Census Reporter

Knoxville, TN Metro Area

861,872 Population
3,220.3 square miles 267.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 38.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,177 ±$379 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Tennessee: $30,869 ±$179
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$56,857 ±$661 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Tennessee: $54,833 ±$285
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

13.4% ±0.5% (113,122  ±4,488) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 14.6% 965,213 (±0.2% / ±13,412)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

24 minutes ±0.2 (8,891,855  ±123,047) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 25.4 73,924,345 (±0.1 / ±405,850)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

345,707 ±2,034 Number of households
  • Tennessee: 2,639,455 ±6,788
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.4 ±0 (842,267  ±1,065) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,614,088 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.6% ±0.4% (9,009  ±724) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.1% 81,129 (±0.2% / ±2,494)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

389,820 ±465 Number of housing units
  • Tennessee: 2,996,127 ±429
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$180,700 ±$2,119 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Tennessee: $177,600 ±$917
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

14.5% ±0.5% (124,059  ±4,490.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 14.2% 953,896 (±0.2% / ±12,438.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

89.6% ±0.9% (536,499  ±5,424.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 88.2% 4,102,114 (±0.4% / ±16,100.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
30.4% ±0.5% (182,355  ±3,233.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 28.2% 1,308,972 (±0.2% / ±9,870.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

4.2% ±0.2% (36,560  ±1,859) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 5.1% 347,386 (±0.1% / ±5,644)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.7% ±0.2% (59,487  ±1,620) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 8.2% 428,519 (±0.1% / ±4,622)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
59,487 Total veterans ±1,620 54,860 Male ±1,446 4,627 Female ±463

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