2022 population: 494,574 ( 62,348 from 2010 , 15,593 from 2020)
Land area: 508.3 square miles
Population density: 972.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	401,868	81.26%	10.8%
Black:	42,105	8.51%	11.8%
Indian:	1,091	0.22%	7.2%
Asian:	12,694	2.57%	53.4%
2+ races:	11,338	2.29%	59.0%
Hispanic:	25,478	5.15%	69.7%

Total non-White:	92,706	18.74%	33.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,823	12.3
Deaths:	12,920	13.5
Net Migration:	15,725	16.4
Net Immigration:	802	0.8

Change in White population:	39,288	9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	23,060	5.3

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
432,226
362,580	83.89%
37,648	8.71%
1,018	0.24%
8,275	1.91%
7,132	1.65%
15,012	3.47%
69,646	16.11%

2000
382,032
333,993	87.43%
32,788	8.58%
946	0.25%
5,003	1.31%
4,071	1.07%
4,803	1.26%
48,039	12.57%

1990
335,749
300,428	89.48%
29,232	8.71%
950	0.28%
3,204	0.95%
n/a
1,935	0.58%
35,321	10.52%

1980
319,694
287,466	89.92%
27,708	8.67%
662	0.21%
1,558	0.49%
n/a
2,080	0.65%
32,228	10.08%

1970
276,293
250,999	90.85%
23,775	8.60%
145	0.05%
413	0.15%
n/a
760	0.28%
25,294	9.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
47,344	12.4
33,911	8.9
31,566	8.3
4,329	1.1

28,587	7.5
21,607	5.7

Number	Rate
1990's
47,081	14.0
33,255	9.9
17,284	5.1
3,148	0.9

33,565	10.0
12,718	3.8

Number	Rate
1980's
42,994	13.4
29,364	9.2
4,077	1.3
n/a

12,962	4.1
3,093	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
25,227	9.1
n/a

36,467	13.2
6,934	2.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox County, TN

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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
37.4
99,979	20.2%
394,595	79.8%
77,347	15.6%

194,842
2.41

118,913	61.0%
90,464	76.1%
11,195	9.4%
75,929	39.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
94,490	21.9%
337,736	78.1%
56,491	13.1%

177,249
2.37

110,757	62.5%
83,377	75.3%
10,930	9.9%
66,492	37.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
85,021	22.3%
297,011	77.7%
48,280	12.6%

157,758
2.34

100,909	64.0%
79,461	78.7%
9,797	9.7%
56,849	36.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
75,132	22.4%
260,617	77.6%
42,672	12.7%

133,584
2.42

91,357	68.4%
73,112	80.0%
7,608	8.3%
42,227	31.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
80,711	25.2%
238,983	74.8%
35,777	11.2%

117,631
2.62

85,435	72.6%
70,715	82.8%
6,845	8.0%
32,196	27.4%

2022 Housing Data for Knox County, TN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,938	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,154	4.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	6,896	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,135	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,903	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,596	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,948	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,163	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,733	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	13,502	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	19,619	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	25,343	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,722	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,116	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,101	7.2%
$200,000 or more	16,973	8.7%

Median Household Income	68,580
Per Capita Income	39,608

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	107
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,952	4.1%
Public Assistance	4,039	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	19,656	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	217,572	72.1%
Unemployed	8,764	2.9%
In Armed Forces	417	0.1%

Total Labor Force	226,753	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	74,958	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	90,884	75,949	54.5%
Non-Profit	7,236	13,100	35.6%
Self-Employed	12,606	7,388	63.0%

Local Government	5,170	7,794	39.9%
State Government	6,873	7,472	47.9%
Federal Government	4,547	2,730	62.5%

Total Private + Self	103,490	83,337	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	23,826	31,096	43.4%
Total	127,316	114,433	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	39,871	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	54,892	22.7%
Professional, Technical	65,346	27.0%
Service Occupations	38,593	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	335	0.1%
All others	43,644	18.0%

White Collar		66.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	35,113	14.5%
Retail trade	31,474	13.0%
Educational services	24,529	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	20,248	8.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	19,994	8.3%
Manufacturing	19,489	8.0%
Construction	17,184	7.1%
Finance and insurance	12,446	5.1%
Other services	11,230	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11,089	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	9,421	3.9%
Public administration	7,499	3.1%
Wholesale trade	6,117	2.5%
Information	4,713	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,445	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,714	1.5%
Utilities	2,300	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	691	0.3%
Management	464	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	186	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,401	2.37%
Puerto Rican	1,874	0.39%
Cuban	1,120	0.23%
Dominican	103	0.02%

Total Central American	5,152	1.07%
Costa Rican	48	0.01%
Guatemalan	3,110	0.65%
Honduran	1,017	0.21%
Nicaraguan	77	0.02%
Panamanian	368	0.08%
Salvadoran	532	0.11%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,695	0.35%
Argentinean	311	0.06%
Bolivian	76	0.02%
Chilean	117	0.02%
Colombian	782	0.16%
Ecuadorian	73	0.02%
Paraguayan	1	0.00%
Peruvian	125	0.03%
Uruguayan	4	0.00%
Venezuelan	206	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,551	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	3,639	0.76%
Chinese	2,254	0.47%
Vietnamese	1,155	0.24%
Korean	956	0.20%
Filipino	906	0.19%
Japanese	395	0.08%
Taiwanese	216	0.04%
Thai	209	0.04%
Bangladeshi	139	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	423,634	93.1%
Spanish	14,475	3.2%
Other Indo-European	3,893	0.9%
Arabic	2,500	0.5%
Other	1,736	0.4%
Chinese	1,691	0.4%
Other Asian	1,394	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,316	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,268	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	62,171	12.9%
American	55,090	11.4%
German	53,933	11.2%
Irish	48,927	10.2%
Scotch-Irish	15,413	3.2%
Italian	12,703	2.6%
European	12,113	2.5%
Scottish	11,988	2.5%
French	8,132	1.7%
Polish	7,067	1.5%
Dutch	5,518	1.1%
British	4,320	0.9%
Welsh	4,191	0.9%
Norwegian	2,799	0.6%
Swedish	2,629	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	466,678	96.9%
Not a citizen	14,728	3.1%

Native	454,730	94.5%
Foreign-born	26,676	5.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8,432	2.6%	16,259	5.0%	80,673	25.0%	90,921	28.2%	77,209	23.9%	49,079	15.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8,432	2.6%
9-12 Years	16,259	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	80,673	25.0%
Some College	90,921	28.2%
Bach. Degree	77,209	23.9%
Grad Degree	49,079	15.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	173,667	166,481	7,186	4.1%	5.3%
1991	176,304	168,539	7,765	4.4%	6.6%
1992	183,912	175,550	8,362	4.5%	6.5%
1993	189,257	181,767	7,490	4.0%	5.8%
1994	193,138	186,655	6,483	3.4%	4.8%
1995	197,255	190,565	6,690	3.4%	5.2%
1996	196,981	190,218	6,763	3.4%	5.2%
1997	197,074	190,123	6,951	3.5%	5.3%
1998	202,742	196,253	6,489	3.2%	4.3%
1999	203,020	197,901	5,119	2.5%	4.0%

2000	200,887	194,771	6,116	3.0%	3.9%
2001	205,581	198,963	6,618	3.2%	4.5%
2002	212,042	204,526	7,516	3.5%	5.1%
2003	212,509	204,342	8,167	3.8%	5.5%
2004	213,535	205,216	8,319	3.9%	5.3%
2005	213,289	204,363	8,926	4.2%	5.5%
2006	222,531	213,639	8,892	4.0%	5.3%
2007	228,294	220,566	7,728	3.4%	4.6%
2008	230,698	219,362	11,336	4.9%	6.5%
2009	229,032	211,089	17,943	7.8%	10.1%

2010	229,895	212,529	17,366	7.6%	9.8%
2011	232,694	216,377	16,317	7.0%	9.1%
2012	230,548	216,171	14,377	6.2%	8.0%
2013	227,983	213,611	14,372	6.3%	7.8%
2014	226,266	213,912	12,354	5.5%	6.6%
2015	228,904	218,294	10,610	4.6%	5.6%
2016	233,831	224,458	9,373	4.0%	4.7%
2017	236,943	229,432	7,511	3.2%	3.7%
2018	240,321	233,285	7,036	2.9%	3.5%
2019	245,480	238,396	7,084	2.9%	3.4%

2020	242,643	228,282	14,361	5.9%	7.5%
2021	246,907	238,402	8,505	3.4%	4.5%
2022	250,987	243,788	7,199	2.9%	3.4%
2023	253,277	246,156	7,121	2.8%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	212,074
Median Value	$248,200

Occupied	194,842	91.9%
Vacant	17,232	8.1%

Owned	126,547	64.9%
Rented	68,295	35.1%
Median Rent	$1,097

Single-Family Units	152,224	71.8%
Detached	140,483	66.2%
Attached	11,741	5.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	40,904	19.3%
Mobile Homes	8,291	3.9%

Knox County, TN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Knox County, TN

2022 Housing Data for Knox County, TN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Knox County, TN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Knox County, TN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Knox County, TN

Historical Labor Force Data for Knox County, TN