Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN

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2022 Population

124,284

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

36.8

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2022 Median Household Income

$73,617

About

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None of the households in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN was 2 cars per household.

Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN borders Knoxville city (Central) PUMA, TN, Knox County (Southwest) PUMA, TN, Knox County (North, East & South) PUMA, TN, Anderson, Roane & Morgan Counties--Oak Ridge city PUMA, TN, and Loudon & Monroe Counties--Lenoir City PUMA, TN.

United States Tennessee

Economy

The economy of Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN are Restaurants & Food Services (4,284 people), Construction (3,647 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,836 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of companies & enterprises ($330,401), Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($237,155), and Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing ($233,874).

Employment

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The workforce of Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN, are Registered nurses (1,573 people), Other managers (1,527 people), and Retail salespersons (1,438 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,284 people), Construction (3,647 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (2,836 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN, though some of these residents may live in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.978%)
Independent Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN awarded 4,275 degrees. The student population of Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 5,033 male students and 9,943 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$73,617

Median Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (79.4%)
Worked At Home (11.6%)
Carpooled (7.15%)

In 2022, 79.4% of workers in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.12% of the workforce in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1403 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.143% increase from the previous year (1401 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1793 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 560 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,403 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Tennessee

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see an average of 1,403 patients per year. This represents a 0.143% increase from the previous year (1,401 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Tennessee in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Knox County (Northwest) PUMA, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.