Knox County, Tennessee

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Knox County, Tennessee is among the highest in the country for total population (148th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States	Rank
Total Population	494,148	7,066,383	334,922,499	148th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$74,222	$69,595	$80,734	891st of 3,221
Median Age	37.4	38.9	38.9	2693rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.0%	31.1%	35.7%	253rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$320,900	$286,700	$332,700	530th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,261	$1,189	$1,413	464th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.2%	13.8%	12.5%	1911th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.7%	5.2%	2276th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	972.1	171.4	n/a	191st of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.5%	6.1%	14.1%	737th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.9	n/a	n/a	1862nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.2%	66.9%	65.2%	2730th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	25.7	26.4	2097th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.4%	12.9%	15.1%	481st of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1580th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.4%	46.8%	46.9%	2152nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.9%	n/a	n/a	870th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Knox County, Tennessee

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	71.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.3%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.0%	15.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	1.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.2	46.4	61.4

Age in Knox County, Tennessee

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Median Age	37.4	38.9	38.9
Under 18 %	20.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.9%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	13.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.3%	17.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Knox County, Tennessee

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Households	201,146	2,824,277	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.4%	64.2%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.4%	29.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.0%	17.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.9%	29.5%	28.7%
Never Married	33.9%	31.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Knox County, Tennessee

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,351	$39,437	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.0%	16.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	16.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.8%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.2%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.9%	31.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.9%	10.8%	n/a

Housing in Knox County, Tennessee

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Housing Units	218,661	3,143,670	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.9%	68.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.8%	14.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.0%	10.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.8%	33.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.1%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,367	$1,442	n/a

Education in Knox County, Tennessee

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Less than High School	7.6%	10.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.2%	31.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.2%	27.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.8%	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.2%	11.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Knox County, Tennessee

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.0%	62.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.8%	75.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.2%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.4%	24.9%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.0%	7.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.3%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Knox County, Tennessee

Statistic	Knox County, Tennessee	Tennessee	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.9%	57.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.7%	2.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.8%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.3%	91.4%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	5.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.5%	6.1%	16.7%

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