TECHNICAL REPORT SERIES:

DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE'S
RESIDENTS AND WORKERS

June 2004

In this Report:

 

THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS

Downtown Knoxville
1
DOWNTOWN
% SHARE
KNOX COUNTY
% SHARE
TOTAL POPULATION 1,300 100.0 382,032 100.0
AGE Universe: Total population
 
Under 5 years 6 0.5 23,371 6.1
5 to 19 years 46 3.5 74,806 19.6
20 to 24 years 327 25.2 31,408 8.2
25 to 34 years 263 20.2 55,057 14.4
35 to 44 years 199 15.3 60,900 15.9
45 to 54 years 155 11.9 53,742 14.1
55 to 64 years 129 9.9 34,333 9.0
65 to 74 years 93 7.2 25,983 6.8
75 years and over 82 6.3 22,432 5.9
SEX Universe: Total population
Male 761 58.5 184,577 48.3
Female 539 41.5 197,455 51.7
RACE Universe: Total population
White alone 1,049 80.7 336,571 88.1
Black or African American alone 206 15.8 32,987 8.6
Asian alone 10 0.8 4,937 1.3
All others 35 2.7 7,537 2.0
HISPANIC Universe: Total population
Hispanic 16 1.2 4,803 1.3
Not Hispanic 1,284 98.8 377,229 98.7
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Universe: Population 25 years and over
Percent high school graduate or higher 62.8   82.5  
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 21.9   29.0  
INCOME IN 1999 (dollars)
Median household income 10,426   37,454  
Median family income 19,667   49,182  
Per capita income 13,019   21,875  
EMPLOYMENT STATUS Universe: Population 16 years and over
Total 1,226 100.0 306,264 100.0
In labor force 514 41.9 197,352 64.4
Civilian labor force 514 100.0 197,184 99.9
Employed 465 90.5 187,717 95.2
Unemployed 49 9.5 9,467 4.8
Not in labor force 712 58.1 108,912 35.6
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Universe: Households
Total 766 100.0 157,872 100.0
Family households 65 8.5 100,726 63.8
Nonfamily households 701 91.5 57,146 36.2
HOUSING OCCUPANCY Universe: Total housing units
Occupied housing units 740 88.9 157,872 92.1
Vacant housing units 92 11.1 13,567 7.9
HOUSING TENURE Universe: Total housing units
Owner occupied 84 11.4 105,594 66.9
Renter occupied 656 88.6 52,278 33.1
VALUE OF OWNER-OCCUPIED UNITS (dollars)
Median value 150,800   98,500  
Median mortgage 1,475   925  
GROSS RENT (dollars)
Median gross rent 271   493  
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT Universe: Total housing units
1999 to March 2000 0 0.0 4,893 2.9
1995 to 1998 5 0.6 16,645 9.7
1990 to 1994 7 0.8 16,110 9.4
1980 to 1989 136 16.3 27,361 16.0
1970 to 1979 220 26.4 32,868 19.2
1960 to 1969 33 4.0 25,544 14.9
1950 to 1959 71 8.5 21,124 12.3
1940 to 1949 33 4.0 12,675 7.4
1939 or earlier 327 39.3 14,219 8.3
UNITS IN STRUCTURE Universe: Total housing units
1 unit, detached or attached 62 7.5 120,287 70.2
2 units 9 1.1 4,101 2.4
3 or 4 units 53 6.4 6,401 3.7
5 to 9 units 94 11.3 10,236 6.0
10 to 49 units 315 37.9 13,642 8.0
50 or more units 299 35.9 7,430 4.3
Mobile home, trailer, boat, RV, van, etc 0 0.0 9,342 5.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census of Population and Housing.