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Knox County School District Overview

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville located in Knox County School District area. A total of 187,319 households are located in Knox County School District area. Among them, 53,211 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.00 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 119,382 and 118,028 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.86% (12,881) of residents are non-citizens and 5.65% (25,400) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Knox County School District, Tennessee
Household	187,319
Population	449,805
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	53,211 (28.41%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	119,382
Total Students	118,028
Pre-Kindergarten	6,928
Kindergarten	5,692
Grade 1-8	43,166
Grade 9-12	21,494
College/Graduate School	40,748
Veterans	363,122
Non-citizen	12,881
Non-English Home Language	25,400
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

374,479 residents are over the age of 16 and 242,927 people are in labor force. Among them, 242,417 people are in civilian labor force and 510 are in armed labor force. 232,086 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Knox County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	228,585	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	189,633	82.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	17,640	7.72%
Public transportation	1,778	0.78%
Walked	4,545	1.99%
Other method	2,236	0.98%
Worked from home	12,753	5.58%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	232,086	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	97,111	41.84%
Service	38,206	16.46%
Sales and office	55,825	24.05%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	16,344	7.04%
Production, transportation, and material moving	24,600	10.60%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	232,086	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,198	0.52%
Construction	13,540	5.83%
Manufacturing	18,097	7.80%
Wholesale trade	7,055	3.04%
Retail trade	31,843	13.72%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	11,141	4.80%
Information	5,098	2.20%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	14,334	6.18%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	30,115	12.98%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	58,179	25.07%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	23,894	10.30%
Other services, except public administration	9,696	4.18%
Public administration	7,896	3.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	232,086	-
Private wage and salary workers	183,129	78.91%
Government workers	33,955	14.63%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	14,667	6.32%
Unpaid family workers	335	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,336 for the 187,319 households in Knox County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $32,049. 421,320 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.17%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	187,319	-
Less than $10,000	13,252	7.07%
$10,000 - $14,999	8,367	4.47%
$15,000 - $24,999	18,828	10.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	17,766	9.48%
$35,000 - $49,999	24,264	12.95%
$50,000 - $74,999	32,599	17.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	24,679	13.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	26,302	14.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	10,518	5.62%
More than $200,000	10,744	5.74%
Median Household Income	$57,470	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,336	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	116,035	-
Less than $10,000	4,702	4.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,547	2.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,272	6.27%
$25,000 - $34,999	8,544	7.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,679	10.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	21,187	18.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	18,494	15.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	21,546	18.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	9,344	8.05%
More than $200,000	9,720	8.38%

Median Family Income	$76,397	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$99,708	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,049	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,003	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,003	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	457,097	-
With health insurance coverage	421,320	92.17%
Public coverage	143,403	31.37%
Private health insurance	331,009	72.42%
Without health insurance coverage	35,777	7.83%

Housing

There are 205,620 housing units in Knox County School District area, Tennessee with 187,319 units (91.10%) occupied. 120,390 houses (64.27%) are occupied by owner and 66,929 houses (35.73%) are rented. The average housing value is $183,200 and the average rental cost is $892. 6,249 houses (3.04%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 24,985 houses (12.15%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	205,620	-
Occupied	187,319	91.10%
Owner Occupied	120,390	64.27%
Renter Occupied	66,929	35.73%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	136,591	66.43%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	11,585	5.63%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	48,495	23.58%
Mobile Homes	8,809	4.28%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	140	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	205,620	-
Built 2014 or later	6,249	3.04%
Built 2010 - 2013	6,714	3.27%
Built 2000 - 2009	32,551	15.83%
Built 1990 - 1999	36,106	17.56%
Built 1980 - 1989	27,706	13.47%
Built 1970 - 1979	31,372	15.26%
Built 1960 - 1969	21,781	10.59%
Built 1950 - 1959	18,156	8.83%
Built 1949 or earlier	24,985	12.15%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	205,620	-
1 room	3,889	1.89%
2 rooms	3,760	1.83%
3 rooms	14,074	6.84%
4 rooms	32,733	15.92%
5 rooms	39,765	19.34%
6 rooms	35,546	17.29%
7 rooms	26,416	12.85%
8 rooms	19,693	9.58%
9 rooms or more	29,744	14.47%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	205,620	-
no bedroom	4,246	2.06%
1 bedroom	17,541	8.53%
2 bedrooms	53,584	26.06%
3 bedrooms	86,170	41.91%
4 bedrooms	35,619	17.32%
5 bedrooms or more	8,460	4.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	120,390	-
Less than $50,000	5,203	4.32%
$50,000 - $99,999	14,686	12.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,599	18.77%
$150,000 - $199,999	24,905	20.69%
$200,000 - $299,999	26,583	22.08%
$300,000 - $499,999	17,994	14.95%
$500,000 - $999,999	6,934	5.76%
$1,000,000 or more	1,486	1.23%
Median House Value	$183,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	62,695	-
Less than $500	7,960	12.70%
$500 - $999	31,539	50.31%
$1,000 - $1,499	17,567	28.02%
$1,500 - $1,999	4,033	6.43%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,001	1.60%
$2,500 - $2,999	222	0.35%
$3,000 or more	373	0.59%
Median Rental Costs	$892	-

Demographic

A total of 461,104 people lives in Knox County School District area, Tennessee with 224,184 male and 236,920 female. The males to female ratio is 48.62 to 51.38. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	461,104	-
Male	224,184	48.62%
Female	236,920	51.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	461,104	-
Under 5 years	26,465	5.74%
5 - 9 years	27,038	5.86%
10 - 14 years	27,369	5.94%
15 - 19 years	30,588	6.63%
20 - 24 years	41,278	8.95%
25 - 34 years	62,600	13.58%
35 - 44 years	57,586	12.49%
45 - 54 years	59,167	12.83%
55 - 59 years	30,291	6.57%
60 - 64 years	27,528	5.97%
65 - 74 years	42,049	9.12%
75 - 84 years	20,500	4.45%
85 years and older	8,645	1.87%
Median Age	37.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	461,104	-
One Race	450,767	97.76%
White	394,105	85.47%
Black or African American	40,147	8.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,306	0.28%
Asian	10,114	2.19%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	205	0.04%
Other	4,890	1.06%

Two or more races	10,337	2.24%
White and Black or African American	4,103	0.89%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,962	0.43%
White and Asian	2,124	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	526	0.11%