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Knoxville, TN
Demographic Data




Knoxville Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Knoxville Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

198,162

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.2%
5 - 17:
13.2%
18 - 24:
17.8%
25 - 34:
16.0%
35 - 54:
22.5%
55 - 64:
10.8%
Over 65 Years:
14.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
11.3%
11.3%
89.8%
89.8%
33.7%
33.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Knoxville
USA
$33,171
$33,171
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Knoxville
USA
$50,994
$50,994
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

20.5%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Construction
Other
Administration
Finance
Transportation
Public Service
Information Technology
Arts
Wholesale
12.8%
12.8%
12.6%
12.6%
11.7%
11.7%
11.2%
11.2%
7.5%
7.5%
7.4%
7.4%
6.9%
6.9%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.4%
4.4%
4.2%
4.2%
2.8%
2.8%
2.3%
2.3%
2.2%
2.2%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
70.6%
70.6%
15.5%
15.5%
7.5%
7.5%
4.7%
4.7%
1.6%
1.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
German
Irish
Scots-Irish
Italian
Scottish
European
Polish
French
Dutch
Welsh
African
Swedish
British
Greek
Other Subsaharan African
Norwegian
Russian
Iraqi
Hungarian
11.4%
11.4%
9.5%
9.5%
9.4%
9.4%
2.8%
2.8%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
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0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Arabic
Langs. of India
African languages
Chinese
French
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Other Asian languages
Tagalog
Slavic languages
Vietnamese
Korean
Other Indo-European
Persian
Russian
Portuguese
French Creole
Hungarian
90.9%
90.9%
5.3%
5.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Knoxville Residents

7.0%


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