
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 | 4,773 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 3,811 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 4,051 | 84.9 | 1.00 or less | 3,754 | 98.5 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 26 | 0.5 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 37 | 1.0 | |
| 2 units | 42 | 0.9 | 1.51 or more | 20 | 0.5 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 106 | 2.2 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 66 | 1.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 1,969 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 17 | 0.4 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 31 | 0.6 | Less than $50,000 | 1,222 | 62.1 | |
| Mobile home | 431 | 9.0 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 558 | 28.3 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 3 | 0.1 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 129 | 6.6 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 38 | 1.9 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 22 | 1.1 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 29 | 0.6 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 203 | 4.3 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 194 | 4.1 | $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 365 | 7.6 | Median (dollars) | 42,100 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 817 | 17.1 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 589 | 12.3 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 625 | 13.1 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 1,951 | 40.9 | With a mortgage | 667 | 33.9 | |
| Less than $300 | 45 | 2.3 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 184 | 9.3 | |||
| 1 room | 13 | 0.3 | $500 to $699 | 209 | 10.6 | |
| 2 rooms | 220 | 4.6 | $700 to $999 | 145 | 7.4 | |
| 3 rooms | 277 | 5.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 61 | 3.1 | |
| 4 rooms | 635 | 13.3 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 13 | 0.7 | |
| 5 rooms | 1,101 | 23.1 | $2,000 or more | 10 | 0.5 | |
| 6 rooms | 891 | 18.7 | Median (dollars) | 607 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 669 | 14.0 | Not mortgaged | 1,302 | 66.1 | |
| 8 rooms | 479 | 10.0 | Median (dollars) | 242 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 488 | 10.2 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.7 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 3,811 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 994 | 50.5 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 382 | 10.0 | 15 to 19 percent | 281 | 14.3 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 821 | 21.5 | 20 to 24 percent | 194 | 9.9 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 610 | 16.0 | 25 to 29 percent | 157 | 8.0 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 714 | 18.7 | 30 to 34 percent | 106 | 5.4 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 641 | 16.8 | 35 percent or more | 208 | 10.6 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 643 | 16.9 | Not computed | 29 | 1.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 803 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 240 | 6.3 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 1,034 | 27.1 | Less than $200 | 198 | 24.7 | |
| 2 | 1,569 | 41.2 | $200 to $299 | 166 | 20.7 | |
| 3 or more | 968 | 25.4 | $300 to $499 | 216 | 26.9 | |
| $500 to $749 | 38 | 4.7 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utility Gas | 1,211 | 31.8 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 1,423 | 37.3 | $1,500 or more | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Electricity | 884 | 23.2 | No cash rent | 185 | 23.0 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 161 | 4.2 | Median (dollars) | 264 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Wood | 112 | 2.9 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 0 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 16 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 253 | 31.5 | |
| No fuel used | 2 | 0.1 | 15 to 19 percent | 94 | 11.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 81 | 10.1 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 63 | 7.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 23 | 0.6 | 30 to 34 percent | 29 | 3.6 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 14 | 0.4 | 35 percent or more | 83 | 10.3 | |
| No telephone service | 118 | 3.1 | Not computed | 200 | 24.9 | |
| 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)

