Knoxville, TN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	173,890	100.0

Male	82,390	47.4
Female	91,500	52.6

Under 5 years	10,296	5.9
5 to 9 years	9,610	5.5
10 to 14 years	9,033	5.2
15 to 19 years	13,652	7.9
20 to 24 years	20,800	12.0
25 to 34 years	27,311	15.7
35 to 44 years	24,062	13.8
45 to 54 years	20,702	11.9
55 to 59 years	7,361	4.2
60 to 64 years	6,069	3.5
65 to 74 years	11,977	6.9
75 to 84 years	9,393	5.4
85 years and over	3,624	2.1

Median age (years)	33.4	(X)

18 years and over	139,693	80.3
Male	64,693	37.2
Female	75,000	43.1
21 years and over	126,348	72.7
62 years and over	28,610	16.5
65 years and over	24,994	14.4
Male	8,796	5.1
Female	16,198	9.3

RACE
One race	171,165	98.4
White	138,611	79.7
Black or African American	28,171	16.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	541	0.3
Asian	2,525	1.5
Asian Indian	473	0.3
Chinese	661	0.4
Filipino	183	0.1
Japanese	209	0.1
Korean	378	0.2
Vietnamese	317	0.2
Other Asian ¹	304	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	60	0.0
Native Hawaiian	14	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	19	0.0
Samoan	9	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	18	0.0
Some other race	1,257	0.7
Two or more races	2,725	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	140,965	81.1
Black or African American	29,286	16.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,506	0.9
Asian	2,991	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	141	0.1
Some other race	1,941	1.1

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	173,890	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,751	1.6
Mexican	1,474	0.8
Puerto Rican	291	0.2
Cuban	119	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	867	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	171,139	98.4
White alone	137,336	79.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	173,890	100.0
In households	162,856	93.7
Householder	76,650	44.1
Spouse	27,039	15.5
Child	38,957	22.4
Own child under 18 years	29,779	17.1
Other relatives	8,117	4.7
Under 18 years	3,190	1.8
Nonrelatives	12,093	7.0
Unmarried partner	3,617	2.1
In group quarters	11,034	6.3
Institutionalized population	2,738	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	8,296	4.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	76,650	100.0
Family households (families)	40,193	52.4
With own children under 18 years	17,506	22.8
Married-couple family	27,039	35.3
With own children under 18 years	10,194	13.3
Female householder, no husband present	10,527	13.7
With own children under 18 years	6,138	8.0
Nonfamily households	36,457	47.6
Householder living alone	29,387	38.3
Householder 65 years and over	8,730	11.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	19,626	25.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	17,815	23.2

Average household size	2.12	(X)
Average family size	2.84	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	84,981	100.0
Occupied housing units	76,650	90.2
Vacant housing units	8,331	9.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	282	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	76,650	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	39,208	51.2
Renter-occupied housing units	37,442	48.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.29	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.95	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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