Sevier County vs. Knox County

Sevier County (TN)Knox County (TN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)97,892465,289
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.1%7.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)89,719432,269
Population, Census, April 1, 201089,889432,226
Persons under 5 years, percent5.4%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.8%15.8%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.4%
White alone, percent95.2%86.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.3%8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.4%
Asian alone, percent1.3%2.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent89.7%82.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,64928,997
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.1%4.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)58,281206,043
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.1%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$168,600$174,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,136$1,265
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$321$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$764$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.8%23.1%
Building permits, 20181,0402,398
Households, 2014-201836,945183,318
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.2%82.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.7%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.6%89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.7%80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.9%91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.1%36.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.4%8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.7%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.3%64.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.9%58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)832,6951,039,338
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)198,9154,262,190
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)263,2334,816,872
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,561,0927,926,682
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,874$17,962
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.522.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,943$54,437
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,869$31,678
Persons in poverty, percent13.9%13.2%
Total employer establishments, 20172,79811,562
Total employment, 201740,963219,315
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,148,3739,396,139
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,01436,313
All firms, 20129,15741,385
Men-owned firms, 20125,31822,921
Women-owned firms, 20122,96313,707
Minority-owned firms, 20125224,385
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,36335,506
Veteran-owned firms, 20127364,695
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,93733,995
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%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, 200721.8%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010151.7850.5
Land area in square miles, 2010592.50508.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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