I. Geography & Demographics VI.  County Government Finance
II. Income & Poverty VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
III.  Health & Healthcare VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
IV.  Employment IX.  Public School Systems
V.  Value of Farmland & Agricultural Products Sold
Knox County, Tennessee
Selected Statistical Information
I.  Geography & Demographics
        Tennessee Knox County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Land Area (sq. mi.) 41,217 508 36th  1.2%
Farmland (2007)            
Acres of Farmland (2007) 10,969,798 82,938  58th   0.8%
Acres of Farmland (1992) 11,169,086 94,254  54th   0.8%
Number of Farms (2007) 79,280 1,224  17th   1.5%
Average Size of Farms (Acres, 2007) 138 68  93rd  
Population            
2010 Census 6,346,105 432,226 3rd  6.8%
2000 Census 5,689,283 382,032 3rd  6.7%
1990 Census 4,877,203 335,749 3rd  6.9%
Population Change (2000 to 2010) 656,822 50,194 4th  7.6%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 11.5% 13.1% 22nd 
Population Density (per sq. mi.)     Tennessee Knox County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 Census 154               850 3rd  552.1%
2000 Census 138               751 3rd  544.3%
1990 Census 118               660 3rd  558.0%
Urban Population           Percent of State Total
2010 Census 4,213,245 385,021 3rd  9.1%
2000 Census 3,618,968 332,094 3rd  9.2%
1990 Census 2,969,948 261,720 3rd  8.8%
Growth Rate (2000 to 2010) 16.4% 15.9% 26th 
Growth Rate (1990 to 2000) 21.9% 26.9% 32nd 
Percent of Population in Urban Areas           Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census 66.4% 89.1% 4th  22.7%
2000 Census 63.6% 86.9% 4th  23.3%
1990 Census 60.9% 78.0% 4th  17.1%
Median Age            
2010 Census 38 37 84th 
2000 Census 36 36 73rd 
Population Percentages by Age Bracket     Tennessee Knox County County
Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2010 Census
under 18 23.6% 21.9% 61st  -1.7%
18-24 9.6% 11.6% 7th  2.0%
25-44 26.4% 27.0% 10th  0.6%
45-64 27.0% 26.5% 84th  -0.5%
65 & over 13.4% 13.1% 81st  -0.3%
2000 Census
under 18 24.6% 22.3% 76th  -2.3%
18-24 9.6% 11.6% 7th  2.0%
25-44 30.2% 30.4% 22nd  0.1%
45-64 23.2% 23.1% 76th  -0.2%
65 & over 12.4% 12.7% 67th  0.3%
Population Growth by Age Bracket, 2000 (Census) to 2010 (Census)        
Population Percentages by Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census)          
        Tennessee Knox County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Males per 100 Females (2010) 95.1 94.6 44th  99.4%
Marriages Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 8.8 5.7 87th  64.8%
Divorces Recorded per 1,000 Population in 2010 4.2 4.4 47th  104.8%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
II. Income and Poverty
Per Capita Personal Income     Tennessee Knox County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
2010 $34,921 $37,148 7th  106.4%
2000 $26,097 $28,554 6th  109.4%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 2.96% 2.67% 72nd 
Median Household Income            
2010 $41,461 $44,074 15th  106.3%
2000 $35,760 $39,129 16th  109.4%
Compound Annual Growth Rate 1.49% 1.20% 47th 
2010 Poverty Rate           Percentage Point Difference
All Ages 17.8% 12.9% 6th  -4.90%
Related Children Under 18 Years  25.9% 17.0% 3rd  -8.90%
2000 Poverty Rate            
All Ages  13.5% 12.6% 23rd  -0.89%
Related Children Under 18 Years 17.6% 14.5% 20th  -3.08%
2010 Food Stamp Recipients (Monthly Average )          
Percent of Occupied Households 23.5% 17.4% 9th  -6.16%
Percent of Individuals 19.6% 14.3% 7th  -5.28%
2010 Families First (Monthly Average)            
Percent of Occupied Households 2.5% 1.94% 51st  -0.56%
Percent of Individuals 2.5% 1.95% 56th  -0.59%
*Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
III. Health & Healthcare
2010 Pregnancy & Birth Rates      Tennessee Knox County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Live births per 1,000 Population 12.5              11.8 30th 94.4%
Percent of Live Births to Unmarried Parents 44.1% 36.6% 17th 83.0%
Percent Low Birth Weight 9.0% 8.8% 28th 97.8%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 15-44               72.2              65.0 33rd 90.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-17               10.0               8.6 31st 86.0%
Pregnancies per 1,000 Females Aged 10-14                 0.8               0.8  7th 100.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Mortality Rates      Tennessee Knox County County
Rank*		 Comparison to State Figure
Number of Deaths per 1,000 Population                 9.3               9.1  13th  97.8%
Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population by Cause of Death
Diseases of the Heart             228.3            208.9 15th 91.5%
Cancer (Malignant Neoplasm)             212.9            197.1 15th 92.6%
Diabetes               26.4              24.3 36th 92.0%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
 8th
20th
27th
Access to Healthcare     Tennessee Knox County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2010) 2.4 4.1 5th  173.0%
Medical Doctors per 1,000 (2007) 1.8 3.0 6th  165.8%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2010) 3.5 5.7 6th  161.3%
Hospital Beds per 1,000 Population (2008) 4.2 6.7 7th  159.5%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2010) 43.9 35.5 83rd  81.0%
Nursing Home Beds per 1,000 Pop. 65 & older (2008) 46.0 36.5 85th  79.2%
IV. Employment
Unemployment Rate     Tennessee Knox County County
Rank*		 Percentage Point Difference
2012 (January) 8.7% 6.2% 2nd  -2.5%
2000 (annual) 4.0% 3.2% 4th  -0.8%
2010 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 28.9% 22.8% 18th  -6.1%
2000 Youth Unemployment Rate (annual) 12.0% 6.8% 5th  -5.2%
* Note: A rank of 1 indicates the best condition.
2010 Employment Percentages by Major Industry   Tennessee Knox County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
Total Employment Top Industries 2,558,287 215,551 3rd  8.4%
Health Care and Social Assistance 12.6% 15.1% 3rd  10.0%
Retail Trade 12.0% 13.4% 3rd  9.4%
Accommodation and Food Services 9.1% 10.6% 3rd  9.8%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 6.7% 7.7% 3rd  9.7%
Local Government 10.9% 7.5% 3rd  5.8%
State Government 3.5% 6.0% 2nd  14.5%
Wholesale Trade 4.6% 5.4% 3rd  10.0%
Manufacturing 11.7% 5.2% 6th  3.8%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 4.2% 5.0% 3rd  10.0%
Construction 3.9% 4.3% 3rd  9.2%
Finance and Insurance 4.1% 4.0% 5th  8.3%
Transportation and Warehousing 4.8% 3.3% 4th  5.9%
Other Services (except Public Administration) 2.6% 3.3% 3rd  10.5%
Information 1.7% 2.2% 3rd  10.5%
*Note: Percentages for counties may not total to 100%. 
This table shows the top industries in the county, not all industries.
2010 Average Annual Wage by Major Industry         County
Rank
11th 
9th 
3rd 
3rd 
8th 
5th 
8th 
9th 
19th 
5th 
10th 
11th 
4th 
11th 
12th 
V.  Value of Farmland and Agricultural Products Sold
2007 Estimates*     Tennessee Knox County County
Rank		 Comparison to State Figure
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Farm) $467,420 $438,547 48th  93.8%
Market Value of Farmland & Buildings (Average Per Acre) $3,378 $6,472 2nd  191.6%
Total Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold  $2,617,394,000 $19,379,000 50th  0.7%
Per Capita Value of Agricultural Products Sold $424 $46 92nd  10.8%
*2012 Ag Census not available until 2013
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)*
Fiscal Year 2011 Revenue by Source (in thousands)   Tennessee Percent of Tennessee Revenue Knox County Percent of County Revenue
Grand Total  $      7,377,794 100.0%  $              - n/a
Total State Revenue  $      2,705,115 36.7%  $            -   n/a
Public Schools**          2,360,751 32.0%  $              - n/a
All Other             344,365 4.7%                -   n/a
Federal Revenue***  $         747,424 10.1%  $            -   n/a
Total Local Revenue  $      3,925,254 53.2%  $              - n/a
Property Tax†          2,563,733 34.7%                -   n/a
Local Sales Tax††          1,081,514 14.7%                -   n/a
Other Local‡           1,245,096 16.9%                -   n/a
*Davidson, Gibson, Hamilton, Knox, McMinn, Shelby and Washington County Audits not available as of July 1, 2012
**State revenue for County School Districts Only
***Includes federal revenue through state and direct federal revenue.
†Includes county property tax support for city and/or special school districts.
††Includes local option sales tax support for city and/or special school districts.
‡Includes all other local taxes, licenses and permits, fees and fines, and charges for current services.
 Tax Base      Tennessee  County County
Rank		 Percent of State Total
2011 Equalized Assessed Property Value (in thousands) $144,184,673 $10,433,470 3rd  7.2%
Tax Base Per Capita $22,720 $24,139 16th 
2011 County Property Tax Rate (per $100) $2.36 34th 
2011 Total Taxable Sales (in thousands) $66,377,563 $6,329,803 3rd  9.5%
Tax Base Per Capita $10,460 $14,645 5th 
2011 County Sales Tax Rate 2.25% 58th 
VII.  Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory 
Estimated Costs, 2010 - 2015 (in thousands)     Tennessee Knox County County
 Rank		 Percent of State Total
Project  Type
Non K-12 Education  $   4,160,573  $  1,464,049 1st 35.19%
Transportation     18,847,863        677,095 5th 3.59%
Public Health Facilities          443,995        159,762 1st 35.98%
Existing School Improvements       1,981,658        114,213 4th 5.76%
Water and Wastewater       4,363,596          71,556 14th 1.64%
Recreation       1,058,943          62,661 5th 5.92%
School System-wide Need          111,334          57,973 1st 52.07%
Business District Development          984,423          20,000 2nd 2.03%
Law Enforcement       1,946,322          19,816 17th 1.02%
Storm Water          350,741          19,759 5th 5.63%
Other Facilities           97,549          12,706 3rd 13.03%
Libraries, Museums, and Historic Sites          397,182            2,533 14th 0.64%
Public Buildings          359,311            1,839 27th 0.51%
Solid Waste           38,334            1,100 10th 2.87%
Other Utilities          246,816               660 24th 0.27%
Community Development          417,137               300 39th 0.07%
K-12 New School Construction       1,736,322                   - - -
Industrial Sites and Parks          261,002                   - - -
Fire Protection          175,805                   - - -
Housing           25,100                   - - -
Telecommunications           16,400                   - - -
Property Acquisition                    -                   - - -
Grand Total  $ 38,020,406  $  2,686,022 3rd 7.06%
VIII.  Adult & Post-secondary Education
Adult Educational Attainment (Persons 25 years and over)   Tennessee Knox County County
 Rank		 Percentage Point Difference
2006-2010 American Community Survey 
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 82.5% 88.3% 3rd  5.8%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 22.7% 33.8% 3rd  11.1%
2000 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 75.9% 82.5% 3rd  6.6%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 19.6% 29.0% 3rd  9.4%
1990 Census
Percent w/ HS diploma (or equivalent) or better 67.1% 74.6% 5th  7.5%
Percent w/ Bachelors Degree or better 16.0% 23.9% 3rd  8.0%
*Note: Percentages do not add to 100%
because categories are not mutually exclusive.
*Note: 2011 educational attainment data not yet available. 
 Number of Post-secondary Institutions (Fall 2010)     Tennessee Knox County    
Four-year Colleges and Universities 55 2
Public 10 1
Private 45 1
Other Public Institutions 85 4
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 13 1
Technology Centers 26 1
Two-Year Private Institutions 2 0
Off-campus Sites 44 2
2010-2011 Enrollment at Post-secondary Institutions            
Four-year Colleges and Universities 190,018 25,139
Public 121,833 24,403
Private 68,185 736
Other Public Institutions 86,841 8,393  
Two-Year Public (Community Colleges) 62,971 7,274  
Technology Centers 9,941 376  
Two-Year Private Institutions 362 0  
Off-campus Sites 13,567 743  
IX.  Public School Systems (Total number of school systems in Tennessee is 136)
        Statewide Knox County          
Number of Students
2010-2011 949,354 55,588
System Rank for Students 3rd 
Percent of Statewide 5.9%          
2000-2001 896,556 52,072
System Rank for Students 3rd 
Percent of Statewide 5.8%          
Increase/(Decrease) 52,798            3,515                    
Percent Change 5.9% 6.8%          
2009-2010*    
Free or Reduced-price Meals 60.2% 47.5%
Federal Title 1 58.0% 45.0%
Special Education 11.4% 9.6%
English Language Learners 3.8% 2.5%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Knox County          
2009-2010 Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools* 
Elementary Schools 57.0% 65.2%
Secondary Schools 90.7% 65.2%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
                     
Students per Classroom Teacher*
2010-2011 14.6 14.9               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 97th                
2000-2001 15.8 15.4               
System Rank for Students/Classroom Teacher 60th                
Increase/(Decrease)             (1)                  (1)                    
*Note: Classroom teachers include art, music and physical education teachers.  Because these auxiliary teachers are
included, ratios of students to classroom teachers do not represent and tend to be lower than actual class sizes.
        Statewide Knox County          
Progress Through School
Promotion Rate
2009-2010 98.5% 99.3%  
1999-2000 96.8% 99.1%
Dropout Rate
2009-2010 11.7% 14.6%
1999-2000 14.4% 11.1%
*Note: 2010-2011 data not yet available.
        Statewide Knox County          
Expenditures per Student
2010-2011 $8,465 $7,888
System Rank for Expenditures per Student
Percent of Statewide 93.2%          
2000-2001 $6,055 $5,836
System Rank for Expenditures per Student 57th 
Percent of Statewide 96.4%          
Increase/Decrease $2,410 $2,052          
Percent Change 39.8% 35.2%          
                     
Classroom Teachers' Average Salary
2010-2011 $45,891 $44,401
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 37th 
Percent of Statewide 96.8%          
2000-2001 $37,431 $37,547
System Rank for Ave. Teacher Salary 26th 
Percent of Statewide 100.3%          
Increase/(Decrease) $8,459 $6,855
Percent Change 22.6% 18.3%          
        Statewide Knox County           
Revenue by Source (percent of total)
2010-2011
Federal 14.9% 12.3%  
State 46.2% 33.6%
Local 38.9% 54.1%          
System Rank for Percent Local 4th           
2000-2001
Federal 9.5% 6.6%
State 46.9% 37.0%
Local 43.7% 56.4%
System Rank for Percent Local 9th           
        Statewide Knox County County
Rank		        
2012-2013 County Area Fiscal Capacity
Per Pupil Fiscal Capacity $3,024 $4,170 5th 
Percent of Statewide Figure 137.9%
Sources of Information for County Profiles
I. Geography & Demographics
U.S. Bureau of the Census--all data except for marriage and divorce rates.
  www.census.gov
  U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
  http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
  http://www.agcensus.usda.gov
  TN Dept. of Health - marriage and divorce rates.
  http://health.tn.gov
II. Income & Poverty
U.S. Bureau of the Census--median household income data & poverty rates.
www.census.gov
TN Dept. of Human Services--Food Stamp data and Families First data.
http://www.tn.gov/foodstamps
http://tn.gov/humanserv/adfam/afs_tanf.html
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - per capita income data
www.bea.gov
III. Health & Healthcare
TN Dept.of Health, Health Statistics & Research--pregnancy, births, mortality & healthcare access data.
http://health.tn.gov/statistics/healthdata.htm
IV. Employment
TN Dept. Of Labor and Workforce Development - unemployment data. 
http://www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/
U.S. Department of Labor - employment data.
ww.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
V. Value of Farmland and Agricultural Product Sold
U.S. Department of Agriculture - farmland data
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
VI. County Government Finance (municipalities' revenue data not available)
TN County Technical Advisory Service (CTAS), Resource Center--county revenue data.
www.ctas.utk.edu
TN Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessment--equalized assessed property values.
http://www.comptroller.state.tn.us/pa/taxaggr.htm
TN Dept. of Revenue--total taxable sales.
www.tn.gov/revenue/files.htm
VII. Public Infrastructure Needs Inventory
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--all data. 
http://tn.gov/tacir/infrastructure.html
VIII. Adult & Post-secondary Education
U.S. Bureau of the Census--educational attainment.
www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html
TN Higher Education Commission--post-secondary institution and enrollment data.
www.tn.gov/thec
IX. Public School Systems (Total number of school systems is 136)
TN Department of Education--all data except fiscal capacity.
http://www.tn.gov/education/reports_data.shtml
TN Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations--education fiscal capacity.
http://tn.gov/tacir/fiscalcapacity.html
Prepared by TACIR