Jefferson County vs. Knox County

Jefferson County (TN)Knox County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)54,012465,289
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.5%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)51,668432,269
Population, Census, April 1, 201051,407432,226
Persons under 5 years, percent4.8%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.7%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.0%15.8%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.4%
White alone, percent95.4%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent2.1%8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.6%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.9%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.0%82.3%
Veterans, 2014-20184,06728,997
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,301206,043
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.2%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$142,200$174,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,063$1,265
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$347$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$671$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.7%23.1%
Building permits, 20181572,398
Households, 2014-201819,910183,318
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.3%82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.2%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.1%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+, 2014-201884.5%91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.4%36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.6%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.6%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.6%64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)53,0761,039,338
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)132,4514,262,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)988,2904,816,872
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)640,3577,926,682
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,269$17,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.522.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$47,264$54,437
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,855$31,678
Persons in poverty, percent13.8%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 201770411,562
Total employment, 201711,151219,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)399,1039,396,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.9%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,21736,313
All firms, 20123,49141,385
Men-owned firms, 20122,15222,921
Women-owned firms, 201293613,707
Minority-owned firms, 2012904,385
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,31535,506
Veteran-owned firms, 20125444,695
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,74633,995
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, 200719.9%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010187.6850.5
Land area in square miles, 2010274.08508.22

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