% String pageType = "Home"; %>
<% String incState = "Tennessee"; %>
<% String incStateAbbrev = "TN"; %>
<% String incCounty = "Knox County"; %>
<%@ include file="includes/headerCounty.inc"%>
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People QuickFacts |
Knox County |
Tennessee |
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Population, 2001 estimate |
385,572 | 5,740,021 |
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Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2001 |
0.9% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
382,032 | 5,689,283 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
13.8% | 16.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
52.0% | 53.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.5% | 75.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
29.0% | 19.6% |
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Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000 |
22.2 | 24.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
171,439 | 2,439,443 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.9% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.4% | 18.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$98,500 | $93,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
157,872 | 2,232,905 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 | 2.48 |
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Median household money income, 1999 |
$37,454 | $36,360 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$21,875 | $19,393 |
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Business QuickFacts |
Knox County |
Tennessee |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 |
11,204 | 131,116 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 1999 |
185,975 | 2,338,780 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 |
21.1% | 25.1% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 1999 |
24,783 | 335,266 |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
3,245,519 | 98,503,080 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
5,029,692 | 50,813,221 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$13,470 | $9,448 |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 |
2,814 | 32,203 |
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Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000) |
2,336,287 | 36,757,793 |
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Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
12,052 | 194,274 |