Population 230 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Stinking Creek
Household size in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.38 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.36 | 2.46 | 2.57 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.51 | 2.55 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.47 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.03 | +0.06 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Stinking Creek is a place of small households, averaging 2.35 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 51.9 | 40.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 46.8 | 41.0 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.1 | 41.6 | 39.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 48.2 | 41.6 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −3.7 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 48.2, Stinking Creek is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 51.9, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 3.8% | 9.4% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.9% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.5% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | +6.2 pts | −0.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Stinking Creek as they are nationally: 11.5%, against 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in the Knoxville area overall (9.4%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Stinking Creek
Renters in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 28.6% | 30.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.7% | 31.2% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.7% | 31.1% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.2% | 29.6% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | +1.0 pts | +2.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 13.2% of households in Stinking Creek rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About seven in ten owners (68.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.2% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.6% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 16.0% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.0% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | −0.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 17.0% of the housing in Stinking Creek, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1977 | 1980 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1989 | 1985 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +12 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
Stinking Creek has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1989, versus 1980 nationally. That is in line with the rest of the Knoxville area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $303 | $707 | $761 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $482 | $787 | $837 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $448 | $882 | $961 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $578 | $1,212 | $1,286 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$275 | +$505 | +$526 | +$606 |
Rent in Stinking Creek runs $578 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 29.8% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Stinking Creek
Bachelor's degrees in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.7% | 26.7% | 23.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.1% | 27.7% | 25.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 30.0% | 27.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.4% | 33.5% | 31.4% | 35.6% |
| Change | +6.7 pts | +6.8 pts | +7.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Stinking Creek: 10.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 55.4% | 84.6% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 69.1% | 86.9% | 85.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 65.1% | 88.9% | 87.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 77.7% | 90.9% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +22.3 pts | +6.3 pts | +6.6 pts | +4.3 pts |
More than one in five adults in Stinking Creek never finished high school, well above the national share: only 77.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Stinking Creek
| Period | Stinking Creek | Knoxville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.1% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 15.4% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.8% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 14.1% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −3.4 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Stinking Creek runs well above the national rate: 14.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Stinking Creek compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stinking Creek | 2.35 | 48.2 | 11.5% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 1989 | $578 | 10.4% | 77.7% | 14.1% |
| Newcomb | 1.92 | 55.8 | 4.8% | 16.2% | 8.6% | 1975 | $427 | 13.8% | 63.7% | 0.2% |
| Elk Valley | 2.20 | 50.2 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 15.9% | 1991 | $646 | 12.4% | 82.3% | 0.8% |
| Ivydell | 2.21 | 49.1 | 6.1% | 7.1% | 22.5% | 1986 | $713 | 21.1% | 79.5% | 0.0% |
| Jellico | 2.02 | 46.4 | 7.2% | 40.2% | 10.3% | 1981 | $612 | 17.2% | 82.5% | 10.0% |
| Cotula | 2.48 | 45.4 | 5.6% | 20.0% | 30.1% | 1979 | $713 | 30.5% | 72.5% | 0.0% |
| Duff | 2.49 | 45.4 | 6.3% | 20.6% | 29.2% | 1979 | $696 | 28.8% | 72.5% | 1.8% |
| Tackett Creek | 2.48 | 45.4 | 5.6% | 20.0% | 30.1% | 1979 | $713 | 30.5% | 72.5% | 0.0% |
| Lafollette | 2.32 | 42.4 | 14.7% | 37.6% | 16.8% | 1977 | $782 | 10.3% | 81.4% | 6.7% |
| Eagan | 2.30 | 48.8 | 8.8% | 20.5% | 22.1% | 1979 | $638 | 22.0% | 74.3% | 5.9% |
| Victory | 2.32 | 44.3 | 9.6% | 9.9% | 28.0% | 1987 | $1,028 | 13.3% | 80.7% | 4.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Stinking Creek. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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