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Knoxville, TN Metro Area


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2022 population: 907,968   ( 70,397 from 2010 , 28,182 from 2020)
Land area: 3220.3 square miles
Population density: 281.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:774,905 85.34% 4.9%
Black:52,4735.78% 12.2%
Indian:2,4660.27% 16.4%
Asian:16,4821.82% 53.0%
2+ races:18,2892.01% 47.3%
Hispanic:43,3534.77% 68.3%
Total non-White:133,06314.66% 34.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:20,646 11.7
Deaths:26,84315.3
Net Migration: 33,04318.8
Net Immigration: 1,0860.6
Change in White population:35,983 4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:34,414 4.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
837,571
738,92288.22%
46,7685.58%
2,1180.25%
10,7751.29%
12,4161.48%
25,7653.08%
98,64911.78%

2000
748,259
681,66691.10%
41,0785.49%
1,9080.25%
6,8330.91%
7,4601.00%
8,7181.17%
66,5938.90%

1990
651,618
604,60992.79%
36,9405.67%
1,8460.28%
4,5850.70%
n/a
3,6380.56%
47,0097.21%

1980
621,773
578,61993.06%
35,1455.65%
1,2030.19%
2,4730.40%
n/a
4,0350.65%
43,1546.94%

1970
526,168
492,22293.55%
31,4985.99%
2700.05%
7060.13%
n/a
1,1970.23%
33,946 6.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
88,532 11.8
72,4069.7
61,6578.2
6,9580.9
57,256 7.7
32,056 4.3
1990's
NumberRate
88,480 13.6
68,11810.5
54,8038.4
4,3040.7
77,057 11.8
19,584 3.0
1980's
NumberRate
81,360 13.1
57,591 9.3
8,924 1.4
n/a
25,990 4.2
3,855 0.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
58,875 11.2
n/a
86,397 16.4
9,208 1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Knoxville, TN Metro 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
NumberPercent
40.6
180,443 19.9%
727,525 80.1%
163,862 18.0%
354,916
2.44
229,192 64.6%
175,830 76.7%
18,452 8.1%
125,724 35.4%

2010
NumberPercent
39.8
182,666 21.8%
654,905 78.2%
126,097 15.1%
340,435
2.40
225,212 66.2%
172,000 76.4%
19,965 8.9%
115,223 33.8%

2000
NumberPercent
37.5
168,813 22.6%
579,446 77.4%
102,539 13.7%
305,687
2.38
207,866 68.0%
166,256 80.0%
17,892 8.6%
97,821 32.0%

1990
NumberPercent
34.7
150,794 23.1%
500,824 76.9%
88,285 13.5%
255,527
2.48
184,297 72.1%
150,750 81.8%
13,650 7.4%
71,230 27.9%

1980
NumberPercent
31.1
166,434 26.8%
455,339 73.2%
70,812 11.4%
225,045
2.70
171,871 76.4%
145,084 84.4%
11,711 6.8%
53,174 23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units396,007 
Median Value$230,799 
Occupied354,91689.6%
Vacant41,09110.4%
Owned247,28069.7%
Rented107,63630.3%
Median Rent$997 
Single-Family Units293,24774.1%
    Detached277,65270.1%
    Attached15,5953.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units53,49413.5%
Mobile Homes31,5338.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00017,4064.9%
$10,000 to $14,99915,8774.5%
$15,000 to $19,99912,8973.6%
$20,000 to $24,99915,0164.2%
$25,000 to $29,99914,8594.2%
$30,000 to $34,99915,2394.3%
$35,000 to $39,99914,8874.2%
$40,000 to $44,99914,3554.0%
$45,000 to $49,99915,2544.3%
$50,000 to $59,99925,0617.1%
$60,000 to $74,99935,85510.1%
$75,000 to $99,99948,11313.6%
$100,000 to $124,99936,96110.4%
$125,000 to $149,99922,8966.5%
$150,000 to $199,99924,0886.8%
$200,000 or more26,1527.4%
Median Household Income67,003 
Per Capita Income37,310 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.84 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI17,9045.0%
Public Assistance9,1202.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps38,86711.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed375,82969.9%
Unemployed17,1873.2%
In Armed Forces8640.2%
Total Labor Force393,88073.2%
Not in Labor Force144,05426.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.0%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector157,615129,56454.9%
Non-Profit12,29422,45735.4%
Self-Employed22,68612,97263.6%
Local Government11,04916,13340.6%
State Government9,45810,23948.0%
Federal Government9,0584,93264.7%
Total Private + Self180,301142,53655.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.41,85953,76143.8%
Total222,160196,29753.1%
Pct. Govt.14.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts63,57415.2%
Sales and Office Occupations91,40421.8%
Professional, Technical101,44224.2%
Service Occupations67,59016.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,4940.4%
All others95,23122.7%
White Collar 61.2%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance59,93014.3%
Retail trade52,61612.6%
Manufacturing43,62110.4%
Educational services37,9679.1%
Construction32,5157.8%
Accommodation and food services31,9867.6%
Professional, scientific, technical30,4417.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.20,0214.8%
Other services19,4924.6%
Finance and insurance19,2364.6%
Transportation and warehousing18,4364.4%
Public administration15,4593.7%
Wholesale trade9,9542.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing6,9651.7%
Information6,5341.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,6451.3%
Utilities4,9301.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2,1000.5%
Management7980.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5950.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican21,1162.39%
Puerto Rican3,3570.38%
Cuban1,7180.19%
Dominican1410.02%
Total Central American7,6420.86%
Costa Rican490.01%
Guatemalan3,8990.44%
Honduran1,8470.21%
Nicaraguan1240.01%
Panamanian3830.04%
Salvadoran1,3350.15%
Other Central American50.00%
Total South American2,2270.25%
Argentinean3530.04%
Bolivian830.01%
Chilean1890.02%
Colombian8720.10%
Ecuadorian730.01%
Paraguayan10.00%
Peruvian3270.04%
Uruguayan110.00%
Venezuelan3180.04%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,5000.28%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian4,3210.49%
Chinese2,9180.33%
Filipino1,4110.16%
Korean1,3690.15%
Vietnamese1,3150.15%
Japanese4500.05%
Laotian3690.04%
Taiwanese3590.04%
Thai3400.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English792,33394.5%
Spanish24,0062.9%
Other Indo-European5,1380.6%
Arabic2,6500.3%
German, other Germanic2,4930.3%
Other Asian2,0040.2%
Chinese1,9620.2%
Other1,9140.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,6410.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English112,25912.7%
German98,69211.2%
American96,30910.9%
Irish91,78210.4%
Scotch-Irish26,9163.0%
Scottish22,2912.5%
Italian20,9282.4%
European19,2262.2%
French14,6111.7%
Polish11,7931.3%
Dutch10,2031.2%
Welsh7,6470.9%
British7,1890.8%
Swedish5,0570.6%
Norwegian4,8450.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen863,55197.6%
Not a citizen20,8082.4%
Native846,14395.7%
Foreign-born38,2164.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
20,742 3.4%38,371 6.2%185,936 30.3%176,396 28.7%117,655 19.1%75,505 12.3%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 20,742 3.4%
9-12 Years 38,371 6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 185,936 30.3%
Some College 176,396 28.7%
Bach. Degree 117,655 19.1%
Grad Degree 75,505 12.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 625,858 593,790 32,068 5.1%
1991 633,168 597,034 36,134 5.7%
1992 660,630 623,122 37,508 5.7%
1993 690,004 656,110 33,894 4.9%
1994 713,736 685,076 28,660 4.0%
1995 726,322 695,320 31,002 4.3%
1996 726,166 695,578 30,588 4.2%
1997 725,328 693,354 31,974 4.4%
1998 735,380 708,316 27,064 3.7%
1999 737,962 713,660 24,302 3.3%
2000 729,760 704,228 25,532 3.5%
2001 746,234 717,750 28,484 3.8%
2002 769,546 737,326 32,220 4.2%
2003 770,734 736,552 34,182 4.4%
2004 773,654 739,850 33,804 4.4%
2005 774,318 738,330 35,988 4.6%
2006 807,556 771,828 35,728 4.4%
2007 821,210 790,212 30,998 3.8%
2008 830,848 785,536 45,312 5.5%
2009 826,908 754,732 72,176 8.7%
2010 810,664 741,442 69,222 8.5%
2011 817,332 752,478 64,854 7.9%
2012 806,368 749,028 57,340 7.1%
2013 794,966 738,578 56,388 7.1%
2014 785,378 737,344 48,034 6.1%
2015 792,282 751,308 40,974 5.2%
2016 806,812 770,880 35,932 4.5%
2017 814,966 786,360 28,606 3.5%
2018 826,302 799,500 26,802 3.2%
2019 843,652 816,860 26,792 3.2%
2020 834,164 782,378 51,786 6.2%
2021 847,382 816,328 31,054 3.7%
2022 861,202 834,622 26,580 3.1%
2023 869,022 842,658 26,364 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com