Housing density: 301 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $410,747.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,128 (lower quartile is $812, upper quartile is $1,538)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,501
Median gross rent in Karns, TN in 2022: $1,375
Housing units in Karns with a mortgage: 1,684 (147 second mortgage, 233 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 891
In family households: 334,598 (78,196 male householders, 32,561 female householders)
83,377 spouses, 110,923 children (102,076 natural, 3,343 adopted, 5,504 stepchildren), 8,705 grandchildren, 3,434 brothers or sisters, 2,960 parents, foster children, 4,342 other relatives, 7,948 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 85,280 (30,493 male householders (22,660 living alone)), 35,999 female householders (29,897 living alone)), 18,788 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12,348 (3,241 institutionalized population)
58,209 married couples with children.
19,202 single-parent households (3,366 men, 15,836 women).
98.0% of residents of Karns speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 281 (2.2%)
(78.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Karns, Tennessee
101995 to March 2000
311990 to 1994
141985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
111970 to 1974
81965 to 1969
16Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Other Eastern Africa
Karns:
17.8% (16)
Tennessee:
1.1% (1,777)
Germany
Karns:
16.7% (15)
Tennessee:
5.2% (8,316)
Brazil
Karns:
15.6% (14)
Tennessee:
0.5% (766)
Panama
Karns:
12.2% (11)
Tennessee:
0.9% (1,381)
Philippines
Karns:
11.1% (10)
Tennessee:
2.6% (4,078)
Canada
Karns:
10.0% (9)
Tennessee:
4.4% (6,981)
United Kingdom
Karns:
8.9% (8)
Tennessee:
3.6% (5,726)
Italy
Karns:
7.8% (7)
Tennessee:
0.6% (937)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,132
Other state: 2,757
Northeast: 281
Midwest: 720
South: 1,579
West: 177
63% of Karns residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Tennessee.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 78
9th grade: 98
10th grade: 89
11th grade: 97
12th grade, no diploma: 89
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,019
Less than 1 year of college: 168
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 582
Associate degree: 142
Bachelor's degree: 594
Master's degree: 215
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 121
Education attainment for females 25 years and older: