Knoxville, Tennessee Economy Profile

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Knoxville, Tennessee Economy

sixty point three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Knoxville, Tennessee. Among them 28.72% are females aged 16 and over. 80.53% of Knoxville, Tennessee workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 1.46% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point three three percent of Knoxville, Tennessee residents work at home.

The total population of Knoxville, Tennessee is one hundred and seventy-three thousand, eight hundred and ninety people. The median household income in Knoxville, Tennessee is twenty-seven thousand, four hundred and ninety-two dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 32.56% of all occupations. 7.79% of Knoxville, Tennessee population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 29.14% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 12.38% of occupations.

18.73% of families in Knoxville, Tennessee have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Knoxville, Tennessee median household income is twenty-seven thousand, four hundred and ninety-two dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive twenty-nine thousand, seventy dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-two thousand, five hundred and ninety-three dollars.

	Knoxville, Tennessee	%, Knoxville, Tennessee	United States
Population 16 years and over	142,967		217,168,077
In labor force	86,202	60.3%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	86,137	60.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	80,496	56.3%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,641	3.95%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	65	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	56,765	39.7%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	76,648	53.61%	51.66%
In labor force	41,059	28.72%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	41,046	28.71%	29.65%
- - Employed	38,255	26.76%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	11,369	7.95%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	6,201		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	79,042		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	63,656	80.53%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	8,338	10.55%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,153	1.46%	4.73%
Walked	3,343	4.23%	2.93%
Other means	713	0.9%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,839	2.33%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	20.3	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	80,496		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	26,211	32.56%	33.65%
Service occupations	14,430	17.93%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	23,460	29.14%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	158	0.2%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	6,272	7.79%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	9,965	12.38%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	187	0.23%	1.87%
Construction	4,457	5.54%	6.78%
Manufacturing	7,538	9.36%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	3,460	4.3%	3.6%
Retail trade	11,264	13.99%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,612	4.49%	5.2%
Information	2,123	2.64%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	4,364	5.42%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	8,664	10.76%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	19,372	24.07%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	8,488	10.54%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	4,163	5.17%	4.87%
Public administration	2,804	3.48%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	61,662	76.6%	78.47%
Government workers	13,767	17.1%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	4,835	6.01%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	232	0.29%	0.31%

	Knoxville, Tennessee	%, Knoxville, Tennessee	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	76,550		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	14,282	18.66%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,255	9.48%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	13,643	17.82%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	10,878	14.21%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	11,958	15.62%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	10,089	13.18%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,085	5.34%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,690	3.51%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	705	0.92%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	965	1.26%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,492		41,994
With earnings	58,529	40.94%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	38,891		56,604
With Social Security income	20,552	14.38%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,759		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,575	3.2%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,581		6,320
With public assistance income	3,438	2.4%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,854		3,032
With retirement income	11,773	8.23%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,311		17,376
Families	40,324		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	4,233	10.5%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,608	6.47%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,088	15.1%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,614	13.92%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	7,554	18.73%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,537	18.69%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,229	8.01%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,178	5.4%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	541	1.34%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	742	1.84%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	37,708		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,171		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	29,070		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,593		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	5,805		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	4,439	76.47%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	2,376	40.93%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	3,810		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	3,306	86.77%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,732	45.46%	42.27%
Individuals	34,036		33,899,812
18 years and over	25,212	74.07%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,785	8.18%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	8,622	25.33%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	5,527	16.24%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	16,283	47.84%	31.63%

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