Karns, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Houses: 4,106 (3,916 occupied: 3,249 owner occupied, 667 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	30%

Housing density: 301 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $663 (lower quartile is $483, upper quartile is $789)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $882

Median gross rent in Karns, TN in 2007: $811

Housing units in Karns with a mortgage: 1,684 (147 second mortgage, 233 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 891

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $173,937 (it was $112,700 in 2000)

Karns:	$173,937
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,812 - $237,938

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $204,717
Here: $204,717
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $250,095
Here: $250,095
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $235,441
Here: $235,441
State: $142,458

Mobile homes: $23,331
Here: $23,331
State: $44,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,980

In family households: 8,964 (2,477 male householders, 567 female householders)
2,613 spouses, 2,881 children (2,547 natural, 154 adopted, 180 stepchildren), 182 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 76 other relatives, 58 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,016 (469 male householders (400 living alone)), 410 female householders (371 living alone)), 137 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 49 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,372 2-persons, 741 3-persons, 650 4-persons, 218 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 771 1-person, 92 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,915 married couples with children.
343 single-parent households (82 men, 261 women).

98.0% of residents of Karns speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 90 (0.9%)
(63.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Karns, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 316 5 rooms: 590 6 rooms: 703 7 rooms: 635 8 rooms: 562 9 or more rooms: 393

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Karns, Tennessee:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 72 4 rooms: 227 5 rooms: 183 6 rooms: 54 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 148
1995 to 1998: 548
1990 to 1994: 692
1980 to 1989: 973
1970 to 1979: 826
1960 to 1969: 449
1950 to 1959: 290
1940 to 1949: 115
1939 or earlier: 65

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Karns:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 502 3 bedrooms: 1,911 4 bedrooms: 721 5 or more bedrooms: 97

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Karns:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 114 2 bedrooms: 373 3 bedrooms: 143 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Karns in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 46 1 vehicle: 529 2 vehicles: 1,741 3 vehicles: 675 4 vehicles: 164 5 or more vehicles: 94

Cars and other vehicles available in Karns in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 337 2 vehicles: 240 3 vehicles: 55 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Karns, TN:

Less than $10,000: 45
$10,000 to $14,999: 22
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 45
$30,000 to $34,999: 52
$35,000 to $39,999: 49
$40,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 20
$70,000 to $79,999: 37
$80,000 to $89,999: 76
$90,000 to $99,999: 83
$100,000 to $124,999: 197
$125,000 to $149,999: 459
$150,000 to $174,999: 421
$175,000 to $199,999: 379
$200,000 to $249,999: 587
$250,000 to $299,999: 268
$300,000 to $399,999: 238
$400,000 to $499,999: 65
$500,000 to $749,999: 67
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Karns rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Karns:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 30
$300 to $349: 39
$350 to $399: 27
$400 to $449: 29
$450 to $499: 48
$500 to $549: 51
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 34
$650 to $699: 39
$700 to $749: 39
$750 to $799: 29
$800 to $899: 93
$900 to $999: 13
$1,000 to $1,249: 102
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 48

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 31 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 16

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.7%
Number of people working at home: 243 (4.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 186
5 to 9 minutes: 357
10 to 14 minutes: 512
15 to 19 minutes: 952
20 to 24 minutes: 1346
25 to 29 minutes: 465
30 to 34 minutes: 961
35 to 39 minutes: 95
40 to 44 minutes: 58
45 to 59 minutes: 139
60 to 89 minutes: 56
90 or more minutes: 34

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,654 (86%)
Carpooled: 465 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Walked: 33 (1%)
Worked at home: 243 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 178
$10,000 to $14,999: 153
$15,000 to $19,999: 256
$20,000 to $24,999: 239
$25,000 to $29,999: 289
$30,000 to $34,999: 265
$35,000 to $39,999: 191
$40,000 to $44,999: 217
$45,000 to $49,999: 255
$50,000 to $59,999: 484
$60,000 to $74,999: 418
$75,000 to $99,999: 511
$100,000 to $124,999: 255
$125,000 to $149,999: 119
$150,000 to $199,999: 62
$200,000 or more: 31

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 2047

English: 1196

German: 958

Irish: 808

Other groups: 404

Scotch-Irish: 386

Scottish: 200

Dutch: 181

European: 121

French (except Basque): 99

Welsh: 84

Italian: 68

Polish: 65

British: 61

Danish: 44

Hungarian: 41

Swedish: 40

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 23

Dutch West Indian: 23

Subsaharan African:: 22

Norwegian: 16

Swiss: 16

African: 14

Greek: 12

Russian: 11

Scandinavian: 10

Bulgarian: 9

Canadian: 9

Northern European: 9

Finnish: 8

Zimbabwean: 8

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

Other Eastern Africa (18%)
Germany (17%)
Brazil (16%)
Panama (12%)
Philippines (11%)
Canada (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)

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

This state: 7132
Northeast: 281
Midwest: 720
South: 1579
West: 177

63% of Karns residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 78
9th grade: 98
10th grade: 89
11th grade: 97
12th grade, no diploma: 89
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,019
Less than 1 year of college: 168
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 582
Associate degree: 142
Bachelor's degree: 594
Master's degree: 215
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 121

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 127
9th grade: 65
10th grade: 123
11th grade: 44
12th grade, no diploma: 96
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,059
Less than 1 year of college: 328
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 610
Associate degree: 263
Bachelor's degree: 573
Master's degree: 225
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 30.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,112
Black householders: $71,526
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $21,778
Some other race householders: $231,407
Two or more races householders: $46,769
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $87,853

Karns household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Karns household income for Black householders

Karns marital status for males

Karns marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $188,136
Black or African American householders: $204,495
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $115,752
Two or more races householders: $153,256
Hispanic or Latino householders: $84,885

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,124
One, attached: 102
Two: 34
3 or 4: 123
5 to 9: 77
10 to 19: 37
50 or more: 62
Mobile homes: 547

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,505

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Karns:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (79%) Utility gas (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 130

Here:	13.1%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Here:	6.5%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

Here:	4.2%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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)

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