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Knox County
Knox County, Tennessee
At a Glance
Population 478,971 County Seat Knox County Courthouse - City County Building State FIPS 47 County FIPS 093 Num Towns 7 Census-Designated Places 5 Total Town Population 237,461 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 481,406 Median Age 37.4 Veterans 28,282 Housing Units 212,074 Uninsured 3,834 Net Migration (recent) 9,188 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 12,350 Total Employees 230,356 Avg Annual Pay $65,043 Median Household Income $68,580 Poverty Rate 12.4% Unemployment Rate 3.8% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $98,299 Federal Spending FY2024 $3,420,058,871 Federal Spending Per Capita $7,140
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $248,200 Median Rent $1,097 FMR Studio $1,256 FMR 1BR $1,264 FMR 2BR $1,548 FMR 3BR $1,989 FMR 4BR $2,335
Health & Safety
Hospitals 49 EMS Stations 21 Fire Stations 21 Police Stations 21 Adult Smoking 17.3% Adult Obesity 36.4% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 70.6 Air Quality Good Days 205
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 12.42 Electric Customers 3166103 Towns with Broadband Data 7 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 7
Community
Churches 329 Libraries 22 Historic Places (NRHP) 122 Homeless Population 899 Schools 172 SNAP Stores 383 Bank Branches 139
Agriculture
Total Farms 22 Land in Farms (acres) 49,749 Avg Farm Size (acres) 2,261.3 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-02-06 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 EM SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING 2025-04-02 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADO 2023-09-27 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM 2023-03-08 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-02 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2019-04-17 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2017-06-23 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING 2015-04-02
Detailed Topics
Communities in Knox County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
