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City: Knoxville, TN
Knox County, TN
Zip code population (2000): 13,130
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 13,720

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Houses and condos: 6,582
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,407
% of renters here:  55%
State:  30%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 37909: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2134 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.6% ($1,379)
Tennessee:  1.0% ($715)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Knoxville: $1,163 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Knoxville: $1,066 (1.1%)

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Males: 6,078  (46.3%)
Females: 7,052  (53.7%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $147,841
37909:  $147,841
Tennessee:  $130,800


According to our research of public records there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 37909 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  32.3 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.0 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 37909, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $42,872 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $42,872
State:  $44,088

Salary/wage: $36,410 (reported on 83.7% of returns)
Here:  $36,410
State:  $38,825
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.0% for AGIs below $10k, 81.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,970 (reported on 40.5% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,970
Tennessee:  $1,802
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,040 (reported on 24.8% of returns)
Here:  $4,040
State:  $3,727
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,749 (reported on 20.3% of returns)
Here:  +$7,749
State:  +$15,776
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,992 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:  +$16,992
State:  +$12,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -12.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,714 (reported on 1.8% of returns)
37909:  $2,714
Tennessee:  $2,934
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $16,460 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
Here:  $16,460
Tennessee:  $16,857

Total itemized deductions: $16,821 (1% of AGI, reported on 28.8% of returns)
Here:  $16,821
State:  $18,035
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $10k, 8.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,863 (5.8% of AGI, reported on 25.3% of returns)
Here:  $4,863
Tennessee:  $5,167

Here:  5.8% of AGI
State:  5.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,709 (reported on 78.0% of returns)
37909:  $6,709
State:  $7,482
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,649 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:  $1,649
State:  $1,826
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 48.8%
Here:  49%
State:  60%
(% for various income ranges: 46.5% for AGIs below $10k, 49.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 45.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.6% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,386
This zip code:  $44,386
Tennessee:  $42,367
Knoxville, TN (37909) map

Nearest zip codes: 37919, 37921, 37923, 37912, 37916, 37902.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  47.6%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 37909 with a mortgage: 1,744 (153 second mortgage, 199 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 825


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,176

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $362

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  13.7%
Whole state:  15.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  6.6%
Whole state:  6.5%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.6
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.0
State:  4.2


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable location: West Side YMCA (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in zip code 37909 include: Churhc of the Savior (A), Faith Church (B), First Church of the Nazarene (C), Middlebrook Pike Church (D), West Hills Presbyterian Church (E), Calvary Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Reed Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 121
  • 1995 to 1998: 410
  • 1990 to 1994: 599
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,486
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,936
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,046
  • 1950 to 1959: 736
  • 1940 to 1949: 197
  • 1939 or earlier: 74



Zip code 37909 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Knoxville, TN (37909):
  • no bedroom: 17
  • 1 bedrooms: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 482
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,498
  • 4 bedrooms: 590
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 149


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 159
  • 1 bedrooms: 1,125
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,513
  • 3 bedrooms: 506
  • 4 bedrooms: 94
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 10



Vehicles available in 37909 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 84
  • 1 vehicle: 745
  • 2 vehicles: 1,489
  • 3 vehicles: 329
  • 4 vehicles: 89
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 184
  • 1 vehicle: 2,015
  • 2 vehicles: 937
  • 3 vehicles: 213
  • 4 vehicles: 29
  • 5 or more vehicles: 29



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 37909 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 37909 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 37909:

  • Less than $10,000: 13
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 3
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 6
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 8
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 8
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 17
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 43
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 102
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 121
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 130
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 530
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 595
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 457
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 332
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 462
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 99
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 68
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 35
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 19
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 15
  • $1,000,000 or more: 13
 



37909 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 37909:

  • Less than $100: 12
  • $100 to $149: 5
  • $150 to $199: 43
  • $200 to $249: 13
  • $250 to $299: 8
  • $300 to $349: 13
  • $350 to $399: 149
  • $400 to $449: 402
  • $450 to $499: 1,159
  • $500 to $549: 570
  • $550 to $599: 968
  • $600 to $649: 393
  • $650 to $699: 690
  • $700 to $749: 175
  • $750 to $799: 80
  • $800 to $899: 205
  • $900 to $999: 22
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 20
  • $2,000 or more: 34
  • No cash rent: 106
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $136,068.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $149,346
  • Black or African American householders: $160,571
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $94,179
  • Asian householders: $154,000
  • Two or more races householders: $102,667

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,841 (it was $108,000 in 2000)
37909:  $147,841
Tennessee:  $130,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,400 - $155,600

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $173,058
Here:  $173,058
State:  $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,822
Here:  $126,822
State:  $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $199,647
Here:  $199,647
State:  $142,458

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $88,261
Here:  $88,261
State:  $164,555

Mobile homes: $23,382
Here:  $23,382
State:  $44,109


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,884
  • One, attached: 380
  • Two: 138
  • 3 or 4: 243
  • 5 to 9: 928
  • 10 to 19: 967
  • 20 to 49: 577
  • 50 or more: 454
  • Mobile homes: 34
37909 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,229 (86%)
  • Carpooled: 705 (10%)
  • Bicycle: 11 (0%)
  • Walked: 24 (0%)
  • Other means: 30 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 205 (3%)
 

37909 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 129
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 645
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1561
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1743
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1210
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 427
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 663
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 108
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 83
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 206
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 97
  • 90 or more minutes: 127
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.9%


Household type by relationship
Households: 12,291

  • In family households: 8,024 (2,008 male householders, 887 female householders)
    2,151 spouses, 2,370 children (2,190 natural, 85 adopted, 95 stepchildren), 142 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 106 other relatives, 175 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 4,267 (1,616 male householders (1,128 living alone)), 1,581 female householders (1,218 living alone)), 1,070 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 795 (764 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,540 2-persons, 714 3-persons, 469 4-persons, 147 5-persons, 25 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,346 1-person, 653 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

1,313 married couples with children.
586 single-parent households (95 men, 491 women).

95.4% of residents of 37909 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 6% well, 44% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 28% well, 7% not well, 6% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 25% well, 20% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (44% very well, 56% well).

Foreign born population: 416 (3.2%)
(39.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  3.2%
Whole state:  2.8%


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



  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (18%)
  • Canada (13%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Micronesia (6%)
  • Turkey (5%)
  • Asia, n.e.c. (4%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 191
  • 1990 to 1994: 53
  • 1985 to 1989: 18
  • 1980 to 1984: 50
  • 1975 to 1979: 15
  • 1970 to 1974: 14
  • 1970 to 1974: 45
  • 1965 to 1969: 30

White population: 11,701
Black population: 786
American Indian population: 39
Asian population: 255
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 104
Two or more races population: 244

Zip code 37909 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 1758
 United States or American: 1396
 English: 1361
 German: 1049
 Irish: 1008
 Scotch-Irish: 678
 Scottish: 388
 Dutch: 207
 Italian: 193
 Polish: 170
 French (except Basque): 165
 Welsh: 163
 Swedish: 111
 European: 92
 British: 82
 Norwegian: 82
 Canadian: 76
 Yugoslavian: 63
 Russian: 48
 Greek: 46
 Croatian: 34
 Scandinavian: 31
 Austrian: 27
 Israeli: 25
 Turkish: 20
 Iranian: 19
 Arab:: 16
 Danish: 15
 Subsaharan African:: 15
 African: 15
 Eastern European: 13
 Finnish: 12
 French Canadian: 10
 Swiss: 10
 Belgian: 9
 Moroccan: 8
 Basque: 8
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
 Jamaican: 8
 Lebanese: 8
 Lithuanian: 7
 Hungarian: 7
 Romanian: 7
 Pennsylvania German: 5



Zip code 37909 topographic map

Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:
  • WEST HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH NURS (Students: 122; Location: 409 WINSTON ROAD, KNOXVILLE, TN; Grades: PK - KG)

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,479

Zip code 37909 marital status for males
Zip code 37909 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (66%)
  • Utility gas (32%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


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

  • This state: 7167
  • Northeast: 649
  • Midwest: 1428
  • South: 3045
  • West: 309

37% of the 37909 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Tennessee.

Population in 1990: 13,265. Population change in the 1990s: -135 (-1.0%).



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 197
Here:  20.1%
Tennessee:  9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 133
Here:  28.2%
Tennessee:  10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 106
Here:  6.4%
Tennessee:  22.8%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (KNOXVILLE, TN):

  • INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (1315 KIRBY RD; small business): $38,114 in 9 contracts from 2004 to 2006
    Contracts for Lodging - Hotel/Motel, Purchase of Structures and Facilities -- Troop Housing Facilities, Condiments and Related Products by Army, Navy
    Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $31,090; 2005: $3,850; 2006: $3,174.

    Biggest contracts:
    $15,405 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-10-28. Completion date: 2004-10-22.
    $6,580, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-26. Completion date: 2004-08-25.
    $3,850 with Navy for Purchase of Structures and Facilities -- Troop Housing Facilities. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-04-14.
    $3,755 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-03-31. Completion date: 2004-05-25.
  • RIS CORP (5905 WEISBROOK LANE, SUITE; small business): $28,253 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2004
    $11,008 with Army for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2002-12-31.
    $7,800 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2004-05-24. Completion date: 2005-05-24.
    $4,960 with Army for Road Clearing, Cleaning and Marking Equipment. Signed on 2003-06-19. Completion date: 2003-07-15.
    $4,485 with Army for Communication Training Devices. Taking place in IL. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2004-09-24.
  • M A JONES INC (3939 PAPERMILL RD; small business)
    $26,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Air Conditioning Equipment. Signed on 2000-07-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
  • RAY, DARYLL (6621 NIGHTINGALE LANE; small business)
    $12,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Economic Studies. Signed on 2002-09-23. Completion date: 2002-10-15.
  • ROYAL BRASS INC (1470 AMHERST; small business)
    $6,379 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Taking place in AR. Signed on 2005-08-31. Completion date: 2005-09-13.
  • BRISTOL HOTEL COMPANY (1315 KIRBY ROAD): $6,050 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
    $3,250 with Navy for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Troop Housing Facilities. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2004-10-03.
    $2,800, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-07. Completion date: 2005-01-10.
  • CARRIER SALES AND DISTRIBUTION (5900 WEISBROOK LANE; small business)
    $5,995 with Army for Compressors and Vacuum Pumps. Signed on 2006-05-17. Completion date: 2006-05-31.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 8 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 8 establishments)
  • Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 2, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (250-499: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
  • Information: Directory and Mailing List Publishers (50-99: 2)


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.)



People in group quarters
  • 612 people in nursing homes
  • 129 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 21 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children






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