Knoxville, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
195,185
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.5
0.601% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.2%
1.36% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$54,039
5.97% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$239,700
12% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
101,561
3.35% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Knoxville, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.9% of the residents in Knoxville, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Knoxville, TN are The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (8,489 degrees awarded in 2023), South College (2,558 degrees), and Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville (581 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Knoxville, TN was $239,700, and the homeownership rate was 46.6%.

Most people in Knoxville, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Knoxville, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Knoxville, TN is home to a population of 195k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.09% of Knoxville, TN residents were born outside of the country (13.8k people).

In 2024, there were 4.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (138k people) in Knoxville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%
2024 Citizenship
95.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Knoxville, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Knoxville, TN was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Knoxville, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    138k ± 1.77k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    30.5k ± 1.1k
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    8.5k ± 1.49k
7.67%
Hispanic Population
15k people

In 2024, there were 4.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (138k people) in Knoxville, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.67% of the people in Knoxville, TN are hispanic (15k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.09%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
13.8k people
6.88%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
13.3k people

As of 2024, 7.09% of Knoxville, TN residents (13.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Knoxville, TN was 6.88%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,560 ± 364
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,706 ± 344
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    1,387 ± 331

Knoxville, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Knoxville, TN employs 102k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Knoxville, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (13,194 people), Retail Trade (12,727 people), and Educational Services (11,629 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($66,849), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($64,159), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,799).

Employment

Occupations

102k
2024 Value
± 2,795
3.35%
1 Year growth
± 3.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Knoxville, TN grew at a rate of 3.35%, from 98.3k employees to 102k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Knoxville, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,191 people), Management Occupations (9,287 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (9,222 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Knoxville, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

102k
2024 Value
± 2,795
3.35%
1 Year growth
± 3.74%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Knoxville, TN grew at a rate of 3.35%, from 98.3k employees to 102k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Knoxville, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (13,194 people), Retail Trade (12,727 people), and Educational Services (11,629 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Knoxville, TN, though some of these residents may live in Knoxville, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,898
Median earning men ± $1,173
$34,494
Median earning women ± $1,457

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($59,643), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,889), and Wholesale Trade ($56,771).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($57,448), Public Administration ($53,050), and Information ($49,364).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Knoxville, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Knoxville, TN awarded 12,014 degrees. The student population of Knoxville, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 18,575 male students and 27,694 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Knoxville, TN are White (8,941 and 76.9%), Black or African American (1,100 and 9.46%), Hispanic or Latino (517 and 4.45%), and Two or More Races (430 and 3.7%).

The largest universities in Knoxville, TN by number of degrees awarded are The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (8,489 and 70.7%), South College (2,558 and 21.3%), and Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville (581 and 4.84%).

The most popular majors in Knoxville, TN are Pre-Nursing Studies (711 and 5.92%), Registered Nursing (479 and 3.99%), and Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management (432 and 3.6%).

The median tuition cost in Knoxville, TN for a public four year colleges is $11,332 for in-state students and $29,522 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Knoxville, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 46%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 46,269 (40.1% men and 59.9% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 46,269 students enrolled in Knoxville, TN, 40.1% men and 59.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 33,353 records, of which 58.6% were women and 41.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Research & Experimental Psychology
    354 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    476 degrees awarded
  3. Logistics, Materials, & Supply Chain Management
    432 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Knoxville, TN was Other Research & Experimental Psychology with 354 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
    8,489 degrees awarded
  2. South College
    2,558 degrees awarded
  3. Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville
    581 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The University of Tennessee-Knoxville with 8,489 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 4,564 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Knoxville, TN, which is 0.613 times less than the 7,450 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 8,941 degrees mean that there were 8.13 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,100 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($16,450) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,152) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,598) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Knoxville, TN was $239,700 in 2024, which is 0.72 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $214,000 to $239,700, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Knoxville, TN is 46.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Knoxville, TN have an average commute time of 20.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Knoxville, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$239,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,283
$40,240
Median Property Taxes
±$1,527

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Knoxville, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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Rent vs Own

46.6%
Homeownership
2024
64.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 46.6% of the housing units in Knoxville, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$54,039
Median Household Income
± $1,606
86.3k
Number of Households
± 2,453

In 2024, the median household income of the 86.3k households in Knoxville, TN grew to $54,039 from the previous year's value of $50,994.

The following chart displays the households in Knoxville, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Knoxville, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.2%)
  3. Carpooled (8.24%)

In 2024, 73.1% of workers in Knoxville, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.24%).

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Commute Time

20.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Knoxville, TN have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.938% of the workforce in Knoxville, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Knoxville, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Knoxville, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Knoxville, TN (37.4k out of 185k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Knoxville, TN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

88.4% of the population of Knoxville, TN has health coverage, with 46.7% on employee plans, 17.8% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 1.26% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 32.4% between 18 and 34 years, 33.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.6%
Uninsured
46.7%
Employer Coverage
17.8%
Medicaid
10.8%
Medicare
11.9%
Non-Group
1.26%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Knoxville, TN grew by 3.07% from 11.3% to 11.6%.

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