Statistical state of knoxville backup data

The Statistical State of Knox County Population, Work Force, Income, Unemployment, Poverty, and Inequality

Population Knox County Population City of Knoxville Population

Total 450,132 184,688

White 381,262 138,294

% 84.7% 74.8%

Black 40,318 32,117

% 8.9% 17.3%

Hispanic 17,412 9,686

% 3.8% 5.2%

City of Knoxville Population By Race 9,686 3,719

32,117 138,294

White



Black

Hispanic

Asian

Total Minority Population of the City of Knoxville is 45,522 or 24.6% of the total population

Asian 9,978 3,719

% 2.2% 2.0%

Population of Knox County by Race 17,412

9,978

40,318

381,262

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

 Total Minority Population of Knox County is 67,708 or 15% of the total population  With 45,522 minorities living in the City of Knoxville, 67.2% of the total minority population lives within city limits

Work Force Number of Employees in Each Field Job Patterns 2014 Exec First/ Mid-Level Professionals Technicians Sales Workers Office & Clerical Workers Craft Workers Operatives Laborers Service Workers

White 1,624 12,041 26,334 10,533 13,029 18,870 9,166 13,589 9,225 15,775

Black 32 559 1,041 583 970 1,691 416 1,338 878 2,982

Hispanic 21 237 410 158 293 552 296 842 580 726

Asian 27 195 896 107 135 191 28 98 56 119

Total 1,704 13,032 28,681 11,381 14,427 21,304 9,906 15,867 10,739 19,602

Employment of Knox County 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 -

Professional, Office & Clerical Worker, and Service Worker positons have the highest number of Knox County employees

Proportional Number of Employees in Each Field Job Patterns 2014 Exec First/ Mid-Level Professionals Technicians Sales Workers Office & Clerical Workers Craft Workers Operatives Laborers Service Workers

White 1,917 14,216 31,091 12,436 15,383 22,279 10,822 16,044 10,891 18,625

Black 360 6,281 11,697 6,551 10,899 19,000 4,674 15,034 9,865 33,506

Hispanic 553 6,237 10,789 4,158 7,711 14,526 7,789 22,158 15,263 19,105

Asian 1,227 8,864 40,727 4,864 6,136 8,682 1,273 4,455 2,545 5,409

The Proportional Number of Employees in Each Field gives the number of employees in each field by race, in proportion to the percentage of the population the race makes up o While there are more White service workers in total (15,775) than Black service workers in total (2,982), Blacks have a higher number of service workers once the number is proportioned to fit population percentage

Concentration of Blacks in the Work Force 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 -

Blacks are highly concentrated as Service Workers o Almost twice as much as the next highest (Office & Clerical Workers) o Three times as many as Professionals o Almost six times as many as First/ Mid-Level Positions

Concentration of Whites in the Work Force 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 -

Whites are mostly concentrated as Professionals and Office & Clerical Workers

Executive Positions by Race Weighted for Population Percentage

asian

hispanic

black

white

Proportioned for the population, there are proportionally less Blacks in Executive positions than any other race

Minorities in the Work Force 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 -

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Income Disparity Average Median Income By Race Anderson Blount Jefferson Knox Loudon Monroe Roane Average (Race)

Blacks $44,167 $27,270 $26,417 $26,417 $38,125 $33,493 $35,083 $32,996

Whites $44,339 $47,393 $41,896 $50,791 $50,671 $37,460 $42,302 $44,979

Asians $73,036 $43,650 N/A $65,056 N/A N/A $88,750 $67,623

Hispanics $32,500 $35,625 $36,250 $31,560 $27,271 $34,493 $35,625 $33,332

Average (County) $48,511 $38,485 $34,854 $43,456 $38,689 $35,149 $50,440 $44,732

Median Income by County Average

$44,176

Roane

$41,726

Monroe

$37,202

Loudon

$50,619

Knox

$47,543

Jefferson

$41,426

Blount

$46,518

Anderson

$44,199

$0

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

Loudon County has the highest median income while Monroe County has the lowest

Average Median Income Across Counties By Race $80,000 $70,000

$60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 Blacks

Whites

Asians

Hispanics

Total Median Income

There is a great disparity between the median incomes of each race with Blacks and Hispanics making below the average median of all the counties

Differences between median County

Anderson Blount Jefferson Knox Loudon Monroe Roane Average (Race)

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Whites 140.00 875.00 470.00 3,248.00 52.00 258.00 576.00 802.71

$ $ $

$ $

Asians 28,837.00 (2,868.00) N/A 17,513.00 N/A N/A 47,024.00 23,446.86

Hispanics $(11,699.00) $(10,893.00) $ (5,176.00) $(15,983.00) $(23,348.00) $ (2,709.00) $ (6,101.00) $(10,844.14)

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Blacks (32.00) (19,248.00) (15,009.00) (21,126.00) (12,494.00) (3,709.00) (6,643.00) (11,180.14)

Red indicates a negative balance (below the median income) Hispanics and Blacks always have a median income below the total median income Disparity of Income Hispanics 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 Anderson

Blount

Jefferson

Hispanics

Knox

Loudon

Total Median Income

Monroe

Roane

Average (Race)

Disparity of Income Amongst Blacks $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 Anderson

Blount

Jefferson

Knox

Total Median Income

Loudon

Monroe

Median Income of Blacks

Roane

Average

Unemployment Column1

Labor Force

United States Tennessee

Employed

Unemployed

Rate

158,279,000

150,060,000

8,219,000

5.2%

3,111,500

2,972,500

139,000

4.5%

Unemployment in Tennessee 3,500,000

3,111,500

3,000,000

2,972,500

2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000

500,000

139,000

Tennessee

Labor Force

Employed

Unemployed

Tennessee boasts an unemployment rate of 4.5% which is below the 5.2% unemployment rate of the US

White Population

Black Population 30,128

Asian Population 7,284

Hispanic Population

Population 16+

310,115

10,775

In Labor Force

64%

198,473.60

60.80%

18,317.82

62.80%

4,574.35

73.60%

7,930.40

Employed

59.90%

185,758.89

52.90%

15,937.71

59.70%

4,348.55

67.90%

7,316.23

Unemployment Rate

6.30%

12,503.84

12.80%

2,344.68

4.70%

214.99

7.80%

618.57

Labor Force- Those who are above the age of 16 and are willing and able to work (not disabled or retired) Employed- Percentage of the population 16+ who are employed Unemployment Rate- Percentage of the Labor Force who is actively seeking work but are still unemployed

Labor Statistics 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% White Population

Black Population In Labor Force

Employed

Asian Population

Hispanic Population

Unemployment Rate

Blacks have the highest unemployment rate of 12.8% which is over twice as high as Whites and almost three times as high as Asians

Total Population

Number Below Poverty Line

% Below Poverty Line

White

381,262

47,294

12.4%

Black

40,318

13,973

34.7%

Hispanic

17,412

5,180

29.7%

Asian

9,978

1,235

12.4%

Percentage Below the Poverty Line Asian

12.38%

Hispanic

29.75%

Black

34.66%

White

0.00%

12.40%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

40.00%

With nearly 35%, Blacks have the highest percentage of its population living below the poverty line Hispanics have the second highest of almost 30%

Firms Owned by Race total Revenue of Private Firms Total Number of Firms Total Firms with Employees

$ 30,900,000,000 72,381

Annual Payroll

$ 12,800,000,000 $ 426,907.61

Average Revenue

13,473

White $ 30,000,000,000 65,818 11,194 $ 5,600,000,000 $ 455,802.36

Black 97.1% 90.9%

$

83.1% 43.8%

208,000,000 2,537 126

$

52,000,000 $ 81,986.60

Hispanic

Asian

0.67% 3.51%

$ 560,000,000 1,140

1.81% 1.57%

$ 422,000,000 1,533

1.37% 2.12%

0.94%

140

1.04%

392

2.91%

0.41%

$

73,300,000 $ 491,228.07

0.57%

Whites own 90.93% of the total firms Hispanics have the highest per firm revenue Blacks have the lowest per firm revenue, payroll, firms with employees, and total revenue Only 4.9% of all Black Owned Firms have employees

$

94,000,000 $ 275,277.23

0.73%

Average Revenue Per Business $600,000.00 $491,228.07

$500,000.00 $426,907.61

$455,802.36

$400,000.00 $275,277.23

$300,000.00 $200,000.00 $81,986.60

$100,000.00 $total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian

Solutions Increasing the state of blacks living in Knox County can be divided into two solutions:  Increasing the average hourly income by changing the concentration of blacks in the work force  Increasing entrepreneurship and supporting currently owned black businesses Only around 4.9% of all Black Owned Businesses have paid employees which mean that most are smaller, service based firms that do not require many employees which means they typically have smaller revenues

Increasing Income Total Median Income (Knox County)

$47,543

Median Income of Blacks in Knox County

$26,417

Difference Average Hour per Year (50 weeks X 40 hours)

($21,126) 2000

Median Salary Per Hour (Knox County)

$23.77

Median Salary Per Hour (Blacks)

$13.20

Difference in Salaries

($10.56)

Divide Solution in Half

($5.28)

Necessary Increase in Salary per hour

($5.28)

If the solution to closing the economic gap of Blacks in Knox County is divided into two solutions (income and entrepreneurship) then income needs to be increased by $5.28 per hour The best way to increase hourly wage is to increase education and training so that the concentration of Blacks in the work force changes from majority service positions to more skilled positions

Entrepreneurship and Supporting Black Owned Business Average Revenue (All Firms) Average Revenue (Black Firms) Difference

$426,907.61 $81,986.59 ($344,921.02)

As mentioned before, Black owned firms make significantly less per firm than the average of all firms Average Revenue (All Firms) Total Number of Black Firms Total Revenue Needed of Black Firms Total Current Revenue of Black Firms Difference Needed Divide Solution in Half Amount Needed Per Firm Over a 10 Year Period (per year)

$426,907.61 2537 $1,083,064,606.57 $208,000,000 $875,064,606.57 $437,532,303.29 $172,460.51 $17,246.05

In order to reach the total revenue needed for the current 2537 black firms to reach the average revenue of all firms ($42,6907.61) each firm would have to increase revenue by $172,460.51 or $17,246.05 per year over a 10 year period While these figures may seem daunting, they can be achieved if the community chooses to support Black Owned Businesses

Chandler’s Deli

For Chandler’s Deli on Magnolia Avenue to earn the extra $17,246.05 per year, 100 new customers would need to order the pulled pork with a side of macaroni once a month

In order to earn the extra $17,246.05 needed per year, 246 car owners would have to switch from other compeititors to Mr. Cool for their oil changes

Bibliography US Census http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml Department of Labor https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/employment/jobpat-eeo1/

For this black-owned auto repair shop on Kingston Pike to earn the extra $17,246.05 needed, 246 car owners would have to choose to get their oil changed at Mr. Cool rather than the competitors