Blount County vs. Knox County

Blount County (TN)Knox County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)131,349465,289
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.7%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)123,098432,269
Population, Census, April 1, 2010123,010432,226
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.2%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.2%15.8%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.4%
White alone, percent93.8%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent3.0%8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.9%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.5%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.8%82.3%
Veterans, 2014-20189,94028,997
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.9%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)58,673206,043
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.1%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,600$174,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,220$1,265
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$368$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$768$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.3%23.1%
Building permits, 20188682,398
Households, 2014-201850,159183,318
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.1%82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.3%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.7%89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.0%80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.1%91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.0%36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.5%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.2%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.7%58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)229,8311,039,338
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)561,4714,262,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,761,4154,816,872
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,441,2127,926,682
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,606$17,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.722.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,140$54,437
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,634$31,678
Persons in poverty, percent9.9%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 20172,35711,562
Total employment, 201742,917219,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,966,3199,396,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.6%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,95436,313
All firms, 201211,09841,385
Men-owned firms, 20126,27722,921
Women-owned firms, 20123,35613,707
Minority-owned firms, 20125134,385
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,19935,506
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,3144,695
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,20233,995
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%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, 200725.7%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010220.2850.5
Land area in square miles, 2010558.71508.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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