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Knoxville, TN Metro Area

947,017 Population
3,500.9 square miles 270.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,175 ±$1,189 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$69,872 ±$2,040 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.5% ±1.2% (125,035  ±11,275) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.1 minutes ±0.5 (9,903,075  ±279,614) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

380,978 ±4,898 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (928,141  ±1,995) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.2% ±0.8% (8,926  ±1,622) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

423,117 ±913 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$320,700 ±$7,236 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.5% ±0.9% (108,073  ±8,393.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.7% ±1.8% (600,693  ±11,899.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
33.6% ±1.1% (222,359  ±7,010.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.7% ±0.5% (44,776  ±4,766) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7% ±0.5% (52,590  ±3,506) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
52,590 Total veterans ±3,506 47,595 Male ±3,313 4,995 Female ±1,529

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