Knoxville, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4740000, place: Knoxville city, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 142,967 (100%)
In labor force: 86,202 (60.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 86,137 (60.25%)
----Employed: 80,496 (56.3%)
----Unemployed: 5,641 (3.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.5%
--Armed Forces: 65 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 56,765 (39.7%)
Females 16 years and over: 76,648 (53.61%)
In labor force: 41,059 (28.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 41,046 (28.71%)
----Employed: 38,255 (26.76%)
Own children under 6 years: 11,369 (7.95%)
All parents in family in labor force: 6,201 (4.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 79,042 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 63,656 (80.53%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 8,338 (10.55%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,153 (1.46%)
Walked: 3,343 (4.23%)
Other means: 713 (0.9%)
Worked at home: 1,839 (2.33%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 80,496 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 26,211 (32.56%)
Service occupations: 14,430 (17.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 23,460 (29.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 158 (0.2%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 6,272 (7.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 9,965 (12.38%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 187 (0.23%)
Construction: 4,457 (5.54%)
Manufacturing: 7,538 (9.36%)
Wholesale trade.: 3,460 (4.3%)
Retail trade: 11,264 (13.99%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 3,612 (4.49%)
Information: 2,123 (2.64%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4,364 (5.42%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8,664 (10.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 19,372 (24.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 8,488 (10.54%)
Other services (except public administration): 4,163 (5.17%)
Public administration: 2,804 (3.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 61,662 (76.6%)
Government workers: 13,767 (17.1%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 4,835 (6.01%)
Unpaid family workers: 232 (0.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 76,550 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14,282 (18.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7,255 (9.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 13,643 (17.82%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 10,878 (14.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 11,958 (15.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 10,089 (13.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,085 (5.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,690 (3.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 705 (0.92%)
$200,000 or more: 965 (1.26%)
Median household income: $27,492

With earnings: 58,529 (76.46%)
--Mean earnings: $38,891
With Social Security income: 20,552 (26.85%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,759
With Supplemental Security Income: 4,575 (5.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,581
With public assistance income: 3,438 (4.49%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,854
With retirement income: 11,773 (15.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,311

Families: 40,324 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4,233 (10.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,608 (6.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,088 (15.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,614 (13.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 7,554 (18.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 7,537 (18.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,229 (8.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,178 (5.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 541 (1.34%)
$200,000 or more: 742 (1.84%)
Median family income: $37,708

Per capita income: $18,171

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,070
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,593

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 5,805 (14.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4,439 (11.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2,376 (5.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3,810 (9.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3,306 (8.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,732 (4.3%)
Individuals: 34,036 (84.41%)
--18 years and over: 25,212 (62.52%)
----65 years and over: 2,785 (6.91%)
--Related children under 18 years: 8,622 (21.38%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5,527 (13.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 16,283 (40.38%)

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