Knox County vs. Blount County

Knox County (TN)Blount County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)465,289131,349
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)432,269123,098
Population, Census, April 1, 2010432,226123,010
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.0%20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%20.2%
Female persons, percent51.4%51.5%
White alone, percent86.0%93.8%
Black or African American alone, percent8.9%3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.3%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.3%90.8%
Veterans, 2014-201828,9979,940
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.9%2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)206,04358,673
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.5%75.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,700$174,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,265$1,220
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$400$368
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$864$768
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.1%11.3%
Building permits, 20182,398868
Households, 2014-2018183,31850,159
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.5%91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.1%86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.6%77.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.0%89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201836.7%24.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.8%10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.4%59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.7%54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,039,338229,831
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,262,190561,471
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,816,8723,761,415
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,926,6821,441,212
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,962$11,606
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.124.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,437$54,140
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,678$29,634
Persons in poverty, percent13.2%9.9%
Total employer establishments, 201711,5622,357
Total employment, 2017219,31542,917
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,396,1391,966,319
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%-4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201736,3138,954
All firms, 201241,38511,098
Men-owned firms, 201222,9216,277
Women-owned firms, 201213,7073,356
Minority-owned firms, 20124,385513
Nonminority-owned firms, 201235,50610,199
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,6951,314
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201233,9959,202
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.9%
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%25.7%
Population per square mile, 2010850.5220.2
Land area in square miles, 2010508.22558.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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