,300
- 2004: 3283 buildings, average cost: $120,400
- 2003: 2882 buildings, average cost: $119,500
- 2002: 2493 buildings, average cost: $114,900
- 2001: 2336 buildings, average cost: $113,500
- 2000: 2291 buildings, average cost: $106,500
- 1999: 2325 buildings, average cost: $93,800
- 1998: 2215 buildings, average cost: $89,500
- 1997: 2341 buildings, average cost: $84,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,278 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,202 (0.5%)
Knox County: | 12.1% |
Tennessee: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 37.7 years old
(Males: 36.6 years old, Females: 38.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39.9 years old, Black residents: 34.3 years old, American Indian residents: 22.7 years old, Asian residents: 35.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.3 years old, Other race residents: 25.8 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, Concord, Farragut, Hardin Valley, Powell, Karns, Gibbs, Skaggston, Corryton, Mascot.
2019 air pollution in Knox County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.033 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 13.8 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 8.4 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Knox County: Snakeden Mountain Campsite (A), Cosby Ranger Station (B), Round Mountain Campground (C), Round Mountain Lookout (D), Walnut Mountain Appalachian Trail Shelter (E), Bubbling Spring Shooting Range (F), Meadow Creek Lookout (G), French Broad Boating Site (H), Houston Valley Campground (I), Douglas Shores Campground (J), Laws (K), Dayenport Gap Appalachian Trail Shelter (L), Davenport Gap Appalachian Trail Shelter (M), Kyle Carver Orchards (N), Smoky Mountain Golf Course (O), French Broad (P), Gilliland Creek Campsite (Q), Otter Creek Campsite (R), Sugar Cove Campsite (S), Junction (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Knox County include: Big Pigeon Church (A), Faith Mission (B), Little Pigeon Church (C), Allen Chapel (D), Pleasant Point Baptist Church (E), Jones Chapel (F), Catons Grove Methodist Church (G), Rays Chapel (H), Stokely Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Huff Cemetery (1), Talley Cemetery (2), Inman Cemetery (3), Jack Cemetery (4), Johnson Cemetery (5), Varner Cemetery (6), Jones Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Crawley Pond (A), Scott Pond (B), Allen Branch Fish Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Maddron Creek (A), Lovell Creek (B), Long Branch (C), Little Clifty Branch (D), Bearpen Branch (E), Laurel Creek (F), Kyker Branch (G), Kneelas Creek (H), Allen Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Knox County include: Houston Valley Recreation Area (1), French Broad Recreation Site (2), Rattlesnake Branch Recreation Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
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
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Here: | 2.6% |
Tennessee: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 33,984
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 24,173 (44.3% naturalized citizens)
Knox County: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 11,1382010 or later
- 7,4302000 to 2009
- 3,4491990 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: 140,028
- One, attached: 12,276
- Two: 4,822
- 3 or 4: 6,328
- 5 to 9: 10,968
- 10 to 19: 12,377
- 20 to 49: 9,342
- 50 or more: 9,942
- Mobile homes: 7,870
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 127
Housing units in Knox County with a mortgage: 78,644 (6,373 second mortgage, 277 home equity loan, 5,261 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,623
Here: | 98.7% with mortgage |
State: | 97.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Knox County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 183,754 | 365 |
Mainline Protestant | 51,345 | 116 |
Catholic | 21,988 | 7 |
Other | 7,178 | 34 |
Black Protestant | 6,897 | 29 |
Orthodox | 818 | 2 |
None | 160,246 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Knox County: | 1.75 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 3.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.39 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Knox County: | 12.0% |
Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Knox County: | 27.5% |
State: | 30.2% |
Here: | 13.7% |
State: | 13.5% |
Agriculture in Knox County:
Average size of farms: 66 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $14,353
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: $15,232
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: $33,849
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
Tornado activity:
Knox County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 10414424.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 11 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/18/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Knox County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 78% greater 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 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 154.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 163.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 139.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 50.2 miles away from Knox County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 167.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Tennessee Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4514, Natural disaster type: Other
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019, FEMA Id: 4427, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Tennessee Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 27, 2017 - May 28, 2017, FEMA Id: 4320, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- 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
- 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Knox County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 214,463 (79.1%)
- Carpooled: 15,464 (5.7%)
- Bus: 1,126 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,747 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 41 (0.0%)
- Walked: 3,146 (1.2%)
- Worked at home: 35,227 (13.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Mexico (13%)
- Guatemala (11%)
- India (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Honduras (4%)
- Iraq (4%)
- Vietnam (3%)
- American (20%)
- English (15%)
- German (8%)
- Irish (8%)
- European (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (3%)
- Italian (2%)
People in group quarters in Knox County, Tennessee in 2010:
- 7,950 people in college/university student housing
- 1,891 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 1,024 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 478 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 304 people in group homes intended for adults
- 211 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 141 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 89 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 73 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 69 people in correctional residential facilities
- 46 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 28 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 23 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 21 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in Knox County, Tennessee in 2000:
- 7,696 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 2,183 people in nursing homes
- 1,053 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
8.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($70,106 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 8.03% |
Tennessee average: | 8.49% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($141 average AGI)
Knox County: 0.02% Tennessee average: 0.02%
3.42% relocated from other counties in Tennessee ($22,183 average AGI)
4.59% relocated from other states ($47,782 average AGI)
Knox County: 4.59% Tennessee average: 4.34%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Blount County, TN | ![]() |
from Anderson County, TN | ![]() |
from Sevier County, TN | ![]() |
from Loudon County, TN | ![]() |
from Davidson County, TN | ![]() |
from Jefferson County, TN | ![]() |
from Roane County, TN | ![]() |
6.70% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($62,055 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.70% |
Tennessee average: | 7.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.71% relocated to other counties in Tennessee ($33,170 average AGI)
2.99% relocated to other states ($28,885 average AGI)
Knox County: 2.99% Tennessee average: 3.20%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
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to Anderson County, TN | ![]() |
to Loudon County, TN | ![]() |
to Sevier County, TN | ![]() |
to Davidson County, TN | ![]() |
to Union County, TN | ![]() |
to Roane County, TN | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 5.9
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 63,116 (51,298 aged, 11,818 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 8,396 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Knox County, Tennessee in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,387)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (3,924)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,883)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,766)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,662)
- Unspecified dementia (3,333)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,879)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,221)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (1,841)
- Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (1,218)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,082
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 466
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 49,024
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,266
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 917
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 55
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 90
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 64.8. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 41.5
- Cut/Pierce - 10.0
- Other - 13.3
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 130.4. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 76.6
- Suffocation - 22.2
- Poisoning - 21.8
- Other - 9.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 486,677- Male householders: 93,958 (26,561 living alone), Female householders: 104,956 (37,686 living alone)
88,715 spouses (88,132 opposite-sex spouses), 15,740 unmarried partners, (14,794 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 121,762 children (112,910 natural, 2,254 adopted, 6,598 stepchildren), 13,342 grandchildren, 4,572 brothers or sisters, 4,818 parents, 382 foster children, 6,644 other relatives, 20,768 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 11,020
Size of family households: 54,768 2-persons, 27,369 3-persons, 19,845 4-persons, 9,167 5-persons, 3,724 6-persons, 2,258 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 64,247 1-person, 13,325 2-persons, 2,704 3-persons, 1,361 4-persons, 146 6-persons.
64,428 married couples with children.
22,694 single-parent households (5,927 men, 16,767 women).
93.4% of residents of Knox speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% 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:
Births: 25,640Here: | 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 |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 62.11 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Here: | 6.7 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Knox County, Tennessee
- 3,5042020 or later
- 22,8972010 to 2019
- 30,1862000 to 2009
- 34,1241990 to 1999
- 27,3381980 to 1989
- 32,3151970 to 1979
- 21,3401960 to 1969
- 16,4821950 to 1959
- 9,7021940 to 1949
- 16,1921939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Tennessee
- 3731 room
- 2382 rooms
- 2,3083 rooms
- 9,0244 rooms
- 23,0305 rooms
- 25,8206 rooms
- 19,9477 rooms
- 17,8238 rooms
- 29,1159+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Tennessee
- 3,9711 room
- 3,2332 rooms
- 12,5023 rooms
- 21,6294 rooms
- 15,0265 rooms
- 7,5216 rooms
- 2,9197 rooms
- 1,2018 rooms
- 3,2349+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Knox County, Tennessee
- 373no bedroom
- 7831 bedroom
- 18,1092 bedrooms
- 66,6133 bedrooms
- 32,4074 bedrooms
- 9,3935+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knox County, Tennessee
- 4,091no bedroom
- 15,7921 bedroom
- 30,4082 bedrooms
- 16,5053 bedrooms
- 3,7884 bedrooms
- 6525+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 2,802no vehicle
- 32,0021 vehicle
- 55,1832 vehicles
- 25,3393 vehicles
- 8,3144 vehicles
- 4,0385+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Knox County in renter-occupied apartments
- 7,927no vehicle
- 33,2021 vehicle
- 22,4552 vehicles
- 5,1943 vehicles
- 2,0014 vehicles
- 4575+ vehicles
83.8% of Knox County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Tennessee.
Knox County: | 83.8% |
State average: | 85.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 283,510
- Other state: 175,445
- Northeast: 28,417
- Midwest: 48,139
- South: 80,098
- West: 18,791
- 54.4%Electricity
- 43.2%Utility gas
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 86.6%Electricity
- 12.1%Utility gas
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 20.1% |
Tennessee: | 15.7% |
Here: | 15.9% |
Tennessee: | 15.5% |
Here: | 11.3% |
Tennessee: | 25.2% |
Knox County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,286,000
- Charges - Other: $66,195,000
Other: $61,066,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,877,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,824,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $5,134,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,235,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $378,000
General - Other: $72,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $576,920,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $539,970,000
Police Protection: $81,397,000
Police Protection: $75,413,000
Health - Other: $31,633,000
Health - Other: $31,283,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $24,425,000
General - Other: $24,398,000
Financial Administration: $23,735,000
Financial Administration: $22,006,000
General - Other: $20,324,000
Central Staff Services: $18,556,000
Regular Highways: $17,655,000
Regular Highways: $16,912,000
Central Staff Services: $16,103,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,087,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,977,000
Libraries: $13,523,000
Libraries: $13,319,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,290,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,840,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,302,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,976,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,376,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,730,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,556,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,458,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,351,000
Natural Resources - Other: $971,000
General Public Buildings: $709,000
Local Fire Protection: $700,000
Local Fire Protection: $685,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,960,000
Other: $3,092,000
Education: $1,048,000
Education: $675,000
Health and Hospitals: $349,000
Health and Hospitals: $291,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $24,359,000
Interest on Debt: $15,084,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $52,741,000
Other - General - Other: $49,860,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,896,000
Other: $3,446,000
Education: $711,000
Education: $685,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $680,334,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $675,809,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,118,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $638,368,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,727,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,091,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,400,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,760,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,208,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,010,000
Interest Earnings: $6,265,000
Interest Earnings: $4,643,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,292,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,621,000
Donations From Private Sources: $998,000
Rents: $916,000
Rents: $784,000
Donations From Private Sources: $585,000
Sale of Property: $503,000
Sale of Property: $235,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,000,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,989,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,661,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,937,000
Regular Highways: $2,978,000
Police Protection: $2,737,000
Police Protection: $2,064,000
Financial Administration: $2,001,000
General Public Building: $1,296,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,292,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,163,000
Central Staff Services: $1,064,000
Financial Administration: $972,000
General Public Building: $947,000
Libraries: $591,000
Correctional Institutions: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $497,000
Health - Other: $300,000
Correctional Institutions: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $200,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000
Health - Other: $181,000
Libraries: $151,000
General - Other: $141,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $43,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
Local Fire Protection: $27,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $126,240,000
Cash and Securities: $109,376,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,705,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $294,376,000
Education: $269,960,000
Other: $28,400,000
Other: $26,533,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,271,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,246,000
Highways: $6,959,000
Highways: $6,501,000
- Tax - Property: $271,203,000
Property: $257,100,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $191,066,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $24,922,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,252,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,295,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,095,000
Other License: $5,220,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,208,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,026,000
Amusements Sales: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $367,673,000
: $346,616,000
Knox County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,286,000
- Charges - Other: $66,195,000
Other: $61,066,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,877,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,824,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $5,134,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,235,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $378,000
General - Other: $72,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $576,920,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $539,970,000
Police Protection: $81,397,000
Police Protection: $75,413,000
Health - Other: $31,633,000
Health - Other: $31,283,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $24,425,000
General - Other: $24,398,000
Financial Administration: $23,735,000
Financial Administration: $22,006,000
General - Other: $20,324,000
Central Staff Services: $18,556,000
Regular Highways: $17,655,000
Regular Highways: $16,912,000
Central Staff Services: $16,103,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,087,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,977,000
Libraries: $13,523,000
Libraries: $13,319,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,290,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,840,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,302,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,976,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,376,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,730,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,556,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,458,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,351,000
Natural Resources - Other: $971,000
General Public Buildings: $709,000
Local Fire Protection: $700,000
Local Fire Protection: $685,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,960,000
Other: $3,092,000
Education: $1,048,000
Education: $675,000
Health and Hospitals: $349,000
Health and Hospitals: $291,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $24,359,000
Interest on Debt: $15,084,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $52,741,000
Other - General - Other: $49,860,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,896,000
Other: $3,446,000
Education: $711,000
Education: $685,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $680,334,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $675,809,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,118,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $638,368,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,727,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,091,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,400,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,760,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,208,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,010,000
Interest Earnings: $6,265,000
Interest Earnings: $4,643,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,292,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,621,000
Donations From Private Sources: $998,000
Rents: $916,000
Rents: $784,000
Donations From Private Sources: $585,000
Sale of Property: $503,000
Sale of Property: $235,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,000,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,989,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,661,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,937,000
Regular Highways: $2,978,000
Police Protection: $2,737,000
Police Protection: $2,064,000
Financial Administration: $2,001,000
General Public Building: $1,296,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,292,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,163,000
Central Staff Services: $1,064,000
Financial Administration: $972,000
General Public Building: $947,000
Libraries: $591,000
Correctional Institutions: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $497,000
Health - Other: $300,000
Correctional Institutions: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $200,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000
Health - Other: $181,000
Libraries: $151,000
General - Other: $141,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $43,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
Local Fire Protection: $27,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $126,240,000
Cash and Securities: $109,376,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,705,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $294,376,000
Education: $269,960,000
Other: $28,400,000
Other: $26,533,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,271,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,246,000
Highways: $6,959,000
Highways: $6,501,000
- Tax - Property: $271,203,000
Property: $257,100,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $191,066,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $24,922,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,252,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,295,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,095,000
Other License: $5,220,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,208,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,026,000
Amusements Sales: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $367,673,000
: $346,616,000
Knox County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,286,000
- Charges - Other: $66,195,000
Other: $61,066,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,877,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,824,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $5,134,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,235,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $378,000
General - Other: $72,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $576,920,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $539,970,000
Police Protection: $81,397,000
Police Protection: $75,413,000
Health - Other: $31,633,000
Health - Other: $31,283,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $24,425,000
General - Other: $24,398,000
Financial Administration: $23,735,000
Financial Administration: $22,006,000
General - Other: $20,324,000
Central Staff Services: $18,556,000
Regular Highways: $17,655,000
Regular Highways: $16,912,000
Central Staff Services: $16,103,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,087,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,977,000
Libraries: $13,523,000
Libraries: $13,319,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,290,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,840,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,302,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,976,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,376,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,730,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,556,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,458,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,351,000
Natural Resources - Other: $971,000
General Public Buildings: $709,000
Local Fire Protection: $700,000
Local Fire Protection: $685,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,960,000
Other: $3,092,000
Education: $1,048,000
Education: $675,000
Health and Hospitals: $349,000
Health and Hospitals: $291,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $24,359,000
Interest on Debt: $15,084,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $52,741,000
Other - General - Other: $49,860,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,896,000
Other: $3,446,000
Education: $711,000
Education: $685,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $680,334,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $675,809,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,118,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $638,368,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,727,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,091,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,400,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,760,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,208,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,010,000
Interest Earnings: $6,265,000
Interest Earnings: $4,643,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,292,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,621,000
Donations From Private Sources: $998,000
Rents: $916,000
Rents: $784,000
Donations From Private Sources: $585,000
Sale of Property: $503,000
Sale of Property: $235,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,000,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,989,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,661,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,937,000
Regular Highways: $2,978,000
Police Protection: $2,737,000
Police Protection: $2,064,000
Financial Administration: $2,001,000
General Public Building: $1,296,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,292,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,163,000
Central Staff Services: $1,064,000
Financial Administration: $972,000
General Public Building: $947,000
Libraries: $591,000
Correctional Institutions: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $497,000
Health - Other: $300,000
Correctional Institutions: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $200,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000
Health - Other: $181,000
Libraries: $151,000
General - Other: $141,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $43,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
Local Fire Protection: $27,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $126,240,000
Cash and Securities: $109,376,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,705,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $294,376,000
Education: $269,960,000
Other: $28,400,000
Other: $26,533,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,271,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,246,000
Highways: $6,959,000
Highways: $6,501,000
- Tax - Property: $271,203,000
Property: $257,100,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $191,066,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $24,922,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,252,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,295,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,095,000
Other License: $5,220,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,208,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,026,000
Amusements Sales: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $367,673,000
: $346,616,000
Knox County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $25,286,000
- Charges - Other: $66,195,000
Other: $61,066,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,877,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $26,824,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $5,134,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,235,000
- Construction - General - Other: $1,252,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $378,000
General - Other: $72,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $576,920,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $539,970,000
Police Protection: $81,397,000
Police Protection: $75,413,000
Health - Other: $31,633,000
Health - Other: $31,283,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,106,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $24,425,000
General - Other: $24,398,000
Financial Administration: $23,735,000
Financial Administration: $22,006,000
General - Other: $20,324,000
Central Staff Services: $18,556,000
Regular Highways: $17,655,000
Regular Highways: $16,912,000
Central Staff Services: $16,103,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,087,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,977,000
Libraries: $13,523,000
Libraries: $13,319,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,290,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,840,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,302,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,976,000
Housing and Community Development: $3,376,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,730,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,556,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,458,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,351,000
Natural Resources - Other: $971,000
General Public Buildings: $709,000
Local Fire Protection: $700,000
Local Fire Protection: $685,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $4,960,000
Other: $3,092,000
Education: $1,048,000
Education: $675,000
Health and Hospitals: $349,000
Health and Hospitals: $291,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $24,359,000
Interest on Debt: $15,084,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $52,741,000
Other - General - Other: $49,860,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $144,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $9,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,896,000
Other: $3,446,000
Education: $711,000
Education: $685,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $680,334,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $675,809,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $663,118,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $638,368,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,727,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $102,091,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $89,400,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $61,760,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,208,000
General Revenue - Other: $11,010,000
Interest Earnings: $6,265,000
Interest Earnings: $4,643,000
Fines and Forfeits: $3,292,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,621,000
Donations From Private Sources: $998,000
Rents: $916,000
Rents: $784,000
Donations From Private Sources: $585,000
Sale of Property: $503,000
Sale of Property: $235,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,000,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,989,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $4,661,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,937,000
Regular Highways: $2,978,000
Police Protection: $2,737,000
Police Protection: $2,064,000
Financial Administration: $2,001,000
General Public Building: $1,296,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,292,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,163,000
Central Staff Services: $1,064,000
Financial Administration: $972,000
General Public Building: $947,000
Libraries: $591,000
Correctional Institutions: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $497,000
Health - Other: $300,000
Correctional Institutions: $290,000
Solid Waste Management: $200,000
Solid Waste Management: $192,000
Health - Other: $181,000
Libraries: $151,000
General - Other: $141,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $57,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $56,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $43,000
Local Fire Protection: $32,000
Local Fire Protection: $27,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $126,240,000
Cash and Securities: $109,376,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $10,705,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $294,376,000
Education: $269,960,000
Other: $28,400,000
Other: $26,533,000
Health and Hospitals: $11,271,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,246,000
Highways: $6,959,000
Highways: $6,501,000
- Tax - Property: $271,203,000
Property: $257,100,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $191,066,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $24,922,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,252,000
Motor Vehicle License: $12,060,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,295,000
Other Selective Sales: $7,095,000
Other License: $5,220,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,208,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $2,026,000
Amusements Sales: $17,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $367,673,000
: $346,616,000
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
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 82 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) | ||||||||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2,404 | $139,613 | 2,717 | $180,919 | 10,735 | $171,301 | 694 | $77,291 | 25 | $1,948,920 | 932 | $133,279 | 104 | $79,019 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 154 | $120,623 | 234 | $181,756 | 867 | $169,780 | 74 | $54,392 | 1 | $4,500,000 | 67 | $127,731 | 62 | $47,952 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 239 | $132,770 | 412 | $129,464 | 2,484 | $161,332 | 312 | $48,974 | 5 | $1,789,800 | 165 | $102,133 | 174 | $57,425 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 230 | $140,678 | 315 | $191,657 | 2,071 | $167,883 | 109 | $75,110 | 2 | $8,400,000 | 92 | $111,880 | 26 | $77,500 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 68 | $137,559 | 79 | $180,759 | 606 | $170,530 | 35 | $91,057 | 0 | $0 | 24 | $119,625 | 4 | $51,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 75 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 567 | $195,249 | 502 | $192,279 | 11 | $162,909 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 113 | $183,133 | 148 | $212,311 | 9 | $137,444 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 42 | $187,905 | 54 | $195,426 | 1 | $238,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 24 | $220,167 | 37 | $219,946 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 11 | $258,727 | 8 | $162,625 | 3 | $69,000 |
Most common first names in Knox County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 2,962 | 71.2 years |
William | 2,636 | 73.3 years |
Mary | 2,559 | 78.6 years |
John | 2,260 | 74.4 years |
Charles | 1,651 | 71.7 years |
Robert | 1,650 | 71.3 years |
George | 1,038 | 74.6 years |
Margaret | 1,015 | 79.1 years |
Helen | 858 | 78.0 years |
Ruth | 827 | 80.2 years |
Most common last names in Knox County, TN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 1,380 | 75.2 years |
Johnson | 1,024 | 74.5 years |
Davis | 774 | 76.2 years |
Jones | 751 | 75.4 years |
Williams | 672 | 74.5 years |
Brown | 661 | 73.7 years |
Miller | 616 | 75.7 years |
Moore | 476 | 74.4 years |
Thomas | 434 | 75.1 years |
Wilson | 422 | 73.9 years |
Businesses in Knox County, TN | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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AT&T | 9 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Kohl's | 3 | |
Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Kroger | 11 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | La Quinta | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 4 | La-Z-Boy | 3 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 12 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 3 | Lane Furniture | 4 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 3 | LensCrafters | 3 | |
Ann Taylor | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 7 | |
Apple Store | 1 | Long John Silver's | 3 | |
Applebee's | 4 | Lowe's | 3 | |
Arby's | 10 | MainStay | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Marriott | 5 | |
Audi | 1 | Marshalls | 3 | |
AutoZone | 6 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 23 | |
BMW | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | McDonald's | 22 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 3 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Microtel | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 3 | Motel 6 | 3 | |
Baymont Inn | 2 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 3 | New Balance | 12 | |
Best Western | 3 | New York & Co | 2 | |
Blockbuster | 7 | Nike | 18 | |
Brooks Brothers | 1 | Nissan | 2 | |
Brookstone | 1 | Office Depot | 2 | |
Budget Car Rental | 2 | OfficeMax | 3 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 2 | Old Navy | 3 | |
Burger King | 13 | Olive Garden | 2 | |
CVS | 14 | Outback | 3 | |
Cache | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 3 | |
CarMax | 1 | Pac Sun | 3 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Panera Bread | 5 | |
Catherines | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 6 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Payless | 3 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 7 | Penske | 3 | |
Chico's | 2 | PetSmart | 2 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Pizza Hut | 9 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
Circle K | 1 | Popeyes | 1 | |
Clarion | 1 | Pottery Barn | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 3 | Quality | 4 | |
Comfort Suites | 3 | Quiznos | 4 | |
Cracker Barrel | 6 | RadioShack | 7 | |
Cricket Wireless | 12 | Ramada | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Red Lobster | 2 | |
DHL | 3 | Red Robin | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Red Roof Inn | 4 | |
Days Inn | 3 | Rooms To Go | 2 | |
Deb | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 5 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 1 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Dennys | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 8 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
DressBarn | 2 | SONIC Drive-In | 10 | |
Dressbarn | 2 | Sam's Club | 2 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 5 | Sears | 6 | |
Econo Lodge | 3 | Sephora | 2 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
Express | 1 | Sleep Inn | 2 | |
Extended Stay America | 2 | Soma Intimates | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 2 | |
FedEx | 81 | Sprint Nextel | 7 | |
Finish Line | 3 | Staples | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 6 | Starbucks | 13 | |
Foot Locker | 2 | Steak 'n Shake | 2 | |
Ford | 2 | Subaru | 1 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | Subway | 34 | |
GNC | 5 | Super 8 | 5 | |
GameStop | 5 | T-Mobile | 12 | |
Gap | 2 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
Gymboree | 2 | Taco Bell | 11 | |
H&R Block | 13 | Talbots | 3 | |
Hardee's | 6 | Target | 4 | |
Havertys Furniture | 1 | The Limited | 1 | |
Haworth | 1 | The Room Place | 2 | |
Hilton | 7 | Torrid | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 2 | Toyota | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 7 | Toys"R"Us | 4 | |
Hollister Co. | 2 | True Value | 2 | |
Home Depot | 4 | U-Haul | 21 | |
Honda | 2 | U.S. Cellular | 12 | |
Hot Topic | 2 | UPS | 80 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Urban Outfitters | 1 | |
IHOP | 3 | Value City Furniture | 1 | |
InTown Suites | 1 | Vans | 5 | |
J. Jill | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
J.Crew | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 3 | |
JCPenney | 3 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 2 | Waffle House | 8 | |
Jones New York | 5 | Walgreens | 18 | |
Journeys | 3 | Walmart | 4 | |
Justice | 2 | Wendy's | 15 | |
KFC | 10 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Kincaid | 5 | YMCA | 5 | |
Kmart | 2 |
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"