Background Report
Housing
The housing stock has increased in the Northwest Sector over the last twenty years.
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Table
5: Housing Occupancy: Northwest Knox County Sector
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1980
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1990
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%
Change
1980-1990 |
2000
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%
Change
1990-2000 |
| Mean Value |
$51,128
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$75,408
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+47.5%
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$124,531
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+65.1%
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| Median Rent |
$163
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$336
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+106.3%
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606
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+80.4%
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| Total Dwelling Units |
14,015
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20,394
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+45.5%
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27,247
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+33.6%
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| Owner Occupied |
9,846
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13,379
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+35.9%
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18,461
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+38.0%
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| % Owner Occupied |
70.3%
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65.6%
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67.8%
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| Renter Occupied |
3,132
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5,852
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+86.9%
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7,122
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+21.7%
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| % Renter Occupied |
22.3%
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28.7%
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26.1%
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| Vacant |
1,037
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1,163
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+12.2%
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1,664
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+43.7%
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| % Vacant |
7.4%
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5.7%
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6.1%
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Source:
U.S. Census Bureau 1980, 1990, 2000
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Table
6: Housing Type: Northwest Knox County Sector
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1980
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%
of Housing Units 1980
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1990
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%
of Housing Units 1990
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%
Change 1980-1990 |
2000
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%
of Housing Units 2000
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%
Change 1990-2000 |
| Total Dwelling Units |
14,015
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100%
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20,394
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100%
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+45.5%
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27,247
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100%
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+33.6%
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| Single Family Detached |
10,467
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74.7%
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13,213
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64.8%
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+26.2%
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17,558
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64.4%
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+32.9%
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| Single Family Attached |
41
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0.3%
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584
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2.9%
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+1,324.4%
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1,928
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7.1%
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+230.1%
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| Multifamily |
2,511
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17.9%
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4,640
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22.8%
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+84.8%
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5,549
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20.4%
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+19.6%
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| Mobile Home |
1,001
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7.1%
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1,832
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9.0%
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+83.0%
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2,212
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8.1%
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+20.7%
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Source:
US Census Bureau 1980, 1990, 2000
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