Knox County is located in northeastern Tennessee. The County Seat is Knoxville and the largest city is Knoxville. The Official Web Site is located at https://www.knoxcounty.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 448,644 and the 2010 census population was 432,234. The land area is 508.22 square miles and there are 850.5 persons per square mile.
86.4% of the population is White, 9.1% is Black or African American, 3.7% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.9% is two or more races. 90.2% have a high school degree or higher, and 34.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $157,400, there are 181,100 households, an average of 2.35 persons per household. The per capita income is $28,136, the median household income is $47,694, and 14.6% of the persons in Knox County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 40,476. Retail sales (in $1000) were $8,209,407, and sales per capita were $19,329. The percentage of black-owned firms is 4.9%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 25.6%.
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| Adoptable Pets Knox County adoptable pets from the Young-Williams Animal Center. |
| Business Directory Knox County Area member business directory from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce. |
| Businesses | New Searchable index from the Knox County Clerk's Office of new business registrations. |
| Cemeteries & Burials FindAGrave directory of Knox County cemeteries and index of burials, including cemetery maps and gravesite photos. |
| Codes Searchable index of the Knox County code of ordinances. |
| Commission Agendas Knox County Commission, Committee, and Board public meeting Agendas. |
| Court | Payments Court payment service for Knox County Criminal Court, General Sessions Court, and Fourth Circuit Court. |
| Drug Offenders Search the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation drug offender registry by last name and Knox county for county offenders. |
| Genealogy Knox County genealogy records and resources from Tennessee GenWeb. |
| Marriages Knox County Clerk's Office marriage license record search. |
| Notary Public Application Knox County Clerk's Office online application for Notary Public authorization. |
| Placards Find and renew your Knox County handicap placard online. |
| Plate Renewals Find your Knox County vehicle plate registration and renew online. |
| Property | Assessor Knox County Assessor's Office property search. |
| Restaurant Inspections Tennessee Department of Health search for Knox County restaurant and other food service establishment health inspection reports. |
| Sex Offenders Registry of state and Knox County sex offenders from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. |
| Voters Tennessee Department of State Knox County voter registration lookup by name and year of birth. |
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