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Karns, TN

3,835 Population
3 square miles 1,284.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±6.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 40.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,528 ±$9,366 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: $39,184 ±$500
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $37,866 ±$248
$101,161 ±$10,363 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: $69,734 ±$976
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Tennessee: $67,097 ±$360

4.6% ±2.9% (178  ±116) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 12.6% 113,223 (±0.5% / ±4,007)
  • about one-third of the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 940,092 (±0.2% / ±13,987)

25.5 minutes ±9.1 (35,495  ±8,923) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 24.4 9,309,640 (±0.2 / ±128,720)
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,022,190 (±0.1 / ±393,147)

Families

1,439 ±240 Number of households
  • the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 371,027 ±2,095
  • Tennessee: 2,768,743 ±7,134
2.7 ±0.2 (3,826  ±682) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 2.4 900,266 (±0 / ±294)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,837,352

2.9% ±3.1% (29  ±32) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 4.5% 9,470 (±0.3% / ±705)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 85,197 (±0.2% / ±2,585)

Housing

1,449 ±238 Number of housing units
  • the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 412,448 ±171
  • Tennessee: 3,095,472 ±769

$284,700 ±$18,092 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: $255,300 ±$3,104
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $256,800 ±$1,438

9.6% ±5.2% (368  ±208.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 12.5% 114,101 (±0.5% / ±4,210.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 13.3% 919,678 (±0.2% / ±13,430.5)

Social

93.7% ±7.8% (2,414  ±414.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 90.5% 580,782 (±0.9% / ±5,764)
  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 89.6% 4,306,036 (±0.4% / ±17,365.1)
43.1% ±12% (1,109  ±350.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 31.9% 204,451 (±0.5% / ±3,299.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Tennessee: 30.4% 1,460,501 (±0.2% / ±10,274.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.5% ±1.2% (59  ±48) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 4.7% 43,310
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Tennessee: 5.9% 411,840

5.6% ±3.2% (159  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Knoxville, TN Metro Area: 7.8% 56,804 (±0.2% / ±1,637)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Tennessee: 7.5% 406,307 (±0.1% / ±4,679)
159 Total veterans ±94 137 Male ±91 22 Female ±29

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