2024 population: 932,535 ( 52,589 from 2020)
Land area: 3220.3 square miles
Population density: 289.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	782,316	83.89%	4.4%
Black:	53,707	5.76%	3.9%
Indian:	2,617	0.28%	8.2%
Asian:	18,515	1.99%	20.5%
2+ races:	19,531	2.09%	17.4%
Hispanic:	55,849	5.99%	25.4%

Total non-White:	150,219	16.11%	15.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	39,478	11.2
Deaths:	49,708	14.1
Net Migration:	55,557	15.8
Net Immigration:	6,356	1.8

Change in White population:	33,045	3.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	19,544	2.2

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
879,946
749,271	85.15%
51,715	5.88%
2,419	0.27%
15,363	1.75%
16,633	1.89%
44,545	5.06%
130,675	14.85%

2010
837,571
738,922	88.22%
46,768	5.58%
2,118	0.25%
10,775	1.29%
12,416	1.48%
25,765	3.08%
98,649	11.78%

2000
748,259
681,666	91.10%
41,078	5.49%
1,908	0.25%
6,833	0.91%
7,460	1.00%
8,718	1.17%
66,593	8.90%

1990
651,618
604,609	92.79%
36,940	5.67%
1,846	0.28%
4,585	0.70%
n/a
3,638	0.56%
47,009	7.21%

1980
621,773
578,619	93.06%
35,145	5.65%
1,203	0.19%
2,473	0.40%
n/a
4,035	0.65%
43,154	6.94%

1970
526,168
492,222	93.55%
31,498	5.99%
270	0.05%
706	0.13%
n/a
1,197	0.23%
33,946	6.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
84,244	10.1
82,601	9.9
45,452	5.4
7,094	0.8

10,349	1.2
32,026	3.8

Number	Rate
2000's
88,532	11.8
72,406	9.7
61,657	8.2
6,958	0.9

57,256	7.7
32,056	4.3

Number	Rate
1990's
88,480	13.6
68,118	10.5
54,803	8.4
4,304	0.7

77,057	11.8
19,584	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
81,360	13.1
57,591	9.3
8,924	1.4
n/a

25,990	4.2
3,855	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
40.6
180,443	19.3%
752,092	80.7%
163,862	17.6%

354,916
2.44

229,192	64.6%
175,830	76.7%
18,452	8.1%
125,724	35.4%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17,406	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	15,877	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	12,897	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	15,016	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	14,859	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	15,239	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	14,887	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	14,355	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	15,254	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	25,061	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	35,855	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	48,113	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	36,961	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	22,896	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	24,088	6.8%
$200,000 or more	26,152	7.4%

Median Household Income	67,003
Per Capita Income	37,310

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17,904	5.0%
Public Assistance	9,120	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38,867	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	375,829	69.9%
Unemployed	17,187	3.2%
In Armed Forces	864	0.2%

Total Labor Force	393,880	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	144,054	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	157,615	129,564	54.9%
Non-Profit	12,294	22,457	35.4%
Self-Employed	22,686	12,972	63.6%

Local Government	11,049	16,133	40.6%
State Government	9,458	10,239	48.0%
Federal Government	9,058	4,932	64.7%

Total Private + Self	180,301	142,536	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	41,859	53,761	43.8%
Total	222,160	196,297	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	63,574	15.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	91,404	21.8%
Professional, Technical	101,442	24.2%
Service Occupations	67,590	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,494	0.4%
All others	95,231	22.7%

White Collar		61.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	59,930	14.3%
Retail trade	52,616	12.6%
Manufacturing	43,621	10.4%
Educational services	37,967	9.1%
Construction	32,515	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	31,986	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	30,441	7.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20,021	4.8%
Other services	19,492	4.6%
Finance and insurance	19,236	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	18,436	4.4%
Public administration	15,459	3.7%
Wholesale trade	9,954	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,965	1.7%
Information	6,534	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,645	1.3%
Utilities	4,930	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,100	0.5%
Management	798	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	595	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21,116	2.39%
Puerto Rican	3,357	0.38%
Cuban	1,718	0.19%
Dominican	141	0.02%

Total Central American	7,642	0.86%
Costa Rican	49	0.01%
Guatemalan	3,899	0.44%
Honduran	1,847	0.21%
Nicaraguan	124	0.01%
Panamanian	383	0.04%
Salvadoran	1,335	0.15%
Other Central American	5	0.00%

Total South American	2,227	0.25%
Argentinean	353	0.04%
Bolivian	83	0.01%
Chilean	189	0.02%
Colombian	872	0.10%
Ecuadorian	73	0.01%
Paraguayan	1	0.00%
Peruvian	327	0.04%
Uruguayan	11	0.00%
Venezuelan	318	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,500	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	4,321	0.49%
Chinese	2,918	0.33%
Filipino	1,411	0.16%
Korean	1,369	0.15%
Vietnamese	1,315	0.15%
Japanese	450	0.05%
Laotian	369	0.04%
Taiwanese	359	0.04%
Thai	340	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	792,333	94.5%
Spanish	24,006	2.9%
Other Indo-European	5,138	0.6%
Arabic	2,650	0.3%
German, other Germanic	2,493	0.3%
Other Asian	2,004	0.2%
Chinese	1,962	0.2%
Other	1,914	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,641	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	112,259	12.7%
German	98,692	11.2%
American	96,309	10.9%
Irish	91,782	10.4%
Scotch-Irish	26,916	3.0%
Scottish	22,291	2.5%
Italian	20,928	2.4%
European	19,226	2.2%
French	14,611	1.7%
Polish	11,793	1.3%
Dutch	10,203	1.2%
Welsh	7,647	0.9%
British	7,189	0.8%
Swedish	5,057	0.6%
Norwegian	4,845	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	863,551	97.6%
Not a citizen	20,808	2.4%

Native	846,143	95.7%
Foreign-born	38,216	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%
2024	885,264	857,338	27,926	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	396,007
Median Value	$230,799

Occupied	354,916	89.6%
Vacant	41,091	10.4%

Owned	247,280	69.7%
Rented	107,636	30.3%
Median Rent	$997

Single-Family Units	293,247	74.1%
Detached	277,652	70.1%
Attached	15,595	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	53,494	13.5%
Mobile Homes	31,533	8.0%

Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Knoxville, TN Metro Area