Skaggston, Tennessee
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| Males: 2,084 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 2,233 |  (51.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.7 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 37806
| Skaggston: | $56,453 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,804 (it was $13,458 in 2000)
Skaggston CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $203,919 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
| Skaggston: | $203,919 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $359,911; detached houses: $378,570; townhouses or other attached units: $302,801; in 2-unit structures: $187,496; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $174,348; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $303,260; mobile homes: $93,622; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $148,834
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Skaggston, TN
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- 3,75896.5%White alone
- 711.8%Black alone
- 190.5%Two or more races
- 210.5%Hispanic
- 170.4%American Indian alone
- 50.1%Other race alone
- 30.08%Asian alone
Races in Skaggston detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1020 feet
Land area: 21.2 square miles.
Population density: 204 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Skaggston CCD: | 0.7% ($429) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN 
(13.7 miles , pop. 173,890).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fayette, KY (140.7 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (450.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Mascot, TN (1.2 miles ),
), Corryton, TN (2.1 miles ),
), Strawberry Plains, TN (2.6 miles ),
), Gibbs, TN (2.6 miles ),
), Plainview, TN (2.6 miles ),
), Luttrell, TN (2.8 miles ),
), Beech Springs, TN (3.3 miles )
)Latitude: 36.09 N, Longitude: 83.74 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 865
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Construction (10.7%)
- Health care (8.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.2%)
- Transportation equipment (4.5%)
- Truck transportation (4.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.2%)
- Chemicals (3.9%)
- Construction (18.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.4%)
- Truck transportation (6.0%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.9%)
- Transportation equipment (4.1%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3.9%)
- Chemicals (3.6%)
- Health care (15.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.1%)
- Educational services (6.4%)
- Transportation equipment (5.0%)
- Chemicals (4.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.0%)
- Cashiers (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.2%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.5%)
- Cashiers (8.6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.4%)
Average climate in Skaggston, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 87.6. This is worse than average.
| City: | 87.6 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2000 was 12.6. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 12.6 |
| U.S.: | 5.1 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2006 was 2.32. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 2.32 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 29.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 29.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 18.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 18.9 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 10.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 8.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 10.6 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2015 was 0.00868. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00868 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Skaggston-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/21/1993, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Skaggston place center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 2/21/1993, a category F3 tornado 27.4 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Skaggston-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 23.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 147.0 miles away from Skaggston center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 150.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 153.3 miles away from Skaggston center
On 12/12/2018 at 09:14:43, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MW, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from Skaggston center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 168.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Knox County (13) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Skaggston:
- HOLSTON HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- TOTAL RENAL CARE (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- ST MARY'S HOSPICE (Hospital, about 11 miles away; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- MERCY HOMECARE SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- LIFE CARE CTR OF JEFFERSON CITY (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; JEFFERSON CITY, TN)
- FMC N KNOXVILLE DIALYSIS CNTR (Dialysis Facility, about 12 miles away; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- PROFESSIONAL REGISTER OF NURSING SVCS (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; KNOXVILLE, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Skaggston:
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (about 14 miles; Knoxville, TN; Full-time enrollment: 25,483)
- Pellissippi State Community College (about 26 miles; Knoxville, TN; FT enrollment: 7,271)
- Walters State Community College (about 29 miles; Morristown, TN; FT enrollment: 4,359)
- Lincoln Memorial University (about 35 miles; Harrogate, TN; FT enrollment: 3,706)
- University of the Cumberlands (about 51 miles; Williamsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 3,585)
- Roane State Community College (about 52 miles; Harriman, TN; FT enrollment: 4,302)
- Tusculum College (about 56 miles; Greeneville, TN; FT enrollment: 2,070)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Skaggston: House Mountain Substation (A), Rural / Metro Fire Department Knoxville 25 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Skaggston include: Gilead Church (A), Roseberry Church (B), Saint James Church (C), Green Acres Church (D), Clear Springs Church (E), Three Points Baptist Church (F), Union Church (G), Hopewell United Methodist Church (H), Antioch Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Strong Cemetery (1), Howell Cemetery (2), McBee Cemetery (3), Carter Cemetery (4), Crawford Cemetery (5), Croft Cemetery (6), Shipe Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hogskin Branch (A), Strong Creek (B), Flat Creek (C), Brice Branch (D), Nicely Branch (E), Molly Branch (F), Roseberry Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Skaggston include: Mascot Park (1), Skaggston Community Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 59.5% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 12.0% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Skaggston:
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 10.8%
For population 25 years and over in Skaggston:
- High school or higher: 62.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.1 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Skaggston, TN (based on Knox County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 183,754 | 365 |
| Mainline Protestant | 51,345 | 116 |
| Catholic | 21,988 | 7 |
| Other | 7,178 | 34 |
| Black Protestant | 6,897 | 29 |
| Orthodox | 818 | 2 |
| None | 160,246 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 74
| Here: | 1.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
| Here: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 58
| This county: | 1.37 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 162
| This county: | 3.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 313
| Knox County: | 7.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 12.0% |
| State: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Knox County: | 27.5% |
| Tennessee: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Knox County: | 13.7% |
| State: | 13.5% |
8.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($70,106 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.03% |
| Tennessee average: | 8.49% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($141 average AGI)
Knox County: 0.02% Tennessee average: 0.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Blount County, TN |  0.54% ($55,601 average AGI) |
| from Anderson County, TN | 0.49% ($51,741) |
| from Sevier County, TN | 0.31% ($42,033) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Skaggston:
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
- WMEN (760 AM; daytime; 2 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THOMAS MOFFIT JR.)
- WQBB (1040 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POWELL, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSEV (930 AM; 5 kW; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMTN (1300 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN)
- WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WATO (1290 AM; 5 kW; OAK RIDGE, TN)
- WKXV (900 AM; 1 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RA-TEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Skaggston:
- WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
- WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WJXB-FM (97.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WEZG (99.3 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WYLV (89.1 FM; ALCOA, TN; Owner: FOOTHILLS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRMX-FM (106.7 FM; NORRIS, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WDVX (89.9 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES COMMUNI CORP.)
- WJBZ-FM (96.3 FM; SEYMOUR, TN; Owner: SEYMOUR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WKHT (104.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WYFC (95.3 FM; CLINTON, TN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WYIL-FM (98.7 FM; OLIVER SPRINGS, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCTU (105.9 FM; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: STAIR COMPANY, INC)
- WMIK-FM (92.7 FM; MIDDLESBORO, KY; Owner: GATEWAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WMXK (94.1 FM; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
TV broadcast stations around Skaggston:
- WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
- WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
- WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WEZK-LP (Channel 28; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WEEE-LP (Channel 32; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W50CG (Channel 50; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W56CM (Channel 56; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WDTT-LP (Channel 38; LENOIR CITY, TN; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- W46DC (Channel 46; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WVLR (Channel 48; TAZEWELL, TN; Owner: VOLUNTEER CHRISTIAN TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFEM-LP (Channel 12; HEISKELL, ETC., TN; Owner: H. EARL MARLAR)
- WJZC-LP (Channel 22; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WKXE-LP (Channel 4; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 79.1%Electricity
- 10.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.5%Wood
- 1.3%Utility gas
- 60.6%Electricity
- 14.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.9%Wood
Skaggston compared to Tennessee state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.