Anderson County vs. Knox County
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Anderson County (TN) Knox County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 76,482 465,289
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.9% 7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 75,089 432,269
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 75,129 432,226
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.0% 21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.1% 15.8%
Female persons, percent 51.3% 51.4%
White alone, percent 91.7% 86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.0% 8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 1.5% 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.2% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.1% 4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 89.1% 82.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,220 28,997
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.5% 4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 35,022 206,043
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.0% 64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $139,800 $174,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,133 $1,265
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $397 $400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $726 $864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 15.7% 23.1%
Building permits, 2018 198 2,398
Households, 2014-2018 30,483 183,318
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.45 2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.1% 82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.9% 5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 83.4% 89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.2% 80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.8% 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.5% 36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 14.4% 8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.3% 9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.0% 64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 51.4% 58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 127,115 1,039,338
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 424,699 4,262,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,223,993 4,816,872
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 591,485 5,382,511
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 916,100 7,926,682
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,147 $17,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.8 22.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $49,376 $54,437
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,913 $31,678
Persons in poverty, percent 16.5% 13.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,575 11,562
Total employment, 2017 40,706 219,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,457,011 9,396,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.2% 0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,683 36,313
All firms, 2012 5,799 41,385
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,175 22,921
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,831 13,707
Minority-owned firms, 2012 266 4,385
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,211 35,506
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 717 4,695
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 4,618 33,995
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.9% 25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 222.8 850.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 337.16 508.22
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Anderson county (TN) and Knox county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.