2024 population: 1,496,954 ( 75,506 from 2020)
Land area: 9194.4 square miles
Population density: 162.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	1,285,194	85.85%	3.7%
Black:	63,862	4.27%	4.8%
Indian:	4,771	0.32%	9.8%
Asian:	23,634	1.58%	21.4%
2+ races:	28,499	1.90%	18.0%
Hispanic:	90,994	6.08%	24.8%

Total non-White:	211,760	14.15%	16.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	64,195	11.3
Deaths:	87,132	15.3
Net Migration:	87,698	15.4
Net Immigration:	9,366	1.6

Change in White population:	45,532	3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	29,974	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,421,448
1,239,662	87.21%
60,908	4.28%
4,344	0.31%
19,474	1.37%
24,152	1.70%
72,908	5.13%
181,786	12.79%

2010
1,339,498
1,204,752	89.94%
54,702	4.08%
3,592	0.27%
13,344	1.00%
18,265	1.36%
43,752	3.27%
134,746	10.06%

2000
1,198,584
1,111,576	92.74%
47,690	3.98%
3,083	0.26%
8,319	0.69%
10,998	0.92%
16,081	1.34%
87,008	7.26%

1990
1,026,913
970,210	94.48%
43,180	4.20%
3,264	0.32%
5,316	0.52%
n/a
4,943	0.48%
56,703	5.52%

1980
978,870
925,656	94.56%
41,694	4.26%
1,780	0.18%
2,889	0.30%
n/a
6,408	0.65%
53,214	5.44%

1970
808,810
766,534	94.77%
39,203	4.85%
419	0.05%
801	0.10%
n/a
1,539	0.19%
42,276	5.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
139,105	10.4
143,451	10.7
66,917	5.0
9,820	0.7

34,910	2.6
47,040	3.5

Number	Rate
2000's
143,998	12.0
119,836	10.0
100,394	8.4
12,223	1.0

93,176	7.8
47,738	4.0

Number	Rate
1990's
142,295	13.9
110,295	10.7
106,692	10.4
5,108	0.5

141,366	13.8
30,305	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
130,892	13.4
92,240	9.4
13,944	1.4
n/a

44,554	4.6
3,489	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
108,597	13.4
n/a

159,122	19.7
10,938	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.0
289,713	9.9%
1,207,241	80.6%
276,535	9.5%

566,962
2.45

371,652	65.6%
283,198	76.2%
29,233	7.9%
195,310	34.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.4
294,075	22.0%
1,045,423	78.0%
210,344	15.7%

539,930
2.42

365,194	67.6%
277,395	76.0%
32,152	8.8%
174,736	32.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
275,436	23.0%
923,148	77.0%
164,502	13.7%

485,069
2.41

338,693	69.8%
270,637	79.9%
28,813	8.5%
146,376	30.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
244,911	23.8%
782,002	76.2%
138,016	13.4%

396,068
2.53

293,177	74.0%
239,909	81.8%
21,651	7.4%
102,891	26.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
274,846	28.1%
704,024	71.9%
110,687	11.3%

347,036
2.76

271,640	78.3%
229,421	84.5%
17,934	6.6%
75,396	21.7%

2022 Housing Data for Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	30,572	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	29,825	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	25,881	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	27,200	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	27,230	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	26,108	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	25,875	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	24,457	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	24,777	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	43,260	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	56,691	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	75,083	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	53,315	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	32,389	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	31,500	5.6%
$200,000 or more	32,799	5.8%

Median Household Income	60,724
Per Capita Income	33,647

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	34,917	6.2%
Public Assistance	17,017	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	74,259	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	565,692	66.7%
Unemployed	29,690	3.5%
In Armed Forces	1,198	0.1%

Total Labor Force	596,580	70.4%
Not in Labor Force	251,351	29.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	239,371	198,691	54.6%
Non-Profit	16,521	30,091	35.4%
Self-Employed	37,215	20,085	64.9%

Local Government	18,190	26,543	40.7%
State Government	12,553	15,146	45.3%
Federal Government	11,334	6,609	63.2%

Total Private + Self	276,586	218,776	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	58,598	78,389	42.8%
Total	335,184	297,165	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	87,726	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	137,488	21.7%
Professional, Technical	137,136	21.6%
Service Occupations	108,701	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,569	0.4%
All others	162,530	25.7%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	87,101	13.7%
Retail trade	80,970	12.8%
Manufacturing	78,029	12.3%
Educational services	54,471	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	51,961	8.2%
Construction	49,132	7.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	36,177	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	29,461	4.6%
Other services	29,241	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28,790	4.5%
Finance and insurance	24,772	3.9%
Public administration	23,955	3.8%
Wholesale trade	13,460	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11,710	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10,570	1.7%
Information	8,528	1.3%
Utilities	7,185	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,909	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,246	0.4%
Management	913	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	35,557	2.51%
Puerto Rican	5,280	0.37%
Cuban	2,603	0.18%
Dominican	304	0.02%

Total Central American	11,957	0.84%
Costa Rican	67	0.00%
Guatemalan	5,201	0.37%
Honduran	4,625	0.33%
Nicaraguan	168	0.01%
Panamanian	396	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,495	0.11%
Other Central American	5	0.00%

Total South American	2,929	0.21%
Argentinean	371	0.03%
Bolivian	100	0.01%
Chilean	198	0.01%
Colombian	1,154	0.08%
Ecuadorian	91	0.01%
Paraguayan	19	0.00%
Peruvian	411	0.03%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	574	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,517	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5,256	0.37%
Chinese	3,588	0.25%
Filipino	1,844	0.13%
Vietnamese	1,765	0.12%
Korean	1,546	0.11%
Japanese	668	0.05%
Taiwanese	427	0.03%
Laotian	392	0.03%
Thai	367	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,274,321	94.9%
Spanish	40,742	3.0%
Other Indo-European	6,607	0.5%
German, other Germanic	3,541	0.3%
Arabic	2,978	0.2%
Other Asian	2,781	0.2%
Chinese	2,407	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,188	0.2%
Other	2,123	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	178,022	12.6%
American	169,044	11.9%
German	149,579	10.6%
Irish	145,658	10.3%
Scotch-Irish	38,417	2.7%
Scottish	37,059	2.6%
Italian	31,568	2.2%
European	25,931	1.8%
French	22,196	1.6%
Polish	17,481	1.2%
Dutch	15,461	1.1%
Welsh	11,174	0.8%
British	9,503	0.7%
Swedish	7,324	0.5%
Norwegian	6,825	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,385,606	97.8%
Not a citizen	31,737	2.2%

Native	1,363,207	96.2%
Foreign-born	54,136	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
44,483	4.5%	72,530	7.3%	338,136	33.9%	285,695	28.6%	157,568	15.8%	99,160	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	44,483	4.5%
9-12 Years	72,530	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	338,136	33.9%
Some College	285,695	28.6%
Bach. Degree	157,568	15.8%
Grad Degree	99,160	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	487,587	456,713	30,874	6.3%
1991	494,669	457,290	37,379	7.6%
1992	515,189	477,687	37,502	7.3%
1993	533,541	498,820	34,721	6.5%
1994	560,481	529,762	30,719	5.5%
1995	570,464	537,511	32,953	5.8%
1996	572,290	540,382	31,908	5.6%
1997	572,198	540,017	32,181	5.6%
1998	578,954	552,039	26,915	4.6%
1999	585,100	560,563	24,537	4.2%

2000	576,044	552,349	23,695	4.1%
2001	585,534	557,830	27,704	4.7%
2002	601,424	570,527	30,897	5.1%
2003	603,613	571,340	32,273	5.3%
2004	605,315	574,397	30,918	5.1%
2005	607,239	575,078	32,161	5.3%
2006	633,239	600,965	32,274	5.1%
2007	640,013	611,430	28,583	4.5%
2008	645,993	604,971	41,022	6.4%
2009	642,140	577,355	64,785	10.1%

2010	635,071	572,735	62,336	9.8%
2011	638,514	579,818	58,696	9.2%
2012	630,072	578,014	52,058	8.3%
2013	620,329	569,482	50,847	8.2%
2014	610,084	567,985	42,099	6.9%
2015	611,731	576,257	35,474	5.8%
2016	621,758	590,747	31,011	5.0%
2017	627,191	602,637	24,554	3.9%
2018	635,491	612,915	22,576	3.6%
2019	648,954	626,163	22,791	3.5%

2020	640,686	596,193	44,493	6.9%
2021	648,882	622,977	25,905	4.0%
2022	657,494	635,371	22,123	3.4%
2023	662,779	640,816	21,963	3.3%
2024	668,902	645,786	23,116	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	656,258
Median Value	$206,463

Occupied	566,962	86.4%
Vacant	89,296	13.6%

Owned	400,751	70.7%
Rented	166,211	29.3%
Median Rent	$909

Single-Family Units	473,534	72.2%
Detached	454,744	69.3%
Attached	18,790	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	69,202	10.5%
Mobile Homes	80,821	12.3%

Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Knoxville, TN-KY Market Area