Knoxville, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Knoxville Apartments for Rent

Total population: 183,546 (Urban population: 183,340, Rural population: 206 (23 farm, 183 nonfarm))

Knoxville, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 84,897 (76,597 occupied: 39,124 owner occupied, 37,473 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	30%

Housing density: 916 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $526 (lower quartile is $411, upper quartile is $634)

Housing units in Knoxville with a mortgage: 22,525 (2,584 second mortgage, 2,144 home equity loan, 90 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,332

Knoxville,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $106,500 (it was $77,800 in 2000)

Knoxville:	$106,500
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,400 - $155,600

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $134,815
Here: $134,815
State: $188,120

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,428
Here: $136,428
State: $161,999

In 2-unit structures: $107,550
Here: $107,550
State: $142,458

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $165,234
Here: $165,234
State: $133,385

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,904
Here: $143,904
State: $164,555

Mobile homes: $27,115
Here: $27,115
State: $44,109

Median year house/condo built: 1960

Median year apartment built: 1972

Household type by relationship

Households: 162,642

In family households: 117,325 (26,163 male householders, 14,161 female householders)
27,460 spouses, 39,422 children (36,126 natural, 1,142 adopted, 2,154 stepchildren), 3,015 grandchildren, 1,608 brothers or sisters, 1,222 parents, 1,820 other relatives, 2,454 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 45,317 (16,178 male householders (12,314 living alone)), 20,048 female householders (17,108 living alone)), 9,091 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11,038 (2,565 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 19,735 2-persons, 10,084 3-persons, 6,522 4-persons, 2,726 5-persons, 939 6-persons, 318 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 29,422 1-person, 5,365 2-persons, 887 3-persons, 479 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

17,880 married couples with children.
11,899 single-parent households (1,722 men, 10,177 women).

94.7% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 5,248 (3.0%)
(29.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Knoxville, Tennessee:
	1 room: 22 2 rooms: 180 3 rooms: 620 4 rooms: 4,385 5 rooms: 10,081 6 rooms: 9,633 7 rooms: 6,740 8 rooms: 3,454 9 or more rooms: 4,009

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knoxville, Tennessee:
	1 room: 1,807 2 rooms: 3,964 3 rooms: 8,551 4 rooms: 11,054 5 rooms: 7,286 6 rooms: 3,205 7 rooms: 943 8 rooms: 412 9 or more rooms: 251

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,257
1995 to 1998: 4,550
1990 to 1994: 3,661
1980 to 1989: 9,448
1970 to 1979: 15,073
1960 to 1969: 14,806
1950 to 1959: 15,807
1940 to 1949: 9,363
1939 or earlier: 10,932

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Knoxville:
	no bedroom: 60 1 bedroom: 858 2 bedrooms: 11,734 3 bedrooms: 19,538 4 bedrooms: 5,701 5 or more bedrooms: 1,233

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Knoxville:
	no bedroom: 2,177 1 bedroom: 12,836 2 bedrooms: 15,568 3 bedrooms: 5,599 4 bedrooms: 1,119 5 or more bedrooms: 174

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Knoxville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,111 1 vehicle: 13,175 2 vehicles: 16,740 3 vehicles: 5,303 4 vehicles: 1,375 5 or more vehicles: 420

Cars and other vehicles available in Knoxville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7,093 1 vehicle: 19,594 2 vehicles: 8,556 3 vehicles: 1,548 4 vehicles: 526 5 or more vehicles: 156

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Knoxville, TN:

Less than $10,000: 148
$10,000 to $14,999: 131
$15,000 to $19,999: 231
$20,000 to $24,999: 349
$25,000 to $29,999: 475
$30,000 to $34,999: 882
$35,000 to $39,999: 990
$40,000 to $49,999: 2689
$50,000 to $59,999: 3898
$60,000 to $69,999: 4391
$70,000 to $79,999: 4663
$80,000 to $89,999: 4427
$90,000 to $99,999: 3036
$100,000 to $124,999: 3570
$125,000 to $149,999: 1867
$150,000 to $174,999: 1205
$175,000 to $199,999: 666
$200,000 to $249,999: 643
$250,000 to $299,999: 550
$300,000 to $399,999: 474
$400,000 to $499,999: 199
$500,000 to $749,999: 204
$750,000 to $999,999: 124
$1,000,000 or more: 45

Knoxville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Knoxville:

Less than $100: 1,565 people
$100 to $149: 984
$150 to $199: 1,435
$200 to $249: 1,006
$250 to $299: 1,121
$300 to $349: 1,487
$350 to $399: 2,246
$400 to $449: 3,596
$450 to $499: 3,562
$500 to $549: 3,522
$550 to $599: 3,712
$600 to $649: 2,982
$650 to $699: 2,537
$700 to $749: 2,112
$750 to $799: 1,604
$800 to $899: 1,754
$900 to $999: 1,040
$1,000 to $1,249: 909
$1,250 to $1,499: 198
$1,500 to $1,999: 133
$2,000 or more: 139
No cash rent: 2,277

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,507 1990 to 1994: 849 1985 to 1989: 360 1980 to 1984: 547 1975 to 1979: 225 1970 to 1974: 149 1970 to 1974: 181 1965 to 1969: 430

Knoxville, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,839 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 2195
5 to 9 minutes: 8248
10 to 14 minutes: 15156
15 to 19 minutes: 18612
20 to 24 minutes: 13404
25 to 29 minutes: 4077
30 to 34 minutes: 8513
35 to 39 minutes: 1052
40 to 44 minutes: 1107
45 to 59 minutes: 2441
60 to 89 minutes: 1240
90 or more minutes: 1158

Knoxville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 63,656 (81%)
Carpooled: 8,338 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,060 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Ferryboat: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 67 (0%)
Motorcycle: 58 (0%)
Bicycle: 198 (0%)
Walked: 3,343 (4%)
Other means: 457 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,839 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 14282
$10,000 to $14,999: 7255
$15,000 to $19,999: 7003
$20,000 to $24,999: 6640
$25,000 to $29,999: 5830
$30,000 to $34,999: 5048
$35,000 to $39,999: 4578
$40,000 to $44,999: 4182
$45,000 to $49,999: 3198
$50,000 to $59,999: 5031
$60,000 to $74,999: 5058
$75,000 to $99,999: 4085
$100,000 to $124,999: 1782
$125,000 to $149,999: 908
$150,000 to $199,999: 705
$200,000 or more: 965

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 35090

United States or American: 23175

English: 13269

German: 11888

Irish: 11302

Scotch-Irish: 5850

Scottish: 3299

Italian: 2599

Dutch: 1808

French (except Basque): 1595

European: 1503

Polish: 1185

Subsaharan African:: 908

Welsh: 799

British: 789

African: 788

Swedish: 623

Norwegian: 608

Arab:: 501

Russian: 397

Greek: 363

Swiss: 299

Hungarian: 246

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 245

French Canadian: 197

Arab/Arabic: 186

Austrian: 160

Danish: 160

Romanian: 154

Canadian: 148

Turkish: 136

Scandinavian: 135

Yugoslavian: 118

Ukrainian: 113

Portuguese: 105

Iranian: 101

Czech: 96

Eastern European: 95

Finnish: 95

Jordanian: 93

Jamaican: 90

Belgian: 88

Celtic: 85

Lithuanian: 84

Croatian: 78

Dutch West Indian: 63

Lebanese: 52

Egyptian: 51

Czechoslovakian: 44

Other Arab: 42

Slavic: 37

Moroccan: 33

Northern European: 33

Nigerian: 33

Syrian: 32

Ethiopian: 29

Slovene: 27

Brazilian: 26

West Indian: 25

Israeli: 25

Slovak: 25

Macedonian: 21

Acadian/Cajun: 20

Other Subsaharan African: 20

Barbadian: 17

Kenyan: 13

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 13

Haitian: 12

Guyanese: 12

British West Indian: 11

Latvian: 11

German Russian: 10

Australian: 10

South African: 10

Serbian: 10

Cape Verdean: 10

Iraqi: 10

Basque: 8

Bermudan: 8

Carpatho Rusyn: 7

Alsatian: 6

Bahamian: 6

Sierra Leonean: 5

Pennsylvania German: 5

Palestinian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (12%)
Germany (6%)
Korea (5%)
India (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
Vietnam (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 117323
Northeast: 6464
Midwest: 12099
South: 27245
West: 4298

47% of Knoxville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 495
Nursery to 4th grade: 364
5th and 6th grade: 786
7th and 8th grade: 1,797
9th grade: 1,354
10th grade: 1,939
11th grade: 1,752
12th grade, no diploma: 2,064
High school graduate (or equivalency): 13,680
Less than 1 year of college: 2,694
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 7,328
Associate degree: 2,215
Bachelor's degree: 8,372
Master's degree: 3,107
Professional school degree: 1,213
Doctorate degree: 1,144

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 620
Nursery to 4th grade: 317
5th and 6th grade: 979
7th and 8th grade: 2,516
9th grade: 1,859
10th grade: 2,400
11th grade: 2,276
12th grade, no diploma: 2,293
High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,539
Less than 1 year of college: 4,051
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,763
Associate degree: 3,144
Bachelor's degree: 8,217
Master's degree: 3,605
Professional school degree: 906
Doctorate degree: 528

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,959
Black householders: $21,365
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $29,722
Asian householders: $32,647
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $4,852
Some other race householders: $19,936
Two or more races householders: $20,132
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,402

Knoxville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Knoxville household income for Black householders

Knoxville household income for Asian householders

Knoxville household income for Two or more races householders

Knoxville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Knoxville marital status for males

Knoxville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,237
Black or African American householders: $82,270
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $95,822
Asian householders: $153,453
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $188,223
Some other race householders: $109,511
Two or more races householders: $113,207
Hispanic or Latino householders: $124,021

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 47,400
One, attached: 2,763
Two: 3,009
3 or 4: 4,420
5 to 9: 8,063
10 to 19: 8,041
20 to 49: 3,518
50 or more: 6,590
Mobile homes: 1,087
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Knoxville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (48%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (80%) Utility gas (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,806

Here:	11.8%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 776

Here:	10.8%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,099

Here:	5.5%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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