Grainger County vs. Knox County

Grainger County (TN)Knox County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)23,145465,289
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.2%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)22,656432,269
Population, Census, April 1, 201022,657432,226
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.3%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.5%15.8%
Female persons, percent49.6%51.4%
White alone, percent97.1%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.0%8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.3%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.5%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.1%82.3%
Veterans, 2014-20181,65228,997
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.3%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)11,130206,043
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.4%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,500$174,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$955$1,265
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$306$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$635$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20132.8%23.1%
Building permits, 2018582,398
Households, 2014-20188,948183,318
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.7%82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.6%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.2%89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.7%80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.0%91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201810.6%36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201819.1%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.4%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.6%64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.7%58.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)11,8624,262,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)138,8244,816,872
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)89,9127,926,682
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$3,960$17,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201833.122.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,997$54,437
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,151$31,678
Persons in poverty, percent18.4%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 201723411,562
Total employment, 20172,443219,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)78,8439,396,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-6.4%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,49136,313
All firms, 20121,54441,385
Men-owned firms, 201293122,921
Women-owned firms, 201246913,707
Minority-owned firms, 2012304,385
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,48435,506
Veteran-owned firms, 20122134,695
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,30133,995
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, 20070.0%25.6%
Population per square mile, 201080.7850.5
Land area in square miles, 2010280.60508.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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