Knox County vs. Roane County

Knox County (TN)Roane County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)465,28953,140
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%-2.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)432,26954,199
Population, Census, April 1, 2010432,22654,181
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.0%18.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%22.8%
Female persons, percent51.4%51.2%
White alone, percent86.0%94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent8.9%2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.3%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%2.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.3%92.6%
Veterans, 2014-201828,9975,037
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.9%1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)206,04325,600
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.5%76.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,700$138,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,265$1,155
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$400$392
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$864$680
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.1%10.8%
Building permits, 20182,398103
Households, 2014-2018183,31820,963
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.5%86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.1%81.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.6%70.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.0%88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201836.7%19.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.6%15.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.8%10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.4%52.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.7%46.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,039,33851,951
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)4,262,190128,781
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,816,872270,076
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)7,926,682472,342
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,962$8,834
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.128.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,437$50,003
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,678$27,897
Persons in poverty, percent13.2%14.8%
Total employer establishments, 201711,562733
Total employment, 2017219,3158,508
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,396,139265,523
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201736,3133,070
All firms, 201241,3853,377
Men-owned firms, 201222,9211,663
Women-owned firms, 201213,7071,215
Minority-owned firms, 20124,385158
Nonminority-owned firms, 201235,5063,065
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,695382
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201233,9952,735
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.0%
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%29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010850.5150.2
Land area in square miles, 2010508.22360.71

Source: United States Census Bureau

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