Knox County

  1. Knox County Legal Resources
  2. Knox County Statistics
  3. Knox County Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Knox County Employment Information
  5. Knox County Family Information
  6. Knox County Education Information
  7. Knox County Business Information
  8. Knox County Public Benefits Information
  9. Knox County Criminal Information
  10. Knox County Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Knox County Cities
  12. Knox County Zip Codes


Knox County Legal Resources Back to top

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Knox County Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 39,256
  • Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 471 / 455 / 0
  • Land Area (2000): 1,336.005 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 21.294 square kilometers
  • Farm Area (2002): 300,000.000 acres (1,213.800 square kilometers)
  • Farms (2002): 508
  • Farms under 50 acres (2002): 25.00%
  • Farms over 500 acres (2002): 31.30%
  • Farm earnings (2005): $12,980,000
  • Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 93,000,000 / 3,000,000 / 5,000,000
  • Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 10.80%
  • Physicians (2004): 86
  • Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (232)
  • Medicare Recipients (2005): 7,258
  • Federal Spending (2004): $282,558
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Knox County - Historical Places
Houses (2000): 17,305
Building Permits Issued (2006): 78
Valuation of Building Permits (2006): $8,964
Knox County Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 50,282 63.07%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 3,621 4.54%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 25,816 32.38%

Knox County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Knox County Employment Information Back to top
Knox County Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 18,695 17,381 1,314 7.03% 70
1991 18,599 17,320 1,279 6.87% 69
1992 18,799 17,864 935 4.98% 50
1993 19,765 18,918 847 4.28% 43
1994 20,361 19,500 861 4.23% 42
1995 20,944 20,110 834 3.98% 40
1996 21,458 20,511 947 4.41% 44
1997 20,178 19,405 773 3.83% 38
1998 19,729 19,073 656 3.32% 33
1999 19,365 18,751 614 3.17% 32
2000 19,581 18,888 693 3.54% 35
2001 19,501 18,780 721 3.70% 37
2002 19,682 18,820 862 4.38% 44
2003 19,529 18,663 866 4.43% 44
2004 19,121 18,231 890 4.65% 47
2005 19,230 18,260 970 5.04% 51
2006 19,413 18,507 906 4.67% 47
2007 19,779 18,989 790 4.00% 40
2008 19,843 18,870 974 4.91% 49
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 19,711 18,902 809 4.10% 41
Feb 2008 20,134 19,289 845 4.20% 42
Mar 2008 20,192 19,312 880 4.36% 44
Apr 2008 20,027 19,288 739 3.69% 37
May 2008 19,612 18,686 926 4.72% 47
Jun 2008 19,591 18,457 1,134 5.79% 58
Jul 2008 19,581 18,476 1,105 5.64% 56
Aug 2008 19,837 18,603 1,234 6.22% 62
Sep 2008 19,906 18,816 1,090 5.48% 55
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Knox County Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 1,742 9.12%
2. Educational Services 1,728 9.05%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 1,264 6.62%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 1,148 6.01%
5. Public Administration 1,104 5.78%
6. Truck Transportation 824 4.32%
7. Health Care 752 3.94%
8. Mining 700 3.67%
9. Metal Manufactuing 660 3.46%
10. Repair and Maintenance 578 3.03%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 514 2.69%
12. Utilities 512 2.68%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 502 2.63%
14. Food Manufacturing 500 2.62%
15. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 494 2.59%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 460 2.41%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 432 2.26%
18. Department and Other General Stores 418 2.19%
19. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 316 1.66%
20. Finance and Insurance 308 1.61%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 4,356 25.01%
2. Educational Services 2,392 13.73%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 1,672 9.60%
4. Department and Other General Stores 814 4.67%
5. Finance and Insurance 774 4.44%
6. Public Administration 704 4.04%
7. Social Assistance 656 3.77%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 502 2.88%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 466 2.68%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 410 2.35%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 346 1.99%
12. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 280 1.61%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 262 1.50%
14. Food Manufacturing 238 1.37%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 216 1.24%
16. Construction 214 1.23%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 208 1.19%
18. Metal Manufactuing 180 1.03%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 166 0.95%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 164 0.94%

Knox County Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 1,380 7.23%
2. Other Production Occupations 1,140 5.97%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 802 4.20%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 800 4.19%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 768 4.02%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 766 4.01%
7. Farmers and Farm Managers 682 3.57%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 616 3.23%
9. Other Management Occupations 562 2.94%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 550 2.88%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 532 2.79%
12. Other Construction Trades 506 2.65%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 470 2.46%
14. Agricultural Workers 460 2.41%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 454 2.38%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 416 2.18%
17. Carpenters 414 2.17%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 394 2.06%
19. Extraction Workers 392 2.05%
20. Top Executives 364 1.91%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 1,102 6.33%
2. Registered Nurses 1,066 6.12%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 904 5.19%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 868 4.98%
5. Cashiers 800 4.59%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 768 4.41%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 626 3.59%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 602 3.46%
9. Other Management Occupations 566 3.25%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 540 3.10%
11. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 514 2.95%
12. Other Production Occupations 504 2.89%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 494 2.84%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 472 2.71%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 442 2.54%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 406 2.33%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 378 2.17%
18. Child Care Workers 374 2.15%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 372 2.14%
20. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 366 2.10%

Knox County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 32,783 51.15%
15-35 hours 9,152 14.28%
1-14 hours 2,098 3.27%
No regular hours 20,065 31.30%

Knox County Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 1,035 2.92%
5 AM-5:29 AM 639 1.81%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,519 4.29%
6 AM-6:29 AM 2,583 7.30%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 3,626 10.24%
7 AM-7:29 AM 4,954 13.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 6,767 19.12%
8 AM-8:29 AM 3,364 9.50%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 861 2.43%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,476 4.17%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 814 2.30%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 354 1.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 3,728 10.53%
4 PM-11:59 PM 3,679 10.39%

Knox County Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 2,318 6.55%
5-9 7,415 20.95%
10-14 8,257 23.33%
15-19 4,926 13.92%
20-24 4,277 12.08%
25-29 1,531 4.32%
30-34 2,906 8.21%
35-39 416 1.18%
40-44 613 1.73%
45-59 1,022 2.89%
60-89 1,198 3.38%
At least 90 520 1.47%

Knox County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 58 0.16% 28,666 80.98%
30-44 14 0.04% 3,921 11.08%
45-59 0 0.00% 1,022 2.89%
At least 60 0 0.00% 1,718 4.85%

Knox County Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 40 0.11%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 3,498 9.64%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 29,980 82.60%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 293 0.81%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 72 0.20%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,516 4.18%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 895 2.47%

Knox County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Knox County Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 31,080 (73,500 people)
Families (2000): 20,332 (59,668 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 8,738
People at same address in 1995: 42,485
Knox County Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 4,701 14.87%
$10,000-$14,999 2,988 9.45%
$15,000-$19,999 2,598 8.22%
$20,000-$24,999 2,612 8.26%
$25,000-$29,999 1,993 6.30%
$30,000-$34,999 2,418 7.65%
$35,000-$39,999 1,793 5.67%
$40,000-$44,999 1,869 5.91%
$45,000-$49,999 1,684 5.33%
$50,000-$59,999 2,679 8.47%
$60,000-$74,999 2,680 8.48%
$75,000-$99,999 1,871 5.92%
$100,000-$124,999 927 2.93%
$125,000-$149,999 355 1.12%
$150,000-$199,999 277 0.88%
$200,000 or more 167 0.53%

Knox County Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 4,621 29.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,710 30.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 628 4.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,383 15.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 106 0.68%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,963 12.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 43 0.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 755 4.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 8 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 238 1.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 6 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 87 0.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 4 0.03%

Knox County Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 23,654 28.23%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 10,866 12.97%
Public Assistance 1,449 1.73%
Retirement 5,353 6.39%
Self Employment 4,198 5.01%
Social Security 9,910 11.83%
Supplemental Security 1,372 1.64%
Wage / Salary 22,819 27.23%
Other 4,168 4.97%

Knox County Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 9,757 58.54%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 6,909 41.46%

Knox County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 2,995 9.42%
Color 1 Box Married 17,873 56.20%
Color 2 Box Never Married 9,950 31.29%
Color 3 Box Widowed 982 3.09%

Knox County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 3,953 11.86%
Color 1 Box Married 18,392 55.16%
Color 2 Box Never Married 6,838 20.51%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,157 12.47%

Knox County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Knox County Education Information Back to top
Knox County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,751 4.47%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 8,212 13.36%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 20,822 33.87%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 15,259 24.82%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 6,959 11.32%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,916 6.37%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 3,566 5.80%

Knox County Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 705 1.80% 277 0.71% 982 2.50%
Kindergarten 976 2.49% 46 0.12% 1,022 2.60%
Grades 1-4 3,764 9.59% 204 0.52% 3,968 10.11%
Grades 5-8 3,981 10.14% 332 0.85% 4,313 10.99%
Grades 9-12 4,185 10.66% 328 0.84% 4,513 11.50%
Undergrad college 7,030 17.91% 258 0.66% 7,288 18.57%
Graduate or professional school 156 0.40% 110 0.28% 266 0.68%
Total 20,797 52.98% 1,555 3.96% 22,352 56.94%

Knox County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Knox County Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $331,526,000
Retail sales (2002): $410,949,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $46,607,000
Value of Manufacturers' Shipments (2002): $414,875
Retired workers (2005): 4,935
Knox County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths Color 2 Box Business Expansions Color 3 Box Business Contractions Color 4 Box Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 1 3 7 11 8
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 2 0 0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 1 3 2 2
1999 - Construction 4 5 28 27 23
1999 - Educational Services 0 0 1 3 1
1999 - Finance & Insurance 4 5 9 18 28
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance 9 5 30 26 30
1999 - Information 3 2 3 8 4
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 0 0 0 2
1999 - Manufacturing 1 3 11 19 8
1999 - Mining 1 1 4 4 4
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 10 8 35 29 63
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 5 8 12 13 21
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3 6 7 4 11
1999 - Retail Trade 9 14 69 77 56
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing 12 11 9 10 21
1999 - Unclassified 2 2 0 0 0
1999 - Utilities 0 0 1 3 5
1999 - Wholesale Trade 8 8 14 14 27
1999 - Total 74 82 245 268 314
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 6 12 5 4
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 1 0 1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 0 3 3 1
2000 - Construction 9 14 29 21 19
2000 - Educational Services 1 0 4 0 1
2000 - Finance & Insurance 5 9 14 16 20
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance 4 7 36 24 28
2000 - Information 0 3 7 0 8
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 1 0 2
2000 - Manufacturing 2 3 17 16 4
2000 - Mining 1 2 6 2 3
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 8 9 29 33 64
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 8 7 13 11 21
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3 2 4 6 14
2000 - Retail Trade 14 11 74 59 67
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing 7 11 14 6 21
2000 - Unclassified 1 1 0 0 1
2000 - Utilities 0 0 2 2 5
2000 - Wholesale Trade 4 4 14 23 23
2000 - Total 71 89 280 227 307
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 2 6 8 9
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 0 0 2 1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 1 0 3 3 1
2001 - Construction 6 11 23 25 20
2001 - Educational Services 0 2 3 1 0
2001 - Finance & Insurance 2 6 15 18 16
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance 11 2 32 27 31
2001 - Information 0 1 2 2 10
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 0 1 1 1
2001 - Manufacturing 1 2 13 13 10
2001 - Mining 1 0 3 2 7
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 6 2 39 31 62
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 4 4 17 13 18
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 5 2 7 6 13
2001 - Retail Trade 17 21 63 59 70
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing 16 11 12 12 13
2001 - Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0
2001 - Utilities 1 1 1 6 1
2001 - Wholesale Trade 1 7 18 14 25
2001 - Total 76 74 258 243 308
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 3 1 11 11 5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 1 0 0 2
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2 2 2 2 2
2002 - Construction 3 9 20 26 18
2002 - Educational Services 0 0 2 1 1
2002 - Finance & Insurance 5 4 10 19 18
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance 10 5 30 25 42
2002 - Information 1 0 3 5 6
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 2 1 1
2002 - Manufacturing 1 1 12 14 10
2002 - Mining 2 0 4 2 7
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 8 5 44 32 53
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 3 3 13 12 22
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 3 6 4 6 15
2002 - Retail Trade 20 21 61 72 56
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing 1 5 18 11 20
2002 - Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0
2002 - Utilities 0 0 1 5 3
2002 - Wholesale Trade 9 8 11 19 20
2002 - Total 71 71 248 263 301
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 5 5 5 12 4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 1 0 1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 0 3 3 2
2003 - Construction 9 5 17 24 19
2003 - Educational Services 1 0 1 1 2
2003 - Finance & Insurance 7 6 9 16 21
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance 12 6 34 28 36
2003 - Information 1 3 3 3 6
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 0 2 1 2
2003 - Manufacturing 0 3 16 9 10
2003 - Mining 0 1 3 6 5
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 4 10 35 34 59
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 5 4 7 17 20
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 5 1 7 8 17
2003 - Retail Trade 9 13 59 62 73
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing 7 7 8 16 18
2003 - Unclassified 0 0 0 0 0
2003 - Utilities 1 0 1 4 4
2003 - Wholesale Trade 1 9 11 18 26
2003 - Total 69 73 222 262 325
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 4 5 9 6 6
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 1 0 1 1 2
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 0 0 0 6 1
2004 - Construction 12 11 18 19 22
2004 - Educational Services 1 0 2 2 1
2004 - Finance & Insurance 3 7 14 11 21
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance 13 8 34 34 36
2004 - Information 1 3 1 5 4
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 0 0 2
2004 - Manufacturing 3 4 13 12 9
2004 - Mining 2 1 5 4 3
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 5 3 35 36 56
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 5 4 11 12 23
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 1 3 7 8 18
2004 - Retail Trade 12 15 49 59 74
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing 5 5 11 8 26
2004 - Unclassified 1 0 0 0 0
2004 - Utilities 0 2 5 1 3
2004 - Wholesale Trade 4 3 15 21 20
2004 - Total 73 74 230 245 327
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services 0 0 0 0 0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv 6 2 6 14 9
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting 0 1 1 1 2
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 2 3 0 2 2
2005 - Construction 6 7 19 21 23
2005 - Educational Services 0 0 2 3 1
2005 - Finance & Insurance 14 4 10 17 18
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance 5 9 31 39 39
2005 - Information 1 0 2 4 5
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises 1 0 0 0 2
2005 - Manufacturing 3 2 11 17 8
2005 - Mining 0 0 3 3 7
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration) 7 13 31 34 53
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices 7 3 9 12 26
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 6 4 12 6 12
2005 - Retail Trade 5 16 50 62 65
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing 3 8 7 13 21
2005 - Unclassified 0 1 0 0 0
2005 - Utilities 1 0 3 2 3
2005 - Wholesale Trade 1 0 13 15 32
2005 - Total 68 73 210 265 328

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Knox County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Knox County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 63,090 84.11%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 11,915 15.89%

Knox County Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1970 $1,090 $0 $2,168 $0 $0 $5,165 $8,423 $4,355 $1,819 $458
1971 $1,158 $11 $2,411 $0 $0 $11,197 $14,766 $5,380 $15,021 $4,698
1972 $1,268 $10 $3,913 $0 $0 $13,632 $18,813 $6,958 $10,301 $6,537
1973 $1,332 $10 $4,108 $0 $0 $14,314 $19,754 $7,306 $10,816 $6,863
1974 $1,398 $11 $4,314 $0 $0 $15,029 $20,741 $7,671 $10,816 $6,863
1975 $1,468 $12 $4,529 $0 $0 $15,781 $21,778 $8,055 $10,816 $6,863
1976 $1,215 $23 $5,296 $0 $0 $18,304 $24,815 $11,219 $10,007 $3,093
1977 $1,970 $19 $3,275 $0 $0 $15,269 $20,514 $13,160 $8,968 $0
1978 $1,631 $37 $3,303 $0 $0 $17,227 $22,161 $9,381 $6,240 $6,248
1979 $1,837 $45 $2,694 $0 $0 $19,237 $23,768 $10,656 $5,945 $5,700
1980 $2,052 $25 $3,363 $0 $0 $21,336 $26,751 $11,962 $5,630 $4,432
1981 $2,240 $17 $3,301 $0 $0 $25,416 $30,957 $13,115 $22,295 $24,586
1982 $2,037 $36 $3,051 $0 $0 $30,179 $35,267 $16,339 $21,920 $23,269
1983 $2,214 $75 $3,403 $0 $0 $32,063 $37,680 $19,846 $22,681 $11,153
1984 $2,963 $35 $3,455 $0 $0 $35,178 $41,596 $20,951 $21,525 $13,316
1985 $3,382 $34 $4,032 $0 $0 $34,454 $41,868 $2,652 $21,265 $13,231
1986 $3,349 $50 $4,540 $0 $0 $34,941 $42,830 $19,754 $20,098 $16,321
1987 $3,368 $27 $4,933 $0 $0 $34,823 $43,124 $18,432 $19,035 $12,260
1988 $3,424 $46 $4,716 $0 $0 $38,437 $46,577 $22,239 $20,395 $5,059
1989 $1,928 $49 $5,578 $0 $0 $41,023 $48,529 $25,093 $19,224 $17,957
1990 $2,019 $58 $6,509 $0 $0 $49,535 $58,063 $28,727 $17,986 $20,205
1991 $1,977 $56 $6,267 $0 $0 $58,559 $66,803 $32,377 $16,695 $22,244
1992 $3,497 $57 $6,240 $0 $0 $60,459 $70,196 $35,041 $15,350 $22,424
1993 $4,661 $68 $5,905 $0 $0 $68,107 $78,673 $37,522 $14,590 $20,628
1994 $4,267 $70 $6,209 $0 $0 $70,998 $81,474 $40,388 $37,595 $43,975
1995 $2,179 $91 $5,638 $0 $0 $74,129 $81,946 $41,719 $32,430 $41,647
1996 $5,585 $122 $4,459 $0 $0 $75,891 $85,935 $3,821 $27,265 $42,479
1997 $4,102 $65 $4,579 $0 $0 $92,779 $101,460 $44,208 $22,100 $22,410
1998 $4,569 $84 $5,575 $0 $0 $95,795 $105,939 $44,782 $16,935 $23,141
1999 $3,929 $1,761 $4,736 $0 $0 $102,377 $111,042 $59,055 $31,285 $33,519
2000 $4,639 $1,641 $5,322 $0 $0 $100,401 $110,362 $60,599 $28,610 $31,026
2001 $7,483 $126 $5,887 $0 $0 $105,201 $118,571 $60,303 $26,495 $31,746
2002 $6,077 $486 $6,903 $0 $0 $116,169 $129,149 $62,113 $24,280 $32,654
2003 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2004 $2,503 $1,900 $7,435 $0 $0 $139,277 $149,215 $57,493 $20,355 $45,998
2005 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2006 $6,990 $7,542 $6,344 $0 $0 $153,884 $167,218 $59,013 $37,715 $81,086


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1970 $2,290 $361 $51 $3,187 $751 $0 $8,131
$74 $1,134 $112 $0 $0 $171
1971 $0 $348 $40 $6,423 $806 $0 $9,441
$91 $979 $447 $0 $0 $307
1972 $12,592 $434 $50 $5,262 $998 $8 $21,275
$101 $1,018 $289 $0 $0 $523
1973 $13,221 $456 $52 $5,525 $1,048 $8 $22,339
$106 $1,069 $304 $0 $0 $550
1974 $13,882 $478 $55 $5,801 $1,100 $9 $23,456
$111 $1,123 $319 $0 $0 $578
1975 $14,577 $502 $58 $6,092 $1,155 $9 $24,628
$117 $1,179 $335 $0 $0 $604
1976 $9,232 $543 $57 $12,122 $781 $122 $24,908
$143 $1,204 $348 $0 $0 $356
1977 $8,634 $574 $376 $13,877 $1,826 $71 $28,412
$165 $1,337 $643 $0 $0 $909
1978 $0 $561 $68 $16,302 $1,121 $102 $20,452
$176 $1,505 $298 $0 $0 $319
1979 $0 $684 $74 $18,828 $1,335 $72 $23,539
$183 $1,689 $255 $0 $0 $419
1980 $0 $782 $116 $22,704 $1,468 $95 $28,004
$181 $1,798 $244 $0 $0 $616
1981 $0 $838 $90 $23,832 $1,294 $50 $29,126
$237 $1,972 $307 $0 $0 $506
1982 $0 $924 $106 $29,254 $1,413 $0 $34,685
$232 $1,878 $286 $0 $0 $592
1983 $0 $1,399 $88 $29,602 $1,568 $110 $38,130
$1,412 $1,964 $262 $0 $0 $1,725
1984 $0 $1,458 $98 $29,313 $1,492 $423 $36,841
$208 $2,128 $392 $0 $0 $1,329
1985 $0 $1,713 $88 $29,348 $1,596 $272 $38,063
$264 $2,298 $1,390 $0 $0 $1,094
1986 $0 $1,804 $116 $29,107 $1,864 $210 $40,561
$278 $4,178 $1,825 $0 $0 $1,179
1987 $0 $1,828 $117 $33,145 $2,471 $105 $42,975
$250 $2,257 $1,217 $0 $0 $1,585
1988 $0 $2,719 $112 $34,371 $2,079 $130 $45,055
$301 $2,225 $1,475 $0 $0 $1,643
1989 $0 $2,115 $139 $41,020 $2,401 $208 $50,940
$327 $2,366 $1,282 $0 $0 $1,082
1990 $0 $2,140 $132 $52,618 $1,908 $141 $62,268
$381 $2,284 $1,317 $0 $0 $1,347
1991 $0 $2,254 $143 $51,006 $2,938 $151 $61,752
$416 $2,254 $1,184 $0 $0 $1,406
1992 $0 $2,691 $147 $56,793 $2,203 $854 $68,424
$490 $2,633 $1,129 $0 $0 $1,484
1993 $0 $2,704 $0 $64,602 $2,568 $280 $76,209
$503 $2,956 $1,062 $0 $0 $1,534
1994 $0 $4,500 $193 $69,346 $2,380 $187 $83,102
$560 $2,368 $1,000 $0 $0 $2,568
1995 $0 $3,139 $204 $64,694 $2,738 $167 $79,241
$519 $1,925 $2,350 $0 $0 $3,505
1996 $0 $2,865 $180 $65,237 $3,229 $270 $79,923
$530 $1,801 $2,270 $0 $0 $3,541
1997 $0 $3,036 $183 $88,778 $2,537 $636 $102,966
$596 $2,183 $1,908 $0 $0 $3,109
1998 $0 $2,802 $196 $82,159 $3,045 $410 $98,083
$640 $2,353 $1,524 $0 $0 $4,954
1999 $621 $3,524 $225 $90,746 $3,379 $197 $110,896
$665 $1,877 $1,818 $0 $0 $7,844
2000 $737 $3,427 $214 $88,204 $3,492 $202 $107,254
$570 $2,103 $1,860 $0 $0 $6,445
2001 $623 $4,140 $230 $89,163 $4,083 $217 $110,664
$799 $1,605 $1,785 $0 $0 $8,019
2002 $0 $4,518 $237 $116,125 $2,430 $415 $133,085
$763 $1,731 $1,820 $0 $0 $5,046
2003 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2004 $0 $5,887 $225 $125,079 $3,144 $257 $142,014
$760 $1,393 $850 $0 $0 $4,419
2005 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
$0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
2006 $0 $7,001 $0 $124,765 $3,589 $545 $149,529
$836 $2,901 $1,731 $0 $0 $8,161

Knox County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 58
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People With A Disability (2000): 52,000
Knox County Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,667 11.89%
10-19 Years 6,444 16.42%
20-29 Years 5,371 13.68%
30-39 Years 4,996 12.73%
40-49 Years 5,530 14.09%
50-59 Years 4,451 11.34%
60-69 Years 3,335 8.50%
70-79 Years 2,686 6.84%
80-89 Years 1,466 3.73%
90+ Years 310 0.79%

Knox County Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 19,478 49.62%
Color 1 Box Female 19,778 50.38%

Knox County Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 37,667 95.95%
Color 1 Box African-American 726 1.85%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 322 0.82%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 239 0.61%
Color 2 Box Asian 202 0.51%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 77 0.20%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 17 0.04%
Color 6 Box Other Race 6 0.02%

Knox County Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 16,634 29.27%
2. United States Or American 14,326 25.21%
3. English 6,736 11.85%
4. Irish 6,666 11.73%
5. French Non-Basque 3,614 6.36%
6. European 1,772 3.12%
7. Scottish 1,371 2.41%
8. Dutch 1,159 2.04%
9. Scotch Irish 1,109 1.95%
10. Polish 728 1.28%

Knox County Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 72,726 96.82%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,072 1.43%
3. French 399 0.53%
4. German 317 0.42%
5. Japanese 168 0.22%
6. Arabic 132 0.18%
7. Korean 54 0.07%
8. Serbo Croatian 48 0.06%
9. Chinese 40 0.05%
10. Hebrew 28 0.04%

Knox County Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 78,859 98.92%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 274 0.34%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 586 0.74%

Knox County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
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