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Knox County, Tennessee; Rhea County, Tennessee; Obion County, Tennessee; Smith County, Tennessee; Scott County, Tennessee

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Table

Knox County, Tennessee
Rhea County, Tennessee
Obion County, Tennessee
Smith County, Tennessee
Scott County, Tennessee
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
500,669
33,924
30,411
20,538
22,171
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
500,669
33,924
30,411
20,538
22,171
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
495,380
33,689
30,374
20,470
21,999
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
478,966
32,873
30,793
19,913
21,848
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
478,966
32,873
30,793
19,913
21,848
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
4.5%
3.2%
-1.2%
3.1%
1.5%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
3.4%
2.5%
-1.4%
2.8%
0.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 478,971 32,870 30,787 19,904 21,850
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 432,226 31,809 31,807 19,166 22,228
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.4%
5.7%
5.5%
5.5%
6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.6%
21.7%
21.6%
22.4%
23.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.6%
19.3%
21.1%
17.1%
17.6%
Female persons, percent
51.0%
49.8%
51.3%
49.8%
50.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
85.7%
94.2%
86.2%
94.4%
97.6%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
8.8%
2.2%
10.7%
2.5%
0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.4%
0.7%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.5%
0.7%
0.4%
0.6%
0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Z
Z
Two or More Races, percent
2.5%
2.1%
2.2%
1.9%
1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
5.2%
5.8%
5.5%
3.5%
1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
81.3%
89.4%
81.4%
91.4%
96.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 28,282 2,386 1,630 1,133 1,287
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 5.5% 2.6% 2.3% 1.6% 0.6%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 217,226 15,455 14,333 8,758 9,885
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 64.9% 73.5% 65.7% 74.8% 71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $248,200 $155,800 $119,500 $200,500 $113,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,464 $1,198 $997 $1,249 $1,046
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $460 $379 $389 $433 $327
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $1,097 $780 $732 $809 $646
Building permits, 2022 2,503 157 24 126 16
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 194,842 12,744 12,542 7,674 8,614
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.41 2.53 2.41 2.59 2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 84.3% 83.4% 87.6% 90.8% 89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 6.9% 4.3% 4.3% 3.6% 0.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 94.3% 92.1% 86.9% 90.6% 84.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 86.9% 87.2% 81.5% 84.9% 71.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.3% 83.3% 84.8% 86.6% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 39.2% 17.1% 17.2% 16.9% 10.2%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.3% 17.0% 16.5% 13.6% 21.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
10.3%
13.3%
13.4%
12.5%
13.4%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 64.1% 52.8% 56.9% 59.1% 50.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 59.0% 44.1% 51.7% 53.9% 48.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,377,246 39,668 D D 19,289
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 4,850,462 84,768 D D 50,468
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 1,109,226 13,015 D D 12,266
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 8,384,110 284,520 463,729 177,979 176,195
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $18,148 $8,699 $15,250 $9,015 $8,019
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 22.1 27.0 19.8 32.8 28.3
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $68,580 $55,568 $50,638 $57,677 $39,744
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $39,608 $26,678 $28,782 $31,446 $22,273
Persons in poverty, percent
11.6%
14.4%
16.9%
12.6%
21.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 12,035 491 630 291 321
Total employment, 2021 224,143 8,599 8,730 4,164 3,600
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 11,469,046 331,405 334,590 187,285 121,134
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -2.0% -1.5% 1.5% 1.4% -0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 41,168 2,020 1,988 1,596 1,423
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 8,997 409 554 280 299
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 5,043 S 375 S 150
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 1,479 S 34 S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 637 S S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 7,073 282 436 S 243
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 549 S S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 6,900 308 403 S 203
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 942.2 104.2 56.5 63.3 41.0
Population per square mile, 2010 850.5 100.9 58.4 61.0 41.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 508.33 315.47 544.85 314.30 532.30
Land area in square miles, 2010 508.22 315.38 544.73 314.29 532.30
FIPS Code 47093 47143 47131 47159 47151
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2023) refers to the final year of the series (2020 thru 2023). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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