Knoxville is a relatively large city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 198,162 people and 105 associated neighborhoods, Knoxville is the third largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities, Knoxville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Knoxville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Knoxville is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Knoxville who work in office and administrative support (11.32%), food service (9.26%), and sales jobs (8.95%). Also of interest is that Knoxville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Knoxville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.08% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Knoxville is made interesting by being both a reasonably big city and having a major college student population: students here will find that the city provides a lot of amenities, culture, and opportunities for them. Knoxville is more than just a college town, however, though the thousands of students certainly are a major part of the character of the city, as well as a contributor to the local economy. The overall education level of Knoxville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.73% of adults in Knoxville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Knoxville in 2022 was $33,171, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,684 for a family of four. However, Knoxville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Knoxville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Knoxville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Knoxville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Knoxville include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Knoxville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
