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