Compare Knox County, TN vs Knoxville Metro Area, TN vs Tennessee (TN) vs United States
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| Metric |
Knox County, TN County |
Knoxville Metro Area, TN Metro Area |
Tennessee (TN) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 494,148 | 932,241 | 7,066,383 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,261 | $1,145 | $1,189 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Household income | $74,222 | $72,422 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $43,351 | $40,856 | $39,437 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.2% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.5% | 42.8% | 44.3% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 494,148 | 932,241 | 7,066,383 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 331,823 | 651,780 | 4,870,330 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 201,146 | 378,234 | 2,824,277 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $74,222 | $72,422 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $43,351 | $40,856 | $39,437 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.2% | 12.2% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 46.5% | 42.8% | 44.3% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,261 | $1,145 | $1,189 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 34.8% | 29.6% | 33.1% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 65.2% | 70.4% | 66.9% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 80.1% | 84.8% | 72.4% | 61% |
| Black | 8.1% | 5.3% | 15.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% | 6.5% | 7% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 93.7% | 94.5% | 92.6% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 85.6% | 87% | 87.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 22.0 min | 24.0 min | 26.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 14.4% | 13% | 12.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 24.3% | 26.1% | 27.6% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 24.2% | 30.2% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 10.5% | 11% | 10.2% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 41% | 32.7% | 31.1% | 35.7% |