
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Knox County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 2,129 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 1,690 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 1,821 | 85.5 | 1.00 or less | 1,607 | 95.1 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 28 | 1.3 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 54 | 3.2 | |
| 2 units | 97 | 4.6 | 1.51 or more | 29 | 1.7 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 37 | 1.7 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 9 | 0.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,032 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 4 | 0.2 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 2 | 0.1 | Less than $50,000 | 773 | 74.9 | |
| Mobile home | 126 | 5.9 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 219 | 21.2 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 5 | 0.2 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 26 | 2.5 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 2 | 0.2 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 4 | 0.2 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 57 | 2.7 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 19 | 0.9 | $1,000,000 or more | 7 | 0.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 208 | 9.8 | Median (dollars) | 27,800 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 294 | 13.8 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 390 | 18.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 736 | 34.6 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 421 | 19.8 | With a mortgage | 343 | 33.2 | |
| Less than $300 | 24 | 2.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 111 | 10.8 | |||
| 1 room | 9 | 0.4 | $500 to $699 | 116 | 11.2 | |
| 2 rooms | 57 | 2.7 | $700 to $999 | 47 | 4.6 | |
| 3 rooms | 137 | 6.4 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 41 | 4.0 | |
| 4 rooms | 454 | 21.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 5 rooms | 637 | 29.9 | $2,000 or more | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 6 rooms | 446 | 20.9 | Median (dollars) | 569 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 212 | 10.0 | Not mortgaged | 689 | 66.8 | |
| 8 rooms | 100 | 4.7 | Median (dollars) | 248 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 77 | 3.6 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.1 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 1,690 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 535 | 51.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 244 | 14.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 147 | 14.2 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 377 | 22.3 | 20 to 24 percent | 96 | 9.3 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 243 | 14.4 | 25 to 29 percent | 72 | 7.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 335 | 19.8 | 30 to 34 percent | 51 | 4.9 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 224 | 13.3 | 35 percent or more | 118 | 11.4 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 267 | 15.8 | Not computed | 13 | 1.3 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 394 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 155 | 9.2 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 614 | 36.3 | Less than $200 | 98 | 24.9 | |
| 2 | 691 | 40.9 | $200 to $299 | 84 | 21.3 | |
| 3 or more | 230 | 13.6 | $300 to $499 | 83 | 21.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 31 | 7.9 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2 | 0.5 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,075 | 63.6 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 225 | 13.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 355 | 21.0 | No cash rent | 96 | 24.4 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 2 | 0.1 | Median (dollars) | 250 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 12 | 0.7 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 16 | 0.9 | Less than 15 percent | 109 | 27.7 | |
| No fuel used | 5 | 0.3 | 15 to 19 percent | 37 | 9.4 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 29 | 7.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 45 | 11.4 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 4 | 0.2 | 30 to 34 percent | 6 | 1.5 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 9 | 0.5 | 35 percent or more | 58 | 14.7 | |
| No telephone service | 98 | 5.8 | Not computed | 110 | 27.9 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

