Knox County, Tennessee
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Tennessee Department of Health: 3rd Floor Cordell Hull Building, Nashville
Population:
- Total Population: 382,032
- Males: 184,839
- Females: 197,193
Ethnicity:
- White: 333,879
- Black/African American: 32,910
- Hispanic: 4,431
- Native American/Eskimo: 1,140
- Asian: 4,542
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 35
- Other: 420
- 2 or more: 4,675
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (342,925)
- Spanish (6,070)
- German (1,475)
- French (1,325)
- Arabic (770)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 9,568
- Mexico (814)
- India (741)
- Germany (630)
- Canada (472)
- Korea (444)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (444)
- United Kingdom (408)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (120,315)
- United Methodist Church, The (32,034)
- Catholic Church (15,367)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (9,759)
- Independent, Non-Charismatic Churches (6,295)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 133,813
- Sensory: 15,159
- Physical: 34,048
- Mental: 22,434
- Self-care: 10,196
- Go outside home: 24,404
- Employment: 27,518
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 2,654
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 157,872
- Utility gas: 55,661
- Bottled or LP gas: 4,184
- Electricity: 92,983
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 2,785
- Coal or Coke: 180
- Wood: 1,412
- Solar Energy: 23
- Other fuel: 269
- No fuel used: 375
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 298,739
- No vehicle: 20,119
- 1 or more vehicle: 278,620
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,664
- No High School: 13,034
- Some High School: 29,376
- High School: 68,656
- Some College: 52,715
- Associate's Degree: 13,737
- College Degree: 46,121
- Master's Degree: 17,445
- Professional Degree: 5,640
- Doctoral Degree: 4,142
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 157,872
- Owners with phone: 104,920
- Owners without phone: 674
- Renters with phone: 49,738
- Renters without phone: 2,540
10 closest counties:
- Blount County, Tennessee
- Anderson County, Tennessee
- Union County, Tennessee
- Loudon County, Tennessee
- Sevier County, Tennessee
- Campbell County, Tennessee
- Jefferson County, Tennessee
- Grainger County, Tennessee
- Roane County, Tennessee
- Claiborne County, Tennessee
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
37721, 37754, 37806, 37849, 37901, 37902, 37909, 37912, 37914, 37915, 37916, 37917, 37918, 37919, 37920, 37921, 37922, 37923, 37924, 37927, 37928, 37929, 37930, 37931, 37932, 37933, 37938, 37939, 37940, 37950, 37955, 37990, 37995, 37996, 37997, 37998
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WVLR ( TV) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WETP-TV (54 TV) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WKOP-TV (476 TV) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WBXX-TV (506 TV) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WQCW (566 TV) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WDVX (89.9 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WUTK-FM (90.3 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WKCS (91.1 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WUOT (91.9 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WNFZ (94.3 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WJBZ-FM (96.3 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WOKI (98.7 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WNML-FM (99.1 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WNOX (100.3 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WFIV-FM (105.3 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WRJK (106.7 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WUHT (107.7 FM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WRJZ (620 AM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WMTY (670 AM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WDEH (800 AM) KNOXVILLE, TN
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- WKXV (900 AM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WNML (990 AM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WKCE (1120 AM) KNOXVILLE, TN
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- WBLC (1360 AM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- WGAP (1400 AM) KNOXVILLE, TN
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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