Knox County vs. Union County

Knox County (TN)Union County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)465,28919,688
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)432,26919,107
Population, Census, April 1, 2010432,22619,109
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.0%21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%18.3%
Female persons, percent51.4%50.7%
White alone, percent86.0%97.4%
Black or African American alone, percent8.9%0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.3%0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.3%96.1%
Veterans, 2014-201828,9971,479
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.9%0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)206,0439,471
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.5%74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,700$120,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,265$996
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$400$303
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$864$632
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.1%6.0%
Building permits, 20182,398100
Households, 2014-2018183,3187,126
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.5%90.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.1%82.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.6%62.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.0%76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201836.7%8.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.8%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.4%50.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.7%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,039,3387,368
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,262,19011,576
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,816,872125,906
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,926,68287,645
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,962$4,582
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.133.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,437$41,352
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,678$21,677
Persons in poverty, percent13.2%19.8%
Total employer establishments, 201711,562199
Total employment, 2017219,3151,760
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,396,13956,378
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201736,3131,264
All firms, 201241,3851,070
Men-owned firms, 201222,921646
Women-owned firms, 201213,707294
Minority-owned firms, 20124,38526
Nonminority-owned firms, 201235,506997
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,69597
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201233,995898
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%20.1%
Population per square mile, 2010850.585.5
Land area in square miles, 2010508.22223.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Knox county (TN) and Union county (TN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.