Knoxville metro * 17.2K residents
17.2K
Population
$62.7K
Median income
per household
$204K
Home value
13.8%
Poverty rate
What stands out
1 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks
Median household income
$62.7K
U.S.
$81K
Median home value
$204K
U.S.
$333K
Poverty rate
13.8%
U.S.
12.4%
Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)
52.7%
U.S.
51.1%
Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)
25.2%
U.S.
25.9%
Rent-to-Income
16.2%
Below 30% threshold
Home-Value-to-Income
3.3×
Within typical 3-5x range
Share of households by income bracket (ACS).
| Income bracket | Share of households |
|---|---|
| < $50k | 42.4% |
| $50–100k | 31.6% |
| $100–200k | 21.7% |
| $200k+ | 4.3% |
Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).
| Tenure | Percent |
|---|---|
| Owners | 80.2% |
| Renters | 19.8% |
0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.
Obesity
40.3%
U.S.
33.2%
Diabetes
14.6%
U.S.
12.1%
Current smoking
21.3%
U.S.
12.8%
1 of 3 metrics better than U.S.
100+ Mbps coverage
84.6%
U.S.
89.6%
Gigabit ready
52.1%
U.S.
46.1%
5G available
49.2%
U.S.
77.4%
Union County, TN
Population
17.2K
Area
223.6 sq mi
Density
76.9/sq mi
How this county compares to other counties nationwide.
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