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Knox County School District, TN

500,669 Population
508.3 square miles 984.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Knox County: 37.5 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Tennessee: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$43,108 ±$1,977 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Knox County: $43,108 ±$1,977
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $38,538 ±$460
$70,265 ±$2,200 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Knox County: $70,265 ±$2,200
  • a little higher than the amount in Tennessee: $67,631 ±$865

14% ±1.7% (68,134  ±8,423) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Knox County: 14% † 68,134 (±1.7% / ±8,423)
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 14% 978,460 (±0.4% / ±30,784)

22.9 minutes ±0.8 (4,992,045  ±221,567) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Knox County: 22.9 4,992,045 (±0.8 / ±221,567)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 26.3 77,894,264 (±0.3 / ±957,098)

Families

200,022 ±3,045 Number of households
  • Knox County: 200,022 ±3,045
  • Tennessee: 2,889,226 ±12,211
2.4 ±0 (488,150  ±815) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Knox County: 2.4 488,150 (±0 / ±815)
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 2.4 6,978,483

3.5% ±0.9% (4,341  ±1,166) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Knox County: 3.5% † 4,341 (±0.9% / ±1,166)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Tennessee: 5.3% 88,073 (±0.3% / ±5,052)

Housing

219,943 ±331 Number of housing units
  • Knox County: 219,943 ±331
  • Tennessee: 3,195,170 ±237

$359,000 ±$10,900 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Knox County: $359,000 ±$10,900
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Tennessee: $307,300 ±$3,458

12.8% ±1.4% (63,823  ±6,846.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Knox County: 12.8% † 63,823 (±1.4% / ±6,846.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Tennessee: 12.3% 867,809 (±0.4% / ±24,688.2)

Social

92.4% ±2.8% (310,882  ±9,311.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Knox County: 92.4% 310,882 (±2.8% / ±9,311.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 90.1% 4,445,327 (±0.7% / ±34,033.9)
42% ±1.7% (141,339  ±5,747.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Knox County: 42% 141,339 (±1.7% / ±5,747.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Tennessee: 31.7% 1,562,612 (±0.4% / ±20,107.7)

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

6.6% (32,889  ±4,507) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Knox County: 6.6% 32,889
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 6.1% 432,020

6.1% ±0.6% (24,156  ±2,474) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Knox County: 6.1% † 24,156 (±0.6% / ±2,474)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 7.1% 395,624 (±0.2% / ±10,518)
24,156 Total veterans ±2,474 21,615 Male ±2,152 2,541 Female ±1,063

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