Anderson County vs. Knox County

Anderson County (TN)Knox County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)76,482465,289
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.9%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)75,089432,269
Population, Census, April 1, 201075,129432,226
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.0%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.1%15.8%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.4%
White alone, percent91.7%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent4.0%8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.5%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.1%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent89.1%82.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,22028,997
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.5%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)35,022206,043
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.0%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, 2009-201315.7%23.1%
Building permits, 20181982,398
Households, 2014-201830,483183,318
Persons per household, 2014-20182.452.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.9%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.4%89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.2%80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.8%91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.5%36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.4%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.3%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.0%64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.4%58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)127,1151,039,338
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)424,6994,262,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,223,9934,816,872
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)591,4855,382,511
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)916,1007,926,682
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,147$17,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.822.1
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, percent16.5%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,57511,562
Total employment, 201740,706219,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,457,0119,396,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.2%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,68336,313
All firms, 20125,79941,385
Men-owned firms, 20123,17522,921
Women-owned firms, 20121,83113,707
Minority-owned firms, 20122664,385
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,21135,506
Veteran-owned firms, 20127174,695
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,61833,995
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200720.9%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010222.8850.5
Land area in square miles, 2010337.16508.22

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.