Knoxville

Knoxville Population and Demographics

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Knoxville Population: 173890 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 82390 47.38%
Female 91500 52.62%

Under 5 years 10296 5.92%
5 to 9 years 9610 5.53%
10 to 14 years 9033 5.19%
15 to 19 years 13652 7.85%
20 to 24 years 20800 11.96%
25 to 34 years 27311 15.71%
35 to 44 years 24062 13.84%
45 to 54 years 20702 11.91%
55 to 59 years 7361 4.23%
60 to 64 years 6069 3.49%
65 to 74 years 11977 6.89%
75 to 84 years 9393 5.4%
85 years and over 3624 2.08%

Median age (years) 33.4

18 years and over 139693 80.33%
Male 64693 37.2%
Female 75000 43.13%
21 years and over 126348 72.66%
62 years and over 28610 16.45%
65 years and over 24994 14.37%
Male 8796 5.06%
Female 16198 9.32%

Race
One race 171165 98.43%
White 138611 79.71%
Black or African American 28171 16.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 541 0.31%
Asian 2525 1.45%
Asian indian 473 0.27%
Chinese 661 0.38%
Filipino 183 0.11%
Japanese 209 0.12%
Korean 378 0.22%
Vietnamese 317 0.18%
Other Asian 304 0.17%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 60 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 14 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 19 0.01%
Samoan 9 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 18 0.01%
Some other race 1257 0.72%
Two or more races 2725 1.57%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 173890 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2751 1.58%
Mexican 1474 0.85%
Puerto Rican 291 0.17%
Cuban 119 0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino 867 0.5%
Not Hispanic or Latino 171139 98.42%
White alone 137336 78.98%

Relationship
Total Population 173890 100.00%
In households 162856 93.65%
Householder 76650 44.08%
Spouse 27039 15.55%
Child 38957 22.4%
Own child under 18 years 29779 17.13%
Other relatives 8117 4.67%
Under 18 years 3190 1.83%
Nonrelatives 12093 6.95%
Unmarried partner 3617 2.08%
In group quarters 11034 6.35%
Institutionalized population 2738 1.57%
Non-Institutionalized population 8296 4.77%

Households by Type
Total Households 76650 100.0 %
Family households (families) 40193 52.44%
With own children under 18 years 17506 22.84%
Married-couple family 27039 35.28%
With own children under 18 years 10194 13.3%
Female householder, no husband present 10527 13.73%
With own children under 18 years 6138 8.01%
Non Family households 36457 47.56%
Householder living alone 29387 38.34%
Householder 65 years and over 8730 11.39%

Households with individuals under 18 years 19626 25.6%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 17815 23.24%

Average Household size 2.12
Average family size 2.84

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 84981 100.00%
Occupied housing units 76650 90.2%
Vacant housing units 8331 9.8%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 282 0.33%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.5

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 76650 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 39208 51.15%
Renter-occupied housing units. 37442 48.85%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.29
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.95

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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