Knoxville Demographics

Population Knoxville U.S.
Total Population 173,890 281,421,920
Female 52.6% 50.9%
Male 47.4% 49.1%
18 years and over 80.3% 74.3%
65 years and over 14.4% 12.4%
Married Persons 43.8% 56.5%
Single Persons 56.2% 43.5%
Median Age 33.4 35.3
Average Family Size 2.8 3.1
Ethnicity
White 81.0% 77.0%
Black or African American 16.5% 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% 0.9%
Asian 1.5% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Other 0.7% 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1.6% 12.9%
Housing Characteristics Knoxville U.S.
Total Housing Units 84,897 115,904,640
Median Home Cost $78,000 $119,600
Number of Households 76,650 105,480,104
Persons per Household 2.12 2.59
Economic Characteristics Knoxville U.S.
Median Household Income $27,492 $41,994
Per Capita Income $18,171 $21,587
In Labor Force 60.3% 63.9%
Families below poverty level 5,805 6,620,945
Education Characteristics Knoxville U.S.
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment 15,273 33,653,640
High School Enrollment 7,185 16,380,951
College or Graduate School 23,601 17,483,262
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate 28.3% 28.6%
Associates Degree 4.9% 6.3%
Bachelor's Degree 15.0% 15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree 9.5% 8.9%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census