Roane County vs. Knox County

Roane County (TN)Knox County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)53,140465,289
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.0%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)54,199432,269
Population, Census, April 1, 201054,181432,226
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.8%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.8%15.8%
Female persons, percent51.2%51.4%
White alone, percent94.3%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent2.7%8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.6%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent2.0%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.6%82.3%
Veterans, 2014-20185,03728,997
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.6%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)25,600206,043
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.7%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$138,100$174,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,155$1,265
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$392$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$680$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.8%23.1%
Building permits, 20181032,398
Households, 2014-201820,963183,318
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.2%82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.3%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.5%89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.6%80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.5%36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.7%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.8%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.0%64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.3%58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)51,9511,039,338
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)128,7814,262,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)270,0764,816,872
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)472,3427,926,682
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,834$17,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.522.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,003$54,437
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,897$31,678
Persons in poverty, percent14.8%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 201773311,562
Total employment, 20178,508219,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)265,5239,396,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,07036,313
All firms, 20123,37741,385
Men-owned firms, 20121,66322,921
Women-owned firms, 20121,21513,707
Minority-owned firms, 20121584,385
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,06535,506
Veteran-owned firms, 20123824,695
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,73533,995
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.2%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010150.2850.5
Land area in square miles, 2010360.71508.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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