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Races in Knoxville, Tennessee (TN) Detailed Stats
Ancestries, Foreign-born residents, place of birth


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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Knoxville, TN are White alone (142,438 residents), Black alone (32,569 residents), and Hispanic (9,665 residents). 91.9% of Knoxville residents speak English at home. 6.4% of Knoxville, TN residents are foreign-born (2.7% born in Latin America, 1.8% born in Asia, 0.9% born in Europe, 0.8% born in Africa), which is 21.6% greater than the foreign-born rate of 5.0% across the entire state of Tennessee.

Race distribution in Knoxville

2000 2022
  • Races in Knoxville, TN (2000)
    • 137,33679.0%White alone
    • 28,01516.1%Black alone
    • 2,7511.6%Hispanic
    • 2,4471.4%Two or more races
    • 2,5161.4%Asian alone
    • 5040.3%American Indian alone
    • 2760.2%Other race alone
    • 450.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Knoxville, TN (2022)
    • 142,43872.7%White alone
    • 32,56916.6%Black alone
    • 9,6654.9%Hispanic
    • 7,7994.0%Two or more races
    • 2,6191.3%Asian alone
    • 4020.2%Other race alone
    • 2860.1%American Indian alone
    • 930.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Tennessee (2000)
    • 4,505,93079.2%White alone
    • 928,20416.3%Black alone
    • 123,8382.2%Hispanic
    • 54,8241.0%Two or more races
    • 56,0771.0%Asian alone
    • 13,8200.2%American Indian alone
    • 4,7800.08%Other race alone
    • 1,8100.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Tennessee (2022)
    • 5,070,02671.9%White alone
    • 1,089,73815.5%Black alone
    • 442,6296.3%Hispanic
    • 279,3814.0%Two or more races
    • 131,8171.9%Asian alone
    • 26,9720.4%Other race alone
    • 6,3870.09%American Indian alone
    • 4,3890.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Knoxville

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $54,306White non-Hispanic householders
  • $46,167Black householders
  • $44,597Asian householders
  • $47,962Some other race householders
  • $40,176Two or more races householders
  • $48,043Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $243,400White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $183,312Black or African American householders
  • $213,508American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $341,919Asian householders
  • $419,392Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
  • $244,010Some other race householders
  • $252,245Two or more races householders
  • $276,341Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Knoxville, TN in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Knoxville, TN in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Knoxville, TN in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Knoxville, TN in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Knoxville, TN in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Knoxville, TN in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Knoxville, TN in 2022

Median age by race in Knoxville

  • 34.0Median age for White residents
  • 33.2Males
  • 35.1Females
  • 31.6Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 30.5Males
  • 34.2Females
  • 58.1Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 58.3Males
  • 52.6Females
  • 25.3Median age for Asian residents
  • 24.9Males
  • 27.4Females
  • -666,666,666.0Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 22.6Median age for Other race residents
  • 19.7Males
  • 31.2Females
  • 25.3Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 26.4Males
  • 24.4Females
  • 34.1Median age for White alone residents
  • 33.4Males
  • 35.3Females
  • 26.5Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 27.1Males
  • 25.9Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Knoxville

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 30,63046.8%Owner occupied
  • 34,80253.2%Renter occupied
  • 46.8%
    53.2%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 5,60541.8%Owner occupied
  • 7,80458.2%Renter occupied
  • 41.8%
    58.2%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 2323.4%Owner occupied
  • 7476.6%Renter occupied
  • 23.4%
    76.6%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 15319.5%Owner occupied
  • 63380.5%Renter occupied
  • 19.5%
    80.5%
  • House owners and renters - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 47100.0%Renter occupied
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 27940.6%Owner occupied
  • 40959.4%Renter occupied
  • 40.6%
    59.4%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 1,55732.3%Owner occupied
  • 3,26067.7%Renter occupied
  • 32.3%
    67.7%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 30,39246.9%Owner occupied
  • 34,41653.1%Renter occupied
  • 46.9%
    53.1%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1,39439.5%Owner occupied
  • 2,13960.5%Renter occupied
  • 39.5%
    60.5%

Language usage in Knoxville

  • English speakers - Total
  • 91.9% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
  • 3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 3,84654.3%Speak English very well
  • 3,23945.7%Speak English less than very well
  • 54.3%
    45.7%
  • 4.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 5,23365.0%Speak English very well
  • 2,81235.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 65.0%
    35.0%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 93.1% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
  • 3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 2,38799.0%Speak English very well
  • 231.0%Speak English less than very well
  • 3.0% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,77795.5%Speak English very well
  • 834.5%Speak English less than very well
  • 95.5%
    4.5%
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 80.8% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
  • 14.6% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 12856.4%Speak English very well
  • 9943.6%Speak English less than very well
  • 56.4%
    43.6%
  • 4.6% of residents speak other language at home
  • 72100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 19.3% of residents of Knoxville speak English at home.
  • 32.6% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 34410.1%Speak English very well
  • 3,05589.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 10.1%
    89.9%
  • 48.1% of residents speak other language at home
  • 2,49949.9%Speak English very well
  • 2,51250.1%Speak English less than very well
  • 49.9%
    50.1%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

97.6% (132,242)
Foreign-born:

33.1% (1,003)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

2.4% (3,232)
Foreign-born:

66.9% (2,026)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

99.2% (27,452)
Foreign-born:

31.9% (872)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

0.8% (227)
Foreign-born:

68.1% (1,858)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:

19.9% (54)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (55)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

32.2% (432)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (1,153)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

25.3% (430)
Foreign-born:

4.0% (42)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

74.7% (1,272)
Foreign-born:

96.0% (1,002)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

83.7% (8,012)
Foreign-born:

3.6% (89)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

16.3% (1,557)
Foreign-born:

96.4% (2,371)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

97.8% (131,315)
Foreign-born:

33.1% (1,003)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

2.2% (2,957)
Foreign-born:

66.9% (2,024)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

46.2% (2,518)
Foreign-born:

1.8% (63)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

53.8% (2,938)
Foreign-born:

98.2% (3,427)

Foreign-born residents in Knoxville

12,572 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 1.8% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.8% Africa).

This city:

6.4%
Tennessee:

5.4%

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Place of birth by age -  Knoxville

Marital status for residents in Knoxville

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 46.8%Never married
  • 38.1%Now married
  • 1.8%Separated
  • 2.4%Widowed
  • 10.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 42.5%Never married
  • 33.3%Now married
  • 1.3%Separated
  • 7.7%Widowed
  • 15.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

58.1% (721)
Unmarried:

41.9% (519)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

26.1% (10,724)
Unmarried:

73.9% (30,352)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 53.5%Never married
  • 31.6%Now married
  • 0.4%Separated
  • 4.0%Widowed
  • 10.5%Divorced
  • Females
  • 54.6%Never married
  • 24.8%Now married
  • 3.3%Separated
  • 5.9%Widowed
  • 11.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

27.5% (61)
Unmarried:

72.5% (161)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

20.4% (1,688)
Unmarried:

79.6% (6,599)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 36.5%Never married
  • 54.2%Now married
  • 6.2%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 3.1%Divorced
  • Females
  • 25.9%Never married
  • 38.5%Now married
  • 4.6%Separated
  • 2.9%Widowed
  • 28.2%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

62.5% (59)
Unmarried:

37.5% (35)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 61.4%Never married
  • 35.0%Now married
  • 1.8%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 1.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 34.2%Never married
  • 50.9%Now married
  • 1.7%Separated
  • 9.3%Widowed
  • 3.9%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

47.7% (531)
Unmarried:

52.3% (583)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 47.7%Never married
  • 49.6%Now married
  • 0.3%Separated
  • 1.6%Widowed
  • 0.7%Divorced
  • Females
  • 59.5%Never married
  • 37.6%Now married
  • 2.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 1.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

83.8% (49)
Unmarried:

16.2% (9)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

31.6% (380)
Unmarried:

68.4% (823)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 70.9%Never married
  • 21.8%Now married
  • 2.4%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 4.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 64.9%Never married
  • 17.9%Now married
  • 0.5%Separated
  • 6.2%Widowed
  • 10.5%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

56.8% (121)
Unmarried:

43.2% (92)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

24.0% (971)
Unmarried:

76.0% (3,075)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 46.6%Never married
  • 38.2%Now married
  • 1.9%Separated
  • 2.4%Widowed
  • 10.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 42.3%Never married
  • 33.4%Now married
  • 1.3%Separated
  • 7.8%Widowed
  • 15.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

56.6% (676)
Unmarried:

43.4% (519)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

26.3% (10,641)
Unmarried:

73.7% (29,836)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 68.6%Never married
  • 27.2%Now married
  • 2.9%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 1.3%Divorced
  • Females
  • 65.7%Never married
  • 19.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 6.8%Widowed
  • 8.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

32.1% (84)
Unmarried:

67.9% (178)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

14.6% (425)
Unmarried:

85.4% (2,489)

Ancestries in Knoxville

  • Ancestries in Knoxville, TN
    • 18,98718.4%American
    • 10,2369.9%English
    • 7,0206.8%Irish
    • 5,6705.5%German
    • 2,4382.4%Scotch-Irish
    • 2,1122.0%European
    • 1,7181.7%Italian
    • 1,3891.3%Scottish
    • 8270.8%Polish
    • 8070.8%Iraqi
    • 7700.7%African
    • 6050.6%French
    • 5010.5%Dutch
    • 4540.4%Greek
    • 3990.4%British
    • 3940.4%Russian
    • 3330.3%Ukrainian
    • 2820.3%Romanian
    • 2490.2%Welsh
    • 2260.2%French Canadian
    • 2220.2%Norwegian
    • 1900.2%Swedish
    • 1810.2%Eastern European
    • 1740.2%Jamaican
    • 1510.1%Swiss
    • 1390.1%Guyanese
    • 1320.1%Northern European
    • 1230.1%Sudanese
    • 1160.1%Nigerian
    • 1020.10%Ethiopian
    • 950.09%Canadian
    • 950.09%Palestinian
    • 950.09%Czech
    • 920.09%Egyptian
    • 850.08%Hungarian
    • 820.08%Danish
    • 790.08%Scandinavian
    • 720.07%Lebanese
    • 700.07%Iranian
    • 650.06%Turkish
    • 610.06%Haitian
    • 590.06%British West Indian
    • 490.05%Jordanian
    • 470.05%Arab
    • 460.04%Afghan
    • 390.04%Kenyan
    • 380.04%South African
    • 380.04%Yugoslavian
    • 380.04%Pennsylvania German
    • 370.04%Finnish
    • 370.04%Portuguese
    • 360.03%Ghanaian
    • 350.03%Estonian
    • 340.03%Bahamian
    • 330.03%Cape Verdean
    • 330.03%Syrian
    • 310.03%Austrian
    • 260.03%Celtic
    • 260.03%Brazilian
    • 260.03%Slovak
    • 240.02%Albanian
    • 210.02%Slovene
    • 210.02%Somali
    • 200.02%Armenian
    • 190.02%Belgian
    • 170.02%Bulgarian
    • 140.01%Serbian
    • 110.01%Luxembourger
    • 110.01%Dutch West Indian
    • 80.01%Macedonian
    • 80.01%Croatian
    • 70.01%Lithuanian
    • 60.01%Australian

Geographical mobility in Knoxville

  • Geographical mobility -  Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 113,54379.5%White (Caucasian)
    • 28,46087.7%Black or African American
    • 25280.8%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 2,04361.8%Asian
    • 83100.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 3,23980.0%Other race
    • 9,79774.3%Two or more races
    • 112,96979.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 6,93774.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 15,07910.6%White / Caucasian
    • 1,4784.6%Black or African American
    • 5417.3%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 39211.9%Asian
    • 3007.4%Other race
    • 2,26317.2%Two or more races
    • 14,59210.3%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,78419.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 8,8436.2%White / Caucasian
    • 6582.0%Black or African American
    • 3110.1%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 1614.9%Asian
    • 1523.8%Other race
    • 6154.7%Two or more races
    • 8,8066.2%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 3373.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 5,0833.6%White / Caucasian
    • 1,1473.5%Black or African American
    • 35210.6%Asian
    • 3077.6%Other race
    • 5063.8%Two or more races
    • 4,9393.5%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 3043.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility -  Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 2220.2%White
    • 7092.2%Black or African American
    • 53116.1%Asian
    • 160.4%Other race
    • 2220.2%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Knoxville

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 4,537100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 99383.2%Native
  • 20016.8%Foreign-born
  • 83.2%
    16.8%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 489100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 4,215100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 52385.2%Native
  • 9114.8%Foreign-born
  • 85.2%
    14.8%
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 7,389100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 1,54265.3%Native
  • 82034.7%Foreign-born
  • 65.3%
    34.7%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 1,15197.0%Native
  • 353.0%Foreign-born
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 8,975100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 96958.2%Native
  • 69741.8%Foreign-born
  • 58.2%
    41.8%
  • Place of birth for residents in Knoxville

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 5,624Americas
      • 5,363Latin America
      • 4,118Central America
      • 3,538Asia
      • 1,719Europe
      • 1,646Africa
      • 1,254Western Asia
      • 879Eastern Europe
      • 847Eastern Asia
      • 803South Central Asia
      • 755South America
      • 667China
      • 625South Eastern Asia
      • 489Caribbean
      • 399Eastern Africa
      • 388Western Africa
      • 355Middle Africa
      • 303Northern Africa
      • 293Northern Europe
      • 275Western Europe
      • 270Southern Europe
      • 260Northern America
      • 126Southern Africa
      • 44Oceania
      • 44Australia and New Zealand Subregion
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 2,277Mexico
      • 1,182Guatemala
      • 1,001Iraq
      • 529China
      • 352Honduras
      • 338India
      • 271Philippines
      • 260Canada
      • 252Germany
      • 250Cuba
      • 242Argentina
      • 216Greece
      • 198Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
      • 185Russia
      • 180Colombia
      • 179El Salvador
      • 176Iran
      • 171Moldova
      • 168United Kingdom
      • 167Ukraine
      • 159Vietnam
      • 143Romania
      • 142Tanzania
      • 133Korea
      • 126South Africa
      • 125Bangladesh
      • 112Senegal
      • 112Taiwan
      • 103Jamaica
      • 103England
      • 98Sudan
      • 98Cameroon
      • 83Nigeria
      • 83Thailand
      • 82Venezuela
      • 77Brazil
      • 71Bolivia
      • 63Jordan
      • 60Malaysia
      • 58Egypt
      • 58Congo
      • 55Lebanon
      • 54Ghana
      • 54Italy
      • 53Nepal
      • 53Israel
      • 50Ethiopia
      • 49Panama
      • 49Indonesia
      • 47Peru
      • 45Haiti
      • 45Japan
      • 45Turkey
      • 44New Zealand
      • 41Kenya
      • 39West Indies
      • 38Afghanistan
      • 37Liberia
      • 36Sri Lanka
      • 36Guyana
      • 35Nicaragua
      • 31Poland
      • 30Belize
      • 30Dominican Republic
      • 26Morocco
      • 25Hong Kong
      • 21Bulgaria
      • 20Algeria
      • 19Armenia
      • 18Kazakhstan
      • 18Somalia
      • 16Czechoslovakia
      • 16Denmark
      • 16Sierra Leone
      • 16France
      • 14Kuwait
      • 14Uganda
      • 12Togo
      • 12Costa Rica
      • 11Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • 11Trinidad and Tobago
      • 9Pakistan
      • 8North Macedonia (Macedonia)
      • 8Ecuador
      • 7Bahamas
      • 6Uzbekistan
      • 5Ireland
      • 5Chile
      • 4Uruguay
      • 1Burma (Myanmar)

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Knoxville

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 54649.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 55150.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 49.7%
    50.3%
  • Black or African American
  • 15077.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 4422.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 77.4%
    22.6%
  • Asian
  • 62100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 111100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 54651.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 52048.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 51.2%
    48.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 66100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 87766.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 44133.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 66.5%
    33.5%
  • Black or African American
  • 26863.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 15536.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 63.4%
    36.6%
  • Asian
  • 39100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Two or more races
  • 11566.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 5733.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 66.9%
    33.1%
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 89168.7%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 40731.3%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 68.7%
    31.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 4424.5%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 13575.5%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 24.5%
    75.5%

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