Knox County Demographics Report

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Population (2009)

  TOTAL  
Population (2009) 445,260  
Sex (2009) 

Sex (2009)

  TOTAL %
Male                217,207 48.78
Female 228,053 51.22
Age Distribution (2009)

Age Distribution (2009)

  TOTAL %
0-4                 27,644 6.21
5-9 27,554 6.19
10-19 55,862 12.55
20-29 65,764 14.77
30-39 56,580 12.71
40-49 65,009 14.6
50-59 61,667 13.85
60-64 24,962 5.61
65+ 60,218 13.52
Race Distribution (2009) 

Race Distribution (2009)

  TOTAL %
White            377,874 84.87
Black 42,097 9.45
American Indian 236 .05
Asian 8,815 1.98
Pacific Islander 240 .05
Other 4,683 1.05
Multirace 11,315 2.54
Hispanic 11,590 2.6
Total Households (2009)

 (2009) Total Households

  TOTAL %
Households       186,253  
Families 112,194 60.24
Household Income Distribution (2009) 

 (2009) Household Income Distribution

  TOTAL %
<$10 K                17,983 9.66
$10-$20K 20,342 10.92
$20-$30K 21,234 11.4
$30-$40K 18,738 10.06
$40-$50K 18,080 9.71
$50-$60K 15,584 8.37
$60-$75K 18,281 9.82
$75-$100K 21,419 11.5
> $100K 34,592 18.57
Labor Force Status (2009)

 (2009) Labor Force Status

  TOTAL %
Labor Force    229,393  
Employed 207,935 90.65
Unemployed 21,265 9.27
In Armed Forces 193  
Not In Labor Force 127,772  
Total Number of Housing (2009)

 (2009) Total Number of Housing

  TOTAL %
Total Dwellings 200,675     
Owner-Occupied Dwellings 126,498 67.92
Renter-Occupied Dwellings 59,755 32.08
Housing Units Occupied 186,253 92.81
Education Attainment (2009)

 (2009) Education Attainment

  TOTAL %
Population Age 25+ 300,211  
< Grade 9 8,536 2.84
Grade 9-12 24,506 8.16
High School 85,669 28.54
Some College 58,738 19.57
Assoc Degree 21,373 7.12
Bach Degree 63,563 21.17
Grad Degree 37,826   12.6
Size of Household (2009)

Size of Household

  TOTAL %
1 Person           60,161 32.3
2 Person 60,476 32.47
3 Person 28,495 15.3
4 Person 24,762 13.29
5 Person 8,793 4.72
6+ Person 2,435 1.31

Population (2014)

  TOTAL  
Population (2014) 498,585           
Sex (2014)

Sex

  TOTAL %
Male               243,824 48.9
Female 254,761 51.1
Age Distribution (2014)

Age Distribution

  TOTAL %
0-4 33,950 6.81
5-9                  29,816 5.98
10-19 59,391 11.91
20-29 68,390 13.72
30-39 64,680 12.97
40-49 65,139 13.06
50-59 70,018 14.04
60-64 30,734 6.16
65+ 76,467 15.34
Race Distribution (2014)

Race Distribution

  TOTAL %
White                409,047 82.04
Black 53,301 10.69
American Indian 36 .01
Asian 12,759 2.56
Pacific Islander 285 .06
Other 7,832 1.57
Multirace 15,325 3.07
Hispanic 17,819 3.57
Total Households (2014) 

Total Households

  TOTAL %
Households      211,926  
Families 121,641 57.4
Household Income Distribution (2014) 

Household Income Distribution

  TOTAL %
<$10 K                19,229 9.07
$10-$20K 22,189 10.47
$20-$30K 22,031 10.4
$30-$40K 21,158 9.98
$40-$50K 17,954 8.47
$50-$60K 17,923 8.46
$60-$75K 21,316 10.06
$75-$100K 24,432 11.53
> $100K 45,694 21.56
Labor Force Status (2014)

Labor Force Status

  TOTAL %
Labor Force 254,834  
Employed      241,985 94.96
Unemployed 12,641 4.96
In Armed Forces 208  
Not In Labor Force 143,684  
Total Number of Housing (2014) 

Total Number of Housing

  TOTAL %
Total Dwellings 218,947     
Owner-Occupied Dwellings 147,621 69.66
Renter-Occupied Dwellings 64,305 30.34
Housing Units Occupied 211,926 96.79
Education Attainment (2014)

Education Attainment

  TOTAL %
Population Age 25+ 343,891  
< Gr 9 7,032 2.04
Gr 9-12 28,742 8.36
High School 98,503 28.64
Some College 65,497 19.05
Assoc Degree 23,783 6.92
Bach Degree 75,683 22.01
Grad Degree 44,651 12.98
Size of Household (2014)

Size of Household

  TOTAL %
1 Person         73,525 34.69
2 Person 67,122 31.67
3 Person 31,068 14.66
4 Person 30,257 14.28
5 Person 8,403 3.97
6+ Person 1,222 .58

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